THE O'CONNOR FAMILY SERIES is a wonderful collection
of Katie Reus' O'Connor family and their love stories. This
collection is perfect for readers, like me, who love
romances set in small-towns. Each story has a hero who
pursues a woman with dogged and delightful determination
and is Read more...
FLIP THE BEAT is a standalone contemporary romance by Roxanne D. Howard. Molly Ivers is an intelligent young woman but when it comes to romance, she's torn between what she thinks she should want and what she craves. Professor Sullivan is the kind of well-mannered intellectual she Read more...
HEART STOPPING is the fourth book in L.P. Maxa's
paranormal St.
Leasing series centered on a pack of
shifters and their school. I read this book and enjoyed
it without having read the previous Read more...
AIN'T SHE A PEACH is the fourth book in Molly Harper's
Southern
Eclectic series. The novella PEACHY FLIPPING
KEEN is a prequel to this book, but it's still possible
to enjoy AIN'T Read more...
SHELTERED is a standalone contemporary romance by Alexa
Riley. This is the first book I've read by Alexa Riley, but
it has made me a fan. There are many things to love about
this book. I would consider SHELTERED a contemporary gothic
romance. With a hint of suspense, and Read more...
VIRGIN IN THE CITY is a standalone romance novel by Alexa
Riley. Pepper is minding her business when she spies the
delectable UFC fighter, and now her neighbor, Teddy, through
her peephole. These two are instantly drawn to each other,
and their romance is both adorable and totally hot at Read more...
ONE FOR THE ROGUE is the fourth book in the Studies
in Scandal series by Manda Collins. This is an
excellent book for readers who enjoy the enemies-to-lovers
trope. Gemma Hastings and Lord Cameron Lisle are Read more...
THE DARKEST WARRIOR is the fourteenth book in Gena
Showalter's Lords of
the Underworld series. It's a good idea to read
this series in order because of all the interwoven
relationships, and all the ways events Read more...
TEMPTING BEAT is the sixth book
in Brooklyn Ann's Hearts of Metal
series. Although this character has appeared in previous books in
this series, I believe that TEMPTING
BEATRead more...
DIRTY-TALKING COWBOY is the
first book in Stacey Kennedy's Kinky Spurs series. I love this book!
There are spicy scenes galore in DIRTY-
TALKING COWBOY, but this book has a lot more to rave about.
What Read more...
THEN THERE WAS YOU is the first book in Miranda Liasson's
Angel
Falls small town series, a perfect book for romance
fans who enjoy small-town settings and the enemies-to-lovers
trope. There are also some Read more...
THE BIG ALPHA IN TOWN is an enjoyable collection of
different kind of shapeshifters with stories by Eve
Langlais, Milly Taiden, and Kate Baxter. Readers who want
stories about some of the supporting characters in this
anthology should also check out THANKS FUR LAST NIGHT --
also by the same authors Read more...
DIRTY BASTARD is the third book in Jessica Clare's
Roughneck
Billionaires series. DIRTY BASTARD runs
concurrently with some of the events in the previous
Read more...
RUN TO ME is the fourth book in Cynthia Eden's exciting
Lazarus
Rising series. Cynthia Eden puts her own unique
spin on the billionaire trope. In RUN TO ME, a female
super soldier with no Read more...
LOYALTY is the fourth book in L.P. Maxa's RiffRaff
Records series. As with the previous books in
this series, L.P. Maxa explores the highs and lows of a
rock and roll celebrity family Read more...
ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WOLF is the eighth book in Terry Spear's Silver Town Wolf series. Although most books in this series can be read as standalone novels, I think reading at least Read more...
THE ONLY THING is the third book in Marie Harte's Donnigans series. I love Marie Harte's contemporary romances, and this turned out to be another favorite. Hope Donnigan and her mother are both usually good people, but when they get together things tend to devolve Read more...
MIDNIGHT WOLF is the eleventh book in Jennifer Ashley's Shifters Unbound
series. Although there are characters from previous stories
in this book, I believe MIDNIGHT WOLF works as a standalone
story. Jennifer Ashley lays out the important Read more...
SAVOR YOU is the fifth book in Kristen Proby's Fusion
series. Although it's part of a series with recurring
characters, I believe that SAVOR YOU works well as a
standalone novel. This is quickly Read more...
THE THIEF is the sixteenth book in J.R. Ward's Black
Dagger Brotherhood series. This book can't be read as a
standalone book. After reading the previous books in this
series, I was hungry Read more...
My fav Almodovar film is Flower of My Secret. I liked the adaptation from a billion years ago of the Anne of Green Gables series. I loved the book version of The Shining more than the film. I love just about any of the Jane Eyre adaptations but the Fassbender version with it's switched around format gets the mood exactly right.
Yes! This is what I live for - witty and intelligent characters. Love Stephanie Laurens' heroines because they are intelligent and look at the big picture. Love witty dialogue like in a Celeste Bradley novel or Claudia Dain's Courtesan Chronicles series.
I never really understood the whole "step-brother" romance phenomenon. I mean I guess there's no biological connection so one level of ick is removed but....I don't know. I read a story once by Red Garnier about a man and woman who were not biologically related & didn't have a "step-" connection, but the guy's family always looked at the woman and her sister as family and tried to treat them that way and force the future H/h to fit that mold. They became friends in their youth and suppressed their natural attraction that developed over time organically. But to me, that's different.
I love beta heroes as well as alpha types. One of my favorite beta heroes is Reggie from "The Pursuit of Marriage" by Victoria Alexander. He's a sweetie, good to his family, a loyal friend, and very easy going. After wearing his heart on his sleeve too many times, he invents an alpha alter-ego to try and win him love. His friends help spread stories of his supposed exploits to help him out because they want to help him since he's such a good friend and a good guy. Very funny story. My favorite beta hero.
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