A- ReviewsChocolate / Contemporary romance / enemies to lovers / lesbian / Paris17 Comments
Dear Ms. Florand: I have been eagerly awaiting the next installment in your Chocolate series, and I’m delighted to say that it was worth the wait. You are writing my favorite type of series: all the books are set in the same world, but while the characters from past books ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary romance / friends-to-lovers / multicultural / POC / POC author / Small-Town17 Comments
Dear Ms. Essex: I’m always looking for books with unusual settings, and as soon as I saw the cover and title of your book at Harlequin, I put it into my cart. Back to the Good Fortune Diner is aptly named: Tiffany Cheung escaped Everville, New York and her parents’ ... more >
B Reviews / B+ Reviews / C ReviewsAnthology / Chicago / Contemporary romance / family / friends-to-lovers / workplace-romance3 Comments
Dear Ms. Dimon, Ms. Barth, and Ms. Burton: Carina Press’s holiday anthologies are fast becoming autobuys for me. I was sorry there was no m/m anthology this year, but this entry in another favorite subgenre of mine, contemporary romance, made up for it. As is often the case, especially with ... more >
B ReviewsContemporary romance / Harlequin-Blaze / opposites attract5 Comments
Dear Ms. Burns: I enjoyed your Harlequin Blaze release Relentless Seduction. It’s got just the right blend of humor, sex, mystery, and faux vampires. I picked it up and didn’t put it down until I gotten to the last page. Claire Brooks has coke-bottle glasses, frizzy brown hair, no sense ... more >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsAlpha & Omega / Best of 2012 / best of list / Burgundy Book Club / Contemporary romance / Fantasy / Graceling Realm / historical romance / Recommended Reads / Rivers of London / The Brothers Sinister / Urban-Fantasy / Wild Quartet series / Young-Adult23 Comments
My top ten favorite books published in 2012, ranked (that part was haaaard) and described: Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore Review by me. This intricately plotted YA fantasy about a young queen’s heroic determination to uncover buried truths about her father and nation was an almost flawless read. Beloved characters from ... more >
Book Reviews / Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2012 / best of list / Contemporary romance / erotica / historical romance / mystery / novella7 Comments
When Jane asked for lists of our “Best of 2012,” I got stuck on what best meant. Did it mean the best in terms of quality? The best in terms of most enjoyable? The best in terms of standouts? Did books I called best this year have to be as ... more >