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October 14, 2021

REVIEW: You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray and Donna Hill

JayneB- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAtlanta / category length / Christmas / fake girlfriend / family relationships / Magic / Marriage-in-Trouble / novella / POC / POC author / TexasComments Off on REVIEW: You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray and Donna Hill

Rockin’ Around That Christmas Tree by Donna Hill Denise has always been the faithful wife and dutiful mother for the twenty-plus years she’s been married to Edward. But now, she’s ready to live a few dreams of her own. When Denise drops the bomb at Thanksgiving dinner that she is ... more >

December 25, 2020

REVIEW: The Kwanzaa Brunch: A Holiday Novella (The Holiday Shorts) by DL White

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Atlanta / Contemporary / holiday novella / Kwanzaa / novella / POC / POC author / The Holiday Shorts series / workplace-romanceComments Off on REVIEW: The Kwanzaa Brunch: A Holiday Novella (The Holiday Shorts) by DL White

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A fated brunch and an unlikely Cupid… Sienna Charles is tired of the same old, same old. Same old job, same old city, same old friends. Same old men. Just when she’s relegated herself to living Groundhog’s Day, romance edition, Booker Lasalle swaggers into her life, courtesy an open position ... more >

December 10, 2020

Thursday Good News

JayneMiscAtlanta / Australia / food / koala / news / restaurants5 Comments

To borrow HM The Queen’s description of 1992, this year has been an “annus horibilis” But let’s find some good news to try and counteract that. DC restauranter gets back after giving for seven years – Since he opened his restaurant in 2013, Kazi Mannan has followed the example his ... more >

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August 28, 2018

REVIEW: Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinA- Reviews / Recommended ReadsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Urban-Fantasy20 Comments

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Dear Ilona Andrews, When I finished reading Magic Triumphs last night I felt at a loss for words. I’m not sure I have them now. I’m still flailing a little. I ended the book a little shell-shocked. It was almost non-stop action from start to finish and the stakes were ... more >

September 21, 2016

REVIEW: Magic Binds by Ilona Andrews

KaetrinB ReviewsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Magic / Urban-Fantasy27 Comments

Warning: series spoilers follow.  I won’t spoil this book, but it is impossible to review it without giving away major plot points from previous books in the series. Magic Binds will not make a lot of sense to readers unless they’ve read the earlier eight Kate Daniels books. Don’t start ... more >

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March 22, 2016

What Janine is Reading: Kate Daniels, Part II

JanineA- Reviews / B Reviews / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviews / Reading ListsAtlanta / Kate Daniels / Kate Daniels world / Magic / romantic-elements / shapeshifters / Urban-Fantasy / vampires26 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about my Kate Daniels reading streak, which I continue to chronicle here. SPOILERS AHEAD (But please try not to reveal too much about the books I haven’t yet read):   Magic Tests by Ilona Andrews This short story, found in the anthology An ... more >

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