Romance and Sensibility – From First Page To HEA

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

2 stars, Celebrities, Contemporary, Review, Reviews by Category

Book Review: Snapped by Alexa Martin

October 26, 2020 Leave a Comment

Alexa Martin burst into the romance scene with Intercepted, a frothy pop-culture fueled heroine-centric romance about a biracial woman finding her way. I inhaled it. But each of the subsequent books in this series wowed me less and less. In this one Martin takes on racism and player pensions which feels out of step givenRead the Post

F/F Romance Mini Reviews

Cover Crush: Desserts of Unusual Size

Harlequin Category Mini Reviews!