This Can’t Be Goodbye Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: When the Bower family disappeared from the small town of Windfall, NC, in the middle of the night, without a word, many of the town’s residents were shocked and hurt, including E’s best friend, Avett. This Can’t Be Goodbye shares […]
7 Steps to Seducing Your Fake Fiancé Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Jake, the eldest Bower brother, carries guilt and blames himself for events from the past, but it’s the hurt and pain he caused Larkin that haunts him every time he sees her, especially because he is drawn […]
Celestial Velocity Author: Mary Ashe Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Celestial Velocity is the first title in Ms. Ashe’s Rogue Justice Sci-Fi Adventure Romance series. Main characters Bea and Quin, both in their forties, have hit the point in their lives where they are no longer just going to sit back and […]
Audiobook review: A Ghost in Amber by Anne Renwick Diana is an academic with a focus on a furthering her career and outshining her male nemesis. She wants the collection of snails believed to be hidden in Barcote Hall by the current lord’s decease uncle, Lord Leo Wraxall. When the All Hallows’ Eve ball is […]
Maelstrom Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Jen Rating: B #TBRChallenge October’s Theme is “Danger Zone” On TBR since purchased audiobook in March 2023. Why I selected it: Sci-Fi quasi military romance What I’m Talking About: Maelstrom is the fourth and final book in the ongoing story about alien life on and the human colonization of the distant […]
#TBRChallenge September’s Theme is “New Author” On TBR since won the audiobook in July 2023. Why I selected it: Leanne Lee is a New-To-Me author. Audiobook review: Crystals, Belladonna, and Murder by Leanne Leeds Crystals, Belladonna, and Murder shares the story of Ellie, divorce mother of an adult child with mental and medical issues. Ellie […]
Alien Incognito Author: Cara Bristol Reviewer: Sophia Rating: A What I’m Talking About: He fooled her once and broke her heart and her trust. Is he fooling her now? Her sister’s freedom and life may depend on a male who trades in lives. Or does he? Alien Incognito is the second in the closely tied […]
Claws and Contrivances Author: Stephanie Burgis Reviewer: Jen Rating: A- What I’m Talking About: Claws and Contrivances is the sophomore title in Ms. Burgis’s Regency Dragons series. Set in the Welch countryside, the stories take place in the Regency era with the added twist of the existence of cat-sized dragons which are kept by wealthy socialites as fashion […]
Audiobook review: Rogue Familiar by Jeffe Kennedy Rogue Family opens right immediately following the conclusion of previous book. Seliah is upset that Jadren left her while her brother Gabriel lets him go. Determined to reunite with Jadren, she confronts her brother and finds an ally in Nic. I loved being tossed right back into the thick of […]
4 Hints You Love Your Best Friend Author: Kelly Siskind Reviewer: Jen Rating: B/B- What I’m Talking About: Cal has been in love with his best friend Jolene since he was a teen. But his need to make his family happy always overshadows his own happiness. So when his older brother Jake asked if he can […]
Only Good Enemies Author: Jennifer Estep Reviewer: Jen Rating: B+ What I’m Talking About: Only Good Enemies continues the tale of Vesper and Kyrion, an unlikely pair that is destined to be. After Vesper assists in the unveiling of enemies within the Royals, she takes over the former Kent Corp and institutes her own designs […]
Audiobook review: A Whisper of Bone by Anne Renwick Posing as a U.S. Customs Agent, but working for the secretive IBIS – Improbable Biologics Investigations Service, cryptobiologist Ryan Nolan must return home to New Haven, CT, for his current assignment taking down a smuggler with ties to illegal trade. There he crosses the path of a […]
#TBRChallenge July’s Theme is “Opposites Attract” On TBR since purchased audiobook in March 2020. Why I selected it: Based on the book description, the two MCs are opposites. Audiobook review: Beauty and the Beefcake by Pippa Grant Felicity goes from one bad relationship to another, so when her most recent ex makes some threats, her […]
LOOK WHO’S JOINED THE BLOG!!! I’d like to officially welcome Sophia Rose to That’s What I’m Talking About. Many of you know Sophia from social media or one of the many other blogs to which she contributes. Sophia will be reviewing books on the blog twice per month. Please give her a big hello! Alien […]
Becoming Crone Author: Lydia M. Hawke Reviewer: Jen Rating: B #TBRChallenge May’s Theme is “Freebie” This book has been on my TBR since November 20, 2022. It was a free book. What I’m Talking About: As Claire turns 60, she reflects on her life. Her husband recently left her for a much younger woman, her overprotective son […]