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Legend of the Forbidden by JF Jenkins #JFJenkins @sophiarose1816

Legend of the Forbidden by JF Jenkins #JFJenkins  @sophiarose1816

    After the Dragon War and twenty years later, the Dragon Saga continues with a younger generation taking the forefront and facing their own struggles of political intrigue, relationship tangles, and the looming Great Dragon Prophecy.  JF Jenkins has penned a vibrant Young Adult Fantasy Romance world of elemental dragons, magic, dramatic romance, and […]

Posted June 22, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review, Sunday Series / 10 Comments

Sunset by Sharon Sala @sharonsala1 @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @SourcebooksCasa @sophiarose1816

Sunset by Sharon Sala  @sharonsala1 @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @SourcebooksCasa @sophiarose1816

A banged up former Pro Rodeo bull rider inherits a ranch in Texas and meets a friendly diner waitress, two wounded hearts cross paths in this first in series small town contemporary romance sprinkled with some indigenous magical realism.  I was introduced to Sharon Sala’s writing when I began reading her Blessings, Georgia series and […]

Posted June 11, 2025 by Sophia in Book Review / 18 Comments

🎧 The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten #CamillaSten #LauraJennings @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social‬ #LoveAudiobooks @MacMillanAudio #JIAM

🎧 The Bachelorette Party by Camilla Sten #CamillaSten #LauraJennings @macmillanaudio.bsky.social @minotaurbooks.bsky.social‬ #LoveAudiobooks  @MacMillanAudio #JIAM

I enjoy a mystery thriller sometimes and this sort where a party on an island gets cut off and then the bodies start dropping is a standard.  But the circumstances and characters make it all new.  The Bachelorette Party is a group of women in a bridal party going to a retreat on an island. […]

Posted June 10, 2025 by Anne - Books of My Heart in Book Review / 16 Comments

If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel ‪@ruthieknox.bsky.social‬ ‪@anniemare.bsky.social‬ @stmartinspress.bsky.social‬ @RuthieKnox @anniemare_books @StMartinsPress

If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel ‪@ruthieknox.bsky.social‬ ‪@anniemare.bsky.social‬ @stmartinspress.bsky.social‬ @RuthieKnox @anniemare_books  @StMartinsPress

I’m a long time fan of this author for their exceptional wordcraft.  The word choices evoke senses and emotions.  It’s a sensory feast to read their stories. If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You is a F/F romance. It is a stand alone in a group of standalones in this genre.  The descriptions […]

Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot @KendraElliot ‪@snemethparker.bsky.social‬ ‏#MontlakeRomance #BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM #KindleUnlimited🎧

Her First Mistake by Kendra Elliot @KendraElliot ‪@snemethparker.bsky.social‬ ‏#MontlakeRomance #BrillianceAudio #LoveAudiobooks #JIAM #KindleUnlimited🎧

Her First Mistake starts a new Noelle Marshall series in the same world as at least two other series. She works with Evan Bolton from the Columbia River series, which  is a mix of stories utilizing characters from some of the author’s other series or supporting characters. She was in a book as a side […]

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older @m_older @older.bsky.social @tordotcom @tordotcom.bsky.social

The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses by Malka Older @m_older @older.bsky.social  @tordotcom @tordotcom.bsky.social

I have really been enjoying the Mossa & Pleiti series with two women normally in an academic setting mystery.   Mossa is an investigator who is good at her work, but very uncertain in social circumstance.  I’d almost say she is autistic but Pleiti also has the hesitation about things in their relationship.  Pleiti is an […]

Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet @amandabouchet.bsky.social @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social @AuthorABouchet ‏@SourcebooksCasa

Beneath the Burning Sea by Amanda Bouchet @amandabouchet.bsky.social @sourcebookscasa.bsky.social  @AuthorABouchet ‏@SourcebooksCasa

I read the trilogy which started the Kingmaker Chronicles series.  Cat and Griffin were the main characters there.   Now we are getting stories from the rest of Team Alpha.  I enjoyed the mythology, gods and creatures. I wanted to see what happened with the characters. In the novella, Of Fate & Fire, we learn about […]