Two Stars I wanted to like this book. I tried REALLY hard to like this book. It had just about every trope I enjoy in historical romance; I should have loved it - but I just couldn't get past all the ridiculous plot elements, the rose-colored glasses fictional world, and the inconsistent characterization. I honestly … Continue reading Review: The Duke is But a Dream by Anna Bennett
Review: Rancher’s Christmas Storm by Maisey Yates
Two Stars Overall, I think Maisey Yates is one of the best Harlequin Desire authors writing for their line right now. She's excellent at creating three-dimensional, emotional, flawed characters with a relatively well fleshed out romance within the tight page restraints - a super skill if you ask me! RANCHER'S CHRISTMAS STORM was a classic … Continue reading Review: Rancher’s Christmas Storm by Maisey Yates
Review: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
Five Stars Please believe me when I tell you this is one of the most delightful books I have ever read. Funny, cute, unexpected, and adorably romantic, BATTLE ROYAL by Lucy Parker exceeded all my rom-com hopes and dreams! If you don’t know by now, a starchy, uptight character paired with a fun-loving, chaos demon … Continue reading Review: Battle Royal by Lucy Parker
Review: Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker
1.5 Stars I am giving this book half a star because it started out so promising! LUCKY LEAP DAY is my first book by Ann Marie Walker, so I went in blind hoping for the best. Our heroine was recently dumped by a cheating boyfriend and decided to take their trip for two to Dublin, … Continue reading Review: Lucky Leap Day by Ann Marie Walker
Review: The Love Con by Seressia Glass
Four Stars I loved these two oblivious nerds! THE LOVE CON by Seressia Glass was the lovely, low-angst romance I needed in my life at the moment. Set with a reality show backdrop, this friends to lovers, fake dating romance novel was a fun, quick read with imperfect characters you can really root for. Kenya, … Continue reading Review: The Love Con by Seressia Glass
Review: You Can Run by Rebecca Zanetti
4.5 Stars A new romantic thriller series by one of my all-time favorite authors? Yes, please! Rebecca Zanetti is back again with another winner. This time, the series will follow Laurel Snow, a young FBI Special Agent. Laurel, a genius who graduated college as a teen, is socially awkward but passionate and competent. She is … Continue reading Review: You Can Run by Rebecca Zanetti
Review: Never Tell by Selena Montgomery
3.5 Stars I love romantic suspense, so, naturally, Stacey Abrams, aka Selena Montgomery, has been on my TBR for a long time. I was excited to see she revisited some of her previously released romance novels (2004 in this book's case), made a few edits, added a lovely author's note, and republished for a modern … Continue reading Review: Never Tell by Selena Montgomery
Review: Munro by Kresley Cole
Five Stars MUNRO might have been a long-awaited addition to the Immortals After Dark series, but Kresley Cole is back and better than ever! If you have any doubts that she is in an elite echelon of paranormal romance authors, MUNRO is here to remind you. This book starts out with an adrenaline-and-magic-fueled nightmare scene … Continue reading Review: Munro by Kresley Cole
Review: I Hate You More by Lucy Gilmore
4.5 Stars Let me preface this review by saying I am a dog lover, and I’m incredibly close with my grandmother, who lives in senior housing, so, in many ways, it felt like Lucy Gilmore wrote this book just for me! It’s a surprising contemporary romance with a former pageant queen heroine turned senior citizen … Continue reading Review: I Hate You More by Lucy Gilmore
Review: Sandcastle Beach by Jenny Holiday
Three Stars I seriously loved, the second book in this series, PARADISE COVE, so maybe my expectations were just a little too high for SANDCASTLE BEACH. Jenny Holiday’s writing is undeniably charming, but this book fell a little flat. An enemies to friends to lovers book, SANDCASTLE BEACH follows Maya and Law as they go … Continue reading Review: Sandcastle Beach by Jenny Holiday