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I was warned

January 11, 2017 by Emmalita 6 Comments

I was warned that this was a middling romance. Susan Elizabeth Phillips’ does some pretty great character’s and character relationships, but sometimes the situations she puts them in are ridiculous and cringe worthy. From Amazon: Piper Dove is a woman with a dream—to become the best detective in the city of Chicago. First job? Trail former Chicago Stars quarterback, Cooper Graham. Problem? Graham’s spotted her, and he’s not happy. As with most SEP romances, the future couple starts off on the wrong foot. The man is […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: First Star I See Tonight, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Emmalita's CBR9 Review No:10 · Genres: Romance · Tags: First Star I See Tonight, Susan Elizabeth Phillips ·
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The football player and the detective

September 17, 2016 by Malin Leave a Comment

Piper Dove wants to become the best private detective in Chicago. First, though, she desperately needs to make enough to keep her agency afloat. Her over-protective dad, who didn’t think it was appropriate for Piper to follow in his footsteps, left the agency to her greedy step-mum and Piper has spent every penny she had to buy it back, so she can run it herself. She’s giving everything on her first job, trailing former quarterback for the Chicago Stars football team, now nightclub owner, Cooper […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: American Football, CBR8, Chicago Stars, contemporary fiction, First Star I See Tonight, Malin, mystery, private detective, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Malin's CBR8 Review No:100 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: American Football, CBR8, Chicago Stars, contemporary fiction, First Star I See Tonight, Malin, mystery, private detective, Susan Elizabeth Phillips ·
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Recent Comments

  • esmemoria
    on Painfully Unfunny
    You got that right!
  • BlackRaven
    on Painfully Unfunny
    Sounds like this book was 167 pages too long
  • BlackRaven
    on The Joke’s On You
    Sounds like The Stench was all the title needed
  • esmemoria
    on The Joke’s On You
    Practically every sentence is a joke omg, I recently finished a book like this. Hated it.
  • esmemoria
    on Eat the Rich
    and the recognition that love isn’t going to cure trauma This is a perspective that is unusual to find. Sounds...
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