B Reviews / B+ Reviews / Book Reviewsfamilies / Hidden Legacy / Houston / Ilona Andrews / joint review / magical powers / Texas / Urban-Fantasy11 Comments
Ilona Andrews’ new book in the Hidden Legacy series, the conclusion to Catalina and Alessandro’s romance, is now out. Here, Sirius and I review it together. –Janine Janine: Ruby Fever begins with Alessandro proposing to Catalina and Catalina accepting his proposal. They are very much in love but in this ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsalcoholism / Artist / Contemporary / dysfunctional family / family relationships / father and son / mothers and daughters / Photographer / plain heroine / Texas / wounded souls6 Comments
He’s a cowboy through and through… Rylan Rafferty was a cowboy long before interest in his leatherworking artistry and saddle making for the rich and famous catapulted him to national fame. He values his privacy, so when a popular Texas magazine wants to feature him, his first inclination is to ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Diwali / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Holiday / Indian American / older couple / POC / POC author / short fiction / TexasComments Off on REVIEW: Second Chance Under the Stars by Tara Pammi
Devi Kolleru is about to say goodbye to her oldest friend, Kiran, but something has changed and now it feels impossible. Could this Diwali be the right time for these friends to become lovers under the stars? Dear Ms. Pammi, I’m catching up on some holiday fiction I didn’t realize ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsAtlanta / category length / Christmas / fake girlfriend / family relationships / Magic / Marriage-in-Trouble / novella / POC / POC author / TexasComments Off on REVIEW: You Make It Feel Like Christmas by Francis Ray and Donna Hill
Rockin’ Around That Christmas Tree by Donna Hill Denise has always been the faithful wife and dutiful mother for the twenty-plus years she’s been married to Edward. But now, she’s ready to live a few dreams of her own. When Denise drops the bomb at Thanksgiving dinner that she is ... more >
Conversations / Letters of Opinionabortion / Alaska / Texas18 Comments
Recently a Berkley publicist sent me an email highlighting several books coming out in December 2021. I was struck by the number of books mentioned that were set in Alaska. Here are brief excerpts from their descriptions on Amazon: Love and Let Bark by Alanna Martin (Hearts of Alaska Book ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF ReviewsArmy / Contemporary / PTSD / Texas / War / Military / wounded souls2 Comments
She’s his last case, he’s her fresh start—two troubled ex-soldiers find new purpose and a second chance at love in this new contemporary western romance from award-winning author Kaki Warner. Lieutenant KD Whitcomb had mapped out her career from West Point to the Pentagon. But when an injury under questionable ... more >