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June 8, 2020

REVIEW: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

JanineB- Reviews / Book Reviews#metoo / boss/secretary / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / f/f / friends-to-lovers / interracial relationship / Jewish heroine / Los Angeles / May-December Romance / television show / workplace-romanceNo Comments

Trigger warning: Dear Meryl Wilsner, The setting of you debut novel, a contemporary romance titled Something to Talk About, was one of the first things that brought the book to my attention. Entertainment industry settings interest me, but I’m a little leery of reading about show business in romances because ... more >

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September 21, 2018

REVIEW: Intercepted by Alexa Martin

KaetrinB- Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Denver / football / interracial relationship / NFL11 Comments

Dear Alexa Martin, Marlee Harper is a biracial woman living in Denver with her NFL-player partner, Chris Alexander. Chris and Marlee have been together since she was sixteen and they were both in high school together – which perhaps explained a little of why she stayed so long with him. ... more >

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August 13, 2018

REVIEW: A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole

KaetrinB Reviews / B+ Reviews / C+ ReviewsADHD / Contemporary / Duke / grumpy hero / interracial relationship / Scotland / sword making32 Comments

Dear Alyssa Cole, I was so excited to read this book. The cover is gorgeous and the book itself had a great start – with lots of fun humour and strong characterisation. I was wearing out the highlighter function on my reader with all the quotes I wanted to put ... more >

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July 30, 2018

REVIEW: A Gentleman Never Keeps Score by Cat Sebastian

KaetrinB+ Reviewsblack MC / Historical / interracial relationship / m/m romance / queer / Regency7 Comments

Content warning: discussion of child sexual abuse Dear Cat Sebastian, I have the first book in your Seducing the Sedgwicks series, It Takes Two to Tumble, on my TBR but haven’t managed to read it yet. A Gentleman Never Keeps Score works well as a standalone however. Hartley Sedgwick is ... more >

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