Five Stars Oh, hello, one of my favorite contemporary romances of 2020! PARADISE COVE snuck up on me. I wasn't prepared to totally invest in this adorable coastal Canadian small town and its quirky group of friends, but it happened! Our heroine is new to town and just coming off a bad breakup, starting over … Continue reading Review: Paradise Cove by Jenny Holiday
Four Stars Let's be honest, I will read anything Nalini Singh writes with a huge smile on my face (when I'm not sobbing, or falling in love with a fictional character, etc.). When she announced that Titus and the Hummingbird would be the hero and heroine of the next Guild Hunter installment, I gasped! Then … Continue reading Review: Archangel’s Sun by Nalini Singh
Four Stars Robyn Carr finally returning to her beloved series Virgin River was absolutely everything I wanted! I went into this book with the expectation of reading a rich, emotionally satisfying story, and that's exactly what I got. I'm not sure why I didn't expect cameos from all my favorite characters, but seeing the whole … Continue reading Review: Return to Virgin River by Robyn Carr
One Star HER MOTHERHOOD WISH was my first Harlequin Special Edition, and I can't say I will be reading another one. I loved the premise of this book; it's what made me want to pick it up in the first place! The heroine needs to contact the hero sperm donor because her baby has potential … Continue reading Review: Her Motherhood Wish by Tara Taylor Quinn
3.5 Stars By the cover alone, I wanted to love and adore Olivia Dade's Avon debut, SPOILER ALERT. First, it's beautiful, and I love the inclusive body on the cover and the fact that seafoam green color is tied into the story! And let me say, I really like Ms. Dade's writing. It’s fun and … Continue reading Review: Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Four Stars It's been a few years since I read VIRGIN RIVER, so when I received an opportunity to reread and review the book, I jumped at the chance. How could I forget how much I love this series? Sure, I adore the Netflix series, but the book is also wonderful! Reading Jack and Mel's … Continue reading Review: Virgin River by Robyn Carr
4.5 Stars Kerrigan Byrne's take on the sunshine and the grump trope! I love it SO MUCH. This book follows the bright and cheery Cecelia and the grump/actual jerk Ramsey. Ramsey is Cecelia's best friend's brother-in-law. So they know each other socially... until Cecelia's life takes a turn when she unexpectedly inherits the gambling establishment. … Continue reading Review: All Scot and Bothered by Kerrigan Byrne
Three Stars A quick novella filler in Kat Martin's high octane Maximum Security series, BEFORE NIGHTFALL is a nice bite of a book with some fun insta-love and pulse-pounding action scenes. I really liked our hero, Colt. His eye patch was sexy and I loved that he treated the heroine, Lissa, with the professional respect … Continue reading Review: Before Nightfall by Kat Martin
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
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