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Author Interview: Dougie K Pow..

Posted December 7, 2023 by Jen in Author Interview
Author Interview: Dougie K Powell (My Best Rival)

Please help me welcome Dougie K Powell to the blog today! Q: Please share a little bit about your debut novel, My Best Rival. My Best Rival is a young adult, queer romance story, set in Western Europe. It surrounds frenemies Ru and Ocean who, after an intense fight and private detention, realise they have […]

Book Spotlight: The Fake Mate ..

Posted December 6, 2023 by Jen in Book Spotlight
Book Spotlight: The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson

The Fake Mate Author: Lana Ferguson Publisher: Berkley Release Date: December 5, 2024 Series: Name # Genre: Paranormal Romantic Comedy Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, […]

Tell Me Something Tuesday: Dec..

Posted December 5, 2023 by Jen in TMST
Tell Me Something Tuesday: December 5, 2023 – The One Book

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. […]

Review: Game On by Seressia Gl..

Posted December 4, 2023 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Rating B, Reviews
Review: Game On by Seressia Glass

Game On Author: Seressia Glass Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Game On is another emotionally satisfying celebration of Black nerd women from Glass. Getting into Sam’s head is a treasure. She’s an amazing character, full of love and goodness. She is passionate and driven. I appreciated the extent to which the author […]

Sunday Snippet: Fast Love by K..

Posted December 3, 2023 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Fast Love by Kerry Lockhart

Fast Love Author: Kerry Lockhart Publisher: Keen Jean Books, LLC Release Date: August 24, 2023 Series: Fast Love series #1 Genre: LGBTQ+ Romance, Comedy Snippet: The Los Angeles Airport resembled a circus that featured fake boobs, toned bodies, and too many hipster hats. Julia detangled her glasses off the top of her head, catching a […]

2023 Reading Challenges Update..

Posted December 2, 2023 by Jen in Reading Challenge
2023 Reading Challenges Update: November

This year I’m participating in five reading challenges! Here is my update for the past month (and cumulative totals). Audiobook Challenge: Goal: 65 audiobooks, any genre. November total: 7 books. Total for year: 60 books. The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher, narrated by Euan Morton A Curse of Krakens by Kevin Hearne, narrated by Luke Daniels […]

#Read-Along #Audiobook Review:..

Posted December 1, 2023 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating B, Urban Fantasy
#Read-Along #Audiobook Review: Scourged by Kevin Hearne

Audiobook review: Scourged by Kevin Hearne Having read this series previously, I knew this was coming. The difference this time: I’ve read subsequent novellas and the Ink & Sigil spinoff series, plus time has passed, and I’m not as shocked by the events of Scourged. I came at the story from a different place, and […]

#FitReaders Check-In: December..

Posted December 1, 2023 by Jen in #FitReaders
#FitReaders Check-In: December 1, 2023

Welcome to #FitReaders2023!! Felicia the Geeky Blogger and I are super excited to be co-hosting this fitness-oriented group for another year! If you have any questions about #FitReaders, you can leave them in the comment section or email me at twimom227(at)gmail(dot)com. Most of our support is done via our Facebook Group. I will post my weekly check-in posts […]

Author Guest Post: Jennifer Es..

Posted November 30, 2023 by Jen in Author Guest Post
Author Guest Post: Jennifer Estep (Stings and Stones)

Greetings! First of all, I want to say thanks to Jen for hosting me on her blog again. I appreciate it! Stings and Stones is a collection of short stories from my Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. Back in the early 2010s, I used to write short stories for Gin Blanco and the secondary characters […]

#CMCon24 Featured Author Spotl..

Posted November 29, 2023 by Jen in Author Interview, Coastal Magic Con
#CMCon24 Featured Author Spotlight: Ilona Andrews

Ilona Andrews Today I’m happy to welcome the husband-and-wife writing team of Ilona and Gordon, aka Ilona Andrews, to the blog. They are answering a few of their fans’ questions and telling us more about their newest books. Please help me welcome Ilona and Gordon! Featured Author Q and A: How does writing Kate now […]

Tell Me Something Tuesday: Nov..

Posted November 28, 2023 by Jen in TMST
Tell Me Something Tuesday: November 28, 2023 – Winter Reads

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. […]

Sunday Snippet: Her Second Cha..

Posted November 26, 2023 by Jen in Sunday Snippet
Sunday Snippet: Her Second Chance Shifter by L. MacNaughton

Her Second Chance Shifter Author: L. MacNaughton Publisher: Remette Release Date: December 1, 2023 Series: Feel-Good Urban Fantasy series, Book 1 Genre: Urban Fantasy Snippet: The guy with the knife let go of the woman in the black dress…  He faced Brock squarely, knife up and ready. As if he was seriously considering standing there and […]

Review: This Can’t Be Goodby..

Posted November 24, 2023 by Jen in Contemporary Romance, Rating B, Reviews
Review: This Can’t Be Goodbye by Kelly Siskind

This Can’t Be Goodbye Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When the Bower family disappeared from the small town of Windfall, NC, in the middle of the night, without a word, many of the town’s residents were shocked and hurt, including E’s best friend, Avett. This Can’t Be Goodbye shares […]

#FitReaders Check-In: November..

Posted November 24, 2023 by Jen in #FitReaders
#FitReaders Check-In: November 24, 2023

Welcome to #FitReaders2023!! Felicia the Geeky Blogger and I are super excited to be co-hosting this fitness-oriented group for another year! If you have any questions about #FitReaders, you can leave them in the comment section or email me at twimom227(at)gmail(dot)com. Most of our support is done via our Facebook Group. I will post my weekly check-in posts […]

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: ..

Posted November 22, 2023 by Jen in Listen Up!, Rating A, Sci-Fi or Fantasy Fiction
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher

Audiobook review: The Olympian Affair by Jim Butcher The Olympian Affair is the second offering in Butcher’s fabulous Cinder Spires series and picks up two years after the conclusion of the battle between the Albions and Aurorans depicted in The Aeronaut’s Windlass. This series is complex and must be read in order, and with there […]