Time for a drinking game! Because what goes better than internet shopping and booze, right? But hey, at least with this game you’ll just have some new books, and not necessarily a home gym. For this game turn off the Adult Content Filter but leave the covers on the book. And of course, please drink…
Tag: Smashwords
Her Wicked Ways
Genre: Historical Word Count: 101, 790 Average Goodreads Rating: 3.62/ 5 stars My rating: 4/ 5 stars This book has a slightly shaky start, like most romance novels do, but it pulls me in pretty quickly. It starts off with Montgomery “Fox” Foxcroft committing highway robbery to save an orphanage. Yeah, starts off like your…
Second Time Around by H.A. Caine
Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQ Word Count: 8,140 Average Goodreads Rating: 2.67/5 stars My Rating: 3/5 stars Second Time Around is a story about mistaken identities. Jamie meets the man of his dreams, Matthew, at a party celebrating the opening of his new bakery. Better yet, Matthew seems to be into him. There’s just one problem: there’s…
Book Review: Claiming Her Highwayman by Michelle Grotewohl
Genre: Historical Words: 17,970 Average Goodreads Rating: 3.8/5 stars My rating: 2/5 stars Cass runs one of the greatest band of highwaymen around. Despite being a woman, she’s respected by her crew, and every night they return to camp richer than they were and she can enjoy being in the arms of her second-in-command, Will…
Book Review: Same Time Next Year by Jenna Bennett
Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 4,560 Average Goodreads Rating: 3.27/5 stars My rating: 4.5/5 stars It’s not often a book can surprise me. But Same Time Next Year totally took me off guard. Every year, for the past either years, Regina White and Tyler Harrison meet at the same hotel, in two connecting rooms for one night….
Book Review: Note to Self by Belinda LaPage
Genre: Contemporary, LGBTQ Goodreads rating: 3.73 out of 5 stars My rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Anna never considered herself bisexual or a lesbian. She’s totally in love with her husband and happy with her life as a wife, mother, and cop. But that all changes when she meets Susan, a pretty, feminine doctor,…
Only He Knows by Hiranya Borah
Words, 3,330 Average Smashwords Rating: 5/5 stars My rating: 2/5 stars I’ve had such mixed feelings about Hiranya Borah’s stories and Only He Knows is no different. It’s about a married couple that seem perfect but not everything is as it seems. Himangshu cheated on his wife Seema for years, even when she’s dying of cancer….
Diversity in Romance With Brilliant Author Elise Marion
Elise Marion, author of the Chained series, was generous enough to do an interview with me in anticipation of our War Bride giveaway event. It’s a pleasure to be working with her and to have her on the blog. She has some great answers, including her opinion on the lack of diversity in books. I highly recommend…
Book Review: War Bride by Elise Marion
Genre: Medieval, Fantasy, Adult Goodreads rating: 3.7 out of 5 stars My rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars I’m going to earn your trust, Emery Toustain, he thought as he released her hand. Perhaps, if you let me, I’ll earn more than that. The first time I read War Bride was several months ago. It was…
Once Upon a Time Giveaway Winner
Hello! First of all a huge thanks to Maggie Shayne for giving a Smashwords copy to my giveaway. She’s a fantastic person and writer, and it was a pleasure to collaborate with her. Second of all, thank you to everyone who entered and spread the word about the giveaway. It’s much appreciated. The winner will…