One of my 2021 bookish goals is to read more series so I decided to finish the Twisted Wishes series. Each book follows a member of a queer rock band and has themes of found family, acceptance, and some light kink elements. I reviewed the first book, Syncopation, in 2019. Counterpoint Twisted Wishes’ 27-year-old guitaristRead the Post
King Me by Lucy Lennox (Forever Wilde #7)
Rating: ★★★+.5 | 298 Pages | Contemporary Romance | Self-Pub | Release Date: 7/16/2019 For years FBI agent Dirk Falcon has been after notorious art thief Le Chaton, otherwise known as Kingston Wilde– an American expat studying art in France. When a priceless crown is stolen by King’s ex-boyfriend, Falcon recruits King to steal the crownRead the Post
Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy
Rating: ★★★★ | 8 hours 4 min. | Sports Romance | Self-Pub | Release Date: 7/28/2015 I enjoy the occasional hockey romance even though my knowledge of hockey goes as far as this Chance The Rapper sketch on SNL and that Twitter thread where a Black guy discovered hockey. I was scrolling through AudibleRead the Post
Syncopation by Anna Zabo
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
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
Permanent Ink by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn
Rating: ★★★ +.5 | 256 pages | Riptide Publishing* | Contemporary Romance | 08/07/2017 When Jericho McAslan, owner of Permanent Ink Tattoo, takes on 23-year-old delinquent graffiti artist Poe Montgomery as his first apprentice, Poe’s presence complicates Jericho’s life in more ways than one. The attraction between them is instantaneous but Jericho isn’t sure he’ll ever beRead the Post