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Spicy Sweet

Cinnamon Roll (Bold Brew #9) by Anna Zabo

Syncopation (Twisted Wishes #1) by Anna Zabo

December 27, 2025 by carmelpie 2 Comments

Cinnamon Roll (Bold Brew #9) It’s just—you speak a bunch of languages. You’re stunningly handsome. You can skate backwards, you cook and bake. And you’re nice. ― Anna Zabo, Cinnamon Roll Maxime Demers knows he should mind his own business, but he can’t resist the urge to help. Tom Cedric is looking for a Dom, a good Dom; specifically, a Dom that is not an asshole like all of the ones he’s experienced to date. After witnessing a Tom endure session after session of Dom […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: academia, Anna Zabo, Anxiety, aromantic, bdsm, bdsm romance, confidence issues, French Canadian, gay romance, hockey subplot, low self-confidence, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance, Soft Dom, substance abuse

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:51 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: academia, Anna Zabo, Anxiety, aromantic, bdsm, bdsm romance, confidence issues, French Canadian, gay romance, hockey subplot, low self-confidence, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance, Soft Dom, substance abuse ·
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Put your emptiness to melody

Paint Our Song (Cloverlily Book #1) by Maia Kinley

December 13, 2025 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Baffled, Miles makes a face and belts out the next line to the song. Calvin laughs again and shakes his head. For a moment, and not for the first time, Miles is stunned by Calvin—at his rosy cheeks, at how he throws his head back when he laughs, and how he’s smiling wider than Miles has ever seen him. Is his terrible singing doing this? He might just sing even worse. Miles is a professional artist, a painter, who must return to his hometown of […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: fame, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, Maia Kinley, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance

carmelpie's CBR17 Review No:44 · Genres: Romance · Tags: fame, gay romance, grumpy sunshine, Maia Kinley, queer romance, rock star romance, small town romance ·
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One sweet, slow burn romance and one mafia story with too many plot lines

Punk-In: MM Rockstar Romance (Wayward Lane Book 1) by Ava Olsen

Three Souls Who Break (Three Ties Book 1) by Michelle Dare

January 3, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Punk-In: MM Rockstar Romance (Wayward Lane Book 1) By Ava Olson 3 stars Brodie is the lead singer of the rock band, “Wayward Lane.” He is out and, per his own admission, is a “fuckboy.” His manager Van is straight, and they work and tour together for four years as Brodie’s band becomes more and more popular. The tension in this book is excellent. It switches between Brodie’s and Van’s POVs. Brodie has a huge crush on Van, but worries that Van will think Brodie […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: age gap romance, Ava Olsen, bisexual character, forbidden love, gay romance, Michelle Dare, MLM, Office Romance, queer romance, rock star romance

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: age gap romance, Ava Olsen, bisexual character, forbidden love, gay romance, Michelle Dare, MLM, Office Romance, queer romance, rock star romance ·
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Contemporary Romance Bullsh*t

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

December 16, 2016 by Mrs. Julien 3 Comments

Inspiring a list of The Worst Romance Novels I Have Ever Read, I think sums up my opinion of the first book in Nalini Singh’s Rock Kiss series, but the long version is below anyway. From Amazon: Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Nalini Singh, Prolixity Julien, Rock Kiss series, rock star romance, worst romance novel

Mrs. Julien's CBR8 Review No:63 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Nalini Singh, Prolixity Julien, Rock Kiss series, rock star romance, worst romance novel ·
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