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I Thee Wed is the fourth book in Celeste Bradley’s The Wicked Worthington series. I have not read any of the previous novels in this series and was able to follow along fairly well as the characters were introduced. While it is not necessary to have read the earlier stories to understand this one, I…
I’ve been on a romantic suspense reading streak recently and jumped at the chance to read this story of a biker/firefighter and the girl for whom he’s carried a torch since they were children. Unfortunately, Fan the Flames fell short of my expectations. Ian Walsh is in a bit of trouble when a headless corpse…
Jemm Aves learned the sport of bajha (think blindfolded fencing) from her father, even though it’s only for men. Her family’s dire poverty leads her to take a stab (ha!) at fighting in street bajha clubs while disguised as a man. Her unexpectedly brilliant performance gets filmed and sent to Prince Klark Vedla, who manages…
Chase Me, the second book in Laura Florand’s Paris Nights series, is an unlikely tale of a French chef and the American secret ops/ anti-terrorism agent she catches burgling her kitchens. He is not a burglar, though; he is simply doing his job and hunting for evidence of an impending ricin attack. She threatens him…
Sarina Bowen’s first story in her True North series (known colloquially among bloggers as her ‘Grumpy Farmers’ series) is a lovely and lush romance set in the countryside of Vermont. Griff is a farmer. When his father passed away unexpectedly three years earlier while Griff was at college, his dreams for the future died, to…
As a fan of the House of Night series written by mother and daughter team P.C. and Kristin Cast, I was excited to see that Kristin Cast was writing a series on her own. The premise of Amber Smoke intrigued me, and I hoped the story itself would be well-written and engaging. Unfortunately, this first…
I have a friend who likes to go on and on about meet-cutes. Whenever we travel together, she likes to make up different scenarios involving us having our own meet-cutes: A stranger at the airport, the guard at the museum; there are infinite ways to meet people when you travel. Now that I’ve lived in…
Narrated by Mary Jane Wells I had my first Lisa Kleypas historical success last year with Marrying Winterborne as soon as I knew the release date. While I think it’s possible to enjoy Marrying Winterborne as a stand-alone romance, I do recommend listening to Cold-Hearted Rake first. The romance between Lady Helen Ravenel and department…
I had such high hopes for this book. Witches, grimoires, ex-lovers rekindling their relationship – this sounded promising to me. Unfortunately, the book doesn‘t deliver at all because the romance is underdeveloped and the rest of the plot is boring and implausible. Enne Datchery and Muriel vas Veldina are given a task they can’t refuse…
I’m always looking for new novels of psychological suspense, so when I read the blurb for The Girl Who Came Back, I knew I absolutely had to read it. I was hoping for something gripping, something that wouldn’t let me go until I reached the last page, and that’s exactly what I got. Jules is…
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