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Romancing The Duke by Tessa Dare

February 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ + .5| 9 hours | Historical Romance | Castles Ever After #1 | Avon | 1/28/2014 When her father dies unexpectedly, 26-year-old Izzie Goodnight is left with only the legacy of his popular syndicated stories and…a castle–given to her by one of her father’s fans. Izzie can work with a castle but unfortunatelyRead 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

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

3.5 stars, East Asian, Genre, Low Heat, Multicultural, Paranormal, Review, Romantic Elements

Heroine Complex by Sarah Kuhn

October 17, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ + .5 | Release Date: 7/05/16 | Paranormal Romance | 378 Pages | DAW Books When demon portals appear in San Francisco Aveda Jupiter (aka 26-year-old Annie Chang) becomes the city’s resident superheroine. But when a broken ankle takes Aveda out of the game she turns to Evie Tanaka, her reluctant assistant, andRead the Post

3.5 stars, Contemporary, Review

Asking for It by Lilah Pace

September 26, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★+.5| 336 pages | Berkley | Contemporary Romance | 06/02/2015 Trigger Warning: Rape as backstory and Rape Play I’ve been reading a lot of romance novels this year and sometimes it can all get a little same-y. I was looking for something more boundary-pushing and when I saw this in the library I decidedRead 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