B Reviews / Book ReviewsChristmas / family relationships / Ghost / Gilded Age / Irish / Irish-American / New York City / novella / Paranormal / turn of the 20th century / Widowed Heroine / working class5 Comments
In this unforgettable story, bestselling author Nancy Bilyeau takes readers to J. P. Morgan’s private library in December 1912, when two very different people haunted by lost love come together in an unexpected way. Helen O’Neill, part of a tight-knit Irish-American family in the Bronx, is only too happy to ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / electrician / friends-to-lovers / Holiday / holiday novella / Maine / novella / working classNo Comments
House-sitting for her parents seemed like a good idea, until the microwave blew up and the lights went out. Now Chloe Burke thinks upgrading the electrical system of her childhood home while they are away would make the perfect Christmas gift. Fortunately, there’s an electrician in town who can get ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsaliens / Christmas / f/f romance / Hanukkah / holiday novella / Kwanzaa / LGBTQIA+ / novella / POC / Sci-fi / SF romance / Solstice / space travel2 Comments
Someone has to fix their broken human. Raskli’s not sure why it has to be her. As a security officer on an interspecies ship, Growlan Raskli’s experienced in heading off species-specific aberrant behaviors in order to keep the peace. But when her captain asks her to find out what’s bothering ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / Christmas / fake relationship / holiday novella / novella / opposites attract / POC / POC author / TorontoNo Comments
She’s home for the holidays with her starchy fake boyfriend… Although she’s the fun and outgoing one, Julie Tam has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Charlotte. Now Charlotte has a good career and a great boyfriend whom their parents love, and Julie has neither of those ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfriends-to-lovers / Historical / novella / Peninsular-War / Regency / Soldier / village6 Comments
A soldier returns to keep a promise—but it will prove more difficult than he imagined. Lieutenant Jonathan Lewis is devastated when his best friend, Fred, is fatally injured on the battlefield. He willingly promises to take care of Fred’s sister and mother—after all, he has been quietly in love with ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / Christmas / doctor hero / dog / Holiday / holiday novella / London / novella12 Comments
On the night before Christmas… Office clerk Theodosia Chapman’s can-do attitude and sunny disposition have got her through even the most trying of times. So when her only remaining family withdraw their offer for her to spend Christmas with them, she won’t let it get her down. It looks as ... more >