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Romance and Sensibility

From First Page To HEA

3.5 stars, 4 stars, Contemporary, Genre, Interracial, Review

Fumbled and Blitzed by Alexa Martin (The Playbook #2 and #3)

December 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

I’ve been all about series this year and closed out 2019 by finishing up Alexa Martin’s Playbook series. While all three books exist in the same world, Fumbled and Blitzed read like companion books and both take place several years after the events of Intercepted. In Fumbled our heroine is 27-year-old Poppy Patterson, a single motherRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, Genre, Review, unrated

Redesigning Happiness By Nita Brooks

December 30, 2019 Leave a Comment

    Rating: Unrated | 292 pages | Dafina Books | Contemporary | 07/30/2019 | Yvonne Cable, single mother and interior designer to Atlanta’s elite, is ready to jumpstart her career and love life with a home renovation TV show co-starring her handsome and wholesome celebrity contractor fiance, Nate. Sparks flew when the couple metRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, Genre, Review

Jess’ Review Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | 460 pages | Contemporary | Self-Published | Release Date: 3/20/2018 TW : Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Okay, I knew going in that this book was going to be a tough one. Kennedy was inspired to write Long Shot after watching the leaked Baltimore Ravens Player abuse video. Long Shot takes an extremely closeRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, Genre, Review

Kat’s Review Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Trigger Warning: Graphic depictions of rape and physical abuse Rating: ★★★ +.5 | 460 pages | Contemporary | Self-Published | Release Date: 3/20/2018 Iris Dupree is trapped in her own personal nightmare with her abusive and controlling NBA boyfriend. She’s always had bigger dreams for herself and knows she needs to get her and herRead the Post

4 stars, Contemporary, Genre, LGBTQIA, M/F, Review

Small Change by Roan Parrish (Small Change Book #1)

December 8, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★★ | 285 pages | Self-published | Contemporary Romance | 6/1/2017  34-year-old tattoo artist Ginger Holtzman is intense, ambitious and a little rough around the edges–but she has to be to survive in the male-dominated tattoo culture. She’s the owner of the queer-friendly Philly tattoo shop Small Change. When she meets Christopher, the sunshine-yRead the Post

5 stars, Contemporary, Review

Buns by Alice Clayton (Hudson Valley #3)

November 27, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★★★| 9 hrs 59 min | Contemporary | Simon & Schuster | Release Date: 5/23/2017 In 2011, before I’d become a reader again my co-blogger/sister Jess and I were having dinner and I was high-key annoyed with her because she would not shut up about how Twilight fanfiction writers were repackaging and selling theirRead the Post

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