B Reviews / Book Reviewsbaby / child abuse / Contemporary / domestic violence / England / novella / pregnancy / second chance3 Comments
Dear Talia Hibbert, After the success of A Girl Like Her, I was all over the next book in the Ravenswood series, this novella-length (long novella) story about Laura Albright (Burne) and Samir Bianchi, her long lost love. Damaged Goods can work as a standalone but I think it works ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / muscian / Rock-Star / second chance / Small-TownComments Off on REVIEW: No Place Like You by Emma Douglas
Dear Emma Douglas, I enjoyed the first novel in your Cloud Bay series (the second one is still on the TBR) and was happy to read Zach’s story in this third book. I thought it was going to be a trilogy but it seems there will be at least one ... more >
Essaysgiveaway / second chance27 Comments
Ana from The Booksmugglers let me know that A.E. Ash had a new novella coming out. If you remember, Ash wrote Luminous which Kaetrin gave an A-. Kaetrin wrote, “I loved the spare style of writing and the little flourishes of flavour and meaning through the story. It’s the kind ... more >
Book Reviews / C- ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / England / Historical / Regency / second chanceComments Off on REVIEW: Letters for a Spy by Alice Chetwynd Ley
Elizabeth Thorne has finally seized the opportunity to assert her independence…. When she set out from crowded London to visit Crowle Manor, the Sussex house bequeathed to her by her uncle, Elizabeth could not be more delighted by the prospect of a quiet spell in the country. But on her ... more >
C ReviewsChristmas / Contemporary / dog / holidays / novella / second chance / sexual-assault18 Comments
Trigger Warning: sexual assault – not detailed, no description, not by hero Dear Jill Shalvis, I was excited to read One Snowy Night – two adults trapped in a snowstorm is classic romance novel fodder after all and I like your books. However, it was very short – on my ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscinderella / Contemporary / divorcee / second chance / Small-Town6 Comments
Morning Glory native Jess Culpepper is desperate to get out of town after divorcing the only man she’s ever dated. She takes a temporary nursing job in Florida and, thanks to the bequest of her late friend, Lacy, has the funds to rent a condo right on the beach. She’s ... more >