Five Stars Gosh darn it! Cara Bastone has shattered all my longstanding, hard-won, romance preferences with her debut novel JUST A HEARTBEAT AWAY (debut, are you kidding me?? Skillz). Oh, you THINK you don't like widower/widow main characters because they make you sad? SIKE. You just assume you can't handle the main characters in a … Continue reading Review: Just a Heartbeat Away by Cara Bastone
Four Stars When I started this book, I really couldn't get into it. I was having a hard time connecting or sympathizing with the heroine, and I know that's a deal-breaker for me. So I put my ebook down for a few days and then picked up the audiobook. Thank goodness I gave this book … Continue reading Review: Say No More by Karen Rose
4.5 Stars Jennifer Armentrout created a fantastic fantasy world in the Blood and Ash series's first book, FROM BLOOD AND ASH, and continued the wild ride in A KINGDOM OF FLESH AND FIRE (out today!!). So far, each book has ended on a pretty epic cliffhanger (no spoilers!). Still, both books are satisfying and enthralling … Continue reading Review: A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire by Jennifer Armentrout
Four Stars Lori Foster is officially my favorite summertime author. I mean, she's good during all seasons, but I've been reading her summer release the last three years, and she has knocked it out of the park each and every time! In THE SOMERSET GIRLS, she explores the tight bond of sisterhood, unexpected love, and … Continue reading Review: The Somerset Girls by Lori Foster
Two Stars I read my first Amy Rose Bennett book last year (How to Catch a Wicked Viscount), I decided to skip the second book in her Disreputable Debutantes series and dive into book three. To be honest, I couldn't resist the synopsis! Hot scot with an eye patch and scar? Shy heroine trying to … Continue reading Review: How to Catch a Sinful Marquess by Amy Rose Bennett
Four Stars Consider me thoroughly charmed! Talia Hibbert has done it once again. By "it," I mean create a beautiful and diverse cast of characters that make my heart squeeze with happiness. This friends to lovers // fake dating story was just what I needed. Danika Brown is the snarky, bisexual queen of my dreams, … Continue reading Review: Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
2.5 Stars The Maximum Security series has been very hit or miss for me. THE ULTIMATE BETRAYAL has broken that trend, mostly because this was the most "meh" romantic suspense book I've read recently. Jessie Kegan hires her deceased brother's best friend Brandon Garrett to help her solve the mystery of her father's death and … Continue reading Review: The Ultimate Betrayal by Kat Martin
Five Stars Anddd say hello to one of my top books of the year! I absolutely adored CONVENTIONALLY YOURS by Annabeth Albert. I had to read it twice before I could even get my heart-feels under control enough to write a more coherent review than "GAH I LOVE, LOVE." Although, fair warning, this review will … Continue reading Review: Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
Four Stars I have to say, I'm a sucker for a good bear shifter romance! Setting up a new paranormal world is always a challenge, but Kathy Lyons tackled world-building, action, mystery, and of course, ROMANCE with aplomb. Her ability to deftly world build while pushing along the connection between our hero and heroine and … Continue reading Review: Bound by Shadows by Kathy Lyons
Four Stars Dang. Christine Feehan is really taking these Torpedo Ink novels to the next erotic level and I'm here for it. I think it really fits the dark and violent, yet emotional and romantic tone these books have. I'm a sucker for a hero and heroine who geek out over books and learning together, … Continue reading Review: Desolation Road by Christine Feehan
