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The One You Fight For by Roni Loren

1/31/2019

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​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 01/01/2019
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

Shaw Miller, the hero of this story, made me cry. I’m not a person who cries, y’all. I’m pretty cold-hearted, truth be told. But Shaw is one of the most vulnerable heroes I’ve ever read, and what happened to him is so utterly unfair and sad that I actually cried for him. Just a few tears and sniffles...no sobbing and wailing, or anything. (Nothing at all like what happened when Bobby on Supernatural died. But I digress…) But tears, nonetheless. That’s HUGE. And that’s just a testament to the beauty of Roni Loren’s writing and the world she’s created with this series.

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The Good Guy on My Porch by Katherine Sadler

1/30/2019

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​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 11/1/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I read the first book in this series, The Deadbeat Next Door, a long time ago, and one of things I liked most about it was the heroine’s best friend, Dilly. She was fun and smart and had a don’t-take-crap-from-anyone attitude that I really enjoyed. We see a much different Dilly in The Good Guy on My Porch, but she’s still an interesting, complex heroine, and overall, this story makes for good 1-clicking.

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Romance novel covers: Is there a double standard?

1/28/2019

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Romance novel covers: Is there a double standard?
I’m going to admit something that I’m not entirely proud of. I’ve bought books without even looking at the blurbs because I liked the cover. I don’t do it often, and the times I have, I’ve been punished for my shallowness with a bad read. But more often than not, the times I’ve done this are because there was a really hot, half naked guy on the cover.

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Sexy new adult romance athletes who will get your heart racing

1/25/2019

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Sexy new adult romance athletes who will get your heart racing
We feel like we should get credit for not going the obvious route and putting something about “scoring” in the headline for this list. But anyhoo, happy reading!

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From Ashes to Flames by AM Hargrove

1/23/2019

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​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 05/01/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I have mixed feelings about this one. There was some stuff I really liked about this story, and I can’t say that I wasn’t invested in seeing this couple get their HEA. I also read the whole book, which is not to be taken lightly, as I’ve DNFd several others lately. But put together as a whole, the good alongside the bad, it ended up being more “meh” read than I would’ve liked.

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The anatomy of a DNF romance read

1/21/2019

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The anatomy of a DNF romance read
Not that long ago, we talked about the anatomy of a 5-star romance read. I’ve given out TONS of 5-star ratings on this site. But sadly, there are  also many things that’ll make me banish a book from my Kindle forever and slap a DNF (Did Not Finish) rating on it. That list includes (but certainly isn’t limited to):

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Top 25 most drool-worthy romance novel vampires EVER

1/18/2019

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Top 25 most drool-worthy romance novel vampires EVER
We owe y’all an apology. We’ve done just about every paranormal romance “best of” list there is: werewolves, novels with just a hint of the paranormal, kick-ass paranormal heroines, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance, paranormal romance without shifters and vampires...you name it, we’ve listed it. Except the most obvious paranormal romance characters, of course...the vampires. How in the name of all that is holy did we forget about VAMPIRES? Well, we’re here today to correct that. Sorry. But anyhoo, happy reading!

(Note: we’re including some vampire hybrids here, too. Why? Because we love them, and this is our list and no one is the boss of us. And these are listed in no particular order.)

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Savage Redemption by Liza Street

1/16/2019

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Publication date: 11/06/2018
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

I’ve read and reviewed several Liza Street books in the past, and there’s a few things I’ve come to expect from her as an author: 1) A nice, fast-paced, short-but-not-too-short read, 2) Interesting characters, 3) alpha males who aren’t complete a-holes, and 4) Realistic dialogue with little glimpses of humor here and there. Savage Redemption was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be...and that’s a good thing. ​

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Summoned to the Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

1/15/2019

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​PARANORMAL ROMANCE
URBAN FANTASY


Publication date: 01/15/2019
Kindle Unlimited: No

This one’s a bittersweet review for me, folks. I ADORE this series, and this book lived up to every expectation I had for it...but it’s the last book in the series. So, while I’m sad that, like all good things, the series has come to an end, I’m so freakin’ happy to have read it from start to finish.

I’m not going to talk about the plot, because if you’re a fan of the series I’ll give too much away, and if you’re not a fan of the series, you’ll just be confused because there’s A LOT going on (all of it fabulous, of course). What I’ll talk about instead is all the other stuff I adore about the series:

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Only Love by Melanie Harlow

1/14/2019

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​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 11/26/2018
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

If you’ve been paying attention to my reviews at all (even just a tiny bit), you know that I’m a HUGE Melanie Harlow fan. She’s one of a very select list of authors that I 1-click without question. She manages to deliver just the right balance of angst, laughs, feels, and scalding-hot sexy times. Angels sing when one of her new releases pop up on my Kindle. Not even kidding. So, not surprisingly, Only Love was a huge hit with me. ​

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No, Outlander is NOT the only time travel romance out there

1/11/2019

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No, Outlander is NOT the only time travel romance out there
Look, Outlander is great. No one is going to argue that point. But it’s not your ONLY time-travel romance option. This list is proof of that! Happy reading!

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Not Just Another Romance Novel by Lisa Suzanne

1/9/2019

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​ROMANTIC COMEDY
NEW ADULT ROMANCE


Publication date: 08/27/2015
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: I dunno
Hotness rating: I dunno...I didn’t make it to any sex scenes

Hello, Unpopular Opinion Crew, it is I, your Queen. I’m here to talk about this book which has plenty of 5-star ratings and lots of glowy reviews. I, of course, didn’t like it. Not. At. All.

Here’s what didn’t work for me:

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To Seduce a Witch's Heart by Nadine Mutas

1/7/2019

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​PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Publication date: 05/28/2015
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

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I did it, y’all. I found a unicorn. This is a paranormal romance series from a new-to-me-author, and I loved it!

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Romance novel psychics we predict you’ll love

1/4/2019

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Romance novel psychics we predict you’ll love
Ever wish you were psychic? Yeah, me neither. It seems like WAY too much work, you know? All those people expecting you to help them, always knowing more than everyone else...sounds exhausting. But that doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy reading about psychics every now and then. And here are some awesome ones for your reading enjoyment.

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Relatively Normal by Whitney Dineen

1/2/2019

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​ROMANTIC COMEDY/CHICK LIT

Publication date: 10/08/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

Guest Review by mom, romance fanatic, and (someday) published author Summer Raines!

If you’re in the mood for funny chick lit that’s lighthearted with almost a diary feel to it, you might go ahead and give this book a read. It wasn’t really for me, but I’ll share what I did and didn’t like so you can decide for yourself.

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