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Romance and Sensibility

From First Page To HEA

4 stars, Contemporary, LGBTQIA, M/M, New Adult, Review

Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

  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

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

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

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

Permanent Ink by Avon Gale and Piper Vaughn

September 24, 2018 Leave a Comment

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

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

Off Base By Annabeth Albert

March 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★★ | 8 hrs 9 min | Carina Press| M/M Contemporary| 1/09/2017 |Buy Now! Off Base is my first foray into M/M romance. I’ve been wanting to read M/M for awhile and  I’ve been hesitant about non #ownvoices, because the idea of a subgenre that is generally accepted as being, written by straight womenRead the Post

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

How I Met Your Father by L.B. Gregg

February 20, 2016 Leave a Comment

Two months ago   Me: OMG there is a book on Audible called How I Met Your Father! I’ve lost the ability to even. Jess: You’re being judgmental. You never know, it might be good Me: Maybe *stares at 2.95 sale price* *clicks buy*   Former member of the now defunct boyband Rhythm Method (yeah)Read the Post

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