Set in atmospheric 1950s San Francisco, Rough Pages asks who is allowed to tell their own stories, and how far would you go to seek out the truth. Private Detective Evander “Andy” Mills has been drawn back to the Lavender House estate for a missing person case. Pat, the family ... more >
Dear Andrew Grey, I generally like a fake relationship story. For me it’s the modern equivalent of a marriage of convenience in many ways and forced proximity usually means a lot of the love interests together which also suits me. But I probably didn’t think through where the premise of ... more >
A delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist Lavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret – ... more >
Janine, Sirius and I were all so excited to read The Long Game and eager to talk about it once we did so we decided to review it together. Please note there will be series spoilers for prior books. Heated Rivalry is essential prior reading but Role Model is also ... more >
Dear Rachel Reid, I read Common Goal a while back and more recently, Heated Rivalry (I am completely an Ilya Rozanov fangirl now) and I jumped on (aka begged for) an ARC of Role Model immediately after because I wasn’t ready to leave this world. (Now I’m reading Game Changer ... more >
Dear Annabeth Albert, Considering I’m not the biggest fan of the enemies to lovers trope, it is perhaps surprising that the last two books I’ve read have featured it – and that I enjoyed them both. There’s a specific way this trope can work for me however and in each ... more >