Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Prince of Killers Series: Fog City: Book One Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Mystery At a Glance: There are some fantastic plot twists and tons of action and suspense in the second half of Prince of Killers. I am officially hooked! This was tons of fun; I... Continue Reading →
Title: When Red Cried Wolf Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book One Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 115 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: When Red Cried Wolf is composed of all things heartfelt and wonderful, including Asher himself. It's full of anticipation and is the literal definition of a feel-good... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Me Again Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 227 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Kiss Me Again is angsty, but in a really beautiful way, if that’s possible. This book made me feel alllllll the feels... And Aidan and Ludo are absolute perfection together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Tree surgeon... Continue Reading →
Title: Footsteps in the Dark Authors: LB Gregg, Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon, Dal MacLean, Z.A. Maxfield, Meg Perry, C.S. Poe, S.C. Wynne Publisher: JustJoshin Publishing Length: 929 Pages Category: Mystery, Romance At a Glance: There is a whole lotta awesome packed into these eight stories. It’s an incredible gathering of talent that is not to... Continue Reading →
Title: Team Phison Forever Series: Team Phison: Book Two Author: Chace Verity Publisher: Self-Published Length: 169 Pages Categories: Contemporary Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Found Family At a Glance: Team Phison Forever is the general definition of L O V E, in all its forms. It's sweet and sentimental, heartfelt and hopeful, and Chace Verity knocked this... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Time's the Charm Series: Boston Seasons: Book One Author: K. Evan Coles Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 262 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Coles’ style feels so easygoing and effortless. The pace and general flow of the story are excellent. There were a couple of points where things could have dragged or... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hate You Drink Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 295 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The Hate You Drink never reaches a level of angst that beats readers to an emotional pulp, and while we do love our Hurt/Comfort trope in the romance genre, Walker shows readers, in no uncertain... Continue Reading →
Title: Out of the Shade Author: S.A. McAuley Publisher: Self-Published Length: 368 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: S.A. McAuley has written an amazing, honest, touching book that you should all go and check out for yourselves! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: The hardest battle is the fight to be yourself.... Jesse Solomona has always tried... Continue Reading →
Title: Red, White & Royal Blue Author: Casey McQuiston Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan Length: 425 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: Red, White & Royal Blue earns every last one of its heart-tugs and includes more than a few memorable scenes and quotable lines—there’s absolutely nothing that isn’t romantic about, as Alex... Continue Reading →
Title: Gideon Series: Finding Home: Book Three Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 280 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Morton’s style feels effortless. With humor, snark, heat, and swoony, swoony romance, every book in the Finding Home series is such a mood lifter. Don’t miss Gideon, guys. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Gideon... Continue Reading →
Title: Made for You Series: Love & Family: Book Two Author: Anyta Sunday Publisher: Self-Published Length: 258 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: As with most all of this author’s books, I highly recommend this one. It’s a lovely, low-angst, feel-good romance that will absolutely leave you smiling. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ben... Continue Reading →
Title: Milo Series: Finding Home: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary, Age Gap At a Glance: Lily Morton delivers Milo and Niall's story with her usual style and gift for tapping into the heart of what it means to fall in love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Once upon a... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Me Tomorrow Author: Ethan Day Narrator: Jason Frazier Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 5 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I enjoyed Love Me Tomorrow for combining the fairy tale fantasy romance of recognizing “the one” at first sight with the reality of how complicated emotions and relationship can be. And... Continue Reading →
Title: Leaning Into the Look Series: Leaning Into: Book Six Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 20 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The emotion and heart of the story were really elevated by Nick J. Russo’s narration. Leaning Into the Look is an emotionally engaging story... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing Forever Series: This Time Forever: Book Three Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 353 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Chasing Forever is a beautiful love story all about second chances, and Kelly Jensen writes this kind of novel like no other. Fans of the series will love this one. I know... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rainbow Clause Author: Beth Bolden Narrator: Wyatt Baker Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 7 hours and 45 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The Rainbow Clause is well written, relatively angst-lite, and sweet but not saccharine since Nick’s sarcasm would never let it get too cheesy, a sarcasm that is delivered very well by... Continue Reading →
Title: With a Kick: Collection No. One Series: With a Kick Author: Clare London Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hour and 40 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: If you like stories that feature characters whose lives and relationships are relatable, complicated but still sweet and enjoyable, brought to life by the... Continue Reading →
Title: Beat of Their Own Drum Series: Replay: Book Three Author: KM Neuhold Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 359 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I think that fans of m/m/m are going to enjoy this story a lot, so I'll highly recommended it to them. As for the rest of you, this is a good... 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: Only Love Series: Only Love: Book One Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Self-Published Length: 374 Pages Category: Contemporary, Military Romance At a Glance: Only Love is a story of healing and embracing a new life that holds love so richly deserved by both men. I can’t wait to read more in this series. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Better Together Author: BL Maxwell Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 322 Pages Category: Contemporary, Teen Fiction At a Glance: I fear I am going to be in the minority here when I say that this novel had some very real issues that needed to be addressed before it was ever published. There was simply too... Continue Reading →
Title: Test of Valor Series: Valor: Book Two Author: Keira Andrews Publisher: Self-Published Length: 225 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Test of Valor is a successful sequel and a great ending to a wonderful love story. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: They’re free of the White House, but can their forbidden romance survive in the... Continue Reading →
Title: One Step Back Author: Edie Danford Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 316 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: This was a beautiful story of a lost love resurrected, defined, changed and made ever so much better than it had been. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb: When you fall for a guy who's about to become your... Continue Reading →
Title: Jordan vs. All the Boys Author: John Goode Publisher: Harmony Ink Press Length: 180 Pages Category: Contemporary, Teen Fiction At a Glance: I have said this before but it bears repeating: John Goode is able to tap into the emotions, fears, and dreams of teenagers like no other Young Adult novelist. Reviewed By: Sammy... Continue Reading →
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