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Romance and Sensibility

From First Page To HEA

Black Romance, Contemporary, Genre, Review

Jess’ Review Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | 460 pages | Contemporary | Self-Published | Release Date: 3/20/2018 TW : Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Okay, I knew going in that this book was going to be a tough one. Kennedy was inspired to write Long Shot after watching the leaked Baltimore Ravens Player abuse video. Long Shot takes an extremely closeRead the Post

4 stars, Black Romance, Historical, Review

Rebel and Captured by Beverly Jenkins

October 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

Unrated When I pick up a Beverly Jenkins romance I personally go in ready to learn something new about Black history. I think romance is such a good medium for exploring the perseverance of Black people in America; because it shows that despite all the suffering it’s possible to carve out your own happiness inRead the Post

3 stars, 4 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, Mini Reviews, Multicultural, Review, unrated

Mini Reviews: Cinnamon Bun Royals, Baking Competitions and Vegas, Baby!

October 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

A Prince On Paper is the third book in Alyssa Cole’s modern-day Reluctant Royals series and follows the fake engagement of Nya the sheltered daughter of a disgraced Thesolo royal family member and Johan the playboy prince who has more heart than he is willing to show. This quiet romance follows these two cinnamon bunRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, Historical, LGBTQIA, Review

Mini Reviews: Royal Blue, Summer Blues and Union Blues

August 24, 2019 Leave a Comment

These books have nothing in common except they’re what I’ve been reading this summer but I think they really show the variety in the romance genre! This New Adult debut about a fake friendship turned pond jumping romance between the Prince of Wales and First Son of The United States has taken the book worldRead the Post

3.5 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, LGBTQIA, Review

Acting on Love by Te Russ

August 23, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★+.5 | 297 pages | Contemporary Romance | Self-Pub | Release Date: 4/3/2018 After a sex scandal throws a wrench in her career, actress Rocki Malone returns to her hometown with her childhood neighbor/bodyguard Seth Gardiner in tow. To keep her matchmaking mother off her back, Rocki tells her she and Seth are datingRead the Post

3.5 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, Review, Romantic Elements

32 Candles by Ernessa T. Carter

April 28, 2019 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ +.5| 352 pages | Contemporary | Amistad (Harper Collins) | 6/8/2010   Ever since Davie Jones was a child she’s wanted a Sixteen Candles-style romance and a Jake Ryan of her very own. But John Water’s endings don’t happen to poor dark-skinned outcasts in the deep south–so Davie Jones sets out to get itRead the Post

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