February 27, 2015

REVIEW: First Time in Forever by Sarah Morgan

KaetrinB ReviewsContemporary / Small-Town12 Comments

Dear Sarah Morgan, Perhaps it was unfair but I started reading First Time in Forever when I was in a bit of a reading slump.  I’m sure I read the first few pages of some perfectly good books but I found I couldn’t settle on anything.  In the end, I ... more >

February 11, 2015

REVIEW: The Truth As He Knows It by AM Arthur

KaetrinC+ ReviewsContemporary / cop / m/m / porn / queer / Small-Town / stripper13 Comments

Dear AM Arthur, Noel Carlson is a 24 year old cop in the small town of Stratton, Pennsylvania.  He’s not out to his coworkers but knows that this isn’t going to be a permanent state of affairs.  He first meets Jody “Shane” McShane  (also in his early 20s) when he’s ... more >

December 21, 2014

REVIEW: Love and Mistletoe by Zara Keane

JayneB ReviewsChristmas / holiday novella / Ireland / novella / police / Small-Town2 Comments

Here’s an early Christmas prezzie – it’s free at Amazon. Kissed by Christmas, True Love by New Year Policeman Brian Glenn wants a promotion. Studying for a degree in criminology is the first step. When a member of Ballybeg’s most notorious family struts into his forensic psychology class, his hopes ... more >

December 14, 2014

REVIEW: Love and Shenanigans by Zara Keane

JayneB- ReviewsContemporary / friends-to-lovers / Ireland / Small-Town1 Comments

Vows in Vegas… Three days before leaving Ireland on the adventure of a lifetime, Fiona Byrne returns to her small Irish hometown to attend the family wedding from hell. When she discovers the drunken vows she exchanged with the groom during a wild Las Vegas trip eight years previously mean ... more >

November 15, 2014

REVIEW: Sleigh Ride by Heidi Cullinan

KaetrinB ReviewsContemporary / librarian / m/m romance / Minnesota / Small-Town7 Comments

Dear Heidi Cullinan, I reviewed Let it Snow, the first of your Minnesota Christmas novels here last year and liked it quite a bit so I was happy to get a chance to read Sleigh Ride.  Arthur Anderson’s character was introduced in the earlier book – Marcus was staying at ... more >

October 8, 2014

REVIEW: Carolina Blues by Virginia Kantra

JayneB- ReviewsBerkley Books / Contemporary / North-Carolina / police / Small-Town / Writer2 Comments

Jack Rossi is Dare Island’s new police chief. The laid-back North Carolina community is just what he needs to recover from a rocky marriage and a big-city police department. He’s learned his lesson: no more high-profile women or high-pressure jobs. The last thing he wants is an unconventional alt girl ... more >