Risky Desires Author: Kendall Talbot Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A+ What I’m Talking About: Indy was a larger than life character and Tyler, something of an enigma in the first Wolf Security Series book, but now they are on a deep sea salvage adventure up against the mysterious evil inheritor of a super criminal’s empire. […]
Bad Reputation Author: Emma Barry Reviewer: Jen Rating: A What I’m Talking About: In his youth, Cole James played the loved-by-all bad boy on Central Square. He was the darling of the show, and to this day, fans only remember him for that role. Now in his early 40s, Cole’s worked hard to become a […]
Stilettos and Gunpowder Author: Gail Koger Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: A sheriff’s deputy finds herself in a chain of bizarre, booming events that would have put a lesser woman in the psych ward and that was before her past reared its ugly head and put some heavy-duty criminals on her […]
The Worst Duke in London Author: Amalie Howard Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Evangeline (Effie) doesn’t fit in with the ton and doesn’t want to spend another season in London; however, her father will not allow the younger Viola a season unless Effie is her chaperone. Gage Croft, Duke of Vale, needs […]
Help Wanted: Wife Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Not long after the events of the first book, Escape Clause, two secondary characters from that book discover that they, too, have a need for a match-making service with an escape clause. Cara Bristol delighted me with her light sci-fi […]
This Will Be Fun Author: E.B. Asher Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Ten years ago, Clare, Beatrice, Elowen, and Galwell saved Mythria from foul magic and power summoned by the Fraternal Order, but the cost was high. The realm’s beloved hero Galwell the Great was slain, and the three remaining warriors of […]
Love’s First Light Author: Linda Brody Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: A dangerous sandstorm overtakes her when a young woman is sorrowfully burying the last of her family, when a lonely cowboy comes along hoping to show her that there is something worth living for. Linda Broday has long since been […]
A Marriage of Undead Inconvenience Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Margaret Dunhaven, a human, finds herself married to Lord Riven, the vampire lord of Shadowcroft Manor. Her relatives kidnapped her from her college library and forced her to marry, telling her that they are being blackmailed into it. However […]
To Pledge Allegiance Author: Robert W. Smith Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: We all know there is a cost to war, but there is also a cost to peace and To Pledge Allegiance, a follow up tale to A Long Way From Clare, explores this new phase of Chicago History with […]
Pardon My Frenchie Author: Farrah Rochon Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Ashanti runs a dog boarding business, Barkingham Palace and also has a successful side business making gourmet dog treats. The businesses are growing faster than she can handle. Meanwhile, she’s also raising her twin teenage sisters and her cherished French Bulldog, […]
Full Speed to a Crash Landing Author: Beth Revis Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A What I’m Talking About: What seems like a long time ago, I read a Young Adult Sci-Fi Across the Universe Trilogy that utterly captivated me. The author created a world, characters, and plot that drew me in and had me in […]
That Prince is Mine Author: Jayci Lee Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: In an attempt to put off becoming the King of Rouleme, Prince Michel escapes to Los Angeles under the guise of a visiting professor at USC. However, he’s secretly hoping to fall in love, and after a month of watching […]
Sanctuary Author: Ilona Andrews Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fans of the Kate Daniels series will recognize Roman, the grumpy volhv who serves Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness, and Death. Roman enjoys having time off in late December and prefers to be left alone. However, when an injured, young teen shows […]
Death in the Spires Author: KJ Charles Reviewer: Sophia Rose Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: What causes a glorious group of Oxford misfit friends to not simply implode, but scatter? The murder of one of their own that was never solved. KJ Charles has been lights out as a historical romance writer dancing on […]
Primal Mirror Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Remi is alpha of RainFire, a newly formed pack with a territory adjacent to the land where Aden and Zaira were held captive (Shards of Hope). The Changelings were never able to figure out who owned the land, until Auden Scott, daughter of […]