I finished off my romance reading year with these two novellas featuring Black characters. I think we can forget there is so much diversity within capital D Diversity and these two novellas showcase the diversity in Black romance with each character being from a different part of the diaspora. Former exotic dancer Cinnamon “Cin” BradleyRead the Post
Archives for December 2018
Coffee Shop Romances: Small Town Secrets and Delivered Fast
I love a good coffee shop–comfy seating, drinks in warm mugs, ambient conversation and that lingering smell of fresh coffee. It’s the perfect setting for a romance and this week I read two novellas about coffee shop owners who fall for the person delivering their baked goods. Lisa “Sully” “Sullivan may not have grown up inRead the Post
Nuts by Alice Clayton
Rating: ★★★★ | Husdon Valley #1 | 308 pages | Gallery Books | Contemporary | 10/20/2015 L.A. private chef Roxie Callahan begrudgingly returns to her Hudson Valley hometown to run the family dinner when her Mom gets accepted on The Amazing Race. Within a day she catches the eye of the hot farmer in town and decidesRead the Post
The Duke That I Marry by Cathy Maxwell
Rating: ★★★ | 352 pages | Avon | Historical | Spinster Heiresses #3 | Release Date: 11/27/2018 Miss Willa Reverly, the last spinster heiress, is tying the knot and she’s got the prize of the season–Matthew Addison, the recently named Duke of Camberly. Their arranged marriage is a solution to financial and status problems for their respective families but theyRead the Post
A Wedding On Bluebird Lane
unrated | 11 hours 12 minutes pages | Kensington | Contemporary Romance | 5/29/2018 You know, I don’t read that many contemporary romance novels and reading A Wedding On Bluebird Way was like getting a nice flight of contemporary romance. The small southern town of Serendipity, Texas is the backdrop for the biggest social eventRead the Post
Coming in From The Cold by Sarina Bowen
Rating: ★★★ | 208 pages | Self-published (formerly Harlequin) | Contemporary | 5/1/2014 A few weeks ago my power went out and I decided to read a few pages of each of the um…literally hundreds of books I had on my Kindle Paperwhite and Coming In From The Cold was one that took my attention. I’veRead the Post