“Never Too Late” is funny, sad, and just an over-all great read. I couldn't put it down and I will be picking it back up after I read book one. The characters make the story in this book. They are full of development and depth and I really...
4 StarsI work with terminally ill people and sometimes when I walk into a house the grief is so thick that you can literally feel it. The air is heavy with it. That's what reading this book felt like. When I leave those homes I struggle to push th...
5 StarsThis was an incredible paranormal romance. I love dragons so this steamy shifter romance easily captured my interest. It also turned out to have a super good plot that intrigued me from the first page until the last. Moira had to go on the...
4½ Stars“Man Down” by Tracy Tappan is a thrill-filled, suspenseful tale that starts with a description of the intense challenges faced to become a SEAL and ratchets up higher and higher throughout the story. Told through three points of view, this...
5 Stars“Enemies of the State” by Tal Bauer was a wonderful surprise and lived up to the blurb that captured my attention. I was enthralled by the progression of the relationship between Ethan and Jack. The conflict between duties of the office and...
4½ StarsDating in your 20’s is fun but try getting back in the dating game in your 40’s. She married a great guy but poor Grace Delany never experienced the fun sexual side everybody talked about. Now years later and widowed she is lear...
5 Stars“Ghost Times Two” by Carolyn Hart is a cozy mystery with a twist—the inimitable Bailey Ruth Raeburn, whose afterlife is remarkably busy. Her preoccupation with fashion and predilection for stretching…okay, breaking…the precepts of her role...
4½ Stars“Tempest: All-New Tales of Valdemar” is an anthology edited by Mercedes Lackey. It is so fun being immersed in stories that explore the various aspects of this universe that have been developed over the years. I was particularly fond of the...
4 Stars“Kill Without Shame” by Alexandra Ivy is an exciting story that centers around Mia Ramon, who has rebuilt her life and has to find a way to cope with the return of Lucas St. Claire, who is determined to protect her from an unspecified threa...
4½ Stars“A Ghostly Reunion” by Tonya Kappes is a fun addition to this series, even more because of the guest-starring role by ebullient author Jade Lee, who fortunately is nothing like the character bearing her name. The uncanny ability to commune...
4 StarsI have always found Margaret fascinating and in No Easy Target I got a chance to get to know her better. She is truly amazing and I loved reading every bit of her and her adventures. There are some crazy parts in this book, One of the one’s...
4½ StarsSoldier: “You trust this man?” River Song: “I absolutely trust him.” Soldier: “He’s not some kind of madman, then?” River song: “I absolutely trust him.” Can you really psychoanalyze a show like Doctor Who? Whovians may have doubts. However...
5 Stars"Wind River Cowboy" was an easy but hard read. It dealt with soldiers coming back from the war, PTSD, survivor's guilt and dealing with sexual harassment in the Army. Kira lost all but one other person on her team in an ambush and wound up...
4 Stars“Rachel’s Dream” is the third book in the Hope Chest of Dreams series by Lisa Jones Baker. It is an Amish tale about a young woman who has dreams of her own. She is usually involved in some sort of mishap and makes her parents crazy with he...
3½ Stars“Cold Reign” by Faith Hunter is an entertaining addition to the collection. The stories in this series are both mind-boggling and a thrill to read, with their fascinating blend of paranormal, fantasy, and mythic elements, not to mention the...
4½ StarsThere were so many things going on in Combatting Fear, so many twist and turns and a lot of characters. One of my favorites was Jack, I loved how protective he was of Neve and looked out for her. Neve herself is an interesting character and...
4 StarsI'm a HUGE fan of S.J. Maylee's, so it comes as no surprise that I would like this book, but I really loved it! I truly enjoy her style of writing and her stories have all been the type I pick up and don't put down again until "The End". Ta...
4½ StarsI have so enjoyed this series, The Satin Rose Experience by Ms. Bunino and would love to see more! That's how much I've liked them, especially this one as it deals with an older heroine who deals with everyday issues like age, shapewear, an...
4½ StarsLinda Thomas-Sundstrom pulls readers in with an imaginative take on angels and vampire hunters. After seeing so many paranormal romances that don't take things to another level this book was refreshing as it was a totally new concept and th...
4½ StarsBlack Moutain Magic was a good interesting read, that kept my attention. The two main characters were well written, and had great chemistry. With her being a witch The story line kept me interested with the action, right amount of drama, an...
4 Stars"Cold Pressed Murder" is the second book in the Olive Grove Mystery series. It’s about Eva, a woman who must solve the murder of a celebrity chef because her sister was the last one seen with the victim. I haven’t read the first book in the...
3½ Stars"The Silence of the Flans" is the second book in the Emergency Dessert Squad Mystery series. It’s about Winnie, a baker who must solve a murder before her business goes under. I didn’t read the first book in the series, but I did thoroughly...
5 StarsSometimes the blurb for a book doesn't really do it justice. The "Midas Touch" is one of those books. I went in expecting your typical revenge turns to love story. It's nothing like that. There's twists and turns, unexpected side stories an...
4½ StarsHoly crap, Violet Grenade was crazy. There was so much going on and I got sucked in from the very first page. Victoria Scott wrote an amazing book that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole way through. This is one of those books that wi...
5 StarsLong Time Lost is an adventure book with a series of twists that will keep you on your toes. Chris Ewan does a superb job of character building right from the start. Miller a.k.a. Nick Adams, is complicated. As a reader you know from the st...
