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Review: Shoot the Messenger by Pippa DaCosta

Shoot the Messenger (The Messenger Chronicles #1) by Pippa DaCosta Rating: 4 stars Genre: Space Fantasy/ Reverse Harem Blurb: “Lies aren’t her only weapons against the fae…” In the Halow system, one of Earth’s three sister star systems, tek and magic—humans and the fae—are at war. Kesh Lasota is a ghost in the machine. Invisible to tek, she’s hired by the criminal underworld to carry illegal messages through the Halow system. But when one of those messages kills its recipient, Kesh finds herself on the run with a bounty on her head and a quick-witted marshal on her tail. Proving… Read more »

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Review: Beneath the Mists by Bonnie L. Price

Beneath the Mists (Of Astral and Umbral #1) by Bonnie L. Price Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy Blurb: Their world is broken and so are they. Arianna is an outcast. Her affinity for darkness terrifies those around her. Haunted by dreams of another time, she doubts if she even belongs among her people. Rather than dwell on fragments of a forgotten past, she dedicates herself to protecting her twin brother and their people from the monsters beyond the city walls. The God of Balance, Nalithor, was born a Devillian prince. Twisted monstrosities and unhinged deities are a threat to the… Read more »

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Sunday Post #279

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 pretty good week. I was busy with work and some non-work things, I made one more small tweak to my design and my reading mood was a bit better this week. I sent out the media kits for the cover reveal and release day book… Read more »

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Lola’s Kitchen: Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

Lola’s Kitchen is a feature on Lola’s Reviews where I talk about all things related to food, cooking and baking. These posts can be recipe posts, tens list posts about food or recipes or more discussion type posts about food. I love cooking and spend some time in the kitchen almost every day, so I wanted to give it a place on my blog as well. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Designs. These cookies are so good! They have the perfect blend of coconut and chocolate, combined in one yummy cookie! I was in… Read more »

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Review: Under Fire by Teyla Branton

Under Fire (Imprints #4) by Teyla Branton Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Suspense Blurb: Some secrets are best left alone Autumn Rain is back to work, along with Detective Shannon Martin, but this time her investigation is personal. Autumn must prove whether or not her biological father, is responsible for the disappearance of a young girl. Cody Beckett’s past record makes him the main suspect, even if there’s not enough evidence to arrest him, and Autumn’s extraordinary ability to receive impressions from objects that have special meaning to their owners might be the only way she can uncover the truth…. Read more »

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Sunday Post #278

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? It was nice to have a bit of a normal week this week. I worked on some new tours, the sign-up post for a new blog tour went live. I also did some hours of assistant work. I read a bit and my puzzle is coming along nicely…. Read more »

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Review: Apple Strudel Alibi by H.Y. Hanna

Apple Strudel Alibi (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #8) by H.Y. Hanna Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Blurb: When Gemma’s romantic holiday with her boyfriend is cancelled, the tearoom sleuth finds herself heading to Vienna instead, with her cat Muesli and the nosy Old Biddies for company. And it’s not long before they stumble across a murder right in the heart of Austria’s historic capital. A handsome art critic dies suspiciously at their hotel and the Old Biddies are determined to sniff out the killer. Is it the bitter hotel owner nursing a grudge? The critic’s jealous mistress wanting revenge? Or… Read more »