Fasten your seat belts. It's going to be a bumpy night! Or a bumpy blog post, I should say. One book nearly wrecked my engine, but after that, the reading machine ran like a dream, with one hit book after another. But one common denominator in these books is the focus on confident women who … Continue reading Reading Roundup #64: Dangerous Dames
Sometimes a book comes along that has all the right ingredients, but the measurements are slightly off. You want to love it, but it's not quite right for you. That's how I feel about Maya Rodale's The Mad Girls of New York, the first in a new series following the exploits of real-life trailblazer Nellie … Continue reading The Mad Girls of New York by Maya Rodale
Hello and happy Wednesday! I'm popping my head out of my cave to check in and share this week's reads. It's all about the chase this week, the push-and-pull as two people feel out a new relationship — or put a new spin on an old one. Games in a Ballroom by Jentry Flint: With … Continue reading Reading Roundup #62: Games People Play
Everyone has secrets. Some of them involve past heartbreak, some alter egos, and some the not-exactly-murder of your villainous husband. And then there are the secrets that involve unrequited love and unparalleled pining as you cut a swath across the high seas in search of treasure and adventure and — okay, can you tell which … Continue reading Reading Roundup #61: Secrets, Schemes, & Swashbuckling Dreams
Sometimes a book comes along at precisely the right moment. I needed fluffy fun, and Business Not As Usual delivered that and more. From laugh-out-loud moments to ones that made my heart sigh in contentment, this romcom — like its heroine — is a splash of color in a world of grays. Dreamy Daniels is … Continue reading Business Not as Usual by Sharon C. Cooper
Happy weekend! It was a particularly long week for me, and I thought I'd have to cram if I wanted to get my review of At Least You Have Your Health ready in time for a Sunday post, but at about the halfway point, I couldn't put it down. What weirdness would happen next?? Although … Continue reading At Least You Have Your Health by Madi Sinha
Last year, I had the pleasure of reading and reviewing India Holton's debut novel, The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, and I fell hard for its zany screwball charm and immediately added the sequel to my reading list. At last, The League of Gentlewomen Witches is here and it does not disappoint! (Well... technically, it's … Continue reading The League of Gentlewomen Witches by India Holton
This week went by with disturbing swiftness. I'm afraid that, between stressing over world events, work, and some personal issues that are ongoing (only least of which is eye strain), I didn't get much reading done. So, it's only a light Roundup this week. Which I suppose just means that my rage at Atlas Six … Continue reading Reading Roundup #57: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Reader Scorned
I grew up watching screwball comedies from 1930s Hollywood, and it's one of my favorite movie genres — and one that's hard to replicate in writing, where you can't rely on actor's faces and visual comedy to earn the laughs. But there are a few romance writers out there who, Lord bless them, are giving … Continue reading A Perfect Equation by Elizabeth Everett
Fasten your seat belts — it's going to be a long one today, so I won't keep you long with the intro. I loved this week of reading, which is filled with everything from unflinchingly realistic nonfiction to the most fantastical fantasy, with a large dose of romance novels in between. The one thing all of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #54: I Changed the Rules
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