Romance and Sensibility – From First Page To HEA

2.5 stars, Historical, Novellas, Novellas & Anthologies

Rogues Rush In: A Regency Duet by Tessa Dare & Christi Caldwell

November 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

His Bride For The Taking Tessa Dare’s Spindle Cove series opened me up to the world of historical romance. I’ve read two of the novellas in that series and really enjoyed them. Dare told funny, emotional, and touching romances in less than 200 pages. So when I saw Dare had written a novella in thisRead the Post

3.5 stars, Contemporary, Review

Audiobook Review: Instant Gratification by Lauren Blakely

November 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

I’ve been listening to the Audibly Addicted podcast and they talk a lot about duet narration audiobooks–where narrators read all the dialogue assigned to their character. This is relatively new to me and seems to be a popular narration style in the indie romance world. Lauren Blakley takes this to a whole new level withRead the Post

Contemporary, Genre, Interracial, M/F, Review, unrated

Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay

November 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

I actually…don’t read a ton of fake relationship books and I had to ask Kat what constitutes a fake relationship. As Glenn Wheldon from the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast would say, I feel like there is a taxonomy of fake relationship romance: a fake relationship between two strangers fake relationship between people who alreadyRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Genre, Low Heat, Review, Small Town

The Magnolia Inn by Carolyn Brown

November 8, 2020 Leave a Comment

This book is not my usual romance subgenre and I only picked it up because I wanted something on in the background while I was working. I was scrolling through Kindle Unlimited for books with Audible narration and got so frustrated with the mobile interface that I picked this book because of its bright purpleRead the Post

Review

Kat’s Girl With Glasses Readathon TBR

November 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

I’m excited to participate in the Girl With Glasses Readathon being hosted by Amber (Du Livre) Lynell (Weekend Reader) and Zoe (Zoe’s All Booked). This readathon is leading up to the release of How To Catch A Queen by Alyssa Cole. I thought I’d share some of my TBR. You can learn more about the readathonRead the Post

Book Haul, Features, Review

McKay Used Bookstore Haul !

October 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

McKay Used Books in Virginia is where I rediscovered reading and where the romance genre first piqued my interest! During a socially distanced visit to Northern Virginia, Jess and I stopped by McKay’s. We only had 45 minutes or so but I’m pretty happy with what I got. This is one of my better usedRead the Post

F/F Romance Mini Reviews

Cover Crush: Desserts of Unusual Size

Harlequin Category Mini Reviews!