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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

4 stars, Contemporary, Review, Romantic Elements

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy Reichert

August 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

The Coincidence of Coconut Cake is satisfyingly sweet novel about Lou, a struggling restaurateur who after a series of coincidental meetings (and an almost toppled cake) starts to fall for Al Waters, an uptight British writer biding his time in Midwestern America. This boy meets girl romance get turned on it’s head because Al is also the anonymous snarkyRead 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

3 stars, Celebrities, Contemporary, Interracial, Review

Her Secret Lover by Robin Covington

June 24, 2016 Leave a Comment

169 Pages | Entangled Publishing | Contemporary Romance | 1/18/16 This book has been my “little moments” book. I downloaded it on my phone and read it when I had a few moments to spare. I ended up finishing it during the hour long train ride from O’Hare Airport to Downtown Chicago and I gotRead the Post

3 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, Harlequin Category, Review

Heated Moments by Phyllis Bourne

January 28, 2016 Leave a Comment

I’ve been listening to theGirl, Have You Read podcast and I picked this book up so I could read-along with the ladies. I went into this book not knowing anything about it,  I thought it would be kind of soapy (as categories are want to do) but it’s actually a cute romantic comedy. When modelRead the Post

3 stars, 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Cowboys & Westerns, Ex-Military, Harlequin Category, Review, Small Town

Branded by Tori Carrington

January 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

 Honestly, I’m not sure how to review series romances because of how. . . trope specific they can be. I’ve read and book buffeted a few , most of which were Presents that I heavily side-eyed. So that was my litmus test with this.  How much side-eyeing could be done ? What I found isRead the Post

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