The Don by Katrina Jackson
It isn’t new to say Katrina Jackson is one of my absolute favorite authors and I hate that she made me love a mafia romance series, but here we are. The Don has been being set up since Beautiful and Dirty, and what a fantastic conclusion to the series! Now to wait for the spin-offs~ Shae and her cousin are sent to Italy by the Council of Aunties to retrieve her other cousin, but almost immediately she runs into Salvatore – a man she met […]
If I never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
I’m a sucker for a well told fake relationship trope. It is one of these story format that is incredibly hard to get right because of how ludicrous the very idea is, at least if you’re past the age of making decisions with a mind addled with teenage hormones. The set up is key to the believability, and McFarlane nails it. Plot: sort of boring woman works for regressive, sexist company. She has been immune to a lot of the really nasty stuff that goes […]
Take A Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert
I read and thoroughly enjoyed the first book in Talia Hibbert’s the Brown Sisters trilogy, Get a Life, Chloe Brown. Knowing that I would likely enjoy the second book, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, I put off reading it – as one does. This was both genius and foolish because, of course I loved it. I loved it even more than Get a Life. When Take a Hint opens, Dani Brown and her best friend Sorcha are performing a ritual, calling to the goddess Oshun. Dani wants […]
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon is a delightful romance that doesn’t skimp on the heat factor. Our heroine, Dr. Sloan Copeland, has recently moved to Los Angeles with her twin daughters. She left behind a crazy ex to start her life on her own terms. When her nanny unexpectedly quits, she is really in a bind. She is a surgeon and can be stuck at the hospital for long hours. Thankfully, Rafe comes into her life at the right time. The previous […]
The Wrong Mr. Darcy by Evelyn Lozada, Holly Lörincz
I am weak for a Pride & Prejudice retelling. My best friend pointed out that I never enjoy them, despite the fact that I will read almost any that come my way. One of the reasons I so often don’t enjoy them is because I don’t know what I want in a retelling. When do I begrudge the changes made to put the story in a new context? What elements are necessary to retain the spirit of the story I love? Do I need to […]
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
I’m not giving this book a rating because how much I liked it isn’t the same as how good I think the book is. So let me start with this: Eleanor & Park is an excellent YA romance. Eleanor has just moved back in with her mom, stepfather, and 4 siblings. On her first day in her new school, she doesn’t know where to sit on the bus and Park reluctantly makes room for her. For days they ride silently on the bus, but then […]
