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3.5 stars, Ex-Military, Review, Suspense

Playing Dirty by Helenkay Dimon

December 22, 2016 Leave a Comment

8 hrs 55 minutes| Avon | Romantic Suspense | Bad Boys Undercover #1 | 1/27/15 Things are moving pretty fast between Shay Alexander and Ford Decker, the hot IT professional who just moved into the Dupont Circle property she manages. What Shay doesn’t know is that Ford is actually an undercover operative for Alliance, a clandestine black opsRead the Post

4 stars, Contemporary, Ex-Military, Review

Fly With Me by Chanel Cleeton (Wild Aces #1)

December 18, 2016 Leave a Comment

I’d like to think that I’m not “one of those people” who are all judge-y about romance but sometimes a flippant comment dismissing certain types of romance sneaks up on me. When I first saw Cleeton’s fighter pilot series making its way through the blogosphere I assumed it was some Romancelandia version of fighterRead the Post

Contemporary, Motorcycle Club, Review, unrated

Strip You Bare by Maisey Yates (Deacons of Bourbon Street #4)

December 6, 2016 Leave a Comment

200 Pages | Loveswept | Contemporary | Deacons of Bourbon Street #4 | 1/5/16 The last show I really binged (like 3-4 episodes a day) was the first few seasons of Sons of Anarchy and all I could think while watching was; hmmm… this needs more romance. Contemporary romance seems to be getting grittier and grittierRead the Post

3.5 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, Ex-Military, New Adult, Review

Getting Schooled by Christine C Jones

October 13, 2016 Leave a Comment

Release Date: 01/11/2016 | 173 pages | Indie | The Wright Brothers #1 Last year, Jess told me about the Girl, Have You Read Podcast and I was introduced to the world of black indie romance– romance novels written by and primarily for black women. I’m ashamed to say I had no idea this corner of Romancelandia existed and afterRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Interracial, Mafia, Mini Reviews, Multicultural, Review, Suspense

Dudes Who Write Romance : Mini Reviews

September 1, 2016 Leave a Comment

One Minute To Midnight Automatik teammates”Bolt Action” Mary and ex-Navy SEAL, Ben Jackson are deep undercover in the Morris Flats, a town where shady government officials and gunrunners run the streets. Danger is everywhere but it might not be the guns that take these teammates by surprise. Ben and Mary juggle their undercover identities whileRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Cowboys & Westerns, Low Heat, Novellas & Anthologies, Review, Small Town

Learning To Ride Prested by James Patterson by Erin Knightly

August 13, 2016 Leave a Comment

144 Pages | Publisher: Bookshots | Contemporary | Pub. Date: 7/5/16 James Patterson, the name associated with airport bookstores, has created a new reading experience; BookShots. These books are described as “shots” of action-packed entertainment in a “shorter format that fits people’s lives.” I heard about these first on the Book Riot Podcast, so IRead the Post