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“You like tea. I like books, Aren’t you glad we opened a shop and forgot the world exists?”

Alchemy and a Cup of Tea (Tomes & Tea Book Four) by Rebecca Thorne

August 24, 2025 by bjornsnipe Leave a Comment

To all the publishing professionals who deal with my terrible sense of humor and impulsive nature-for without their guidance, I would have enthusiastically titled this book F**k It, Let’s Try Coffee– Author’s Dedication All Reyna wanted at the end of Tea You At the Altar was a nice night unwinding with a relaxing cup of tea. Instead, she got kidnapped and dragged off to an abandoned watch tower with a strange alchemy circle hidden under the floorboards. Luckily, Kianthe’s rescue of her goes off without […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea

bjornsnipe's CBR17 Review No:120 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: bad puns, dragons, end of a series, griffons, Rebecca Thorne, tea ·
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A Valentine’s Delight

A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day (Holidays with the Wongs #4) by Jackie Lau

February 8, 2020 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

In recent months Jackie Lau has jumped to the “read right away” position as her novellas in the Holidays with the Wongs series has been released. While I didn’t get an ARC this time, I have signed up to be considered in future. A Big Surprise for Valentine’s Day makes me feel that was a very good choice. Picking up after the events of A Match Made for Thanksgiving and A Second Chance Road Trip for Christmas and running concurrently with A Fake Girlfriend for […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day, end of a series, faintingviolet, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, novella, read harder challenge, sexy times

faintingviolet's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: A Big Surprise for Valentine's Day, end of a series, faintingviolet, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, novella, read harder challenge, sexy times ·
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