Contemporary – Page 17

Black Romance, Contemporary, F/F, LGBTQIA, Novellas & Anthologies, Review, Royalty, unrated

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole

February 21, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: Unrated| Avon | Contemporary | Once Ghosted, Twice Shy was a moderately paced perfect little romance to start the year off with, but I have to admit I felt like I was plunked down in the third act — I needed this to be a full story! We take a short walk through the start, endRead the Post

3.5 stars, Celebrities, Contemporary, LGBTQIA, M/M, Review

Syncopation by Anna Zabo

February 5, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ + .5| 295 pages | Contemporary Romance | Carina Press | Release Date: 4/19/18 Ray Van Zeller, the lead singer of Twisted Wishes, needs a new drummer and the last person he expects to walk into auditions is Zavier Demos. Zavier is a Juilliard trained timpanist–and the guy who rejected Ray when he asked him toRead the Post

3.5 stars, 4 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, F/F, LGBTQIA, Mini Reviews, Review

Black Romance Novellas

December 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

2.5 stars, 4 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, F/F, LGBTQIA, M/M, Novellas & Anthologies, Review, Small Town

Coffee Shop Romances: Small Town Secrets and Delivered Fast

December 30, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

4 stars, Contemporary, Millionaires & Billionaires, Review

Nuts by Alice Clayton

December 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

Contemporary, Cowboys & Westerns, Genre, New Adult, Novellas & Anthologies, Review, Small Town, unrated

A Wedding On Bluebird Lane

December 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

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