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July 14, 2020

REVIEW: The A.I. Who Loved Me by Alyssa Cole

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Artificial Intelligence / Asian hero / cats / dystopian / futuristic / government surveillance / multicultural romance / novella / POC / POC author5 Comments

Trinity Jordan leads a quiet, normal life: working from home for the Hive, a multifunctional government research center, and recovering from the incident that sent her into a tailspin. But the life she’s trying to rebuild is plagued by mishaps when Li Wei, her neighbor’s super sexy and super strange ... more >

December 23, 2019

Kaetrin’s Best of 2019 List

KaetrinReading Lists / Top Ten ListsBest of 2019 / best of list / Contemporary / 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 >

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May 6, 2019

REVIEW: A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

KaetrinB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscolonialism / Contemporary / fake relationship / interracial-romance / multicultural romance / POC / POC author / Royalty4 Comments

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Dear Alyssa Cole, Once again you have been blessed by the cover gods. But better than that, the inside of the book lives up to the promise of that beautiful cover. A Prince on Paper was lovely.  I’m generally a hero-centric reader. And I did love Johan. But the star ... more >

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August 13, 2018

REVIEW: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / C+ ReviewsADHD / Contemporary / Duke / grumpy hero / interracial relationship / Scotland / sword making32 Comments

Dear Alyssa Cole, I was so excited to read this book. The cover is gorgeous and the book itself had a great start – with lots of fun humour and strong characterisation. I was wearing out the highlighter function on my reader with all the quotes I wanted to put ... more >

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December 30, 2015

Jayne’s Favorite Books of 2015

JayneNeed A Rec! / Reading Lists / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2015 / best of list / Reading lists12 Comments

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I tried to be more organized this year about my reading so I have a lot of 2015 books I managed to finish and a windfall that made my best of list. Here’s the cream of the crop in no particular order. Why yes, yes it is more than ten ... more >

June 25, 2015

REVIEW: The Brightest Day by Kianna Alexander,Alyssa Cole,Lena Hart,Piper Huguley

JanineA Review Category / B Reviews Category / Book Reviews / C Reviews Category19th century / 20th century / African American / American historical / Anthology / civil rights / historical romance / interracial-romance / Juneteenth / POC / POC author / slavery2 Comments

Dear Readers, I picked up this anthology because its concept sounded interesting and fresh – it celebrates Juneteenth. The four novellas in the anthology each contain a romance set in the United States at different eras ranging between 1866 and 1961, and each novella grapples with civil rights issues as ... more >

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