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Romance and Sensibility

From First Page To HEA

Black Romance, Contemporary, Genre, Review

Kat’s Review Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

December 9, 2019 Leave a Comment

Trigger Warning: Graphic depictions of rape and physical abuse Rating: ★★★ +.5 | 460 pages | Contemporary | Self-Published | Release Date: 3/20/2018 Iris Dupree is trapped in her own personal nightmare with her abusive and controlling NBA boyfriend. She’s always had bigger dreams for herself and knows she needs to get her and herRead the Post

3 stars, Contemporary, Review, Small Town, Sports

Coming in From The Cold by Sarina Bowen

December 27, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★ | 208 pages | Self-published (formerly Harlequin) | Contemporary | 5/1/2014 A few weeks ago my power went out and I decided to read a few pages of each of the um…literally hundreds of books I had on my Kindle Paperwhite and Coming In From The Cold was one that took my attention. I’veRead the Post

3.5 stars, Contemporary, Review, Sports

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

November 29, 2018 Leave a Comment

  Rating: ★★★ +.5  | Playbook #1 | 308 pages | Berkley | Contemporary | 9/11/2018   When Marlee Harper catches her NFL wide receiver boyfriend cheating she calls it quits on the whole “football girlfriend” life to do bad all by herself. Unfortunately, she can’t fight her attraction to the team’s enticing new quarterback, Gavin Pope. ButRead the Post

4 stars, Contemporary, Review, Sports

Full Throttle by Erin McCarthy (Fast Track #6)

June 21, 2018 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★★| 8 hours 12 mins | Tantor Audio | Sports Romance | 12/09/2013 I can’t believe how long it’s taken me to get back to this series. The Fast Track series follows the romantic lives of the men and women in the Charlotte stock car racing community. I’d started this series years ago andRead the Post

3.5 stars, Celebrities, Contemporary, Review, Sports, Virgin Hero

Virgin Territory by Lia Riley (Hellion Angels #3)

April 19, 2018 Leave a Comment

 Rating: ★★★ +.5 | 149 pages  | Avon Impulse | Contemporary Romance | 03/06/18 I’m a sucker for the virgin hero trope, it’s a rare one and I really like it in M/F romance because it subverts the typical gender expectations. After getting into a bar fight with a scummy lawyer, hot-headed pro hockey goalieRead the Post

4 stars, Black Romance, Contemporary, Review, Sports

In His Corner by Alexandra Warren

November 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

Rating: ★★★★ | 263 Pages | Self-Published | Contemporary | 10/20/2017 | Buy Now !  When FullDisclosure.com sends journalist Bella Stevenson to write a profile of heavyweight boxing champion Princeton “Prince” Lattimore she instantly sees beyond his invincible fighter exterior and soon becomes the object of desire. That’s right, it’s time for journalist sleeps withRead the Post

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