Retro Review: Sunrise Crossing by Jodi Thomas

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Love Is a Contact Sport, by Frederick Smith

I will confess upfront that I’m not a fan of this cover, though I’m the first to admit my tastes are, in a word, pedestrian. I requested the ARC due to name recognition and a desire to …

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The Long Game, by Rachel Reid

I had hoped to post this review back in July; alas, my brain made a different decision, and for the second time this year, I found myself unable to read new-to-me books, or to write about…wel…

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Baked Fresh (Portland Heat #2) by Annabeth Albert

Vic Degrassi is a baker on the rise, and it’s all thanks to his rare ability to make—and keep—his New Year’s resolutions. Whether it’s losing weight, giving up smoking, or graduat…

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Review: Wolftamer by Maggie Rapier

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Pico’s Crush by Carol Van Natta – That's What I'm Talking About…

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Dueling Review: Daggerbound by T. Kingfisher (2026)

Swordheart, Book #2 Holly’s Review of Swordheart, Book #1 | The Whole Team’s Convo about Swordheart, Book #1 Holly’s Take Heat Factor: A high ratio of innuendo to shagging Charact…

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Review: Revenge of the Sunshine by Jackie Lau – That's What I'm Talking About…

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New Releases- Week of September 21-25, 2026

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Ethan (Hockey Bros. #1) by Beth Bolden (audiobook) – Narrated by Darcy Stark

There’s nothing Ethan Barnes has wanted more than to play hockey with his brothers. Avery, Charlie and Ethan have been dreaming about uniting the Barnes brothers on one team since they were barely …

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Nobody’s Baby, by Olivia Waite

I had hoped to review this second entry in the Dorothy Gentleman’s series, back in March; alas, best laid plans and all that.My reading mojo has been so inconsistent, that it’s now over…

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Review: Revenge of the Sunshine by Jackie Lau (2026)

Love & Spite, Book #1 Heat Factor: A solid chunk in the middle is them having allllll the sex Character Chemistry: She asks him to do activities with her and he discovers that having fun is a g…

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Audiobook Review: Gray Seas (Black Hat Bureau #8) by Hailey Edwards (Narrator: Stephanie Richardson)

Gray Seas is the eighth book in Hailey Edwards’s Black Hat Bureau series, narrated by Stephanie Richardson. Picking up just four days after the events of Gray Court, Rue and her team are focu…

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Review: Ignite the Infernos by Ivy Asher (2026)

Secret of the Syphon, Book #2 Review of Secret of the Syphon, Book #1 Heat Factor: It’s mostly a lot of angry yearning, but it does have some heat Character Chemistry: They’re mates but they haven’…

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Quickie Reviews #18

Here’s another handful of shorter-than-usual reviews for recent reads/listens. Winter Ball (Winter Ball #1) by Amy Lane (audiobook), Narrated by Nick J. Russo Through a miserable adolescence …

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Retro Review: The Fixer by Jenny Holiday

Review originally posted 9/26/2016 by Kini. The Fixer (New Wave Newsroom Book 1) by Jenny HolidayPublication Date: September 13, 2016New Adult RomanceSelf-Published Blurb Jenny Fields is a crusader…

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Spoon Feeding

One thing that’s come up quite a bit over the past year, especially in our podcast discussions, is our frustration with authors who spoon feed every bit of information to readers. I admit, usually …

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Review: Unspeakable Things

Unspeakable Things by Elizabeth Hand My rating: 3 of 5 stars 2.5 stars  I received this book for free, t...

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: Her Fake, Irish Husband by Michele Brouder – That's What I'm Talking About…

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Resolution by Veronica Scott - Books of My Heart

After landing on a world gone mad with a virus that turned the majority of the population into feral zombies, a small special forces team closes in on the answers to so many mysteries about this horri...

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Review: A Nest of Magic

A Nest of Magic by Kate Moseman My rating: 4 of 5 stars I received this book for free, this does not aff...

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Let’s Talk Settings: Medieval Romance

Bottom line: Do you like the Medieval setting? Holly: OMG YES. I don’t even know why but it hits every single part of my id. Erin: It’s so stressful. And for years I really couldn’t get over how fi…

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New Releases- Week of September 14-18, 2026

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🎧 I'll Be Watching You by Allison Brennan - Books of My Heart

I read quickly and easily. Finally we are getting at the heart of the family and Margo’s rift with her mother. Margo gets a call from a nurse who worked with her dad.  Maybe Margo can finally solve th...

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Review: The Dark Lord’s Guide to Honeymooning (and Other Acts of Tyranny) by Tiffany Hunt (2026)

Guides to Villainy and Love, Book #2 Review of Guides to Villainy and Love, Book #1 Heat Factor: It’s steamy in a few parts, but there’s a lot going on so they don’t have a ton of time for hanky pa…

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“It Started With a Text” by Jax Calter

With a hat tip again to Erin, whose review of this one you can find here. Beware: depression; cheating leading to STI; not particularly descriptive, consensual sex on page between two adult men.

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🎧 Bodies of Magic by Freya Marske - Books of My Heart

Bodies of Magic is a standalone dark academia tale of five medical students thrown together for final exams covering the next five days. It’s stressful enough trying to solve five cases with people ra...

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TBR Challenge [Lush Life] Audiobook Review: Calculated Whisk (Tales from the Dragon Diner, #1) by Lindsay Buroker (Narrator: Vivienne Leheny)

September’s TBR Challenge Theme: Lush Life (some definitions of lush = luxuriant, thriving, prosperous, savory, drunkard, curvaceous. Run with it folks!)   Released in Spring 2026, this novel…

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#TBRChallenge 2026: Never After

A public librarian-written blog about romance novels, baseball, and other random natterings.

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