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Contemporary, Genre, Interracial, Latinx, Novellas, Review, Small Town, unrated

The Road To Rose Bend by Naima Simone

August 8, 2021 Leave a Comment

I don’t know why I get it into my head that books with warmly lit landscapes are moderate heat-level because this small-town romance was scalding. The last thing Sydney wants to do is head back to her small hometown of Rose Bend…especially since she’s pregnant with her ex-husband’s baby. Sydney has a complicated past withRead the Post

3.5 stars, 4 stars, 5 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, FP, Interracial, Latinx, Low Heat, Review

Mini Reviews: Firefighter Romance

December 2, 2020 Comment : 1

I randomly started binge-watching NBC’s Chicago Fire and it made me want to check out some firefighter romance. I still haven’t finished the show so no spoilers! Riding the Storm by Brenda Jackson (The Westmorelands #5) While on business in New Orleans the last person Fire Captain Storm Westmoreland expects to see is Jayla Cole–the daughterRead the Post

Contemporary, Genre, Interracial, M/F, Review, unrated

Like Lovers Do by Tracey Livesay

November 9, 2020 Leave a Comment

I actually…don’t read a ton of fake relationship books and I had to ask Kat what constitutes a fake relationship. As Glenn Wheldon from the Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast would say, I feel like there is a taxonomy of fake relationship romance: a fake relationship between two strangers fake relationship between people who alreadyRead the Post

2.5 stars, 3.5 stars, 5 stars, Black Romance, Celebrities, Contemporary, East Asian, Erotic, F/F, FP, Interracial, LGBTQIA, Millionaires & Billionaires, Mini Reviews, Multicultural, Review

F/F Romance Mini Reviews

October 21, 2020 Leave a Comment

Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner This debut tells the slo-o-o-o-w burn romance between a Chinese-American showrunner in her 40s and her younger assistant. A Hollywood workplace romance with this kind of power dynamic may sound cringe but Wilsner navigates it effectively. Still, I could never fully engage with this one. I found theRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Harlequin Category, Interracial

Audiobook Review: An Honorable Seduction by Brenda Jackson

October 3, 2020 Leave a Comment

David “Flipper” Holloway is sent to the Florida Keys on a top secret undercover mission to prove Swan Jamison–the goddaughter of David’s boss–isn’t secretly committing treason in her jewelry store. This is part of the New Westmoreland series, which follows the members of Bane Westmoreland’s SEAL team. This book is so cheesy but it’s gotRead the Post

4 stars, Contemporary, Interracial, Latinx, Low Heat, Review

Audiobook Review: The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren

October 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

All of the luck in Olive (yes, Olive) Torres’ family has gone to her twin sister, Ami, who managed to win a dream wedding and honeymoon by entering a sweepstakes. But Olive’s luck changes when a shellfish allergy puts the bride and groom out of commission. Now she’s taking her twin sister’s place on theRead the Post