I got drawn in by the adorable cover (ok but seriously why don’t they have EYES?) and then when I found out it was a friends-to-lovers? sapphic murder mystery novella? SOLD. Bryce and Thea have been best friends for years. They co-host a mildly popular weekly true crime podcast, though the rest of their lives is, well, mediocre at best. They’re both sort of treading water, with the podcast – and their friendship – being the bright spot in their lives. Bryce works six days a week at an arcade in order to support herself and her teen sister, Liv.Read the Post
Review: Shake Things Up – Skye Kilaen
The first book of this author’s I ever picked up was Get it Right, the first in this series, and that prompted me to binge, uh, pretty much everything else by her. So of course I was ridiculously excited for the next book in the series and even more excited when I heard it was a polyam road trip romance! While this is the second in a series, it can easily be read as a standalone. After getting fired from her job, the last thing Noelle needs is to walk in on her boyfriend making out with another woman. ExceptRead the Post
Review: Frostbite – J. Emery
I’d seen this novella recommended frequently online, so when I had the chance to get an ARC, I jumped on it. And it’s the exact tropey goodness I needed: a sweet snowed-in and enemies-to-lovers paranormal M/M romance, set around New Year’s Eve. Morgan’s looking forward to a week of quiet in his friend’s remote and secluded cabin. Which is good, since with a big snowstorm coming in, he’s likely not going to have much choice. But he arrives to find the door kicked in and what appears to be a dead body on the couch… except it’s soon very clearRead the Post
Review: Match with the Demon – Chace Verity
It’s a cozy trashy romance! All of the author’s cozy demon romances have been an absolute delight, and this one is no different. While past books have dealt with single parents of teens and elementary schoolers, this one has an empty nester. “It was probably too late to freak out over having a greasy Valentine’s Day meal in a sports bar with an actual demon. But it was not too late to be thoroughly confused. How had he matched with a demon on his first foray into queer dating?” Harrison’s a single dad whose son has just gone off toRead the Post
Review: Of Mates & Magic – Maggie Francis
I’ve been very much enjoying small town paranormal romances lately, so when I saw the gorgeous cover, I simply had to try this one out. While it definitely met all those criteria, I wanted a bit more from the main couple. Seb has known from his first few days in Eliza Falls that Cora, who runs a witchy-sort-of-boutique in town with her best friend, is his mate, but after a year he’s still not been able to do more than grunt at her. When the witches commission a new display for their store, Seb realizes this might be his chance toRead the Post
Review: Desires Darkly: The Camper – Jack Harbon
This is one of those novellas that you finish and then wonder what the heck you just read. I’d never read erotic horror before so I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, but it’s pretty much what it says on the tin. Imagine your usual abandoned summer camp horror flick, except in this case the main character screws Jason Voorhees. “He’s real,” she said, the corners of her mouth wet with saliva. “He’s real. He killed them. You have to help me. We have to go.” Without going into too many spoilers, there is, of course, a reason for whyRead the Post
Review: Surrender to the Moonlight – Dria Andersen
I’ve liked Dria Andersen’s other paranormal romances, so I was interested in this start of a new series. While it suffers from some first book problems, the chemistry between Nic and JT made up for those issues. Nicole (Nic to her family) has spent most of her life away from her family in Georgia, following her mother from town to town. But when her grandmother dies and leaves her and her two cousins an inheritance, she’s looking forward to spending at least some time with her family in her childhood town. It’s soon clear, though, that her grandmother died underRead the Post
Review: The Demon Next Door – Chace Verity
I was unaware that cozy paranormal demon romances were a thing I needed until I read and absolutely fell in love with Deal with the Demon last year during the pandemic. It was a warm hug right when I needed it, so I was extremely excited to find out the author had written another book in the same vein. If you’re looking for some domestically demonic fluff, this will be completely up your alley. “Giving up had never been Mollie’s style, even though the world constantly gave up on her. If she could get a bounce house in December, she could probablyRead the Post
Review: Meteors and Menorahs – Nessa Claugh
The absolutely adorable cover caught my eye, and when I found out it was a fake relationship romance with an alien set during a just-one-bed family visit for Hanukkah? Heck yeah! There seems to be an endless amount of alien Santa books, but not much for other cultures. Leah, an anesthesiologist, and Knar, a physical therapist, work at the same hospital, but mostly only interact during their breaks, bonding over their love of kosher shawarma. Still, they’ve become good friends, so when Leah’s mom ambushes her by inviting her ex, David, for Hanukkah, Leah impulsively says she’s bring her newRead the Post
Review: Santa Claus Is Going to Town On Me – M.L. Eliza
This is 100% one of the most bonkers erotic romance novellas I’ve ever read, and that’s saying something. I can’t say I’ve read too many Santa-related romances, but the few I have haven’t, er, jingled my bells. But I’ve never been disappointed by Marie Lipscomb before, so when I saw she was releasing this under a pen name, even though I had my worries, I couldn’t resist. I’m glad I didn’t! This is a delightfully fluffy and filthy take on Santa! “He’s so confident, so self-assured, and I can’t help but to wonder what it would be like—and I can’tRead the Post