“Intercepted” is a jolly good debut from Alexa Martin. It was fun, sexy, uplifting, and well-rounded; portraying Marlee, a biracial young woman in a long-term relationship with her high-school sweetheart who got drafted by NFL team Denver M...
3½ StarsWinter Igniting is the 5th book in author Rebecca Zanetti’s Scorpius Syndrome science fiction romance series. The main reason why I love this romance series is the worldbuilding. It’s a complex world as the heroes and heroines have to deal...
4½ StarsThis was my first time reading a romance story by Alyssa Cole. I really enjoyed "A Duke by Default". Portia is a socialite who is a bit of a mess. She's never stuck with anything and is a frustration to her family. She decides to take a swo...
4½ Stars"Thou Shalt Love" is penned by the talented Sianh Nalika DeShield. It's a funny yet insightful story with many messages about life and love. The setting, character development and dialogue are true to the life experiences of many 21st centu...
4 StarsI am in love with the story of "Brave Wolf and the Lady." I have consistently loved Native American love stories since I was in junior high. Sadly, I think the modern age has grown passed this revered era. I was so excited to have received...
4½ StarsThis is the second book in the Seducing the Sedgwick series and another really good story. Hartley was once a fashionable man of London society but a dark secret of his is brought to light and he's shunned by his peers. He's become a reclus...
4½ StarsNadine Gonzalez turns fun in the sun into a spicy tryst. "Unconditionally Mine" is set in the perfect location. Miami is just the place to shake off the blues. So it's fitting that a woman that puts business before pleasure finds her happy...
5 StarsI read the blurb for this book and expected a light-hearted comedy that would keep me laughing. Instead, I got a drama. However, the drama I got was excellent. From cheating spouses and fights over property, this story brought you into four...
4 StarsI finished "The Kiss Quotient" because I was determined that this review be done on a fully finished book rather than a DNF, however if given my druthers, I would've stopped short less than halfway through. To be clear, I had reservations g...
2½ StarsThe sex scenes and tension between Kamari and Mica in Getting Naughty with the Coyte is steamy, sexy fun. Everytime they're around each other the room boils. You can tell that this book is part of a series and even though there were some pa...
3½ StarsOnce again, Kristen Strassel does not disappoint with this newest installment of her "Real Werewives of Alaska" series. This book was hawt hawt hawt with some laughs and a full throttle on one heck of a plot line. Fiona Fox is the daughter...
4½ Stars"Pretending He's Mine" is a handful of sunshine on a cloudy day. Mia Sosa never loses her sense of humor as she opens her heart to readers. To be open to love, one has to be willing to risk the consequences. Julian and Ashley had a bit of w...
5 StarsBlade and Kya are so sexual it’s not even funny but I guess it’s to be expected since they are cats. The sex scenes were hot and I found it nice that they were able to be around each other during a case. That’s not to say that Blade didn't...
4½ StarsI really enjoyed reading "Scoring with the Wrong Twin" and I read it within a couple of hours. I was hooked! Giovanna asked her twin Sophia to take her place in a photo shoot so that she could go to a fashion show in Italy. Reluctantly, Sop...
4 StarsBrenda Jackson's "The Best Laid Plans" is a delightful, easy and enjoyable read. It has a somewhat humorous side. This element will keep her audience engaged and chucking to themselves. The wonderful, colorful and older characters are reali...
4 Stars"Exclusively Yours" is a seductive escapade that begins unexpectedly and culminates in a second chance. Nick and Leila had an attraction as intense and sultry as the landscape of Miami. It begin with an explosion and ended in heartache and...
5 StarsWhere to begin? So conflicted. I wavered between a four and a four point five all through writing this review. First of all, I adored Ledi. She's amazing and wonderful and kickass and all the good things in life. I loved the humor, like the...
4½ StarsJasmine Guillory entertains with a wonderfully witty and romantic contemporary story in "The Wedding Date". From the first scene I was completely captivated with this fun and impulsive storyline. Alexa Monroe is a wonderful heroine. She’s s...
4 StarsGet a bucket of ice nearby and turn your fan or air con to low temperature as it’s getting HOT in here. The second entry in “The Barons” series had former NFL teammates Simeon and Adrián clashed in a tangle of limbs and senses. I’m new to S...
3¾ StarsJC Hay takes us into his third Corporate Services science fiction romance novel with "South Seas Salvation". Those new to JC and this series can jump right in and into this action packed book. Hay knows how to have you on the run and always...
4 StarsWhile Kyron is indeed confined in a cell, what really keeps him prisoner is his own morals and code of ethics. He could free himself easily if he used the gift the goddess gave his kind, but he doesn't. His restraint costs him but it also r...
4½ Stars“Locked in Temptation” is written by renowned author Brenda Jackson. Jackson has written many award-winning books and acquired awards. She has blessed her readers with yet another award winning story within the pages of “Locked in Temptatio...
4½ StarsReaders new to this series should read book one (A Nip of Good Cheer) before jumping into more of this series. There is an overall series arc to the Loving Nip series. This is book fourteen. I have all of Charlie’s books and have read them...
4 Stars“Breathless” by Beverly Jenkins combines interesting facts with a sobering look at the challenges faced by people of color in a society that did not appreciate their contributions or their potential. I was saddened to discover that even tho...
4½ Stars“There is a thin line between love and hate.” “Many wise people say that revenge is not ours but of a Superior Being.” In ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s emotional, raw, and dramatic narrative she brings to life a little girl named Brooke Green...
