Tale as old as time… with a nice shove into modern time. Readers will find cute little “easter eggs” from Beauty and the Beast throughout By The Book by Jasmine Guillory. It’s in small moments, such as nicknames, company names, WIFI passwords … Continue reading By The Book by Jasmine Guillory
Juliette Cross has blown me away with a good old fashioned romance story. No vampires, no vessels of light, just a regular man and woman. I mean, if you can call sexy wildfire fire fighters “regular”. I’m always hesitant to … Continue reading Parks and Provocation by Juliette Cross
It is Immediately clear from page one of Ashes of Gold, that J. Elle is not holding her punches. Rue is on the front lines of a pending fight against the Chancellor and the “grays”. The Chancellor has already stolen … Continue reading Ashes of Gold by J. Elle
While preparing for “Ashes of Gold” the sequel to “Wings of Ebony” by J. Elle, I realized I never did write a review for Wings. I discovered Wings of Ebony from a fellow reviewer of the blog I review books … Continue reading Wings of Ebony by J. Elle
While Hopelessly Devoted is #3.5 in the “Scorned Women’s Society” series, I read it as a standalone without prior knowledge of the SWS series. Hopelessly Devoted was absolutely sweet, and deliciously hot. I’m not mad about starting late in the … Continue reading Hopelessly Devoted by Piper Sheldon
A few years ago, a friend gifted me the boxed set of books 1-3 in the “An Embers in the Ashes” series. It had been on my Goodreads TBR list for a while, and who knows how much longer it … Continue reading A Sky Beyond the Storm by Sabaa Tahir
What I loved about Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia: The taboo love affair between two young women. The scene settings of secret speak easies during the prohibition era. A plot that sets a young woman of color as a … Continue reading Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia
I was drawn to Blade of Secrets immediately after reading its synopsis. A story of magic, and kingdoms unsettled is always a go-to for me. This book stands out in particular because the leading young woman struggles with social anxiety. … Continue reading Blade of Secrets by Tricia Levenseller
Audio books have a special way of bringing a story to life Without much ado, we’re immediately in the headspace of a dogwalker working in a very affluent neighborhood. Jane is in discussion with one of her dog-owning employers and … Continue reading The Wife Upstairs by Rachel Hawkins (Audiobook)
There was so much more to this story than a secretive circus. I went into this book expecting a story of simple family magic with a little bit of sacrifice to keep a circus running. I knew it would be … Continue reading The Ladies of the Secret Circus by Constance Sayers
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