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Push their faces together and make them kiss already

Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

May 13, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

When her gaze finally reached his face, she had to swallow a sigh and bury it where nobody would ever find it. But how could she help it? His jaw was sharp and angled enough that it could be a weapon itself, strong enough to make her insides quiver. Don’t let him quiver your insides, Evie. ― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Assistant to the Villain When she cannot find a job, Evie stumbles into the new role of the assistant to The Villain. Not “a” villain […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: dragons, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, idiots, Like Shrek but different, revenge, Slow Burn Romance, workplace romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:44 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: dragons, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, idiots, Like Shrek but different, revenge, Slow Burn Romance, workplace romance ·
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I don’t know how these characters had friends

To Have and To Hoax by Martha Waters

September 4, 2020 by crystalclear Leave a Comment

This is the author’s first novel, so I’m going to try to be nice… After reading half of the book, nevermind.   The main characters, Violet and James, married quickly, were wildly in love for a year, and then they had an argument that halted their happy marriage in its tracks.  The couple live in the same house, but they have a cold marriage where they try to avoid and ignore each other.  We haven’t learned what the argument was about a third of the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr12, cbr12bingo, debut, DNF, idiots, King and Queen of Petty Island, Martha Waters, Romance

crystalclear's CBR12 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr12, cbr12bingo, debut, DNF, idiots, King and Queen of Petty Island, Martha Waters, Romance ·
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