Review of The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron. Carina Adores. 2020. Note: This review is part of the Blog Tour for The Girl Next Door This is one of the first books released in Carina's new Adores line, which is focused on contemporary romances where LGBTQIAP+ characters get happy endings. This line of books has …

Review of Love Spells for the End of the World

Love Spells for the End of the World: A Magical Small Town Romance by Alys Murray. 2019. This is a fun Halloween romp. There are some holiday romances that do a rather light touch with the holiday feels, but this book really leans into the Halloweenness in a way I definitely appreciated. It totally put …

Best Reads October 2018

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in October 2018. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical romance. I am marking the audiobooks with an (A). I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I have only …

Interview with Katrina Jackson

Small Town Secrets by Katrina Jackson just came out, and it is one of my favorite f/f romances ever! I love the long term pining, the foodie elements, the small town setting, the way Black characters and families are centered, the family secrets arc, and the smoking hot sex scenes, which include a strap-on scene that …

Review of A Mistletoe Affair

A Mistletoe Affair by Farrah Rochon. Harlequin Kimani Romance. 2014. This was my second read of a contemporary category m/f romance that hits all the marks for a holiday romance, and it was just as satisfying as the first read. This has a crush that's lasted for years, a heroine who gave herself a makeover inside and …

Review of From Scratch

From Scratch by Katrina Jackson. 2017.  I found this contemporary m/m/f polyamorous erotic romance utterly delightful! It has so many things I love, all together in one fluffy package: a lovely meet-cute, a really sweet friends to lovers arc, humor, heat, heart, baked goods, queerness, excellent friendships, polyamory, stellar fat representation. I laughed out loud …