4 StarsMany years ago I belonged to a book club. Elizabeth Vaughan's book "Warprize" was selected as it was a fantasy romance and we tried to read all the genres. The consensus on the book by the group was that it was awesome and I was in total ag...
4 Stars"Boss" is an intriguing narrative penned by the talented author Tracy Brown. Brown has blessed her audiences with several urban tales. In "Boss", Ms. Brown takes her readers on a road of deception, love, paybacks, heartaches and victory. Th...
4 StarsEven though "Trouble Clef" was a short read, I really enjoyed it. Maya and Kyra both had issues of their own they had to work out. Being in a band is not ideal for everyone but it worked for them until Maya kissed Kyra on stage in front of...
4 StarsSerenity was a very interesting and intriguing book to read. The author’s world building pulled me right into the story and immersed me in the rich world the book is set in. Serenity has not had it easy from birth and has had to deal...
4¼ StarsBrenda Jackson's “Seized by Seduction” is appropriately titled. I was held confined to my lounge chair with this delicious page turner from start to finish. As a reader I was seized by the well-crafted plot and characterization of the main...
4½ Stars“Forged in Desire” by Brenda Jackson provides a frightening look at the possible cost for doing one’s civic duty even as it follows a delicious romance that evolves in the face of danger. The slow buildup of a relationship that is formed wh...
4¼ StarsWhat I loved most about Walking in Fire: Hawaiian Heroes, Book 1 by Cathryn Cade was that the reader truly could feel that they were on vacation in Hawaii. The author was able to bring the sights, smells and local culture of Hawaii to the r...
4½ StarsRolling in the Deep is the second book in Cathryn Cade’s exciting new series about sexy Hawaiian Heroes finding true love while working for a hot tempered goddess. There are many things I am enjoying about this series, from the vacation des...
4 StarsBlooming in the Wild is the third book in Cathryn Cade’s Hawaiian Heroes series. The series’ best elements are the sexy men living in the exotic, romantic setting of Hawaii. As much as I adore the hunky men, it was about time readers got to...
4 Stars"The Alpha's Domination" is the 4th book in the Alpha Shifter Collection by the awesome Sam Crescent. I'm a huge fan of her work, mostly because her characters are real people. (Or half people, as shifters may be) But they all have their fl...
4½ StarsI'm delighted that Delilah Marvelle has started a new historical romance series, starting with Mr. Ridley, due out on February 28th. The author hinted about her Whipping Society series in her School of Gallantry series and it's finally here...
4½ StarsDave is in his junior year of college and one day comes across another guy crying in the bathroom. This encounter leads to Dave and Noel becoming friends. Dave is seeing a girl but the relationship is not working for him. As his friendship...
4 StarsGavin is everything you would expect a creation of Brenda Jackson's imagination to be. Overpowering, controlling, easy on the eyes but havoc to the heart. His attraction to Layla, was sure to set the roof on fire. Mysterious happenings and...
4 StarsPiper J. Drake dishes out a delicious adventure with the first book in her “Safeguard” series. From the very first sentence I was hooked. I knew that I was definitely in for an adventure and I wasn’t disappointed at all. I wasn’t even disap...
5 StarsThis is book 3 of 3 in Elle Wright’s “Edge of Scandal” series. Once I started reading “Her Kind of Man” I steadily started to think about how friendship can grow into love. Even though you may have your doubts and not being sure, you have t...
4 StarsPearl and Caleb made for an interesting pair during this book. I wished for dialect of that time period; the way they spoke seemed very modern. I also would have liked to see a bit more romance between the two. There were so many love scene...
3 StarsNora and Kelli are fascinating and amusing. I love the fact that Nora has Phineas, it reminds me of my brother-in-law because he’s always wanted a pig. Kelli’s relationship with Phineas was just adorable and even amused Nora. When I met the...
4½ StarsPhilip Hoy engagingly depicts the volatile world of high school, where emotions run high and vicious gossip runs amuck. Evelyn Hernandez deals with familiar adolescent issues – first loves, trials with parents and friends, her emerging sexu...
4½ StarsWhile this story sometimes becomes a bit confusing, it is only due to the complexity of the plot and it quickly becomes clear again. A world is developed based on Native American lore but with a paranormal twist. In addition, there is a str...
4 StarsThis is an enjoyable story about two young men who used to be best friends and then lovers, who have had a major falling out. A few years have gone by but neither man has gotten over the other. Circumstances bring them back together and the...
4 StarsJonathan Carter is filled with hate for all black people after having a bad childhood experience. It doesn’t help that he is in position to take up the helm of the Klan. The only kink in his plan is the beautiful family cook, Cali Waters. H...
4 StarsAll right. Bonus points for writing a sheikh in the time of corsets and smelling salts and the Little Season. Also bonus points for writing an intrepid code-breaking Egyptian-ologist (is that a word?) heroine. Further bonus points for a smo...
3½ StarsHannah is a dancer, just trying to make a living, when a noble prince comes along. He is immediately taken by the humble beauty and wants to get closer to her. When Hannah finds herself in a struggle with a pushy man, Andrei dashes to her r...
4 StarsGuilt abounds so much in this story no one is happy. At first. It’s a long road but Henry and April are supposed to be together but the timing is all-wrong when they meet. Both are attracted to the other but pesky morals and loyalty get in...
3½ StarsThis book is definitely worth the read. No one does historical romance quite like Beverly Jenkins. Her writing flows flawlessly and she never misses a beat. The plot is engaging and the dialogue between characters is natural. Rhine and Eddy...
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