Title: Paper Swans Author: E.M. Lindsey Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 131 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: This is a short novel, but E.M. Lindsey began it from a place that made it impossible not to feel Shiloh and Dom’s connection. This isn’t insta-love; it’s delayed gratification of a love everyone…
Tag: Hurt/Comfort
Review: The Whole World Tinder by Gregory Ashe
Title: The Whole World Tinder Series: Flint and Tinder: Book Three Author: Gregory Ashe Publisher: Self-Published Length: 209 Pages Category: Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: One of the things that remains consistent in Ashe’s work is that his characters and their various traumas nearly overshadow everything else happening to and around them. Nearly,…
Review: Christmas on Firefly Hill by Garrett Leigh
Title: Christmas on Firefly Hill Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 205 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: Christmas on Firefly Hill is sweet, warm, and homey, and deserves a big sloppy ::chef’s kiss:: Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Firefighter Logan Halliwell doesn’t have much time for romance. A relentless work-life-balance…
Review: The Trials by Cari Z
Title: The Trials Series: The Spell Saga: Book Four Author: Cari Z Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 141 Pages Category: Steampunk Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: The Trials delivers Anton and Camille to the very brink in this action packed and suspenseful series. They were not meant to fight another man’s war, and the means…
Review: His Last Christmas in London by Con Riley
Title: His Last Christmas in London Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 180 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: There’s nothing quite like unexpectedly falling in love to simultaneously right the world and throw it into a tailspin, and that feeling is captured so plainly for Ian while Gus simply…
Review: The Sunny Side by Lily Morton
Title: The Sunny Side Series: The Model Agency: Book One Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 374 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: At its core, The Sunny Side is about kindness and empathy and compassion, and there is heaps of hurt/comfort in its pages. If you like Lily Morton’s…
Review: His Holiday Crush by Cari Z
Title: His Holiday Crush Author: Cari Z Publisher: Entangled Brazen Length: 222 Pages Category: Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: His Holiday Crush is a sweet and sentimental story with everything I want from a Christmas romance, but there’s a bit of strife in the lives of its characters too, to give the…
Review: The Larks Still Bravely Singing by Aster Glenn Gray
Title: The Larks Still Bravely Singing Author: Aster Glenn Gray Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 216 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Astor Glenn Gray tells a lovely story, and this one fully engaged my heart in the telling. If you’re looking for a quiet and sentimental read, The Larks Still Bravely…
Review: Mended with Gold by Lee Welch
Title: Mended with Gold Author: Lee Welch Publisher: Self-Published Length: 126 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: Mended with Gold is a love story, pure and simple, with two characters whose presence on the page is steeped in yearning, reticence, and emotional scars, and their story is a perfect example of…
Review: House on Fire by Jenn Burke
Title: House on Fire Series: Ashes & Dust: Book Two Author: Jenn Burke Publisher: Carina Press Length: 256 Pages Category: Urban Fantasy Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: House on Fire is an impressively busy book with plenty of twists and turns of both the emotional and investigative variety, and I can’t wait for the…
Review: Christmas Mountain by Garrett Leigh
Title: Christmas Mountain Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 236 Pages Category: Contemporary Holiday Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Garrett Leigh writes pining and the hurt/comfort trope so well, and she serves them both up in such lovely portions after what can only be called a winter miracle reunites Rami and Fen….
Review: Total Creative Control by Joanna Chambers and Sally Malcolm
Title: Total Creative Control Series: Creative Types: Book One Authors: Joanna Chambers and Sally Malcolm Publisher: Self-Published Length: 364 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4 Stars At a Glance: Total Creative Control is a sweet and angsty love story full of pining and tension, internal and external conflict, and a big romantic epiphany that leads…
Review: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane by Roan Parrish
Title: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane Series: Garnet Run: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Harlequin Length: 288 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: The Lights on Knockbridge Lane believes in the miracle of good will and gives readers faith in its happily-ever-after every step of the way. It’s…
Review: The Forever Place by J.C. Lillis
Title: The Forever Place Series: Sequel to You First Author: J.C. Lillis Publisher: Self-Published Length: 258 Pages Category: Fantasy Romance, Second Chance Romance, Hurt/Comfort Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: This is truly one of the most compassionate books I’ve ever had the pleasure to read. It proves there is grace and courage in forgiveness—forgiving…
Review: Seeing Blind by Poppy Dale
Title: Seeing Blind Author: Poppy Dale Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 293 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 3.75 Stars At a Glance: Seeing Blind is not without its flaws, but in the end it’s a sweet and uplifting and sometimes poignant debut romance. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Jamie’s world is small. He likes it that way…
Review: Charles by Con Riley
Title: Charles Series: Learning to Love: Book One Author: Con Riley Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 344 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance Rating: 4.5 Stars At a Glance: I can always trust Con Riley to deliver the most romantic pivotal moments I’ve ever read, always, and Charles and Hugo do not disappoint. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Life…
Review: The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish by Joanna Chambers
Title: The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish Series: Winterbourne: Book Four Author: Joanna Chambers Publisher: Self-Published Length: 177 Pages Category: Historical Romance Rating: 5 Stars At a Glance: I finished The Labours of Lord Perry Cavendish in a day and wanted to start it all over again the moment I was done. Joanna Chambers aimed…
Review: Throw His Heart Over by Sebastian Nothwell
Title: Throw His Heart Over Series: Aubrey & Lindsey: Book Two Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 162 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: There is no doubt this author has a formula, and it’s worked for me every time. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: England, 1892 Sir Lindsey Althorp, spectacularly wealthy baronet, has sat…
Review: Pieces of Us by N.R. Walker
Title: Pieces of Us Series: Missing Pieces: Book Three Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 50k Words (approx.) Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Pieces of Us is an effortless read, warm and hopeful, full of love and compassion, friendship and found family, and doesn’t ask too much of readers who are simply looking…
Review: Mr. Warren’s Profession by Sebastian Nothwell
Title: Mr. Warren’s Profession Series: Aubrey & Lindsey: Book One Author: Sebastian Nothwell Publisher: Self-Published Length: 366 Pages Category: Historical Romance At a Glance: Hurt/comfort, betrayal and intrigue, bribery and attempted murder, and a heartfelt love story make Mr. Warren’s Profession another winning read from Sebastian Nothwell. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Lindsey Althorp, the only…
