Dahlia Adler knows teenagers, so I’m not surprised Come as You Are works as well as it does – even if the teens she portrays in this book read as a little older than they should be. I’ve enjoyed both tomes Adler’s published so far, and this is another fun winner. Everett Owen “Evie” Riley…
I read most – if not all – of the historical romances Virginia Heath wrote for Harlequin Historical, and gave several of them DIK grades. The stories were engaging, warm and funny, the characters were well-developed and the romances were sexy and full of chemistry. I lost track of her when she switched publishers, so…
Rose in Chains started out as Draco/Hermione fanfiction. I found it almost impossible to imagine how that couple could become a romantic duo, but I needn’t have worried. This novel’s hero, heroine, and world bear little resemblance to those in the Potterverse. Briony’s twin brother, Rory, is the Heir Twice Over, foretold in prophecy and…
I was intrigued by this quirky and snarky, enemies to lovers, slow burn, fantasy. It has an assassin versus a healer and I lost myself in their world of intrigue and magic. Some of the world building in the beginning took some time for me to understand, but once I figured out what was going…
Pucked Up is the second book in E.M. Lindsey’s Punk as Puck series featuring a group of friends on a community sled hockey team. I loved the previous book, Zero Pucks, in which the author does a great job of setting up the enemies-to-lovers romance that is the focus of this story, and I was…
One Final Turn is the perfect title for this historical mystery because it’s the fifth and final book in the Electra McDonnell series by Ashley Weaver. I’ve been a fan of this series since book one, A Peculiar Combination, so I’ll state up front that I’m biased in its favor. I’ll avoid spoilers for previous…
Much Ado About Hating You bemused me. Romance novels about fandom always put me in that kind of mood. I am involved in fandom myself, so it’s always fun to see what they get right about the experience. Some of Much Ado About Hating You works; but some of it does not. The fandom part…
Amy James’ Crash Test is an angsty and emotional story set in the world of motor racing that features two young drivers – one a contender for the Formula 1 world championship, the other driving in Formula 2 – whose lives are upended, in very different ways, by a horrific on-track accident. A serious or…
The set up for Mia Sosa’s When Javi Dumped Mari is so intriguing! Javier Báez and Marisol Campos are friends from college who friend-zoned each other early on and stayed that way. Their friendship has had ups and downs over the years, which we see in flashback. The book begins when Javi and Mari meet…
Love Hollywood? Well, here you go. In Laura Wood’s Let’s Make a Scene, two famed actors reunite to make a sequel of their popular romance movie after fans begged for more. This sexy contemporary romance has enemies to lovers, fake dating, and a dramatic second chance romance! I didn’t always understand the push and pull…
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