Wolf Rain Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Although firmly routed in the SnowDancer pack, Alexei is a lone wolf. He keeps his grief deeply locked up – the grief over losing his brother a year ago, and his parents before that, to the disease of “going rogue.” On one […]
The Earl Next Door Author: Amelia Grey Reviewer: Ang Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: The Earl Next Door is full of feisty characters and lots of chemistry. Lyon and Adeline butt heads from the moment they meet but can’t deny the sparks that ignite between them every time their paths cross. Adeline shows Lyon […]
Fix Her Up Author: Tessa Bailey Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Fix Her Up is the first book in Hot and Hammered series and my first time reading Tessa Bailey, and I’m glad I found her. The cover for Fix Her Up made me think I was going to get a sweet, […]
Ayesha at Last Author: Uzma Jalaluddin Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Beginning with the highly apt question, “When do you get to be happy?” Ayesha at Last introduces readers to Ayesha Shamsi, a twenty-seven year old Canadian Muslim with the soul of a poet, who has just begun her new life as […]
A Reflection of Shadows Author: Anne Renwick Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: A Reflection of Shadows is another exciting adventure set in Ms. Renwick’s clever steampunk historical London. Building on the foundation set in The Iron Fin, the story further explores the idea of humans exhibiting animal-like traits. This time around Colleen, […]
The Witchwood Crown Author: Tad Williams Reviewer: Nima Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Tad Williams is a strong, well-established fantasy author. In 1988 he published The Dragonbone Chair, the first volume of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. He’s the guy George R. R. Martin, author of Game of Thrones, credits with inspiring “…me to write […]
Cliff’s Edge Author: Meg Tilly Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Author Meg Tilly, yes, THAT Meg Tilly, is a new-to-me author. This is her eighth book, but only her second in the romance genre with Cliff’s Edge, the second book in her Solace Island series. Tilly admits that her earlier books were […]
The Yankee Widow Author: Linda Lael Miller Reviewer: Ang Rating: C What I’m Talking About: In my experience most historical fiction is a lot of fiction and a little history thrown in for background, color or general information; such is not the case in The Yankee Widow by Linda Lael Miller. Ms. Miller is a […]
A Prince on Paper Author: Alyssa Cole Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: After living a caged and sheltered life in the name of her father’s love and concern, Nya longs to spread her wings and escape the shadow of her treasonous father. Yet, her time in NYC left her feeling disappointed. Now […]
The Bride Test Author: Helen Hoang Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: As a high-functioning autistic adult, Khai Diep thinks he is incapable of emotion and is content in the routine of his life, but his mother feels it is time for him to find a wife. She travels to Viet Nam where […]
Getting Hot with the Scot Author: Melonie Johnson Reviewer: Jen Rating: B- What I’m Talking About: Cassie and her closest friends are finishing up their three-week European vacation, and while she’s been collecting charms for her bracelet, she hasn’t used any of the condoms she packed in hopes of having a hot European affair. That […]
New Orleans Rush Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Bea has had a horrible 13 hours. After moving from Chicago to New Orleans with her boyfriend four days ago, he dumped her and sent her packing. Following an evening of drinking her sorrows away, Bea spies her ex-boyfriend’s precious car, […]
Their Discovery Author: Rebecca Grace Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: Their Discovery is the third book in the Legally Bound series by Rebecca Grace and my first read by the author. I don’t usually start a series out of order even if each book could function as a stand-alone, but I choose […]
Speak No Evil Author: J.R. Gray Reviewer: B. Rating: C+ What I’m Talking About: I was originally drawn to Speak No Evil by what is undoubtedly one of the more interesting premises I’ve ever heard. That, combined with the fact that it was written by an author I’ve been eager to read for quite a […]
Dancing with the Viper Author: Amy Beatty Reviewer: Nima Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Dancing with the Viper took me by surprise. Honestly, from the ambiguous cover art and title, I was expecting something a little campy like Robyn Peterman’s books. That was reinforced when the book starts with main character Hanna Bradley taking […]