This HaBO is from Elise, who remembered a few more details about her HaBO after corresponding with Sarah: Elise: So here’s what I can remember about the romance in question: – The heroine is full-figured. – There is a great sex scene on the counter in a cabin (???). Here’s what I think I can remember: – It’s a second chance love story. – It takes place at a former summer camp that the hero and heroine … Continue reading HaBO: Cabin Countertop Sexy Times→
Sierra Bailey has just been fired from her job as a physical therapist and needs a temporary job while she evaluates her future and tries to find a long-term position. A former client gives her a lead to a job in the tiny Texas town of Cupid’s Bow, which has the added bonus of being out of reach of Sierra’s overbearing mother. The job is part physical therapist, part live-in help for Vicki, a 19-year … Continue reading Falling for the Rancher by Tanya Michaels→
The Wedding Pact by Katee Robert is $2.99! This is the second book in the O’Malley series and does feature a mafia family. It’s a contemporary romance with an arranged marriage and I even made a yummy cocktail for it! Some readers recommend reading the previous book (also on sale!) to get a full understanding of the family dynamics. But others loved the Romeo & Juliet vibe of the romance.
We’re all back from RT17 in Atlanta, and what better way to celebrate the return to our own beds than with some Cover Snark! From Lils: This cover deserves to be in cover snark. Is that a face on his stomach? Sarah: I think his belly button is singing the mah-nah-mah-nah song. Redheadedgirl: …what he protesting? Unreasonable standards of male physiology? Amanda: He’s protesting shirts. Amanda: The hero looks skeevy to me with those … Continue reading Cover Snark: Googly Eyes and More Bears!→
My review takes a quasi-newspaper article type format, with each section being worth a point. WHO & WHY Aubrey Ellis, The Heroine: Girlfriend sees dead people, y’all. And they ask her to do stuff for ‘em, then leave her with a little token of appreciation (a couple of marbles, a bag of Skittles, flower petals). Well, they’re less tokens and more the “evidence” she will need when she approaches their loved ones with admittedly hard-to-believe tales … Continue reading Ghost Gifts by Laura Spinella→
RECOMMENDED: Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott is $1.99! This is a Kindle Daily Deal and is being price-matched at Barnes & Noble. This nonfiction book tells the history of four kickass women during the Civil War. Carrie reviewed the book and gave it an impressive A+:
The book is interesting and exciting and paints incredible pictures of very different women who, love them or hate them, lived unusual lives of great political and personal passion and daring.
I had a hard time getting into Her Every Wish, and I know that it’s not about HEW, it’s about me. We all have tropes we dislike—also attitudes, characters, and tone. None of these things was a major issue, yet some shade of each made the novella a slog for me at times, particularly in the opening chapters. Needless to say, my reaction made grading problematic as well. I really love Courtney Milan’s writing. Her … Continue reading Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan→
Spring is officially here and it’s time for another edition of Stuff You Should Be Knitting where we link to some awesome free patterns on the interwebs. For me, spring is an excuse to bust out all the colored yarns and work on some bright, happy projects. If you like to knit with color, then Stephen West is the designer for you. His projects are a little on the wild side and totally addictive to … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Knitting: Color→
OH MY FLIM-FLAMMING-FLIPPING-FLOPPING-FRICKING-FRACKING GOD! I got 99 fangirl emotions right now and 0 chill, because daaaaamn this book was a firecracker of fun! On the surface it ain’t nothing new; girl meets boy, boy needs to arrest girl, girl & boy have pants-feelings that lead to heart-boners that result in all the things. Mr Shady-As-Fuck orphanage owner hires our swoony-pants hero, Thomas, to catch a bad guy. The thing is though, the bad guy ain’t … Continue reading How I Married a Marquess by Anna Harrington→
Susana and the Scot is utterly adequate. It has a beginning, middle and end. I finished it last night and had to go back and look at the book this morning to remember the hero’s name (it’s Andrew). The writing is perfectly acceptable, even if it does stray into purplish prose on occasion. The plot is relatively easy to remember because there were few surprises. This is a second book in a series, although it … Continue reading Susana and the Scot by Sabrina York→
