TORN is Book 4 in Cynthia Eden's Lost
series. Cynthia Eden
combines a "friends-to-lovers" theme with a dangerous tale
of a psycho abducting women.
I love it!
Forensic anthropologist Victoria Palmer and former homicide
detective Read more...
HOW THE DUKE WAS WON is Book 1 in Lenora Blake's
Disgraceful Dukes series. Somehow Lenora Blake manages
to tell a stirring story with a particularly vile
villain, and still inject a little humor at appropriate
moments to lighten the mood. Due to some scheming on the Read more...
RETURN OF THE BAD BOY is Book 4 in Jessica Lemmon's
"Second Chance" series. I love this "Second Chance"
series. Each hero is delectable and each book gets harder
to put down. Every book in this series is about a bad
boy, or former bad boy, who has grown Read more...
YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET THE MARQUESS YOU WANT is Book 2 in
the "Masters of Seduction" series by Alexandra Hawkins.
The first book in this series -- A DUKE BUT NO GENTLEMAN -
can be taken as a prologue to everything that takes place
in YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET THE Read more...
PLAY FAIR is Book is Book 3 in L.P. Maxa's "Devil's
Share" series. One by one the hard rocking guys of the
band The Devil's Share have succumbed to love. While
still retaining a little bit of rock star edge, PLAY FAIR
opens with the band Read more...
BITTER BLOOD is the third book in Cynthia Eden's
breathtaking "Blood and Moonlight" trilogy. Just when you
might have thought all Jane and Aidan would have to worry
about was their changing biology, they are epically
proved wrong. This final installment of Cynthia Eden's
"Blood and Moonlight" series Read more...
HIS ROYAL PRINCESS is a "Billionaire Boys Club" novella.
The hero and heroine who meet in this story were first
introduced as an engaged couple in ONCE UPON A
BILLIONAIRE, so readers who haven't read that book may
want to read this novella first. HIS ROYAL PRINCESS is
very Read more...
THE VISCOUNT NEEDS A WIFE is set in the world of Jo
Beverley's "Company of Rogues" series but is a stand-
alone novel, and can be enjoyed by readers new to her
books. THE VISCOUNT NEEDS A WIFE is an engaging story
about a marriage of convenience due to Read more...
KILLER REUNION is Book 21 in G.A. McKevett's "Savannah
Reid" cozy mystery series. Although KILLER REUNION works
as a stand-alone novel, reading one or two of the
previous books in the series will give the reader a
better feel for the main character and the group dynamic Read more...
FOR SEVEN NIGHTS ONLY is Book 2 in Sarah Ballance's
"Chase Brothers" series. After reading FOR SEVEN NIGHTS,
I'm eager to hunt down a copy of the previous book to
devour. Kelsie Reed and Sawyer Chase have an inauspicious
beginning when Sawyer pays a call on his upstairs Read more...
A WILD RIDE is Book 4 in Vivian Arend's Thompson & Sons series. The Thompson & Sons series is a spin-off of Vivian Arend's Six Pack Ranch series. A WILD RIDE is a story about two lovers taking their relationship Read more...
WILD THINGS is Book 7.75 in Jennifer Ashley's Shifters
Unbound series. Unlike previous books in this series, a
lot of the action in WILD THINGS takes place out-of-state
and outside a Shiftertown. I like Jennifer Ashley shaking
things up a little in this installment Read more...
DIRTY is Book 1 in Kylie Scott's "Dive Bar" series. Kylie
Scott does a superb job of detailing the humor and horror
that makes up the singular situation Lydia Green finds
herself in at the opening of DIRTY. Some women, after
finding out on their wedding day how they Read more...
HIS RUTHLESS BITE is Book 4 in Brooklyn Ann's "Scandals
With Bite" historical paranormal series. I love when an
author puts a unique spin on classic romance tropes. In
HIS RUTHLESS BITE, two vampires agree to a marriage of
convenience. Although this relationship stems from the
hero collecting on Read more...
READING UP A STORM is Book 3 in the Lighthouse
Library
cozy mystery series by Eva Gates. The murder mystery in
this latest installment is set
against a backdrop of dark stormy nights, suspicious
flashing lights on the beach, shipwrecks, and tons of
dubious characters. In a case Read more...
TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT is Book 3 in Erika Kelly's Rock
Star Romance series. Calix Bourbon and Mimi Romano are
thrown into the same orbit because she is the chef for
the band Blue Fire and he is the temporary keyboardist.
Although there is a mutual attraction Read more...
THE WEDDING DATE is Book 1 in Kelly Eadon's Belmont
Beach series. About a million years ago Kate Massie
took
pity on James Abell and became his junior prom date.
Years later, and a chance meeting and mutual physical
attraction make a second chance at romance seem Read more...
GOOD DUKES WEAR BLACK is Book 3 in the Lords of
Anarchy
series by Manda Collins. The hero and heroine in GOOD
DUKES WEAR BLACK make an interesting combination—a
former soldier-turned Duke and a lady newspaper
columnist. While they might appear to be mismatched at Read more...
MUST LOVE COWBOYS is the third installment in the Cowboy
Heaven series by Cheryl Brooks. Cheryl Brooks endows
MUST LOVE COWBOYS with the same erotic splendor she
does with all her books, but "family" is another strong
theme in this particular story. Tina Hayes goes from
being virtually Read more...
VANILLA BEANED is Book 8 in Jenn McKinlay's Cupcake
Bakery
Mystery
cozy series. VANILLA BEANED opens with friends
and cupcake bakery business partners Mel Cooper, Tate
Harper, and Angie DeLaura on their way to Las Vegas.
They're looking to open a second location for their shop 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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