4½ StarsI hope Agnes Luthi's career in violent crimes is just getting started. Agnes’ very first case with violent crimes, begins during one of the worst blizzards in recent memory, just outside the famed Chateau Vallotton. The victim, a young woma...
4 StarsThis seventh installment in the Cooper Ridge series is centered around Finn Donnelly and his best friend, Lane. Finn’s life has been turned upside down by the death of his grandfather, who for some inexplicable reason, has left the ranch Fi...
4 StarsFriends, family and a chance encounter make for a terrific story with more romance in it than you would expect. The characters are extremely well done and come to life with a vibrancy. I love how lives intertwined and loyalties can be strai...
5 StarsI had elevated hopes in my reading of the novel, "The Thief's Countess," mostly for the sole purpose that I have a love for any romance that is featured in the Medieval era and yet I was fairly disappointed with the actual romance. In fact,...
3 StarsDesiree Holt is always a sure thing! The first in this fabulous serious is no exception. This lady sure knows her sexy Alpha heroes and the women they fall for. Kari Malone and Slade Donavan are perfect for one another both between the shee...
5 StarsLayla Reyne delivers a delightful suspense story with this first in a series. Okay I have two confessions to make. The first, I'm not a big fan of the male male romance genre. The second confession, I'm impulsive and chose this book after b...
4 StarsKaLyn Cooper grabbed my attention and never let me go until the last word. I never thought I'd ever visit Columbia yet with every word I felt surrounded by the fabulous locale and the beautiful places I would never get to see. Harper Tambin...
4½ StarsWhat a great book! It quickly captured my interest and held it until the very end. The story was well written, engaging and was impossible to put down. This book is the first in a series called “7 Brides for 7 SEALs”. I was sad to see the b...
5 StarsJust as good as the first book in the series! I was very happy to realize that this book picked up from the end of the first book in the series and continued the storyline, adding in two more wonderful characters. The storyline continues to...
4½ Stars"Claiming His Human" is the 6th book in Doris’s Projects series and let me tell you, you’ll all be happy it’s back! Our shifter du jour is Darius James Longton, an alpha, dominant bear shifter. He finds his mate at a cafe in Covent Garden (...
5 StarsSo excited that we have another Death Isle book out by Kera Faire! I just LOVE these books. (Admittedly, the pigs on the island make me a tad nervous though.) I’d love to be carried off and interrogated, maybe by two dispatchers. (as long a...
5 StarsA second chance doesn’t seem likely in this contemporary romance. Teen lovers are torn apart by ambitious parents only to meet again years later. Loretta and Deacon’s emotions roll of the page making you hurt for them while you’re hoping th...
4½ StarsKate Baxter continues to amaze with The Untamed Vampire! I really loved this book. This series is populated by myriad supernatural characters who are all on the edge of a war. In this book it is Chelle and Gunnar who were torn about their f...
4½ Stars"The Bad Luck Bride" is a deftly woven Regency romance, interspersed with plots and plans and passion. Claire and Alex are complicated characters complete with flaws, fears and dreams. The author creates sexual tension between the two that...
5 StarsDanielle LaCrosse becomes a ladies maid to a very kind mistress. She's trying her best to pretend to be a skilled ladies maid but she really has not had much experience at it. Plus, the Viscount's brother Cade is wickedly tempting but she b...
4 Stars"Wedded Bliss" is a good romantic story that is sweet and will also let you laugh at times. This is a good book to relax with. There are not a lot of questions to ponder over. The characters given are characters you can love. It's a story t...
3½ StarsI loved this interesting and exciting new chapter in the Shifters Unbound series. Things got very interesting in this book when Dimitri and Jaycee are sent to infiltrate a strange faction of fanatic shifters. It turns out to be a cult. The...
4½ StarsPipe Dreams was a slow burn for me - I started out really disliking the hero for what he did, and I don't usually like flash-back sequences when I just want to know how what happens next rather than what happened before. It gets better thou...
4 StarsJane Ashford absolutely delights with this charming historical romance. Flora Jennings is an intriguing heroine who won me over long before she was introduced on the page. Lord Robert Gresham's pondering such about her had me knowing I woul...
4½ StarsSharon Sala returns to my favorite small Georgia town Blessings in her latest novel A Piece of My Heart. Once again Sala brings us her trademark sweet, down to earth romance with a little suspense thrown in. In addition to new characters Sa...
4 StarsVan is a SEAL and when his father died he was left the entire business and left with protecting his adopted sister from a man whom they all thought was out to get their family legacy. But Van did not realize that his heart was in love with...
3½ Stars"Crimes Against a Book Club” is about two best friends, Annie and Sarah, who need money badly so they decide to set-up a beauty business where they sell knock-off twenty-dollar anti-aging face cream to rich clients for two thousand a pop. B...
3½ StarsThe sexual tension between Sean and Emma was crazy. Each character has their own little thing and I found it absolutely amazing that Emma didn't have to depend on a man. She could do things on her own, like knowing what’s wrong with her car...
3½ StarsThis anthology is like a shifter bonus for any paranormal romance reader. Each story is totally unique and separate from the others. I know at least one of the stories is part of a series and I’m going to assume that all of them are. Regard...
5 Stars"Crave Me" is sweet spicy candy. I liked seeing how Chloe went after Simon and how their relationship progressed. I liked that it wasn't a case where Chloe didn't really know Simon but crushed on him for ages - it was made very clear that t...
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