Sometimes we all need a little bit of a pick-me-up during the holiday season. It’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year and all that, but it’s frickin’ stressful. Between the in-laws and the holiday shopping (not to mention the calories. Yikes!), December can quickly turn into a jolly nightmare. However, The Mistletoe…
Tag: contemporary
Book Review: Hart Broken by Annie Arcane
Genre: Contemporary Goodreads Rating: 4.75/5 stars My rating: 4/5 stars Mickey Hart doesn’t do one-night stands. Until she wakes up in a luxury penthouse. With nothing but a t-shirt. And no idea who it belongs to. Enter Cale Windermere. Driven. Ambitious. Successful. And so gorgeous he could’ve walked straight out of a romance novel… Except…
5 Teen Romance Novels to Read If You Like Jackie and Hyde from That 70’s Show
Okay, I have a huge confession: I’ve been watching a lot more of That 70’s Show than I should be. And I really like Jackie and Hyde together. They’re a hilarious and unlikely pair with great chemistry, which makes them one of the most popular pairs on the show. For those of you who haven’t watched That 70’s…
Discover a Picturesque Island With Magic and Romance Today
When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she’s finally found refuge from her abusive husband—and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago… But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as…
Irish Kisses: The Fast Love Story That Is Almost Amazing
On Fiona Flannigan’s sixteenth birthday Aaron O’Malley kissed her by the wishing fountain at Ballyglass Castle. He said he loved her, then he left and broke her heart. Ten long years later he’s finally back, but his work as an undercover cop has left him fighting inner demons. She wants to help him recover, but…
10 Romance Novels to Read If You Like Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a show I’ve been binge-watching recently, not only for the plot and the antics, but also for the amazing love stories in the show. While most people probably don’t consider Doctor Who a romance, that is basically what it is. There are the main love stories, like the Doctor’s love with Rose Tyler,…
Servicing the Target: Finally an Alpha Female Romance Worth Reading
The quest to find a good Domme romance can be treacherous and dangerous, full of characterless protagonists, typos, undesirable kinks (for me), cold-hearted women, miserable and psychologically damaged men and women, and did I mention effing typos? After reading several unsatisfying stories and novels, I concluded that unlike the saturated alpha male niche, the alpha…
Murder, Mystery, and Romance All In One: The Villa by Nora Roberts
This book puts Nora Roberts’ other books to shame.
Are Romance Novels Anti-Feminist?
A lot of people I know consider romance novels anti-feminist. One of my friends said that romance novels idealize traditional marriage roles too much and look down on stronger female roles and independent women. I think that is a load of bull.
Book Review: Mine Completely by J. S. Scott
Money sucks. It can be a good thing, but at the same time it can ruin relationships or at the very least cause fights and angst. Simon and Kara haven’t totally figured out how to deal with their money, even though they are engaged. Kara is still self-conscious about the income gap between them and…