Category: Contemporary

Review: Playing the Game by M.Q. Barber

Playing the Game (Neighborly Affection #1) by M.Q. Barber My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Erotica/ Erotic Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m/f Blurb: She expects dinner with neighbors—but gets sex with a side of safewords. Fantasies about her neighbors spice up Alice’s nights, even a year after she’s moved in. She can’t decide whether the men are roommates or partners, but either way, they spark a wanton desire in this mechanical engineer that has her imagination—and vibrator—working overtime. Henry, director of everything around him, studies human nature and applies philosophies to his paintings as well as his relationships. […]

Posted February 7, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Erotica, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: The Sweet Spot by Layla Reyne

The Sweet Spot (Table for Two #5) by Layla Reyne My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Slow-burn spice for your sweet tooth… Ingredients: One plus-size pastry chef with a shot at a major food award and a heart she swears is off-limits. One restaurant manager, recently divorced and determined not to fall again. A secret friends-with-benefits arrangement that’s gotten a little too complicated—and a lot too sweet. Directions: Blend kitchen heat, professional dreams, and late-night cravings. Fold in jealousy, temptation, and a heaping dash of tenderness. Let rise until casual turns […]

Posted December 17, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Hellhound Growl by Ariana Jade

The Hellhound Growl (The Griffin Sanctuary #8) by Ariana Jade My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A new variety of hellhound has landed in the Griffin Sanctuary and it’s causing trouble with the other animals and starting fires. Charlotte and the team of experts will have to try every trick in the book to look after this strange hellhound while making sure the entire sanctuary doesn’t go up in flames. **** The Hellhound Growl is book 8 in the modern fantasy Griffin Sanctuary series. It is packed full of adventure, […]

Posted November 28, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Thrill of the Chase by Kathryn Nolan

Thrill of the Chase written by Kathryn Nolan narrated by Annalee Scott My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: While on assignment in Santa Fe to find a treasure hunter, reporter Harper Hendrix stumbles onto an even better story—the fate of the missing Blackburn Diamonds, rumored to be buried in the nearby hills. Harper knows a solid lead when she sees one, and with a promotion on the line, she’ll do anything to impress her editors. Even if that means finding the missing diamonds herself. Unless Eve Bardot gets there first. The […]

Posted October 27, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Donut Summer by Anita Kelly

Donut Summer by Anita Kelly My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: nb/f Blurb: Anita Kelly delivers their YA debut—a sweet and satisfying queer romance about two teens who fall for each other while trying to save the local donut shop where they’re working for the summer. “Relaxing” and “getting a tan” may be on most teens’ summer to-do lists, but for chronically freckled and deeply anxious Penny Dexter? Not a chance. Socking money away for college? Of course. Babysitting her siblings? Sure. Becoming a climate scientist and saving the world? She wishes. […]

Posted October 6, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Fall For You by Sophia Quinn

Fall For You (King’s Inn #3) by Sophia Quinn My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: He’s her childhood rival. But he’s about to become so much more… After years on the professional snowboarding circuit, Ronnie deserves a break. But coming back home to Paradise Springs is hardly the relaxing escape she’s looking for. Between her sister’s upcoming wedding and her agent’s nagging, the pressure is mounting, and the last thing Ronnie needs is a run-in with Dallas King… Her childhood nemesis offers nothing but taunts and digs. Ronnie’s already past her […]

Posted September 10, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon

What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon narrated by Elizabeth Lamont My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Dani Dorfman is looking for an escape. She’s not expecting to land a new job to take her from Los Angeles to Amsterdam, but after recently getting dumped and fired, she’s determined to make this a fresh start. But at the end of her first week, the big move is looking like an even bigger mistake. Especially when she crashes her bike into Wouter van Leeuwen, her handsome Dutch exchange student from ten […]

Posted July 28, 2025 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments