How to Catch a Queen Author: Alyssa Cole Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Shanti trained her whole life to become a queen, and while others only saw a frivolous pursuit of a girl looking for wealth and power, Shanti and her parents understood she was meant to help others. Her dreams look to […]
Audiobook review: She Wakes in Water by Author She Wakes in Water is the fabulous sophomore title in Mr. Gibson’s Hammer of Witches urban fantasy series. I was blown away once again by the unique mythology, gritty action, smart storytelling, and interesting characters. The story picks up Aggy’s tale roughly fourteen months after the climactic events […]
Audiobook Review: The Vow by Dannika Dark The Vow is the first book in the Black Arrowhead series and a continuation/spin-off of the Seven series. Melody is the daughter of Jericho and Lizzy the couple from Five Weeks (Seven #3) and Lakota is the son of Ivy the heroine of Four Days (Seven #4) and the adopted […]
Smoke & Ashes Author: Alexis Hall Reviewer: B. Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Two years have gone by since the last time everything in Kate Kane’s life went to pieces, and things generally seem to be holding steady at the intersection of denial and persistent wallowing. Subsisting on an impressive intake of sex, booze, […]
Audiobook review: Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev Ashna is drowning in the weight of her beloved restaurant and the legacy of her father. She cannot move past the guilt she feels over his death. To prove she is successful and loves what she’s doing to her estranged mother, she joins the cast of a reality […]
If the Boot Fits Author: Rebekah Weatherspoon Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Amanda moved to California to take her shot as a writer, but is stuck as a personal assistant to a very demanding Diva. Dru is verbally abusive and uses Amanda for everything. Amanda works hard to keep a few things private […]
Audiobook Review: Loyalty in Death by J.D. Robb Loyalty in Death hit close to home when you take in the fact it was released roughly two years before the 9/11 attack. Eve finds herself dealing with a terrorist group called “Cassandra” who are targeting New York and government landmarks. Some attacks are eerily close to history […]
Audiobook review: Nice Werewolves Don’t Bite Vampires by Author Tylene is the “black sheep” of the McClaine werewolf pack. While her parents want her to fit in, get mated, raise pups, and work for the pack businesses, she broke the mold by going to community college, getting a degree, and starting her own business, which she […]
Audiobook Review: Conspiracy in Death by J.D. Robb The gang is all present for another murder case. “Hold it. Hold it.” Her drumming fingers curled into fists. “Roarke? Damn it, damn it, damn it, can’t he stay out of anything?” Never fails when Eve is researching a case she finds a link to Roarke no matter […]
The Raven Lady Author: Sharon Lynn Fisher Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: In describing the series, Fisher says, “The Faery Rehistory weaves Ireland’s ancient mythological races with Victorian-era technology and manners into an Ireland that was never conquered by the British.” So imagine an alternative world where the fairies of Ireland’s folklore […]
Spoiler Alert Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Marcus Caster-Rupp is a heartthrob and a lead actor in Gods of the Gates, a Game of Thrones fan-base type show. They’ve just concluded filming the final season and Marcus is highly disappointed because of the subpar scripts. So he gives himself […]
Audiobook review: Murder on Cold Street by Sherry Thomas Following the jaw-dropping end of the previous book, Murder on Cold Street picks up at the precise moment The Art of Theft concluded, with Lord Ingram (Ash) about to tell Charlotte that he wants to be more than friends when Mrs. Treadles comes unannounced to ask for Sherlock’s […]
Tools of Engagement Author: Tessa Bailey Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Tools of Engagement brings us to the end of Tessa Bailey’s Hot & Hammered series. I’ve enjoyed this short series featuring two sisters and a friend, each getting their HEA. This time around the romance and story focuses on the oldest […]
Audiobook review: A Touch of Stone and Snow by Milla Vane A Touch of Stone and Snow is the second sweeping tale in Ms. Vane’s Gathering of Dragons fantasy romance series. While a standalone romance, separate from the first book in the series, the overarching plot of the Destroyer coming back to the Western Realms continues. […]
Holiday in Death Author: J.D. Robb Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: A What I’m Talking About: I’m now seven books deep into the In Death series by J.D. Robb and I can’t wait to keep going. Holiday in Death brings holiday cheer in the form of a serial killer masquerading as Santa to get entry into his victims’ homes. […]