by Olive | Oct 28, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Duke’s Unexpected Love by Alexa Aston (2024) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Strongs of Shadowcrest series. We start with a tragic prologue for James, who is a duke’s heir that gets abducted by sailors and forced onto a ship with...
by Olive | Oct 22, 2024 | Book Reviews
Christmas Sweater Weather by Jaqueline Snowe (2024) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Fairly typical brother’s best friend romance. Charlotte has been in love with Hayden for years, had an opportunity to kiss him three years ago, and was rejected. She’s pretty...
by Olive | Oct 21, 2024 | Book Reviews
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (2022) Contemporary romance on the set of a sweet holiday rom-com movie for a squeaky clean network. Our heroine is a plus-sized adult entertainer and our hero is an ex-boy band member trying to rehabilitate...
by Olive | Oct 15, 2024 | Book Reviews
Double Apex by Josie Juniper (2024) Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Frontrunners series. Phaedra and Cosmin are antagonistic co-workers with Phaedra as the race engineer who has not succumbed to race car driver Cosmin’s unwanted flirting. And then somehow they...
by Olive | Oct 14, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Virgin Who Ruined Lord Gray by Anna Bradley (2020) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Swooning Virgins Society series. Former Bow Street Runner and now earl Tristan follows a boy who was loitering on his neighbor’s roof, only to find a young...
by Olive | Oct 8, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Blacksmith’s Borrowed Bride by Ginny B Moore (2024) Historical romance. Part of the Curves and Cravats series. Heiress and suffragist Adelaide is on her way to her own wedding when carriage trouble puts her in proximity to handsome burly blacksmith Will....
