REVIEW: Scoring with the Wrong Twin by Naima Simone
Dear Naima Simone, Some of my friends on Twitter told me I should read this book. I was promised a smoking hot hero and some smoking hot sex. So of course, I bought it. They were right. Zephirin Black...
View ArticleREVIEW: Wild Cards by Simone Elkeles
Dear Ms. Elkeles, Despite being a diehard fantasy and paranormal reader, I find myself gravitating more and more towards contemporary YA novels these days. Something different, I guess, that won’t...
View ArticleREVIEW: Straight from the Heart by Kimberly Gardner
Dear Ms. Gardner, I read and enjoyed your previous book His Fair Lady, which Jayne reviewed here, so when I saw you had a new book out, requested it for review. I found Straight from the Heart hard...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Friend Zone by Kristen Callihan
Dear Kristen Callihan, The Hook Up was one of my favourite reads of 2014 and ever since, I’ve been looking forward to the next book in the series. At the end of The Hook Up, Gray Grayson (yes, that’s...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Game Plan by Kristen Callihan
*Warning: series spoilers follow* Dear Kristen Callihan, The Game Plan takes place two years after the events of The Friend Zone; Ivy and Grey are married and settled in San Francisco and have a new...
View ArticleREVIEW: Homecoming by Shannon Stacey
They were the golden boys of fall: Stewart Mills High School’s legendary championship football team. Fourteen years later, they’re back to relive their glory, save the team—and find themselves again ....
View ArticleREVIEW: First Star I See Tonight by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Dear Ms. Phillips: My book log tells me I haven’t read one of your novels in a while – the last one I read was in 2010, Call Me Irresistible. I ended up giving it a B+ but noting in the log that it...
View ArticleREVIEW: First Step Forward by Liora Blake
Dear Liora Blake, First Step Forward is the first book in your new Grand Valley series. Even though it is not New Adult, it is written in the same kind of style, with alternating first person present...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan
Dear Kristen Callihan, I’ve been a fan of the Game On series from the beginning. The books never disappoint me. I know I’m going to get snappy banter, sexy heroes and amazing heroines, with lots of...
View ArticleREVIEW: Love Game by Maggie Wells
She’s earned her position Kate Snyder is at the top of her game. She scored her first national championship at Wolcott University in her undergrad days, and now she’s the coaching legend of the #1...
View ArticleREVIEW: Scoring with the Wrong Twin by Naima Simone
Dear Naima Simone, Some of my friends on Twitter told me I should read this book. I was promised a smoking hot hero and some smoking hot sex. So of course, I bought it. They were right. Zephirin Black...
View ArticleREVIEW: Intercepted by Alexa Martin
Dear Alexa Martin, Marlee Harper is a biracial woman living in Denver with her NFL-player partner, Chris Alexander. Chris and Marlee have been together since she was sixteen and they were both in high...
View ArticleREVIEW: When the Men Were Gone by Marjorie Herrera Lewis
Autumn: 1944: For the folks of Brownwood, Texas, the only thing more important than winning the war is—football! It’s a man’s game, until now… Football is the heartbeat of Brownwood, Texas. Every...
View ArticleREVIEW: Jayne’s “Didn’t Work for Me” recent reads
I ask for review copies that I think I’ll enjoy but unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Here are some that I ended up not finishing for various reasons. If home is where the heart is, Dogwood...
View ArticleREVIEW: The Lie (Washington Wolves: Next Gen) by Karla Sorensen
Rule number 1 for the team owner’s daughter? Don’t date the players. Especially not hotheaded tight ends with tattoos and impulse control problems. That’s why Dominic Walker is completely off my...
View ArticleREVIEW: When Grumpy Met Sunshine by Charlotte Stein
Note: Charlotte Stein have followed each other and have been friendly online for many years. This review is my unvarnished opinion regardless. Content notes: parental abuse, childhood poverty, and...
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