All You Touch – E.M. Lindsey
All You Touch is an adorable romance. West is still figuring out what he wants to do, but he keeps getting kicked by his evil landlord and can’t get ahead. Jake wants to eradicate evil from the inside but doesn’t…
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A Devil of a Duke – Madeline Hunter | Book Review
Decadent Dukes Society #2 A Devil of a Duke is quick, funny and has an incredible happily ever after. Amanda Waverly is dragged into a past she thought she’d left behind and can’t see how to escape. While up to…
All the Seas of the World – Guy Gavriel Kay
All the Seas of the World is another outstanding story in Guy Gavriel Kay’s alternate universe. It begins approximately five to ten years after A Brightness Long Ago. The story is told from multiple perspectives but focuses on two primary…
Storm Prey – John Sandford | Book Review
Lucas Davenport #20 Storm Prey is another excellent novel in the Lucas Davenport series. I’m glad I’m not reading the five-book bundles anymore because I want to stretch out my enjoyment of the series and not feel pressured to read…
Marry in Haste – Anne Gracie | Book Review
Marriage of Convenience #1 Marry In Haste is a true-to-expectations Regency romance. The characters are well-developed. It follows the usual pacing and sets up the characters for the four-book series very well. Calbourne Rutherford, Earl of Ashendon, needs to find…
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match – Sally Thorne | Book Review
Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match is a letdown compared to The Hating Game. They’re both supposed to be rom-coms. Angelika Frankenstein is on the shelf, rich, and the younger sister of Victor Frankenstein. While Victor tries to create his monster…
Foundation – Isaac Asimov | Book Review
Foundation #1 Foundation was fun. It’s a series of short stories in the same universe, with 20-50 years between each story. The first story sets the premise. The second fine-tunes the objective. Three, four and five keep the ball rolling…
Assistant to the Villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer
The beginning of Assistant to the Villain strongly reminded me of the start of ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas). Evie is out in the forest for some reason related to supporting her father and…
The Most Dangerous Duke in London – Madeline Hunter | Book Review
Decadent Dukes Society #1 Historical romance is a genre that I always fall back to when I’m under pressure or stress, and The Most Dangerous Duke in London is a shining example of the genre. Adam Penrose, Duke of Stratton,…
A Beautiful Blue Death – Charles Finch
A Beautiful Blue Death is a quaint, cozy mystery. I’m unsure if Goodreads had the series order incorrect, but this book referred to previous cases, so there may be a prequel kicking around. Charles Lenox, an aristocratic second son, has…
Subtle Blood – K.J. Charles | Book Review
The Will Darling Adventures #3 Subtle Blood brings things full circle for Will and Kim. Their old enemies resurface, and we see how brutal having an aristocratic family can be. Even though Kim is nosing about the murder in the…
The Damning Stone – T.J. Klune | Book Review
Tales from Verania #5 The Damning Stone brought me right back into the irreverent world of Verania. While most of T.J. Klune’s work is heartbreaking and serious, the Tales of Verania series is absurd, ridiculous, hilarious and full of action.…
The Belle of Belgrave Square – Mimi Matthews
The Belle of Belgrave Square is a good historical romance, but it isn’t a stand out in a highly competitive field. Julia Wychwood suffers under her parent’s hypochondria, and her best chance of escaping is Captain Jasper Blunt. Despite his…
The Marlow Murder Club – Robert Thorogood | Book Review
The Marlow Murder Club #1 The Marlow Murder Club is tagged as a cozy mystery on Goodreads. I disagree. I didn’t find it very cozy. Seventy-seven-year-old Judith Potts is out for a swim and hears a commotion followed by gunshots.…
Tequila Sunrise – Layla Reyne | Book Review
Agents Irish and Whiskey #4 Tequila Sunrise is a quick novella full of action. It jumps back and forth in time, exploring how the relationship between Melissa Cruz and Daniel Talley came to be. A big surprise for the family…