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A pop culture junkie, Katie has an addiction to tragically bad romance novels. In addition, Katie is resolute in her belief that Evans is #BestChris and doesn't understand why people live where it snows. That shit is terrifying.

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Something So Strong

Hot Lumberjack by Aviva Blakeman

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Aviva Blakeman’s HOT LUMBERJACK is a fucking delight right off the bat. Literally. This finger scorching follow up to 2020’s HOT RABBI opens with the main characters having an unexpected encounter in a car outside of a bar. They aren’t strangers – they went to Hebrew school together as kids – but they are seeing each other in new ways. One of the things that I most enjoyed (besides the smut, obviously) was Blakeman’s very careful world building. She brings back characters and places from […]

A spicy indictment of purity culture?

Purity by Skyler Mason

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… This I have to read.* Obviously. I came across Skyler Mason on TikTok. She was speaking about her experiences with purity culture, making a break from it, and then writing a spicy book about those experiences. Purity is that book. (Please note that I received this book as an ARC after signing up for it on the clock app.) Having grown up in a low-key version of the Purity culture, I was very curious about how this would work. I think this book is […]

You learn something new everyday

Sweet Berries by CM Nascosta

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Several months ago, I read a monster romance by C.M. Nascosta and could not get over by how fantastic it was. That book was Morning Glory Milking Farm, and it is a gem. (You can find that review here, if you’re interested.) I was greatly excited to hear that they have a new book coming out, Sweet Berries. I enjoyed MGMF so much that I went ahead and pre-ordered Berries on my Kindle without even reading the blurb – Nascosta had shot to the top […]

I feel like there’s a Tracy Chapman song in there somewhere

Wildseed Witch by Marti Dumas

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I feel like Tracy Chapman could read Wildseed Magic by Marti Dumas and find a song or five to write about. This is an absolutely lovely novel aimed at tweens ages 10-14. It is literally about Black Girl Magic. For a novel that could very easily be compared in many ways with Harry Potter, I would recommend this one any day of the week over that series. It has a multitude of themes and all of them are handled with a deft touch. It centers […]

Minor Miracle: Unlocked

Sweethearts and Savages: Eden Academy Book Two by Grace McGinty

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I just finished Sweethearts and Savages, the second book in Grace McGinty’s Eden Academy series. I really want to talk about this book in particular, and not just because it is sort of the culmination of all of her other works to this point. They’ve all been driving to this destination. You could read this one without having read any of her other works, but I wouldn’t recommend it – a LOT of world and character building has gone into these. Like many romance authors, […]

If Stephen King, James Cameron and Stanley Kubrick had a baby…

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

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Read this book. Just do it. Whether it’s kindle or paper or audio, I don’t care. Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes is fan-freaking-tastic, a true escape from whatever is going on in your world. I feel like I should be up front about this: S.A. Barnes is a Facebook friend of mine, and has been for many years. For that matter, she’s been a friend to Cannonball Read. She’s been so kind as to contribute signed copies of her books* to CBR in the past […]



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