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Love-Triangle, New Adult, Series
Dear Ms. McCarthy, Let me say right off the bat that I had a hard time grading this book; its ultimate grade was not a reflection on the writing, plot (well, mostly not) or characterization, but rather my dissatisfaction with… more
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chick-in-pants, Fantasy, Historical Fantasy, pirates, shipboard
The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes. Disguising herself as Clarence, a sailor, Princess Clarice intends to work her way to… more
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Contemporary, Japan, m/m romance, Military
Dear L.A. Witt, When this book came up for review, I was particularly interested in it because of the Japanese setting. And the descriptions of Okinawa did turn out to be the highlight of the book for me. The landscape… more
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Contemporary, m/m romance
Dear Willa Okati, When I first saw the sequel was out, I was pretty excited because I had very fond memories of the first book in the series, And Call Me in the Morning. For various reasons I explained in… more
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Billionaire, Contemporary, New Adult, Opera Singer
Dear Ms. Tate: I’m always wary when publishers opt to market a book as “For fans of New York Times bestselling authors Samantha Young, Sylvia Day, and E. L. James”. My experience is that the books rarely live up to… more
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16th-century, European-Historical, Historical, Jewish-faith, midwife
The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1578. Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have overcome unfathomable obstacles to begin life anew in the Ottoman Empire. He works in the growing silk trade, and she, the best midwife in the capital, tends… more