Five Stars It's official, Tessa Bailey is a magician. She has made me fall in love with a New Adult novel! Mouth to Mouth was a slice of pure sunshine and I can't recommend it more. Rory is an ex-con who works with his two brothers as a lifeguard on Long Beach and a bartender … Continue reading Review: Mouth to Mouth by Tessa Bailey
2.5 Stars SEAL’s Honor follows Everly, a woman who witnessed the murder of her roommate, and Blue, the special ops, ex-SEAL Everly knew as a child. Blue is a member of Alaska Force, a crew made up of hardcore ex-military guys. Everly drives to Alaska implore Blue to help her solve the murder of her … Continue reading Review: SEAL’s Honor by Megan Crane
Four Stars Dang, Rebecca Zanetti knows how to end a series. I'm going to put it out there: No one writes action/adventure romance quite like Rebecca Zanetti. To be honest, in other action romance novels I sometimes end up skipping action sequences if they're too gratuitous or boring. I never have to do that in … Continue reading Review: Twisted Truths by Rebecca Zanetti
Three Stars Let me start off by saying, the premise of Beautiful Sinner by Sophie Jordan is my dream plot. Formerly chubby teen, Gabriella, comes back to her hometown and connects with recently exonerated Cruz, a bad boy with a heart of gold. The books in this series have all been hit or miss for … Continue reading Review: Beautiful Sinner by Sophie Jordan
Three Stars Earning Her Trust is the debut novel from author Adore Ian. The story follows college students Marrin and Damian as they navigate their relationship, friendships, and their rocky pasts. I'm impressed. Adore shows a lot of promise with this debut. This book wasn't perfect, but it was well written, easy to read, and … Continue reading Review: Earning Her Trust by Adore Ian
Three Stars THE ANGST. Oh dear lord, the angst. Why you gotta do me like that Marie?? There have been a few books I've read and thought, "these people need therapy." But Marie Force's is one of the first books I've seen where the heroine acknowledges how much she needs help and gets it. Thank … Continue reading Review: Five Years Gone by Marie Force
Two Stars TI desperately, desperately wanted to like this book. I have been a Samantha Young fan for years, and I usually think her books are the perfect balance of emotion and romance. Unfortunately, I was about a hairsbreadth away from DNFing this book for the majority of it. Only my curiosity about how Caleb … Continue reading Review: Fight or Flight by Samantha Young
Four Stars If you ask me, or many people in Romancelandia, what their absolute favorite rockstar romance series is, they're probably going to say the Stage Dive series by Kylie Scott then fangirl over their favorite band member (Team Jimmy over here). Strong is a novella starring Martha, sister of Ben from Stage Dive, and … Continue reading Review: Strong by Kylie Scott
To be honest, I went into Consumed not expecting to enjoy it. I know that Ward always writes a brutal and intense world, which works so well in paranormal romance. I wasn't sure how her writing style and dangerously damaged characters would translate to a contemporary setting. Of course, Ward proved me wrong. I loved … Continue reading Review: Consumed by J.R. Ward
Chasing Shadows follows a woman haunted by a violent attack and a man who just wants to be there for her. If you're a follower of Bybee's First Wives series, then you know that Avery, our heroine, was brutally beaten in the previous book. This novel takes place some time later after Avery is completely … Continue reading Review: Chasing Shadows by Catherine Bybee
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