B- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / fake relationship / multicultural romance / POC / POC authorNo Comments
Dear Alisha Rai, I’ve read and enjoyed the first two books in your Modern Love series so I was very keen to read Jia’s book. Jia Ahmed is the youngest sister of Sadia from Wrong to Need You. At the end of The Right Swipe, Jia came to stay with ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / disordered eating / Edelweiss / interracial-romance / mental illness / multicultural / panic disorder / POC / POC author / PTSD5 Comments
CW: Emotional abuse. Depiction of mental illness, including panic attacks, flashbacks and nightmares. Disordered eating is also mentioned/suggested. Dear Alisha Rai, I loved The Right Swipe last year and ever since have been looking forward to Katrina’s story in Girl Gone Viral. Katrina King-Arora, a Thai-American, is a former supermodel ... more >
Reading Lists / Top Ten ListsContemporary / Gothic / Historical / interracial-romance / sci-fi romance / Urban fantasy9 Comments
This year I decided to do my best of list a little early. I don’t have any new releases on my list until next year so I felt it was safe. I had a fantastic reading year; I met my Goodreads challenge with more than a month to spare and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAthlete / Contemporary / dating / multiracial romance / POC / POC author6 Comments
Dear Alisha Rai, The Right Swipe is the first in your new Modern Love series. The heroine, Rhiannon Hunter, is the sister of the hero in your earlier book, Hurts to Love You (which is on my TBR) but there isn’t really more of a link between the two series ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsbartender / Chef / Contemporary / Erotic-Romance / family feuds / family-reunion / POC / POC author / single mother6 Comments
Dear Ms. Rai, Last year, I read and enjoyed Hate to Want You, the first book in your Forbidden Hearts series. This review is of the second book in the same series, Wrong to Need You. Jackson Kane has been in love with Sadia Ahmed, his sister-in-law, since they were ... more >
Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBoxer / Contemporary / erotica romance / escaped slave / Glasgow / Great Depression / historical romance / inspirational / knitting / LGBTQIA / Literary fiction / Love-Triangle / magical powers / migration / Nigeria / novellas with romantic elements / Soldier / star-crossed lovers / suprise pregnancy / top ten lists / Urban-Fantasy / YA fantasy7 Comments
I was a cranky reader on social media this year, so I was surprised to discover that like Jayne’s, my top ten list runneth over. In hindsight, I think some my crankiness was due to the difficulty I had finding satisfying reads in historical romance, traditionally my favorite genre. Please ... more >