Romance
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THE BEAR AND THE NIGHTINGALE – Katherine Arden
I don’t normally talk about a cover, but let’s face it … this cover art is beautiful. What it suggests is a lyrical fairy tale, and that’s precisely what we get with the story inside. Author Katherine Arden (whose very name conjures up fairy tale princesses) has written a Russian fairy tale, drawing on her Continue reading
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THE BLUE BATH – Mary Waters-Sayer
When Kat Lind was a young, American girl living in France, studying French literature, everything about the city was romantic and artistic. She met a struggling artist, Daniel Blake. Both young, with an artist’s eye, and seeing the same beauty in things, they connected on a number of levels and even lived together for a Continue reading
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GIRL ON THE LEESIDE – Kathleen Anne Kenney
*** WARNING — POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD*** I don’t like using the term “chick-lit” (though it might apply here) and instead prefer to use the term “pastel fiction” … fiction which is soft, gentle, with beautiful prose that paints a nice picture for the reader. This book might typify the ‘pastel fiction’ label. Siobhan Doyle has grown Continue reading
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ASSASSIN QUEEN – Anna Kashina
Mai has become the new Majat Guildmaster. After the Majat victory against the Kaddim, Mai plans to follow the Kaddim to their camp to finish them. Kara is a Diamond Majat – one of the best warriors ever. Kara and Mai are deeply in love but protocol between a Guildmaster and a Majat is strict Continue reading
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ONCE A GYPSY – Danica Winters
I know that paranormal romances are a hot item in the book market these days and so, in the tradition of opening myself up to new material, I thought I’d try something billed as a paranormal romance. And being married into an Irish family this series title – Irish Traveller – seemed just as good Continue reading
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THE FERRYMAN INSTITUTE – Colin Gigl
I knew next to nothing about this book before going in to it except that the basic description seemed pretty interesting. It sounded like a school for Ferrymen … those who help the recently departed cross over from life to the after-life. The book was so much more than that and both more and less than I Continue reading
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FINDING BLISS – Dina Silver
I don’t think I’ve used the term “chick lit” in any of my reviews before because I don’t like the term. As a male who reads a lot – from westerns to romance to fantasy to non-fiction, identifying something specific to a gender like this isn’t a good idea. But I’m going to use the Continue reading
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THE ALTOGETHER UNEXPECTED DISAPPEARANCE OF ATTICUS CRAFTSMAN – Mamen Sánchez
This is a funny, heart-warming book, full of great, odd characters who are only great, and odd, because they seem so real. Atticus Craftsman is part of the Craftsman and Co publishing dynasty family. The company has decided to shut down one of their magazines (Librarte) and so Atticus is sent to Madrid to begin Continue reading
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HER FROZEN STEPBROTHER – Rachel Kenley
When I request an ARC for review, I don’t always know quite what I’m requesting or what I will get. I figured that this would be a trashy romance (I was right) with a fair amount of sex (maybe less than a ‘fair’ amount) and be along the lines of a fairy tale or fable Continue reading
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THE RINGMASTER’S WIFE – Kristy Cambron
Like a lot of readers today, I am drawn to books about or with a circus atmosphere. You can’t get much more circus than a tale about a woman with the Ringling Brothers. Rosamund Easling is born into a wealthy family, but as often happened (especially during this era), the family was looking at a declining Continue reading
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