Romance

A Counterfeit Wife by Paullett Golden

Title: A Counterfeit Wife Author: Paullett Golden Series: Sirens #1 Bloated and rather unbelievable, but still charming Much thanks to the author, who provided a free copy (and excellent conversation) in exchange for an honest review. Good news: I enjoyed Trevor and J’non’s romance!* Bad news: the narrative’s middle was incredibly bloated, and I wasn’t entirely satisfied with the ending. *And unfortunately, the good news has a caveat—I don’t mean for “I enjoyed Trevor and J’non’s romance” to refer to …

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Point Last Seen by Christina Dodd

Title: Point Last Seen Author: Christina Dodd Series: Last Seen in Gothic #1 Fun and compelling I would like to thank Christina Dodd, Harlequin, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Also thanks to Sophie James, who invited me on the blog tour. Dodd’s recent books have made me leery of her: the Virtue Falls series was weird but had its moments, but I really hated how she told the story …

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When a Princess Proposes by Kerrelyn Sparks

Title: When a Princess Proposes Author: Kerrelyn Sparks Series: Embraced #6/Embraced by Magic #3 A pleasant if predictable romp in Earthlan Thank you to Kerrelyn Sparks, Kensington Books, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I could have sworn Sparks told me she was going to write about the children of the vampire series, not the Embraced series, but perhaps I misunderstood. Regardless, I’m very much okay with continuing in Earthlan. …

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The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller

Title: The Brightest Star in Paris Author: Diana Biller Series: Moore Family Saga #2 genre-confused, otherwise great! I would like to thank Diana Biller, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. This was a great book, but holy mackerel it was long. *compares to other random romances* Okay, it wasn’t freakishly long, but it definitely FELT long. Probably could have stood to trim a few dozen pages. The …

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Rancher’s Forgotten Rival by Maisey Yates

Title: Rancher’s Forgotten Rival Author: Maisey Yates Series: Carsons of Lone Rock #1 Shallow writing hiding behind humor and sex I would like to thank Maisey Yates, Harlequin, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. And thank you to Lisa Wray for inviting me on the blog tour. I feel like I see Maisey Yates’s books everywhere, and I’ve been meaning to check her out for a couple years now. I …

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Buried Cold Case Secrets by Sami A. Abrams

Title: Buried Cold Case Secrets Author: Sami A. Abrams Series: n/a Amateurish but better than expected I would like to thank Sami A. Abrams, Harlequin, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. Also thank you to Lisa Wray for inviting me on the blog tour. This book was a solid piece of work and better than I expected, though still amateurish. The writing style lacked personality but wasn’t off-putting or bad …

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A Touch of Romance by Paullett Golden

Title: A Touch of Romance Author: Paullett Golden Series: Romantic Encounters #2 Slow start but satisfying Thank you very much to Paullett Golden, who provided me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Jules and Leila meet at a writer’s retreat hosted by mutual friends. Randomly paired together for an activity, they don’t expect to like each other much, and when instead sparks fly, no one is more surprised than they are. But Jules, of humble means, had …

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Interview with Melinda Leigh (Right Behind Her)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Right Behind Her by Melinda Leigh is a gripping read, just like her other books. Readers get sympathetic heroes and monstrous villains along with a plot that will keep them turning the pages. Sherriff Bree Taggert agrees to travel to her childhood home with her brother Adam. She must confront the memories of her childhood that includes the cruelness of her father, being attacked by his dogs, the night her father murdered her mother, …

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The Heir and the Enchantress by Paullett Golden

Title: The Heir and the Enchantress Author: Paullett Golden Series: The Enchantresses #5 Fantastic characters more than compensate for the tired plot Much thanks to the author, who provided me with a free ARC in exchange for an honest review. I admit, I wasn’t as excited for Aunt Hazel’s story as I’d been for the others, mostly because I had a hard time imagining her as anything other than Aunt Hazel. But to my surprise, when I dove into this …

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The Ticket by Heather Grace Stewart

Title: The Ticket Author: Heather Grace Stewart Series: Love Again #1 An enjoyable if cliched story Newscaster Pete McCarney planned to go on a long trip with his girlfriend, but after she breaks up with him, he’s stuck with a very expensive, non-refundable ticket designated for an Allison James. Using social media, he seeks someone willing to go in his ex’s place. Forced to take a vacation from her job and needing to get away in general, Allie James decides …

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