Crush the King Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Crush the King is the third and climatic story in the Crown of Shards trilogy. With that in mind, this review will have spoilers from the previous two books, and I don’t recommend starting the series with Crush the King. The […]
Audiobook review: A Murderous Relation by Deanna Raybourn A Murderous Relation opens shortly after the conclusion of the previous book, with Veronica and Stoker returning home and plans to consummate their relationship now that they have admitted their feelings for one another. However, before they can do anything, they are summoned to attend Lady Welly on […]
Audiobook review: The Bachelor by Sabrina Jeffries The Duke Dynasty is a wonderful historical romance series about a dowager duchess who was married and widowed by three different dukes. She has five grown children – three are dukes themselves. The Bachelor, the second full-length book, features her only daughter, Gwyn, and Joshua, the nephew of her […]
Audiobook review: House Rules Lana and Simon were married many years in the past, but Lana left Simon to find herself. The pair hasn’t been in contact for the past 17 years, although they tried to keep tabs on one another without being obvious. Present day, Lana has returned to New York and is looking for […]
Audiobook review: Smoke Bitten Following the events of Storm Cursed, Smoke Bitten starts out a bit rough, but ends in triumph. The story opens in a manner that was difficult for me. First, we discover that something is going on with Adam, and he’s shut down the mating bond with Mercy. Second, a certain ex-wife is […]
Love Hard Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Love Hard is another enjoyable, entertaining contemporary romance from one of my favorite authors. I love getting back to the Esera-Bishop clan and that story opens with the wedding of Gabe and Charlotte, bringing back several past characters, including the pair that […]
A Cowboy to Remember Author: Rebekah Weatherspoon Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Living in New York City, Evie is a television cooking star on her way up in the world. But the evening of the show’s Christmas party, Evie suffers a terrible accident and wakes with no memory. Desperate to help her, […]
Audiobook review: Thrown Off Track I couldn’t help but be excited to read Thrown Off Track when I found out that one of the main characters is Demisexual. As the wild child of their band, License to Game, bassist Teague Martell has had a lot of sex with partners of varying genders, but could never understand […]
American Dreamer Author: Adriana Herrera Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Nesto is moving from NYC to Ithaca to start his own food truck business. Although his mom and younger sister relocated there eight years ago, Nesto is leaving behind his support network and all he’s known since moving to NYC from the […]
Audiobook Review: Every Which Way But Dead Author: Kim Harrison Narrator: Marguerite Gavin Audio Speed: 1x Series: The Hollows #3 Genre: Urban Fantasy Source: Purchased Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, Kisten, Al, and Trent are all back in Every Which Way But Dead. Rachel is a mess and I love every minute of it. Let’s see, when […]
Audiobook review: Terminal Uprising Picking up a few months after the conclusion of Terminal Alliance, Terminal Uprising brings listeners up to speed on unlikely heroine Marion “Mops” Adamopoulos and the crew of the EMCS Pufferfish. They are wanted by the Krakau Alliance for rebellion, but it’s really because they know the true cause of the virus […]
Wicked After Midnight Author: Delilah S. Dawson Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Delilah S. Dawson has created a unique world with her Blud series. The Strangers are human who has been transported to Sang from Earth. Tish (Wicked as They Come) came by way of her dreams, Casper (Wicked as She Wants) […]
The Fate of the Tala Author: Jeffe Kennedy Reviewer: Jen Rating: B The Fate of the Tala is the exciting culmination of Ms. Kennedy’s The Uncharted Realms and The Twelve Kingdoms series. It all started in The Mark of the Tala with Andi, middle daughter of former High King Uorsin and Tala Sorceress Salena, so […]
An Inconvenient Duke Author: Anna Harrington Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Retired general Marcus Braddock helped defeat Napoleon, and when he returned to London was named a Duke. While he was away, his sister died, leaving her young child an orphan, so her best friend, Danielle, helped the family until Marcus returned. […]
Candy Hearts Author: Erin McLellan Reviewer: B. Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Benji Holiday is sick and tired of trying to be someone he’s not in exchange for crumbs of affection from boyfriends who end up leaving him anyway. A weekend of dedicated self-care with some of his favorite accessories or a no-strings fling […]