When a dream and a crush collide what happens can be magical or tragic. This isn’t an easy from rags to riches story but one that shows hard work, lots of planning and some luck can make your dreams come true. But, it’s also about family ex...
4½ StarsThis is the second book in a series about the Intergalactic Dating Agency. However, I was able to read and enjoy this story without having read the previous one. It is well thought out and easy to follow. Each story obviously stands alone a...
4½ StarsThis third book in the Intergalactic Dating Agency series is a bit different from the first two but like them can be read without having read any of the other books in this series or the series they spun off from. This story has a job on th...
4½ StarsWelcome to the adventures of the Intergalactic Dating Agency. This is the first book in a spin off series where the aliens come to Earth instead of the females going to Dakon. You don’t have to read the original series, Alien Mate, to jump...
4½ StarsThis was the exciting ending to the Woodbury Boys trilogy. The story has two aspects. One is the case of the crooked policemen that they’re working together on and the other is their relationship. The case was action packed and could be mad...
5 StarsThis was a new to me author and I'm super glad I discovered her books. So far both of the ones I've read have been really good. This story is a about Elijah who grew up in a bad neighborhood in Chicago but was able to get out. He's rich now...
4 StarsThis was a really good follow up story to the first book "Watch Me Fall". Eli and Gideon have been together two years in this one. Gideon is in college and playing soccer and Eli is continuing with his business. Things are pretty good but t...
4 StarsJanna MacGregor absolutely delights with this holiday historical. Lady Daphne Hallworth and Paul, Duke of Southart caught my attention completely from the first moment they appeared together. I knew it was destiny and I couldn’t wait to see...
5 StarsJulie Howard presents an interesting scenario with the suspense story. Meredith is a heroine with an interesting past and I think I might have understood her and her situation more if I’d read the previous book to this. I will admit to bein...
2½ StarsBrenda Jackson absolutely fascinates with her new series. Vashti Alcindor is a strong heroine. I love that she isn’t perfect and that she has doubts, fears and flaws. I also appreciated her traumatic past. Not that it made me feel sorry for...
5 StarsJennifer Wilck spins a delightful tale with this contemporary romance. "Learning to Love" drew me in from the first words until the very last. Dina Jacobs is one of my favorite heroines ever. I loved her little idiosyncrasies. The same thin...
4½ StarsSam Crescent proves just why she’s at the top of my must-read list with this steamy and sweet contemporary romance. Violet Robinson and Brendan Archer are fabulous together and I couldn’t wait to see just how they would get to their happily...
5 StarsSam Crescent clearly knows dark Alpha males and this deliciously delightful contemporary proves it. Hannah Ray is a young woman who doesn’t see the corrupt nature around her until she is confronted by it and even then she continues to see t...
5 StarsSam Crescent revisits some familiar friends and family in this quick MC romance. Lexie is a woman busy with life. Raising her kids and taking care of her friends and the club have filled her years and suddenly she’s doubting if she’s attrac...
4½ StarsSam Crescent delivers another raw yet romantic MC contemporary romance. I have been anticipating Pie and Lindsey’s story and I most definitely was not disappointed with this. I felt as if I got to know them so well and I loved watching them...
5 StarsSam Crescent takes fans back to two of the best properties around with this steamy contemporary romance. Ace was a personable fun guy and I enjoyed his almost obsession with his new neighbor. His relationship with his coworker and best frie...
4 StarsValerie Bowman brightens readers seasons with this historical holiday story. Lady Regina is the type of Regency lady I’ve always wanted to be. She is spirited and strong willed, intelligent and kind. She is no stranger to heartache and she...
5 StarsSam Crescent is the Queen of BBW romance and when this contemporary romance easily proves it. My favorite stories are those with curvy heroines and Charity is a lovely, larger lady. But it isn’t who she is, it is simply a portion of who she...
5 StarsAmanda McCabe tells an entertaining and uplifting historic tale. Lady Alexandra Mannerly won me over from our first meeting. I loved her joy of life, her struggle with being true to her heart and being the young lady she was being raised to...
4½ Stars"Behind the Iron Cross" is a difficult book for me to rate. On the one hand, it's brilliantly executed, with absolutely no punches pulled, and everything falling together in a way that's breathtaking, in both wonderful and awful ways. On th...
4½ StarsReminiscent of Mercedes Lackey's Valdemar series, "A Guardian's Hope" was an enjoyable foray into a new world, although I didn't really see a clear tie to Sleeping Beauty. "A Guardian's Hope" can be read as a standalone, but it does start o...
3½ StarsCinnamon roll heroes and heroines; you like them, right? If so, brace yourself for an absolute cinnamon fest of squishy wonderful awesomeness. Austin's a cop. One of the good ones, obviously, in that super hot Captain America Eagle Scout to...
4½ Stars"Touch Me Not" is short and hot. I liked Alexei and Mia and the premise, but I felt the execution fell a little short and I had a hard time suspending disbelief. Mia has sensitivity issues so she wants Alexei's help in trying to "reset" her...
3 StarsEven bad guys need love! And Elspeth is just the dragon to give Lucifer (yes, a relation) what he needs. Both Lucifer and Elspeth were delightfully clueless about the logistics of living in today's world, but for totally different reasons....
4½ Stars"Driven to Distraction" starts out like a nice sweet romance but anyone who has read Lori Foster before knows that this story will be anything except a nice traditional romance. Quickly road chases, mysterious packages and even a bit a dang...
