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Review: Love Stories Are… by Katharine M. Sweet

Love Stories Are... by Katharine Sweet

Deeply realistic and crushingly tender, Love Stories Are… by Katharine M. Sweet is the next chapter in the story of the Goodroe clan after Love Is…. This time it is Mat’s brother Vinnie and his editor Anna’s turn to be at the center of a romantic drama, reflecting on the complex reality of marriage, family, and love.

Although Anna and Vinnie’s story is central to the book, the title captures the multiplicity of relationships that makes Love Stories Are… not only a remarkable novel, but also a captivating showcase of the human capacity to love in spite of pain, […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-03-03T09:29:17+02:00January 12th, 2023|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Dream Lover by Louise Glass

Dream Lover by Louise Glass

A paranormal drama with elements of fantasy, romance, and explorations of life after death, Dream Lover by Louise Glass is an entertaining and multi-dimensional thrill for readers of a wide variety of genres.

The novel is powerfully driven by the friendship of the three young protagonists – Ali, Lizzie, and Suzanne – and their respective journeys through love, loss, and self-discovery. Ali begins as a reluctant dog walker with a deep hunger for love, as well as a secret admirer with psychic abilities, though his powers seem to hit a mysterious wall when Steve turns them toward the subject of […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2023-02-08T15:54:46+02:00December 16th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Paranormal Romance Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|

Review: The Nephilim’s Fate by Eliza Hampstead

The Nephilim's Fate by Eliza Hampstead

Adventure, sex, and magic collide in The Nephilim’s Fate by Eliza Hampstead, the first book in a tantalizing new fantasy series for adults, War of the Nephilim. With a cinematic writing style and surprising plot twists, Hampstead gives free rein to her imagination and fascinates the reader with her original take on the supernatural, mixed with a good number of steamy scenes.

Combining a memorable set of characters, fast-paced battles, and a heavy romance, The Nephilim’s Fate blends fantasy with erotica in a way that challenges the boundaries of love, pleasure, and magic itself. This is not only a […]

Marina Dora Martino2023-02-03T16:09:59+02:00December 14th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Fantasy Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Lyrical Bliss in Tuscany by Cindy Irish

Lyrical Bliss in Tuscany by Cindy Irish

Lyrical Bliss in Tuscany by Cindy Irish, the third book in her Bel Homme Quartet Series, is a powerful and exciting love story embedded in the tale of a rising musical star. With vivid style and sanguine spirit, Irish explores themes such as pleasure, sex, and success, but she also touches on the discipline, self-discovery, and self-awareness that a true artist needs in order to fully express themselves.

While Nico is already a world-acclaimed singer, Gina, a local musician, is only starting to discover the full extent of her potential, and not only in her music. Since the first […]

SPR2022-11-01T19:44:44+02:00November 1st, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews, Lead Story|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Aren and Élise by Ettenig Sayam

The moving and drama-filled novel Aren and Élise by Ettenig Sayam brings two very different people into a post-midlife romance that finds each of them navigating very unfamiliar territory.

When 50-year-old Haitian foreign language teacher Élise falls during a hike in Vermont, she is rescued by Aren, a vibrant 63-year-old engineer of Armenian descent who seems to have found the woman he didn’t know he was looking for. Sharing little in common beyond a history of political violence, the confident and charming Aren woos the shy and reluctant Élise with persistence, romance, and erotic sexual adventure, until the couple encounters […]

SPR2022-10-21T16:12:01+02:00October 21st, 2022|Categories: New Releases|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Brass (The Covid Chronicles) by Peter Moore

Brass (The Covid Chronicles) by Peter Moore

Steeped in steamy scenes and dynamic relationships, Brass is a wildly original novel from Peter Moore, the second part of his standalone series, The Covid Chronicles.

Delphine is the captivating protagonist of this steamy read – a fearless femme of the nocturnal economy, raking in duffel bags of dosh for her high-end erotic services. She keeps her income steady and her heart safe by avoiding emotional connection with her clients, but that begins to change when an Adonis-like footballer buys his way into her bed. He invites her to spend a week in Portugal on a pleasure cruise, to […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-09-09T09:08:03+02:00July 13th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews|

Review: Bad Girl by Vonne B

Bad Girl by Vonne B

A compelling rich-romance drama, Bad Girl by Vonne B offers a surprisingly multifaceted novel set in the dual cut-throat worlds of strip clubs and the law.

Protagonist Abigail has managed to pull off a gig at one of the best strip joints in town, Secrets, working as a thick-bodied exotic dancer to provide for her little brother after her drug-addled mother made off leaving them to fend for themselves at a young age. A wealthy regular, Jones, has taken a shine to her, and she’s dancing for him privately one night a week to bring home the dough.

Meanwhile, Jones […]

SPR2022-07-05T10:05:40+02:00June 7th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Erotic Book Reviews, Romance Book Reviews|

Review: That Which Remains: Rouse by M. Tess Ossenelli

That Which Remains: Rouse by M. Tess Ossenelli

Diving deeper into a deadly mystery and the tragic ends we go to for the truth, That Which Remains: Rouse by M. Tess Ossenelli is an impressive second piece of this thrilling series.

Evan’s grief at his sister’s murder has driven him to dark and desperate corners, places he had tried to leave behind, even as his life is lit up with the hope of new love with Laci. The foundations of this future are anything but stable, as neither can free themselves from the horrors of the past.

Evan is relentless in his search for a transplant option and […]

John Staughton, Senior Reviewer2022-05-16T07:04:55+02:00April 19th, 2022|Categories: Book Reviews|Tags: Romance Book Reviews, Thriller Book Reviews|