An Indecent Proposition Author: Stephanie Julian Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Julianne Carter may be only twenty-two years old, but taking on the debt from her mother’s cancer treatment and trying to keep a roof over both their heads after her father left them with nothing has taken its toll. Tired, but […]
Hope Flames Author: Jaci Burton Reviewer: Nima Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Hope Ignites is the first full length novel in the Hope Series. We were first introduced to the little town of Hope, Oklahoma, in author Jaci Burton’s contribution, “Hope Smolders,” to the Hot Summer Nights anthology released in July of 2013. According […]
Starry Night Author: Lea Griffith Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: When the Unseelie King, Iomlan, discovered his favorite lover, Inuit Queen Cikuq, slept with Jack Frost and has been passing off their love child as Iomlan’s, he banished the girl to another planet. Talini has spent 300 years alone on an […]
When Love Intrudes Author: Christi Snow Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: After being forced to shoot her boyfriend, only to be tossed aside by the detective whose life she’d saved, Toni Vincent is beginning to think that giving up on dating entirely would be a pretty good idea. Chocolate helps, but all […]
The Spider Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Opening in present day, shortly after the events of the ninth Elemental Assassin story, Heart of Venom, Gin Blanco tells her lover, Owen, the gritty details of the events that solidified her place as the deadly assassin, the Spider. The story […]
Fallen Author: Traci Slatton Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B- What We’re Talking About: Fallen is the first novel in the After Trilogy, a post-apocalyptic dystopian world. We follow Emma, a woman who faced with the end of the world, fights to save herself and her daughter. While the ashes have cleared, she continues to […]
Flamebound Author: Tessa Adams Reviewer: VampBard Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Tessa Adams’ second book in her Lonestar Witch series, Flamebound, had promise for me. I absolutely adored the blurb, but when I actually got to the meat of the book, I was left feeling meh. I was actually kinda geeked about the whole […]
Dark Craving Author: Veronica Wolff Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B+ What We’re Talking About: Gikany and Una are still recovering from finishing Dark Craving, the latest in the Watchers series. Wow! Since it is a novella, we were curious as to why it was given a full number in the series progression instead of […]
Reaver Author: Larissa Ione Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Warning: If you have not read the Lords of Deliverance four-book spinoff series, and plan to jump into Reaver after reading Demonica book #5, Sin Undone, you will have missed significant events that relate directly to the telling of Reaver’s story. Plus, […]
A Cursed Moon Author: Cecy Robson Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B+ What We’re Talking About: A Cursed Moon is a novella that takes place between A Cursed Embrace and Cursed by Destiny. This is a special novella as our narrator is Bren and not Celia (who is our point of view for both the […]
There All Along Author: Lauren Dane and Megan Hart Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: There All Along is a two-story anthology based on finding love that was “there all along.” Both stories are set in alternative/futuristic worlds; however the first tale, “Land’s End” by Lauren Dane, reads more like western frontier […]
Unclaimed Author: Sara Humphreys Reviewer: Gikany and Una Rating: B- What We’re Talking About: Unclaimed is the fifth book in the Amoveo series. Although we felt it was a bit transitional, we liked this latest Amoveo novel. Tatiana has been purposely avoiding her both mate and the Amoveo. Even though her sister is happily mated, […]
Melting Ms. Frost Author: Kat Black Reviewer: Nima Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Author Kat Black, based in the United Kingdom—not to be confused with the children’s author of the same name based in Massachusetts—has recently released Melting Ms. Frost, a contemporary romance with very light domination and submission themes. Unfortunately, the title of […]
Ivan’s Captive Submissive Author: Ann Mayburn Reviewer: Jen Twimom Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Gia, a trained submissive, hopes to find a true Master to fulfill her sexual and emotional needs, so she offers herself at a charity auction where she will be “given” to a Master for one week. Ivan is immediately taken […]
Kicking It Edited by: Faith Hunter and Kalayna Price Reviewer: B., Gikany & Una, Jen Twimom Rating: B+ individual ratings listed below Kicking It is a collection of nine short stories/novelettes by nine wonderful urban fantasy authors. We’ve listed each story with a brief review and rating. This book can be read and enjoyed without having […]