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Title: Sixpenny Octavo Series: The Old Bridge Inn: Book Two Author: Annick Trent Publisher: Self-Published Length: 282 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Found family and friendships make this installment of the Old Bridge Inn series a warm and inviting addition to the collection. Annick Trent offers up another beautiful love... Continue Reading →
Title: The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics Series: Feminine Pursuits: Book One Author: Olivia Waite Publisher: Avon Impulse Length: 219 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Triumphant, affirming, and making science sexy one page at a time, The Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics makes all the right steps and comes to... Continue Reading →
Title: Bewitched: Being a History of Affection, Enchantment, and Housecleaning Series: Sea Goblins: Book Two Author: Juniper Butterworth Publisher: Self-Published Length: 179 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Juniper Butterworth’s incessantly enchanting imagination and loveable goblins are the driving force in this series. And Baby, as always, is the scene-stealer in the... Continue Reading →
Title: On Stolen Tides Author: Kay Lalock Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 267 Pages Category: Historical Romance, F/F Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: On Stolen Tides is a sweet romance set within a fictional history but which mirrors the past with candor. While it’s not without its flaws (dingy/dinghy and goal/gaol being repeated errors... Continue Reading →
Title: Shipwrecked Series: Sea Goblins: Book One Author: Juniper Butterworth Publisher: Self-Published Length: 161 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: If you're looking for something a little wacky and smilesome, filled with whimsy and doesn't take itself at all too seriously, there are goblins and goats afoot to the rescue. Reviewed By:... Continue Reading →
Title: Enemies to Lovers Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Kalikoi Length: 92 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Enemies to lovers is, perhaps, a slight exaggeration in the overall scheme of things. There is a sweetness and playfulness to the way Megan and Sarah's relationship evolves, and it was a fun... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Her Once for Me Author: Alison Cochrun Publisher: Atria Books Length: 366 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This book is everything wonderful, a lot of heartwarming and a little bit of heart-wrenching, with some added spice and everything nice a romance novel should have. I loved Ellie and... Continue Reading →
Title: A Restless Truth Series: The Last Binding: Book Two Author: Freya Marske Publisher: Tordotcom Length: 400 Pages Category: Historical Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Maud Blythe is such an engaging heroine, and I loved her intrepid spirit even as I feared for her life at nearly every twist and turn of her... Continue Reading →
Title: A Taste of Winter Author: Geneva Vand Publisher: Self-Published Length: 107 Pages Category: Paranormal Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: As adorable as its cover, this story shares the budding romance between two young women in their junior year of college. There is no hedging feelings or playing of games. A Taste of... Continue Reading →
Title: Legends & Lattes Author: Travis Baldree Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 318 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Two people finding love when they weren’t even looking for it is the luckiest kind of love story, and watching these women shyly and cautiously dance that dance was lovely. Legends & Lattes... Continue Reading →
Title: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry Series: Unnatural Magic: Book Two Author: C.M. Waggoner Publisher: Ace/Penguin Books Length: 383 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy Rating: 3.5 Stars At a Glance: Delly Wells' unique elocution was such a fun novelty, and the opposite-side-of-the-tracks romance between Delly and Winn was terribly, irresistibly sweet. The pace was slow-going... Continue Reading →
Title: The Haunting of Heatherhurst Hall Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 416 Pages Category: Gothic Romance, F/F Romance At a Glance: Nothwell offers up plenty of twists and turns along with some unexpected details and interests that keeps the story flowing at a steady pace and left me guessing how things would resolve as... Continue Reading →
Title: Stormsong Series: The Kingston Cycle: Book Two Author: C.L. Polk Publisher: Tor Publishing Length: 345 Pages Category: Gaslamp Fantasy, F/F Romance At a Glance: Snakes in the grass, keep your friends close and your enemies closer, murder, theft and a coverup, the mystery within the mystery—C.L. Polk handles it all with such a deft... Continue Reading →
Welcome to author S.A. Winters, who's joining us today to celebrate their recent re-release of Keeping It Together, from Less Than Three Press! S.A. is sharing an excerpt from the book as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check out the entry details below. Hi everyone! Today is something of a celebration for... Continue Reading →
Title: Thrall Authors: Avon Gale and Roan Parrish Publisher: Self-Published Length: 529 Pages Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: My personal beef with the ending and what amounted to a supernatural cocktease in the earlier parts of the book aside, overall Thrall can be a fun read and deserves kudos for how well it tackled... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to welcome author Annabelle Jacobs to TNA today to celebrate the release of Bitten by Her, a brand new addition to her fantastic Regent’s Park Pack series, and the first F/F romantic couple to be featured in this alternate contemporary -verse. Thanks for being here with us today, Annabelle! Let’s begin... Continue Reading →
Title: Bitten by Her Series: Regent's Park Pack: Book Five Author: Annabelle Jacobs Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 187 Pages Category: F/F Romance, Urban Fantasy At a Glance: Sexy, sensual, and rife with the painful yearning of a wolf for her absent mate, which Jacobs conveys so unmistakably, this book hits all the right romantic notes.... Continue Reading →
Title: Push Me Pull Me Author: Amanda Rhodes Publisher: NineStar Press Length: 72 Pages Category: Contemporary, F/F Romance At a Glance: Push Me Pull Me is not a bad quick-read with decent sex scenes. However, if you’re looking for an all-out romance, it’s probably not the greatest option. Reviewed By: Courtney Ellen Blurb: At twenty-four,... Continue Reading →
Title: When the Lights Go Out Author: Ginna Wilkerson Publisher: JMS Books Length: 49 Pages Category: Lesbian Romance, Holiday Romance At a Glance: It’s a quick read that leaves you with a desire to know the characters better, but too little with lots of loose ends. Reviewed By: Courtney Ellen Blurb: Nicole approaches the Christmas... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Exclusive Cover Reveal of Annabelle Jacobs' Bitten by Her, book 4.5 in the Regent's Park Pack series! About the Book Add to Goodreads Cover Design: Natasha Snow Release Date: August 14 2018 Length: 40,000 words approx. Regent's Park Pack Series Book #1 - Bitten By Mistake Amazon US | Amazon UK Book #2 - Bitten By Design Amazon... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have NineStar Press author J.S. Fields dropping by today to chat about her sci-fi series, Ardulum. We've got a great guest post to share with you as well as a giveaway, so be sure to check out all the details below. Welcome, J.S.! Journey to the Jungle The forests of Ardulum... Continue Reading →
Lisa: We’re so pleased to have author Shirley Anne Edwards joining us today to celebrate the release of her new book, Rage to Live. Welcome, Shirley! Let’s start right off with a book question: what’s your favorite scene in Rage to Live, and what makes it a fave? Shirley: One of my favorite scenes in... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Whirlwind blog tour with author J.V. Speyer! J.V. is sharing an exclusive excerpt with us today, and there's also a giveaway so be sure to check out all the details below. About the Book Rock star Jo Avery didn’t have a choice about coming out, but ever since her ex outed her... Continue Reading →
We're so pleased to have author Taylor Brooke joining us today on the tour for her latest release, Curved Horizon, book two in The Camellia Clock Cycle series from Interlude Press. We've got a great teaser to entice you with and there's also a giveaway, so be sure to check out the Rafflecopter widget for... Continue Reading →
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