The Hookup Plan Author: Farrah Rochon Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: London Kelley, superstar pediatric surgeon (and one of the three women who became good friends after a live tweet incident outing that they were all dating the same jerk at the same time), is at her 15 year high school reunion […]
A Remarkable Rogue Author: Anna Harrington Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Opening days after the conclusion of A Relentless Rake, A Remarkable Rogue picks up with Alexander Sinclair, Earl of St James, (hero in last book) and Captain Nathaniel Reed continuing their search for the head of the evil Scepter organization. Nate is […]
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting Author: Sophie Irwin Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting is exactly what the description says it is: Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only […]
Audiobook review: Death at the Crystal Palace by Jennifer Ashley Our adventure opens at an outing to the Crystal Palace for Kat, her daughter Grace, and her friends. Mr. Thanos introduces the gang to Lady Covington and her family. She is the widowed sister of Mr. Thanos’s mentor/benefactor. When Kat and Grace are alone, Lady Covington approaches […]
Always Be My Duchess Author: Amalie Howard Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Always Be My Duchess is a delightful retelling of the 1990 Pretty Woman movie. The story follows Lord Lysander Blackstone, Duke of Montcroix, as he works to accumulate more wealth while dismantling the things his father held dear when he […]
Audiobook review: The Emma Project by Sonali Dev The Emma Project is the fourth and presumably final story in the wonderful Rajes series. The story focuses on youngest sibling, Vansh, and Naina, Yash’s once-best-friend-fake-fiance, who was publicly dumped when he fell in love with India (Incense and Sensibility). The pair find themselves at odds, competing for a […]
Upgrade Author: Blake Crouch Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Speculation about the brain’s capacity has long been a topic of science fictions writers. We daily live with differences in intelligence, education, diminishing capacity and disease as we age, and wonder about environmental factors on what our brains are capable of doing. Mayim Bialik […]
Audiobook review: A Farewell to Charms by Molly Harper Picking up after the conclusion of the previous story, A Farewell to Charms opens with Mystic Bayou League head, Alex Lancaster, getting stuck in the Devil’s Armpit. Eva Boudreaux, boat mechanic extraordinaire, happens by and helps him back to town. Alex finds himself drawn to Eva, and in a […]
Cowboy Wolf Outlaw Author: Kait Ballenger Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Cowboy Wolf Outlaw marks the end of Kait Ballenger’s Seven Range Shifters series. While the romance was very enjoyable, the series story ARC wrapped up with a whimper instead of bang. There wasn’t as much danger and action this time around, […]
Fake It Till You Bake It Author: Jamie Wesley Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Donovan Dell is a successful professional football player for the Knights and the co-owner of Sugar Blitz, a new cupcakery in San Diego. WIth profits declining for the past six weeks, he knows he needs to do something […]
Harlem Sunset Author: Nekesa Afia Reviewer: B. Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Louise Lloyd killed a man. Though that man murdered several young black women, including her own younger sister, she still feels guilty. Now, almost a year later, she and her loved ones are being terrorized buy a threat that seems far too […]
Audiobook review: In the Company of Witches by Auralee Wallace Brynn Warren and her aunts, Nora and Izzy, run the Ivywood Hollow Inn. They are witches who like to help the residents of their small town. But when local spinster Constance “Connie” Graves is found dead in their inn, suspicion and mistrust begin to fester, flames […]
Audiobook review: Bright Familiar by Jeffe Kennedy Bright Familiar begins immediately following the conclusion of the first book, Dark Wizard. Gabriel and Nic are in their chambers at House Phel following their bonding ritual. They have received missives demanding her return and begin to make lists of what needs to be done to return House Phel […]
I’ll Stand by You Author: Karen Grey Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: I’ll Stand by You is an entertaining short novella featuring a group of five 20-somethings who are at crossroads trying to decide the direction each life is headed. It’s also a lovely wrap up of Grey’s Boston Classics series. Set in […]
Audiobook review: Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards It’s the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas and Rue and the gang is enjoying some holiday downtime. However when an aquatic fae kills the town’s Christmas reindeer, the trio suspects someone is after Rue. Additionally, Aiden shows up to challenge Asa, but Rue, understanding his intent […]