B Reviews / Book ReviewsArgentina / California / cowboy / heiress / historical romance / immigration / shipboard / turn of the century2 Comments
Dear Ms. Turner, I’m not a fan of cowboys, for multiple reasons. But when I saw that your new historical romance, The Gaucho’s Lady, was set in Argentina, I requested it for review despite the fact that the hero was a gaucho, South America’s answer to a cowboy, because an ... more >
A- Reviews / Recommended Reads#ownvoices / Asperger's / California / Contemporary romance / econometrician / escort / fashion designer / POC2 Comments
Dear Ms. Hoang, There’s been a lot of pre-publication buzz about your debut, The Kiss Quotient, and it sounded interesting and different, so I requested an ARC from the publisher. Stella Lane, a wealthy econometrician with Asperger’s, has struggled with her past romantic experiences. Sex has never gone well for ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsCalifornia / cats / Contemporary / Cool Cats / friends-to-lovers / mystery4 Comments
Inspired by the true story of a Portland, Oregon, cat who stole from his neighbors—and stole America’s heart . . . SHE’S PUTTING HER LOVE LIFE ON PAWS Jamie Snyder is thirty-four and single but NOT ready to mingle. After suffering through The Year of the Non-Committal Man, The Year ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / commitment issues / Contemporary / doctor hero / fake girlfriend / long distance relationship / plus-size heroine / POC / POC author / politicians / politics / Romance/Multicultural Romance1 Comments
Dear Ms. Guillory, Roxane Gay’s rave review of your debut novel, a contemporary romance, caught my attention on Goodreads, so when your publicist at Penguin Random House contacted Dear Author to offer us an ARC of The Wedding Date, I jumped on it. Alexa Monroe and Drew Nichols meet cute ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsCalifornia / Contemporary / island / tennisComments Off on REVIEW: Need You Now by Emma Douglas
Disclaimer: I’m friendly with the author online and have met her a few times at conferences. I’ve even had dinner with her a time or two. Dear Emma Douglas, Need You Now is the first in your Cloud Bay series for St. Martins Press. I’ve read previous books by you ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsCalifornia / Contemporary / Movies / surfing / YA4 Comments
Dear Jenn Bennett, I’d heard such good things about Alex, Approximately so I borrowed it from my local library. Even though I’m not a big fan of paper books these days, it was totally worth it. Bailey Rydell is 17. Her parents are divorced and she’s been living in Washington ... more >