Brown-Eyed Earl Author: Jenny Holiday Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+/A- What I’m Talking About: Simon, Archie, and Effie are back for their annual Earls Trip: two weeks of bonding and merriment. However, things are a bit different since two of the three earls are married and Archie’s mom’s health continues to decline. So Simon suggests that […]
Bromantasy Author: Máire Roche Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- October’s optional theme is: The Hunt What I’m Talking About: After getting into a drunken brawl with and injuring a mercenary captain (because he thought it was his nemesis, Bill), Juniper must replace the captain on his quest or form his own group. Not wanting to be […]
A Waltz of Sinister Import Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Lord and Lady Riven have been summoned to Vienna by the British monarch King Thomas III, to handle a mysterious situation that is disrupting the peace talks. At various balls, something is causing the attendees to dance for hours, […]
The Haunted Librarian Author: Auralee Wallace Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Raised in the foster system, Amelia kept to herself and learned early on not to share with others the fact that she can communicate with ghosts. She created rules for herself and stayed away from living humans as not to appear […]
Badass Alien Boss Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: His combat career is over due to a severe injury, then he’s assaulted when he takes up new work for his brother’s company, so his brother brings on a female bodyguard posing as his assistant. This office romance could not […]
Ms. Renfield and the Perilous Petunias Author: Annika Martin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Picking up roughly a month after the conclusion of the second title, the Ms. Renfield and the Perilous Petunias focuses on the murder of Laverne, Granabelle’s senior influencer rival and head of the beautification committee, with Granabelle the […]
Puck Chemistry Author: Ava Jackson Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B What I’m Talking About: She’s made a scientific breakthrough only to have the university shut her down; he’s at the end of his career and struggling to stay in the game let alone go out with a win unless they can get some Puck Chemistry […]
Revenge of the Sunshine Author: Jackie Lau Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: When Zoe’s afterwork plans are cancelled, she goes home to find her best friend (and roommate) Macy and Zoe’s boyfriend Clifton having sex in the kitchen. Zoe is furious, especially with Macy, her closest friend for 23 years. In a […]
The Billionaire’s High School Reunion Author: April Murdock Reviewer: Jen Rating: D September’s optional theme: Lush Life What I’m Talking About: When scanning my backlog of books for one that satisfied this month’s optional TBR theme Lush Life, I figured this old freebie from 2019 would suit my needs. I was doubly excited when I […]
The Séance Garden Author: Juliet Blackwell Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When a skeptic professor of the occult loses a bet and finds herself on a cheesy ghost tour, of course, they find a body buried under a witch tree in the yard of a house with a dark history where […]
The Cinnamon Spice Inn Author: Harper Graham Reviewer: Jen Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Madison and Zach were planning a life together in Maple Falls, but when Madison left for a job in New York, she never looked back and their dreams fell apart. Six years later, Madison receives a mysterious note urging her […]
A Trade of Blood Author: Robert Jackson Bennett Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: When Romeo slays Juliet in a horrendous way, that is only the beginning and now Din and Ana must come and root out the evil that is stalking this farming community. Robert Jackson Bennett’s Shadow of the Leviathan […]
Demons and Diplomacy Author: Megan Frampton Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: In the mid-1800s, London experienced The Great Revelation, an event which introduced humankind to the supernatural beings who live among them, including their vampiric ruler, Queen Victoria. A few short years later, Cora finds herself a job as the Species Ombudsman, […]
Accidental Billionaire Plus-One Author: Annika Martin Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Kelsey has been estranged from her family for three years, ever since her mother told her to leave if Kelsey wouldn’t confess to a crime they found her guilty of, but she insists she didn’t commit. So when her sister reaches […]
My Daring Texan Author: Dakota Lacoy Reviewer: Jen Rating: A-/B+ July’s optional theme: Freedom Note: I swapped July and August What I’m Talking About: Okay, I know this is a stretch for the theme of Freedom. However, I spent more time trying to find a book to fit the theme than I did actually reading […]