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Romance and Sensibility

From First Page To HEA

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

4 stars, Contemporary, LGBTQIA, M/M, New Adult, Review

Him by Sarina Bowen and Elle Kennedy

July 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

  Rating: ★★★★  | 8 hours 4 min. | Sports Romance | Self-Pub | Release Date: 7/28/2015 I enjoy the occasional hockey romance even though my knowledge of hockey goes as far as this Chance The Rapper sketch on SNL and that Twitter thread where a Black guy discovered hockey. I was scrolling through AudibleRead 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

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

1 star, LGBTQIA, Polyamorous, Review

Misfits by Garrett Leigh

October 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★ | Release Date: 03/16/15 | Contemporary | 277 Pages | Riptide Publishing  Tom Fearness and Cass Pearson are a young power couple taking over London’s urban food scene. With Tom on the business end and Cass as the chef, they’ve opened five successful boutique restaurants and are gearing up for their sixth whenRead 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

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