A cute YA fauxmance with Asian representation
Review of Love and Other Natural Disasters by Misa Sugiura This was a cute, YA romance. I’m not the biggest fan of rom-coms, but one of my reading goals for 2021 was to be more open-minded and consume more of them. The reason I picked this one is that I love YA and the main […]
A very good friends-to-lovers romance with a bit of food for thought
Review of Swipe Right by Tagan Shepard This is the first book I’ve read by this author but it won’t be my last. Somehow Ms. Shepard flew under my radar but I got a taste of her writing in Bella’s Wedding Anthology Save the Date, I particularly enjoyed the introduction. I was intrigued by this […]
There’s a bit of everything in this book
Review of The Papercutter by Cindy Rizzo The Papercutter offers us a possibility for what our near future in the USA might look like. The country has split into two nations: the God-Fearing States (GFS), which is ultra-conservative, technically backward, and racist. Think red hats. The other states belong to the United Progressive Regions (UPR) […]
A free new adult novella featuring non-binary and pansexual characters
Review of Stop and Stare by Katia Rose Ms. Rose is a seasoned author of mainly m/f romance books. Her first f/f romance, Catch and Cradle is a very good new adult book. After reading it, I decided to get the novella Stop and Stare which is set in the same universe and is offered […]
Exciting Young Adult Sports Romance
Review of Catch and Cradle by Katia Rose This is my first book by this author and it is a very good NA sports romance about a university lacrosse team in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I must admit, I had to watch a video about this sport to understand how the game works. It’s an exciting […]
A collection of ten short stories by Lee Winter
Review of Sliced Ice by Lee Winter This is a collection of ten short stories by Lee Winter, all based on different characters from her books. Ms. Winter is an expert in writing ice queens and there’s always one present in her books, hence the title. Some of these works have been published before in […]
Another wonderful sports romance by Rachel Spangler
Review of Thrust by Rachel Spangler Women with swords, do I need to say more? Probably not but I do have a lot to say about this book. I think Thrust was written for me. I love sports romances, any sports, even sports I don’t know (read my review of Catch and Cradle for my […]
Save the date is all about love
Review of Save the Date: a Romantic Anthology by Ann Roberts (editor) This is a compilation of short stories by Bella Books authors under the common theme of weddings. In New to Love by Jaime Clevenger, a maid of honor finds love with a seamstress who saves the day when the bride had a dress […]
A very good compilation of novellas with butch/femme romances
Review of Opposites Attract: Butch/Femme Romances by Aurora Rey, Meghan O’Brien and Angie Williams This is a compilation of three novellas by these BSB authors under the common theme of butch/femme romances. I jumped at the chance to read something by Meghan O’Brien after so long since her last book, to sample the work of […]