Book Reviews / C ReviewsBrooklyn / carpenter / Contemporary / May-December Romance / Older Man/Younger Woman / orphan / school / school counselor / widower5 Comments
Dear Cara Bastone, I heard about your debut contemporary romance, Just a Heartbeat Away, when it was recommended somewhere on social media. The main conflict (May-December) and the background of the hero (he’s a widower) sounded good so I checked it out of the library. Sebastian Dorner, an architect and ... more >
B- 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-romanceComments Off on REVIEW: Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner
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 >
A- Reviews / Recommended ReadsEnglish Historical / internal conflict / May-December Romance / servant romance15 Comments
Dear Ms. Lerner: I read (and enjoyed) the first book in the Lively St. Lemeston series, Sweet Disorder. I hadn’t gotten around to the second book in the series yet, but when I heard that this, the third book, would feature a valet and a maid as the hero and ... more >
B ReviewsBDSM / Contemporary Series / May-December Romance11 Comments
Dear Ms. Barnette, After reading the review of the first two books in the series and seeing that The Boss was still listed for free on Amazon (it still is as I write this), I picked it up in spite of some hesitations. The following may be part-review, part-self-therapy session, ... more >