B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / historical paranormal / London / novella / Regency / Retelling2 Comments
Having resigned his position at Bow Street, John Pickett waits in vain for someone—anyone!—to engage his services as a private inquiry agent. As weeks go by with no responses to his newspaper advertisement, he has taken to spending his days wandering idly about London rather than admit his failure to ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / aromantic / asexual character / children's literature / Dragon / fairy tale / Fantasy / lesbian / LGBTQIA+ / novella / spiders / transgender character / transsexualComments Off on REVIEW: The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen
Every time something goes missing from the village, Sir Violet makes his way to the dragon’s cave and negotiates the item’s return. It’s annoying, but at least the dragon is polite. But when the dragon hoards a person, that’s a step too far. Sir Violet storms off to the mountainside ... more >
B- Reviews / Book ReviewsAfrican American / April Fools Day / childhood friends / dating service / First-Person / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / novella / POC / POC authorComments Off on REVIEW: Fool In Love (An April Fool’s Day Hot Holiday Hookup): Hot Holiday Hookup Novella Series by Danielle Allen
Fool In Love An April Fool’s Day Hot Holiday Novella When a shy workaholic wants to date, what is she supposed to do? According to my cousin, the only solution is to sign up for an exclusive dating event on April 1st. I was nervous. I was awkward. I was ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsErotic-Romance / First-Person / friends-to-lovers / holiday novella / news / novella / POC / POC author / reporterComments Off on REVIEW: Slow News Day: A Groundhog Day Hot Holiday Hookup (Hot Holiday Hookup Novella Series) by Danielle Allen
Slow News Day A Groundhog Day Hot Holiday Hookup I dreamt of being a news anchor my whole life. When I was offered the opportunity to sit behind the desk, I was ecstatic. Hours later, instead of reporting real news from a real desk, I was going on assignment to ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews#ownvoices / African American / Contemporary / disabled hero / family relationships / novella / older heroine and hero / POC / POC author / PTSD / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: Sweet Summer Days (The Grays Family & Friends Book 1) by Sheryl Lister
Celeste Williams has finally gotten her life back on track and the last thing on her mind is dating again. Then she meets Thaddeus Whitcomb, a man as caring as he is handsome. The chemistry between them is instant and irresistible. Celeste thought no man could move her as deeply ... more >
A Reviews / A- Reviews / B Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / grief / novella / teachers3 Comments
CW: Grief, substance abuse, cancer Dear Olivia Dade, Sweetest in the Gale is an anthology featuring three novellas set in your Marysburg series set in and around Marysburg High School in Virginia (although, in the case of the last novella, the link to the high school is somewhat tenuous). Two ... more >