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My head is saying, “Fool, forget him.” My heart is saying, “Don’t let go.”

Sleep: London Love Book 4 by Sophia Soames

September 8, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Even though my stomach was churning, I felt in some kind of control, like I could still steer this situation home, dock it gently in a place where I could walk away unscathed. The problem was, I didn’t think I wanted to walk away unscathed. I wanted to hurt and bleed and heal and scream.” ― Sophia Soames, Sleep CBR16 Bingo: Dreams We met Mabel in Taste: London Love book 2. Mark and Mabel work as a team at The Clouds Westminster Hotel in central […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr16bingo, codependent relationships, death of a parent, gay romance, hearing impaired, London, mature romance, nonbinary protagonist, queer romance, Sophia Soames

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:70 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr16bingo, codependent relationships, death of a parent, gay romance, hearing impaired, London, mature romance, nonbinary protagonist, queer romance, Sophia Soames ·
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Surprise magical powers and a very cute love story.

Back in a Spell (The Witches of Thistle Grove, #3) by Lana Harper

December 31, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. This is the third book in the Witches of Thistle Grove series, full of witchy goodness, small town shenanigans, a surprisingly intricate magic system, and queer people falling in love. I keep saying this, but Back in a Spell is my favorite of these books yet. Nineve Blackmore, of the infamous Blackmores, is the first half of our couple here, and the second is Morty Gutierrez, owner […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Romance Tagged With: ARCs, Lana Harper, LGBTQIA, narfna, nonbinary protagonist, pansexual protagonist, Romance, the witches of thistle grove

narfna's CBR14 Review No:257 · Genres: Fantasy, Romance · Tags: ARCs, Lana Harper, LGBTQIA, narfna, nonbinary protagonist, pansexual protagonist, Romance, the witches of thistle grove ·
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