Like many readers, I love a good version of Beauty and the Beast, and Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham is one of my new favorites. With an angry, traumatized Beauty and a gentle, careful Beast, it's an aching mixture of darkness and whimsy that struck all the right notes for me. When Beauty takes her … Continue reading Beauty Reborn by Elizabeth Lowham
I'm back! Again! It may take some time to return to the rhythm of posting regularly, but I'm going to try. In the meantime, I am still reading, and I've chosen the best of the batch to share with you this week. If you're in the mood for romance recommendations, this is the roundup for … Continue reading Reading Roundup #101: The Second Return
*knocks on door and pokes head in* Hello? It's just me! It's hard to believe I haven't posted in two whole months, but as we all know, life happens. I've had a million plates spinning, and for about a month there, I wasn't reading at all — just keeping everything moving and marathoning all 5 … Continue reading Reading Roundup #100: How to Tame a Wild Reading Slump
I've been chipping away at long-read projects this week, so it's only a small roundup, but it's a good one. These historical romances may not be groundbreaking, but if you want charming protagonists and romantic adventure (in multiple senses), you'll find these are thoroughly enjoyable books to while an evening! A Heart Worth Stealing by … Continue reading Reading Roundup #99: A Book Worth Reading
One of the things I love about romance as a genre is that it's consistently good about delivering sequels. Now, maybe this is because most romance series devote one book to each couple and plot overlap varies, but it's still pretty impressive that if you like book one in a series, you can creditably expect … Continue reading Return to Satterthwaite Court by Mimi Matthews
It's all about daring and intrigue this week, as heroes and heroines race against time and villains to protect what they value most. I had so much fun with each of these books, and if any pique your interest, I hope you'll give them a try (or at least add them to your never-ending TBR!). … Continue reading Reading Roundup #98: Hey Little Bird, Fly Away Home
Two of my greatest loves are the revenge drama and the happily ever after. As anyone familiar with the former will know, it's pretty rare to find it paired with the latter. But in Romancelandia, anything can happen and happily ever afters? They're a guarantee. And when it's Mimi Matthews doing the pairing? You can … Continue reading Gentleman Jim by Mimi Matthews
I fully expected to have a bigger roundup for you this week, but I hit a string of disappointing books, and I'm really not in the mood to talk about anything I dislike right now! Especially when there were two excellent books I did get to read in between (and to be fair, the others … Continue reading Reading Roundup #97: A Book With Good Bones
We're keeping it short and sweet today with two romances (or 4, if we're counting the novellas within the collection separately) and another entry in Jim Butcher's high fantasy Codex Alera series. For this intro, though, I really want to focus on the first two books, which are funny and fluffy and all the things … Continue reading Reading Roundup #96: Love & Other Books
Life doesn't always go to plan, as our trio of heroines can attest. But sometimes, the unplanned things are the best... and sometimes they're just another reason to thank heaven you have a bestie who's just as insane as you and won't leave you in the lurch! Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn: This small … Continue reading Reading Roundup #92: Reading, All Along
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