This book is everything I hope for in romance
Review of The Secret Poet by Georgia Beers Some characters are such complete sweethearts that all you want to do is take them in your arms and protect them from all that’s ugly in the world. Not because they need to be protected – they’re usually very good at doing it themselves, whether they realise […]
An intriguing cop and social worker novel
Review of Courage by Jesse J. Thoma I love cop stories and Jesse J. Thoma has once again delivered a good one. It takes a lot of courage to stand in front of a person in distress, especially if the person is armed, to calm them down and de-escalate the situation. Natasha Pearson, a social […]
A quick and fun sci-fi mystery with polyamorous characters
Review of Local Star by Aimee Ogden This was a fun and quick read. The plot is pretty basic. On a three-day leave after a huge victory in the war against the Cyberbionautic Alliance, Casne is planning to celebrate with her best friend and partner Triz. Yet, instead of being honoured as the hero she […]
An average coming-out story
Review of You Know I’d Never by Kara Lowndes I thought we were past the time when coming out was the whole story. I guess maybe we’re not, or not all of us are. Janey is drowning in (mostly polite) homophobia and guilt for not being brave enough to fight it and stand for herself. […]
A lovely second-chance romance set in Sarina Bowen’s World of True North
Review of Hideaway by Rachel Lacey Usually, when I enjoy a book as much as I enjoyed this one, I have loads of thoughts about it. Once in a while, however, depending on what else is happening in my life or on the other books I read in the days before, I get one hundred […]
A lesbian Love Project
Review of The Love Project by TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod I love it when TB Markinson and Miranda MacLeod team up and create a book together. This is the slow-burn love story of Joni and Hope, and I do mean slow-burn. It took me a moment to really get into the story, but it […]
What happens when you fall in love with your best friend’s mother?
Review of Mrs. Middleton by Melissa Tereze If you like age gaps, forbidden relationships, angst and sexy scenes, Mrs Middleton is worth checking out. When they met at university, Emma Bradley and Lauren Middleton became best friends right from the start. Emma was twenty-one, Lauren was eighteen. Because her relationship with her own family can […]
A sweet debut novel about pregnancy and finding love while knitting
Review of Knit, Purl, a Baby and a Girl by Hettie Bell A drunken stroll down memory lane with her ex-boyfriend leads Poppy to a Planned Parenthood clinic for help and advice. Escorting her from the cab to the door through the mob of anti-abortion nuts is Rhiannon. The two young women meet again a […]
An enjoyable age gap debut novel
Review of Never Say Never by Rachael Sommers Never Say Never is Rachael Sommers’s debut novel and it’s a pretty good start, especially if you enjoy age gap celebrity ice queen romances. Between college and university, Emily Walker needs to earn money and has applied to be a full-time nanny. She’s new to New York, […]