B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsfantasy m/m romance / Holiday / POC / short-story / Valentine's Day6 Comments
Office parties can be horrible, but they’re not supposed to be life threatening. Michael Sarver hates Valentine’s Day. Between the flowers, the tacky decorations and his sleazy boss, he’s certain he’s about to experience the worst costumed office party in history. But Cupid’s minions and a certain Hawaiian god have ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / fated mates / grison / hedgehog / mothers and daughters / novella / Paranormal / POC / shapeshifters / Valentine's Day5 Comments
Too prickly to love? After getting her heart broken, hedgehog shifter Hester just wants to get away from romance for the Valentine’s Day weekend. Instead she ends up snowbound in a gorgeous mountain lodge with the most amazing man she’s ever met. He’s sexy. He’s sweet. He’s funny. He turns ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readscats / children's book / dogs / picture books / Valentine's DayComments Off on REVIEW: Here Comes Valentine Cat by Deborah Underwood, illustrated by Claudia Rueda
Cat does NOT like Valentine’s Day. It’s much too mushy, and no way is he making anyone a valentine—especially not his new neighbor, Dog. Dog refuses to respect the fence: He keeps tossing over old bones and hitting Cat in the head! But just as Cat’s about to send Dog ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEngland / Historical / holiday novella / novella / Regency / Servants / Valentine's Day1 Comments
When the earl’s valet falls desperately ill with a fever the household isn’t sure what to do, until one housemaid steps forward to care for him. Sissy Devonport has known her share of grief. Her family was laid low by a fever that only she survived. Now a member of ... more >
Publishing Newsbest of list / diversity / History / Mr. Darcy / The Bachelorette / Valentine's Day5 Comments
How the Valentine’s Day Heart Got Its Shape – Ever wonder why the lovey-dovey heart emoji looks the way it does? Like most symbols, it was a gradual evolution, in this case one that owes something to courtly love, medical dissection, and developing myths about the heart’s symbolic function. “It didn’t mean ... more >