4½ StarsGwendeline Gregory is an orphan about to lose her home when Alex St. Audley, Earl of Merryn, steps in to rescue her. Honestly, I found the beginning of this book to be interesting a far as the predicament Gwendeline found herself in goes. T...
2½ StarsMiss Willa Reverly finds herself betrothed to the new Duke of Camberley, Matthew Addison, but she isn’t happy about it. She’s watched her friends marry for love and wants the same. Matt has no time to woo his would-be bride whenever his inh...
4 StarsNicholas Lyon is a self-made man beholden to no one when he inherits a title. Mina Thorne is his unexpected new steward. He wants to sell everything from the estate she grew up on and loves. The two soon clash over their desires until they...
3½ Stars“My Forever Home,” is a lovely, easy, and wholesome story that animal lovers are sure to enjoy. As a dog lover and someone who has rescued my pup pack I found this story to be heartwarming. I love a good animal story and the dogs definitely...
4 Stars"Someone to Trust" is an exciting and unique historical romance that breaks all the rules you thought applied this era of romance. Society dictates eligible brides. Widows and older women are not eligible for young noblemen. However, in thi...
5 StarsThis book was definitely different. There were the fifty shades references and a whole lot more of understanding what a doms life is like than with fifty shades. If this is what it’s really like fifty was very vanilla. Lilli is a very indep...
3½ StarsHolly White is working at her family farm in the town of Mistletoe, a Christmas destination and holiday tradition for many. But Evan Gray, the local sheriff, and Holly are about to get busier when her best friend is arrested for murder by E...
4½ StarsWhile visiting a friend, Poppy Bridgerton is kidnapped and taken aboard Captain Andrew Rokesby’s ship for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Andrew works for the Crown and doesn’t have time to entertain the woman brought aboard his...
3½ Stars"Cooper’s Charm" was an easy read that I enjoyed. It started out slow but eventually picked up. You get point of views from Cooper, Phoenix, her sister, Ridley and Baxter. Each dealing with their own stuff and heartache. Each undergoing a h...
4 Stars“Badlands” by Morgan Brice features Sebastian Simon Kincaide (Simon), whose psychic talent and background in folklore stands him in good stead when his town is plagued by a serial killer. Lieutenant Vic D’Amato has relocated and started ove...
4¼ Stars"Grave Fortune" by Nancy E. Polin was an okay read for me. I enjoyed some parts of it but some parts of it fell a little flat for me. I felt like the story was circling instead of evolving, but then maybe that was the author's direction sin...
3½ StarsWhenever I start reading and cannot put the book down it's a good read for me. That's how "Platinum" by Sandra Bunino is. The story is about a reporter, Stacia, who goes to Vegas for a hot story about a mysterious organization coined Platin...
4½ Stars"Deadly Thanksgiving Sampler" is a Danger Cove Quilting Mystery and the 21st book in the series. In this installment, Keely Fairchild an ex-lawyer and now a local quilt appraiser is planning a quite Thanksgiving with her new boyfriend. But...
4 StarsKaLyn Cooper once again brings on the action and the adventure of a fabulous group of ladies. Nita Banks is one complex heroine. Having met her in the previous stories in this series I couldn’t wait to find out exactly what made her tick. A...
5 StarsI love Brooklyn Ann’s Hearts of Metal series. “Forbidden Song” just adds to that joy. This story features Cliff Tracey who is the lead singer of the rock band Bleeding Vengeance. We also get Christine Mayne who is the over protective younge...
5 Stars“Rocky Mountain Valor” will keep you turning the pages to see what is coming next for Petra Sloane. Petra needs help because of a situation that she has been drawn into. She feels she doesn't have anyone else to turn to. So, she ends up tur...
5 StarsPick up “Watched from a Distance” if you’re looking for an intense, romantic suspense thriller. This is the third book in the Love Under Fire series and it will give you that and more. This story features U.S. Marshall Dane Ryan. He is now...
4 StarsBrookly Ann continues her Hearts of Metal series with “Rock God”. This is book three is this series I’ve come to love. This story focuses on Dante Diety and Shayna Jones [Gray]! This story is well written and has some interesting characters...
4 Stars“Metal and Mistletoe” released in 2016, but it’s perfect for any Christmas season. It’s time to get cozy with a warm cup of coco and this sweet and sexy heavy metal romance. As I’ve mentioned in other reviews of the Hearts of Metal series,...
5 StarsAnother kindred tale with a couple who don't want to be together. But do want to be together. But don't. While not a new story line, the main characters were enjoyable and brought their unique attributes to the relationship. Dru is a dragon...
4 StarsI'm torn on "Hell's Belle". On one hand, Marcus and Emily are a lot of fun and very sweet together. I'm always a fan of the blunt bluestocking getting her happily ever after with a redeemed rake. Also, Emily wears spectacles, which as a fel...
3 StarsThe title says it all. We have all heard the saying, but in this woman's world it is critical. Cass is the artist in the family and has all the foibles that go with it. She's a tad bit self absorbed, and reserves her creativity for her art....
4½ Stars“Better Not Pout” by Annabeth Albert does a wonderful job of evoking winter and the hustle and bustle of the holidays. The evolution of the relationship between an older straightlaced career soldier and a younger tenderhearted man with a de...
4¼ StarsSam Crescent does an amazing job with this longer length dark romance. Taylor is probably the most determined heroine I have ever met. I mean seriously the lengths she went to to end up where she is today is remarkable and a bit unsettling....
4 Stars"Parsley, Sage, Rose, Mary & Wine" is the first book in a series called The Bloodline. I like stories that show different points of view but sometimes it can be too much. Switching from different characters can be a head spin but I think th...
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