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Illustrated cover in blue with a white, dark-haired motorcycle riding, leather jacket wearing bad boy in the lower left and a brown-skinned dark-haired woman reading a book in the top right, there's a rabbit in the lower right which makes sense when you read the book
September 23, 2021

REVIEW: Walk on the Wilder Side by Serena Bell

KaetrinB Reviews / Book Reviewsbest friend's little sister / Contemporary / NetGalley / Oregon / POC / Small-Town3 Comments

Dear Serena Bell, I’ve enjoyed your books before so when I saw Walk on the Wilder Side at NetGalley I took a closer look. I want to say that the book is light-hearted – and for the most part I certainly experienced it that way – but there are some ... more >

Hold on Tight by Serena Bell.
July 26, 2014

REVIEW: Hold on Tight by Serena Bell

KaetrinB Reviewsamputee / Contemporary / disability / Military / Secret-Baby / Soldier7 Comments

Dear Ms. Bell, Hold on Tight is a secret baby contemporary but you made it believable and kept the heroine sympathetic while doing so. Mira Shipley was 18 when she met 20 year old Jake Taylor at a bowling alley.  Jake had just finished his training and was one month ... more >

November 13, 2013

REVIEW: Yours to Keep by Serena Bell

SunitaC- Reviews / D Reviewsacross the tracks / Contemporary romance / immigrants34 Comments

Dear Serena Bell: Despite the fact that the United States is experiencing its highest levels of immigration since the turn of the 19th/20th century, I rarely come across contemporary romance novels that feature immigrant protagonists. And given the controversial nature of immigration policy today, especially with respect to undocumented immigrants, ... more >

October 30, 2013

REVIEW: Heating Up the Holidays Anthology

WillafulBook Reviews / C+ ReviewsAnthology / Contemporary romance / cybersex / phone-sex1 Comments

This contemporary anthology mostly delivers what the title and cover promise: romance and steam, against a winter holiday background. (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s.) The emphasis is more on the heat than the holidays. Play With Me by by Lisa Renee Jones Kali Miller isn’t happy about being attracted to her ... more >

April 18, 2013

REVIEW: Strangers on a Train anthology

DabneyBook ReviewsAnthology / Contemporary romance / mental illness / Samhain-publishing / Single Parent / Small-Town27 Comments

I was curious how the authors of this anthology came up with the idea for it so I queried Ruthie Knox. Here’s her answer: Strangers on a Train started on Twitter, of all places. I ran across a Tumblr called “Hot Guys on the Train,” which consists entirely of Instagram-style ... more >

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