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None of them know I just gambled away my entire life savings for a lizard that burned half of my house down and escaped.

My Pigeon Familiar (Magical Misfits #1) by Bridget E. Baker

April 30, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

This cannot be happening. Maybe it’s a bizarre dream. But even in a dream, there’s no way that I can possibly let a pigeon sleep on my bed. It’s like having a flying cockroach in my bed. Just, no. I try to shoo it away, grimacing as my fingers touch its grey and black wings. I tell myself it’s a clean pigeon. Those exist, right? Oh, no. What if it pooped on my bed? ― Bridget E. Baker, My Pigeon Familiar I thought I was […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: Bridget E. Baker, Classism, discrimination, fish out of water, found family, New York City, runaway bride, Supernatural Society, Urban Fantasy

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:21 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: Bridget E. Baker, Classism, discrimination, fish out of water, found family, New York City, runaway bride, Supernatural Society, Urban Fantasy ·
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A fun runaway bride romance

Three Reasons to Run by Jackie Lau

August 4, 2024 by LB Leave a Comment

I love how much food is central to Jackie Lau books and how I’m basically guaranteed to find something fun and lighthearted in her stories. The whole premise of Three Reasons to Run sounded like it would be a delight, and I’m so glad I got to read it! Yvonne has been in a relationship with Carl for five years, engaged for two, and in that time she’s slowly been realizing that it wasn’t a relationship that fulfilled her or she could see a positive […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Asian Canadian, Canadian romance, contemp, Contemporary Romance, family drama, Jackie Lau, runaway bride, Weddings with the Moks

LB's CBR16 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Asian Canadian, Canadian romance, contemp, Contemporary Romance, family drama, Jackie Lau, runaway bride, Weddings with the Moks ·
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Disgraceful Duke weds Runaway Bride in Scandalous Affair

December 27, 2017 by Mikki Blu Leave a Comment

Hurray for a new Loretta Chase book!  This is the first book in her new series Difficult Dukes, about a trio of friends and dukes known as Their Dis-Graces for their rakish activities.  Hugh Ancaster is the seventh Duke of Ripley, and his friend the Duke of Ashmont is about to marry Olympia Hightower, pressing Hugh into service as his groomsman.  Unfortunately, Olympia isn’t sure she wants to marry Ashmont and after a couple of shots of brandy, decides to make a getaway through the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Difficult Dukes #1, historical romance, Loretta Chase, road trip, runaway bride

Mikki Blu's CBR9 Review No:102 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Difficult Dukes #1, historical romance, Loretta Chase, road trip, runaway bride ·
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