Romance and Sensibility – Page 27 – From First Page To HEA

Romance and Sensibility by the Numbers 2018 !

January 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

All year long we track our reviews in a spreadsheet so at the end of the year we can crunch some numbers and take a look at our stats. We track info you can’t find on Goodreads like diversity, format, and retailers; then pull the most interesting stats in a handy infographic via Canva. If you’dRead the Post

3.5 stars, 4 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, F/F, LGBTQIA, Mini Reviews, Review

Black Romance Novellas

December 31, 2018 Leave a Comment

I finished off my romance reading year with these two novellas featuring Black characters. I think we can forget there is so much diversity within capital D Diversity and these two novellas showcase the diversity in Black romance with each character being from a different part of the diaspora. Former exotic dancer Cinnamon “Cin” BradleyRead 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

3 stars, Historical, Review

The Duke That I Marry by Cathy Maxwell

December 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | 352 pages | Avon | Historical | Spinster Heiresses #3 | Release Date: 11/27/2018 Miss Willa Reverly, the last spinster heiress, is tying the knot and she’s got the prize of the season–Matthew Addison, the recently named Duke of Camberly. Their arranged marriage is a solution to financial and status problems for their respective families but theyRead 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