Leave me in a bookstore and I will get lost in the romance novel section. Romance novels–to be more precise, historical romances a la old school Amanda Quick–are my default book reads, especially when I want to escape into an adult fairy tale. I say all this to make clear my bias in tackling Nancy Naigle’s Mint Juleps and Justice (2014), a contemporary romance and my January Kindle First selection. Mint Juleps and Justice is part of Naigle’s Adams Grove series set in Virginia. I […]
Scientists in Love
Sebastian Malheur is one of the most revered naturalists of his day… and one of the most reviled men in England. After all, he gives public lectures about reproduction and genetics and that is simply Not Done in polite company. Imagine how much more scandalous it would be if word got out that his pioneering discoveries about inherited traits were actually made by a woman!
I Do So Hope the Author’s Middle Name Is Anne
William (Will) Jellicoe and Antigone Preston meet at a private ball. They recognize each other as kindred spirits and instantly embark on a friendship while falling in love. There is just one little problem… Antigone’s father has just passed away and she has been precipitously promised in marriage to a man three times her age and fifty times her immorality. Her mother, a panicky, long-game playing schemer, wants the advantageous match for Antigone to help facilitate an even better one for her other daughter, Cassandra. […]
CB VI #4: The Vampire Diaires: The Salvation vol. 2
Obligatory excuse about Amazon Kindle Daily Deals here. Y’all are in luck, though. I bought 2, but I accidentally read the second one first and now I have zero desire to read the first. My bad, your gain. I just … look, guys, I’m a sucker for the series. It’s my ultimate guilty pleasure show. And it’s GREAT if you wanna play the mustache drinking game. So at least you got something out of this “review”. You’re welcome. Primary takeaway: the show is way better […]
A beautiful way to start my reading year
What a lovely way to start my new reading year. First of all, I want to thank Jen K for this lovely book. She gave it to me as part of the Cannonball Read gift exchange, and as I was fairly sure I wasn’t going to be able to do it justice when I was hurrying through books at the end of December to finish my triple Cannonball, I decided that it would be my first book of 2014. As it turns out, due to me getting ill over […]
Bet Me Doesn’t Quite Bite But….Close
Cal is a gorgeous charmer who has the unfortunate character flaw of dumping women a few months after making them fall desperately in love with him. Min is a smart, sassy, chubby woman who is far too savvy to fall for a guy like Cal. Only when Cal gets unwillingly drawn into a bet two get Min into bed within a month, it’s GAME ON for Cal and Min! Full disclosure: I’m not a chick lit reader so it’s hard to distinguish if my issues […]