Lady Derring Takes a Lover by Julie Anne Long is $1.99! This is the first book in The Palace of Rogues series and Carrie gave it a B-. Carrie really loved the heroine and the introduction to some awesome and strong women. However, she felt the romance was rather weak and there was a plot twist she didn’t quite care for.
RECOMMENDED: Bombshell by C.D. Reiss is $1.99 at Amazon! This was a new-to-me author and feature a trope I don’t read very often: single parents. But I would up really enjoying it. The romance is light on angst and has a great “found family” feel to it. I gave it a B+ in a Lightning Review.
We have another crop of Lightning Reviews and they couldn’t be more different. I also feel like I say that every time. In this edition, we have a historical fantasy/horror, a mystery/thriller, and a new-to-us author with a romance set in Hollywood!
Bombshell by C.D. Reiss really took me by surprise in the best of ways. Based on the description, I wasn’t entirely sure I’d enjoy it. I’m not big on single parent characters and sometimes, with celebrity heroes, romances can often fall into the trap of including bitchy, rival female characters. Reiss is also a new-to-me author, but after this, I will definitely be checking out Reiss’ future books. To sum up, Brad Sinclair is a big … Continue reading Bombshell by C.D. Reiss
