Lovelight Farms Author: B.K. Borison Reviewer: Nima Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Yes, I am one of those people who watches the Hallmark “Christmas in July” marathon. Although…since the book contains sexual situations, maybe a better comparison is Lifetime’s Christmas movies. For readers like me, Borison is completely valid in releasing her loosely Christmas […]
The Duchess Takes a Husband Author: Harper St. George Reviewer: Ang Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: I will be honest, the only reason this book did not receive an A is because it deals with VERY sensitive topics, namely domestic violence and rape, and DID NOT come with a warning. As a survivor of both, I […]
Meet Me at the Lake Author: Carley Fortune Reviewer: Nima Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Meet Me at the Lake was thankfully more romance than women’s fiction because arghhhh…so much over-thinking. The story explores how depression, clinical as well as situational, can affect life choices. Main character Fern Brookbanks was raised by a single […]
Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl Author: Renée Rosen Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Fifth Avenue Glamour Girl is an enlightening look into the life of Estee Lauder and her fight to become a household name in cosmetics, through the voice of her best friend Gloria. Using the bonds of female friendship Ms. Rosen […]
What the Hex Author: Jessica Clare Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Willem is a warlock who has been banned from having a familiar and is stuck doing small spells while hiding out from a previous master. Penny, Secretary for the Society of Familiars, is facing a grim future of never being selected to work with […]
The New One Author: Evie Green Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Author Evie Green is really Emily Barr. On her website she says, “Evie Green is the horror author who lives in my head.” She uses this pseudonym for her thriller themed books of which standalone The New One certainly qualifies. She […]
Artfully Yours Author: Joanna Lowell Reviewer: Ang Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: I will admit, I almost didn’t finish Artfully Yours; the beginning third was a bit slow moving for me. However, my rule is: unless I find something horribly offensive about the book, I have to hit the halfway point before throwing in the towel, and […]
A Love by Design Author: Elizabeth Everett Reviewer: Ang Rating: C What I’m Talking About: Let me begin by saying I REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted to love this novel. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two in this series and was super excited to receive this installment, but overall the book fell flat for me. The concept is spot […]
A Dash of Salt and Pepper Author: Kosoko Jackson Reviewer: B. Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: In the small town of Harper’s Cove, Maine, there are two types of people: those born there who never want to leave, and those who were not born there, but also never want to leave. Xavier Reynolds doesn’t […]
Once Upon a December Author: Amy E. Reichert Reviewer: Ang Rating: A What I’m Talking About: Have you ever bitten into the PERFECT Christmas cookie? One with the perfect bite? Not too hard or soft, just the right amount of sweet and spice, a cookie that makes you sigh and say “yes this is Christmas.” […]
A Very Merry Bromance Author: Lyssa Kay Adams Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Five books into Lyssa Kay Adams’, The Bromance Book Club series and the laughs and romance keep coming. In A Very Merry Bromance we see Colton get a second chance at a romance with Gretchen. He’s sunshiny to her […]
Archangel’s Resurrection Author: Nalini Singh Reviewer: Jen Rating: C- What I’m Talking About: Alexander and Zanaya have loved one another for eons, their attraction beginning from the moment they first met. Both are powerful archangels, loving for centuries and fighting for decades at a time until Zanaya Sleeps, leaving Alexander alone for millennia. When the Archangel […]
The Stand-Up Groomsman Author: Jackie Lau Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Mel was one of Vivian’s favorite actors and comedians; however when they met in person for the first time a year ago, things didn’t go well (Donut Fall in Love, book 1). With their friends getting married, and both in the wedding, the […]
Because I Could Not Stop for Death Author: Amanda Flower Reviewer: Ang Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Because I Could Not Stop for Death is an interesting take on the author and poet Emily Dickinson and what could have been. In Amanda Flower’s novel, Emily and her maid Willa investigate the suspicious death of […]
The Boy With the Bookstore Author: Sarah Echavarre Smith Reviewer: Jennifer Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Smith does a great job of mixing sweet and smexy and she hit the mark again with The Boy With the Bookstore. Max and Joelle have worked next door to each other for a year and half and […]