Author: Sophia

The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews @MimiMatthewsEsq @BerkleyRomance @BerkleyPub @Austenprose @sophiarose1816 #thelilyofludgatehill #historicalromance #newbooks #bookstagram #mimimatthews #booktour #austenprosepr

A storm has been building on the horizon in this series and it was the upcoming romantic clash of Lady Anne Deveril and Mr. Felix Hartford. Each of the Belles of London has presented a different style romance and in this case it’s a cross of second chance and enemies to lovers causing the very […]

Posted January 24, 2024 by Sophia in Blog Tour, Book Review / 14 Comments

The Foll Stones by Brigid Huey @BrigidHuey #MerytonPress #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

Four magical stones control the destiny of so many lives. On the cusp of going away to college and grieving the loss of a beloved grandmother, a young woman along with her closest friend who secretly crushes on her is whisked magically through a portal to a fantastic other world and embarks on a journey […]

Posted January 21, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 18 Comments

The Trouble With Friends by Kelly Miller @Kellyrei007 #KindleUnlimited @sophiarose1816

A light, sparkling Pride & Prejudice variation exploring the fun of multiple suitors, misunderstandings, and true love finding a way. Kelly Miller has provided stories over the years that run the gamut from light to deeply emotional occasionally dipping into paranormal or suspense to add a further layer. In the instance of The Trouble With […]

Posted January 17, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 14 Comments

🎧 The Grave Robber by Darynda Jones @Darynda @LoreleiKing @BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks @sophiarose1816

Returning to the Charley Davidson world in this series of 1001 Dark Nights novellas for some post-series action to see what’s doing these days with the folks surrounding Charley and Reyes is a real treat. The Grave Robber follows up with Artemus the hellhound’s former owner from the motorcycle club. I’ll admit it took me […]

Posted January 10, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 14 Comments

Midnight by Amy McCulloch @amymcculloch @doubledaybooks @sophiarose1816

After reading Amy McCulloch’s debut adult thriller, Breathless, in the extreme geographic setting of climbing one of the world’s highest summits where survival is not guaranteed particularly when a murderer is part of the climbing party, I was primed and ready for her next standalone, Midnight, set against the frontier of Antarctica. Like any good […]

Posted January 7, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 22 Comments

The Stolen Bride by Jo Beverley @JoBeverley @Berkley @BerkleyPub @sophiarose1816

A couple’s wedding celebrations in the country draw their friends and family to the estate, but also a mystery that might sabotage their romance for good. The Lovers and Ladies series represents some of the late and talented Jo Beverley’s earlier works and employs a blending of the historical romance and suspense genres for this […]

Posted January 3, 2024 by Sophia in Book Review / 16 Comments

Last Chance Christmas by Hope Ramsay @HopeRamsay @readforeverpub @sophiarose1816

I discovered the Last Chance series and Hope Ramsay’s heartwarming and whimsical small town romances by reading the Last Chance Book Club, book five in the series. I always meant to go back for the earlier books in the series. Finally, a readathon challenge provided me the impetus to do it with Last Chance Christmas. […]

Posted December 24, 2023 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

The Darcy Files by Cat Gardiner @40sExperience @sophiarose1816

Do you like your Darcy in a military uniform? A doctor’s coat? A former spy? Maybe a writer? From nostalgic past to present, Cat Gardiner weaves four short stories to tickle a romance lover’s fancy. Ten Cents a Dance is a Pride and Prejudice/WWII love story that starts at a Queens, New York dance hall […]

Posted December 20, 2023 by Sophia in Book Review / 10 Comments

Talinn by Veronica Scott @vscotttheauthor @sophiarose1816

An exotic desert world, powerful alien nomadic tribes, forced to fight, and now his goddess gives him a miraculous gift of fated mate and a whiff of freedom’s scent if he can hold on long enough. The Badari Gladiators Collection ends on an exciting high note with another long lost Badari discovered out in space’s Hinderlands […]

Posted December 13, 2023 by Sophia in Book Review / 16 Comments

🎧 Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers #DorothyLSayers #MarkMeadows @Dreamscapeaudio #LoveAudiobooks @sophiarose1816

Hi ho, Lord Peter fans! He’s off to tackle another mystery and this time it hits close to home. Set post WWI during the exciting Roaring Twenties, Lord Peter’s personality is larger than life and was fun to see him among his family and friends rootling out the truth that both his siblings are working […]

Posted December 10, 2023 by Sophia in Book Review / 14 Comments