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2 stars, Contemporary, Interracial, Review

Writing Her In by Holley Trent

July 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★ | 224 pages | Carina Press | Contemporary Romance | Release Date: 03/26/2019 When bestselling mystery writer Stacia Leonard gets an unexpected DM from Adrien Valliere, her book’s cover model, the last thing she expects is an indecent proposal of sorts. Adrien’s wife, Dara, doesn’t experience sexual attraction to him so they’ve agreed to openRead the Post

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

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