Anne of a Different Island Author: Virginia Kantra Reviewer: Ang Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Let me start by saying I really wanted to love this book. The concept had the potential to tickle all the right parts of my classic loving brain, but it just fell flat in a few too many areas […]
Second Chance Romance Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Olivia Dade is an auto-read author for me. I adore her characters and how she pens a romance. She doesn’t shy away from problematic situations and always delivers an HEA. In Second Chance Romance, the author brings together two lonely people […]
While It Was Snowing Author: Julia London Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Amy Casey needs some time away from her life… her two teenage boys, her brother, her job, and the ex who wants to reignite their relationship. Wanting to reconnect with her love of painting to see if she can make […]
A Little Holiday Fling Author: Farah Heron Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Ruby and Rashid have a Hallmark-moment meet-cute when Ruby attempts to lug a Christmas tree by herself and ends up running into Rashid. Of course, he offers to help her, but despite an attraction, they are grumpy and sunshine. A […]
You Make It Feel Like Christmas Author: Sophie Sullivan Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: You Make it Feel Like Christmas is like enjoying the perfect cup of cocoa with a ginger bread cookie on the side…. Sweet and spicy. The setting is perfection! The characters are completely likable and the struggles are […]
Let’s Give ‘Em Pumpkin to Talk About Author: Isabelle Popp Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Sadie is living (temporarily) in her childhood home, taking care of her father’s pumpkin patch while he’s out of state helping his brother after an accident. She hopes her good deeds will begin to repair the rift […]
You Had Me at Taco Author: Candice Y. Johnson Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When the wine hits the wedding gown, Dayton Royal can kiss her fashion career and fiancé goodbye. The only opportunity open is small time Texas and her cousin’s taco truck. But, new chances are right where she […]
Risky Passion Author: Kendall Talbot Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A Border Force pilot sees something she isn’t supposed to see and a K9 Officer unearths a fresh body at a chilling abandoned orphanage putting them in the crosshairs of the same powerful enemy. Kendall Talbot has kept me on the […]
Audiobook review: Once Upon a Crime by Brynn Kelly Lana is working as an extra on the set of the highly popular Gods and Mortals TV show where her sister, Vivian, was a production manager. Vivian has gone missing and Lana wants to find out why. Griffin Hart is the god-like actor playing the lead, […]
Audiobook review: Secrets in the Sand by Carolyn Brown Ten years ago, a boy shattered a girl’s heart and she left town determined to move on. Now, a class reunion, maturity and mileage down life’s road, some interfering friends, and some hearts in the sand, bring second chances. Carolyn Brown has been a go-to author […]
The Blonde Who Came In from the Cold Author: Ally Carter Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: The Blonde Who Came In From the Cold opens 10 years ago on the night before Alex heads off to “spy school,” when a handsome stranger tells her not to go. This man ends up being […]
Zomromcom Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Twenty years ago, zombies escaped their government compound and ravaged the locals, killing many humans. Now there are three zones, four walls, and four moats that comprise the Containment Zone. Edie’s parents died saving her during the First Breach, and she still lives […]
Maid for Each Other Author: Lynn Painter Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Do you enjoy movies like Pretty Woman, Easy A, Maid in Manhattan? Then Maid for Each Other by Lynn Painter is perfect for you. It is a classic Cinderella retelling, where Dexter, the rich businessman, hires Abi for what should […]
Audiobook review: The Accidental Dating Experiment by Lauren Blakely The Accidental Dating Experiment is a sweet second chance romance. Due to their backgrounds and work on a romance podcast, both Juliet and Monroe are very in tune with the other and their own feelings. That doesn’t mean they know how to approach the other or […]
Audiobook review: Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood Problematic Summer Romance is a standalone story that follows characters introduced in Hazelwood’s Not in Love. Main characters Maya and Conor are the younger sister and best friend of Eli in that title. This book centers on the Italian destination wedding of Eli and Rue. We find […]