Review: Willing Prey by Allie Oleander

Willing Prey (Feral Love #1) by Allie Oleander My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Erotic Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Anything goes in the woods… Drowning in student loan debt, Claire Collins is about to be made an offer she can’t refuse: spend thirty days indulging corporate lawyer Shane Underwood’s primal desires in exchange for $30,000. All she has to do is give him the hunt of his life. Claire’s perfectly happy to swap her boring summer serving job for wild, kinky sex. But once they cross the tree line, she realizes how little she knows about […]

Posted March 12, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Erotica, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: Pastiche by Celia Lake

Pastiche (Charms of Albion #1) by Celia Lake My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and creative 1906 historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain. Alysoun wants more than duty. Born into the aristocratic circles of Albion’s upper class, Alysoun has done everything expected of her. She has married well, produced two healthy children, and handled her social obligations with grace. It’s not enough. Her husband is kind but distant, and she lives with ongoing mysterious pain. Worst of all, she is frankly […]

Posted March 11, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 1 Comment

Review: The Big Chili by Julia Buckley

The Big Chili (Undercover Dish Mystery #1) written by Julia Buckley narrated by Ann Marie Lee My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: First in a delicious new mystery series filled with casseroles, confidences, and killers… Lilah Drake’s Covered Dish business discreetly provides the residents of Pine Haven, Illinois, with delicious, fresh-cooked meals they can claim they cooked themselves. But when one of her clandestine concoctions is used to poison a local woman, Lilah finds herself in a pot-load of trouble… After dreaming for years of owning her own catering company, Lilah […]

Posted March 9, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #690

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? This was a bit of a weird week. I think I was dealing with the relief of my fan noise issue finally being resolved. I had some days I didn’t want to do anything and then other days were I had way too much antsy energy and overdid […]

Posted March 8, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 5 Comments

Review: Dragon Tower Gambit by Laura Greenwood

The Dragon Tower Gambit (The Dragonflame Heir #0.5) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: New Adult/ Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Rescuing someone from a dragon-guarded tower is a lot easier when the dragon is on your side… Raised to help rescue those in need, Ingrid is thrilled to lead her first mission alongside her charming, handsome, and oh-so-irresistible friend Fen. But she knows she’s going to have to ignore her growing feelings for him if the two of them are going to succeed. As they get deeper into their mission, the tension […]

Posted March 6, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Keeper & Kindred by Toni Binns

Keeper & Kindred (Magical Emporium of Wares #2) by Toni Binns My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy/ Slice of Life Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Welcome to the Magical Emporium of Wares, a bookshop that appears only to those who need to find it. The winter solstice is coming, and with it, a reckoning. Sable thought being the Shopkeeper meant serving coffee, shelving books, and managing a talking cat’s attitude. She’s made peace with the magic, even embraced her role as guardian to Indigo, the world’s most curious baby bookdragon. But as the solstice draws […]

Posted March 5, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Ancient Trust by Celia Lake

Ancient Trust (Mysterious Charm #0.5) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance in this story Blurb: Ancient Trust is a standalone novella extra of 40,000 words. Geoffrey Carillon has spent much of his life both before and after the Great War travelling the world. In February of 1922, his older brother’s sudden and unexpected death calls him back to Albion to take up his ancestral obligations to the land magic. Naturally, Carillon relies heavily on his loyal and exceedingly competent valet, Benton. Carillon discovers that much has changed in […]

Posted March 4, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review / 2 Comments