Category: Contemporary

Review: Shelf Life by Kelly Jensen

Shelf Life (Hearts & Crafts #2) by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Good things come to those who bake. Grayson used to love baking, but the recipe for running his parents’ café changes every day. His dad, overwhelmed by grief, is no help. They can’t even talk about Gray’s mom, let alone the failing business. Of less help is the crush Gray has on Sporty—a trainer from the local gym. Gray barely has time for his friends, let alone scratching the itch Sporty inspires. Aaron suspects he’s not […]

Posted January 18, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Reindeer Games by Finley Chuva

Reindeer Games: A Holiday Novella (Denver Defiant #1.5) by Finley Chuva My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemproary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: One fake relationship. Two best friends. Three days. Charlotte Sutton is an honest person. Perhaps that’s why, when she does lie, it turns into a mess. She invented a girlfriend as a way to get out of one too many hangouts with her Denver Defiant teammates, but now it’s coming back to bite her. Danielle “Dani” Gilbert is not Charlotte’s girlfriend. But she’s also not one to turn down an all-expenses-paid ski resort getaway, […]

Posted January 5, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Selah Loves Dante by Jordan Ford

Selah Loves Dante (Misfits Remix #2) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Selah’s one of the richest students at Haven Academy. Dante’s a charity case. They shouldn’t mix, but a ballroom dancing contest is about to pull them together… Selah never asked to be rich and she never asked to be born into a family where tradition and appearance mean everything. Boarding at Haven Academy is a welcome relief, but it doesn’t get her out of having to compete at the annual ballroom dancing competition her parents […]

Posted December 6, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Sierra High by Chris Mor

Sierra High (Trail Magic #2) by Chris Mor My Rating: 2 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: Reverse Harem Blurb: One month into my journey, things are starting to look up. Nova has brought the sunshine back into my life. Helping me put my ex behind me and filling my days with the passion they were missing. But how secure is our new relationship? Bats has my back, in his quiet, unassuming way. But he’s been hiding something from me. A curiosity I didn’t expect from him. Are his questions as innocent as they seem? […]

Posted November 28, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: A Daisy for the Single Dad by Sophia Quinn

A Daisy for the Single Dad (The O’Sullivan Sisters #5) by Sophia Quinn My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: He’s a small-town sheriff who likes to follow the rules. She’s a wayward singer who lives by the seat of her pants. But a broken taillight is about to bring them together and their lives will never be the same again… A single father to the three kids, plus Aspire’s lawman, Levi Baker knows the only way to survive is to live by the rules and have a strict routine. There’s no […]

Posted October 3, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish

The Holiday Trap by Roan Parrish My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult/ Adult Type of romance: MM and FF Blurb: For fans of Alexandria Bellefleur and Alexis Hall comes a charming, hilarious, and heartwarming LGBTQIA+ romcom about two separate couples finding love over the holidays from acclaimed author Roan Parrish! Greta Russakoff loves her tight-knit family and tiny Maine hometown, even if they don’t always understand what it’s like to be a lesbian living in such a small world. She desperately needs space to figure out who she is. Truman Belvedere has just had his […]

Posted September 14, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

Review: Sundays with Oliver by Kelly Jensen

Sundays with Oliver (Hearts & Crafts #1) by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Two empty-nesters. Two bruised hearts. One chance to make things right. Oliver expected to miss his daughter when she left for college, but he’s surprised by the size of the hole she leaves. Or maybe he hadn’t expected to spend his days watching grass grow and making sad cookies. Or to lose his job. Meeting Nick—the uncle of his daughter’s roommate—is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy forecast. Nick is focused, talented, and as […]

Posted September 12, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 0 Comments