Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: The Immortal City Series: The Sacred Dark: Book Two Author: May Peterson Publisher: Carina Press Length: 258 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: The Immortal City is stunning in its landscapes, its characterizations, and has left me anxious for the next book in the series to see where May Peterson's imagination might ask readers... Continue Reading →
Title: André Series: High Rise: Book Two Author: Jayce Ellis Publisher: Carina Press Length: 270 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: André is an Office Romance lovers romance, and by the end, I was totally gone for both him and his one-night-stand/intern/love interest, Marcus. At its heart, this is a story about figuring out... Continue Reading →
Title: Just Like That Series: Albin Academy: Book One Author: Cole McCade Publisher: Carina Press Length: 336 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Overall, I appreciated that the author’s voice served the story he told in a complementary way, but in the end, I think my expectations exceeded what was delivered. Reviewed By: Lisa... Continue Reading →
Title: Her Lady's Honor Author: Renée Dahlia Publisher: Carina Press Length: 253 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Lesbian Romance At a Glance: I can’t say that I loved Her Lady’s Honor as much as I wanted to, but it’s not without some lovely moments along the way. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: The war might be over,... Continue Reading →
Title: The Girl Next Door Author: Chelsea M. Cameron Publisher: Carina Press Length: 272 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: In spite of a slow start, I warmed up to this sweet, tropey, girl-next-door romance, and enjoyed watching Iris and Jude find their happily ever after. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: ris Turner hightailed it... Continue Reading →
Title: Starcrossed Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book Two Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 282 Pages Category: Historical Romance, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: If Spellbound was a homerun, Starcrossed is a slam dunk—to badly mix sports metaphors. Once again, Therin offers up a knock-out of a storyline to further the intrigue and... Continue Reading →
Title: The Iron Crown Series: The Darkest Court: Book Three Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 103k Words Category: Fantasy At a Glance: The Iron Crown is every bit as passionate and poetic as the previous two books in this series. It is a journey of love and honor and heroism and sacrifice, building... Continue Reading →
Title: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Series: Big Bad Wolf: Book Four Author: Charlie Adhara Publisher: Carina Press Length: 268 Pages Category: Paranormal/Fantasy, Mystery At a Glance: Here comes another rave, y’all. This. Book. Was. So. GOOD. I know I say it every time, but this one was my fave of the series so far. Reviewed... Continue Reading →
Title: Tough Guy Series: Game Changers: Book Three Author: Rachel Reid Publisher: Carina Press Length: 262 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: There were so many things that made me love this book. I enjoyed Reid’s storytelling style, and she definitely knows her hockey. If you love hockey romance, or are just looking for... Continue Reading →
Title: Jeremiah Series: High Rise: Book One Author: Jayce Ellis Publisher: Carina Press Length: 240 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: This novel doesn’t try to be anything but what it is: a love story, a story about living one’s truth, taking chances, and it succeeds at that. I liked Jeremiah and Collin both... Continue Reading →
Title: Graveyard Shift Series: Not Dead Yet: Book Three Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 259 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Burke handles the plethora of danger and suspense in this novel with nothing less than finesse. The only overwhelming element to the entirety of the story were the emotions provoked by... Continue Reading →
Title: Dine With Me Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Carina Press Length: 69k Words Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Dine With Me is FULL of emotion. This was a fantastic book that I wholeheartedly recommend to anyone looking for a well-written, touching, romantic story, that is also a love letter to food. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Lord of the Last Heartbeat Series: The Sacred Dark: Book One Author: May Peterson Publisher: Carina Press Length: Novel Category: Paranormal/Fantasy At a Glance: Lord of the Last Hearbeat gives lovers of spec fic plenty to feast on. With the hefty task of the setup behind her now, I look forward to seeing what... Continue Reading →
Title: The Marked Prince Series: The Darkest Court: Book Two Author: M.A. Grant Publisher: Carina Press Length: 305 Pages Category: Fantasy At a Glance: Laid out in an elegant prose, Grant draws readers into this story by the heart, gives us two heroes to support, to suffer the sting of failure with, and to celebrate... Continue Reading →
Title: Spellbound Series: Magic in Manhattan: Book One Author: Allie Therin Publisher: Carina Press Length: 243 Pages Category: Historical, Paranormal Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There has been a lot of early buzz about the brilliance of this book. Believe it. All of it. Spellbound not only lives up to it but exceeded... Continue Reading →
Title: Give Up the Ghost Series: Not Dead Yet: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy At a Glance: This is some impressive and fun-tastic paranormal fiction, given to bouts of heartwarming moments and beautiful romantic turns. The perfect storm for a good binge reading session. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Rough Terrain Series: Out of Uniform: Book Seven Author: Annabeth Albert Publisher: Carina Press Length: 384 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This final book in the Out of Uniform series gave me some mixed feelings. All in all, it was a good wrap for the series, but it won't get a spot in... Continue Reading →
Title: Game Changer Author: Rachel Reid Publisher: Carina Press Length: 334 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Rachel Reid is a talented writer, and I look forward to reading more from her. This novel has some really good bones but just needed a bit more story to hold them together. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: New... Continue Reading →
Title: Perfect Day Series: New Milton: Book One Author: Sally Malcolm Publisher: Carina Press Length: 187 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: But for one admittedly personal niggle that jerked me clean out of the story for a moment, Perfect Day is just about the perfect read if you’re looking for a second chances romance... Continue Reading →
Title: Between the Lines Series: New Milton: Book Three Author: Sally Malcolm Publisher: Carina Press Length: 73k Words Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Between the Lines was such a good read. I wholeheartedly recommend checking this one out! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Theo Wishart has given up on finding love. Luca Moretti doesn’t want to... Continue Reading →
Title: Rough Trade Series: Woodbury Boys: Book Three Author: Sidney Bell Publisher: Carina Press Length: 496 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Rough Trade is a gorgeous addition to this series of books. It’s every bit as gut-wrenching as I expected Ghost’s story would be, but through the painful journey of him becoming ‘real’, there... Continue Reading →
Title: Lone Star Author: Josh Lanyon Publisher: Carina Press Length: 84 Pages Category: Contemporary, Holiday Romance At a Glance: I truly did love this story. It was wonderfully romantic and had an awesome small-town vibe and nice holiday feel. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Growing up in rural Texas, Mitchell Evans's ambition to be a dancer... Continue Reading →
Title: Loving a Warrior Author: Melanie Hansen Publisher: Carina Press Length: 276 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: If you like military romances and the friends-to-lovers trope, you don't want to miss this! Reviewed By: Ky Blurb: BUD/S: six months of the most intense training there is. It’s survival of the toughest, and Matt Knytych... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Not Pout Author: Annabeth Albert Publisher: Carina Press Length: 288 Pages Category: Holiday Romance, Contemporary At a Glance: Better Not Pout was a lovely start to my holiday reading season. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: One hard-nosed military police officer. One overly enthusiastic elf. One poorly timed snowstorm. Is it a recipe for disaster?... Continue Reading →
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