After being in a romance reading slump for far too long, Forbidden Mate by Opal Carew is just the escape I needed! Aria’s life is a lonely one. Abandoned by her birth mother and raised in the foster care system, she never knew what it was like to belong to a family. She has acquaintances […]
First, I need to mention that this book is the one that finally ended my romance slump. My last romance review was back at the end of January—about 4.5 months ago! I’ve DNFed so many books these past few months, I can’t even tell you how many. I should also start by saying that although […]
Hello again! I’m the worst romance blogger because I haven’t posted any reviews here in literal months! 🙁 First, I wanted to apologize for taking an unintentional hiatus from reviewing. What began as a romance-reading funk turned into radio silence when I realized I just wasn’t having much luck with reading romance lately. I think […]
Feeling THIRSTY? Visit the Eastside Brewery… A gangster hiding from his past. A single mom fighting for her future. Can she show this bad boy the man he’s meant to be? Mia Hopkins is back with the first in an all-new contemporary series, THIRSTY (Eastside Brewery #1)! About Thirsty My name is Salvador Rosas. Back […]
This past weekend, the library system that I work for held its first Romance Readers Rendezvous, a celebration of the romance genre! This event kicked off with a screening of Love Between the Covers, a wonderful documentary about the romance novel industry. I had to work the morning at my home branch, then worked the […]
When I first read the summary for Mia Sheridan’s latest novel, Seek, I was intrigued. A socialite hires a mercenary to take her to Colombia in search of her missing fiancé. I’m a huge fan of Mia Sheridan, and Seek is something that feels new and fresh for her: suspenseful, dark, gritty, but still highly […]
You know what they say about all good things…they must come to an end. Sadly, this will be my last Romance Reveal box for the foreseeable future. More on that in a bit. First, here’s what I received. Signed copy of Suddenly Engaged by Julia London Signed copy of The Charmer by Avery Flynn Signed […]
I have removed my review and revised my rating in light of the revelations in this post.
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The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren is the first romance novel I’ve ever read that centers around a school shooting. That might sound like an odd combination, but it makes sense when you think about it. The media named them The Ones Who Got Away: survivors of the Long Acre High School shooting, […]