Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsalternate England / Alternate POV / email / England / epistolary novel / multiverse / older hero/heroine / sci-fi romance14 Comments
Bee thinks she has everything: a successful business repurposing wedding dresses, and friends who love and support her. She’s given up on finding love, but that’s fine. There’s always Tinder. Nick thinks he has nothing: his writing career has stalled after early promise and his marriage is on the rocks, ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsadventure romance / enemies to lovers / found family / NetGalley / sci-fi romance / SFF / space opera7 Comments
Dear Jessie Mihalik, The DA reviewers had a conversation post recently about the enemies to lovers trope and whether we liked it or not, when and why. I’m generally not a fan of the trope in contemporary romance but it works well in SFF because the stakes are often believably ... more >
Reading Lists / Top Ten ListsBest of 2019 / best of list / Contemporary / Gothic / Historical / interracial-romance / sci-fi romance / Urban-Fantasy9 Comments
This year I decided to do my best of list a little early. I don’t have any new releases on my list until next year so I felt it was safe. I had a fantastic reading year; I met my Goodreads challenge with more than a month to spare and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Recommended Readssci-fi romance / SFF / space opera6 Comments
Content Advisory: There are some scenes of slavery and torture in the book so readers please note. Dear Jessie Mihalik, I loved your previous book, Polaris Rising, which came out earlier this year and was the first in your Consortium Rebellion trilogy. While that book was mainly about Ada and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure romance / fugitive / heiress / Sci-fi / sci-fi romance / space opera13 Comments
A space princess on the run and a notorious outlaw soldier become unlikely allies in this imaginative, sexy space opera adventure—the first in an exciting science fiction trilogy. In the far distant future, the universe is officially ruled by the Royal Consortium, but the High Councillors, the heads of the ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / F Reviewsclass differences / sci-fi romance / space opera / spaceship3 Comments
Mya is having a crap day. Princess Mya Centauri is stranded and alone on the shady Bates Space Station. With rumors of her father’s dethronement escalating, she needs more than her wits and entitlement to protect her—she needs a hero. So when she unexpectedly finds herself mistaken for some whore ... more >