Category: Contemporary

Review: The Leaving Kind by Kelly Jensen

The Leaving Kind (Hearts & Crafts #3) by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Without heart, there is no art. Cameron has been running for years—from responsibility, disappointment, war, and loss. Despite his fatigue, his body and mind refuse to rest. Returning home and supporting his younger brother helped, until Nick proved he no longer needed Cam’s care. But before Cam can decide to move on again, he meets someone else who could use a little help. Victor is done with love. He’s done with men. He’s also done, […]

Posted December 1, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Tilly in Technicolor by Mazey Eddings

Tilly in Technicolor Mazey Eddings My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Romantic Comedy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: He keeps everything ordered. She’s all over the place. Together they’re in perfect focus. Tilly Twomley is desperate for change after her flawed executive functioning has left her burnt out. Interning for her perfect older sister’s start up isn’t exactly top of her list, but at least it means she gets to travel around Europe as she works out what she wants for her future. Oliver Clark knows exactly what he wants. His autism has made forming […]

Posted November 21, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Grown-Up Second Chance by Casey Dawes

Grown-Up Second Chance (RV Park Romance #1) Casey Dawes My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Newly divorced, she’s ready for independence, family, and adventure … until a chance meeting with her secret teenage crush threatens to derail her. Diane O’Sullivan and her two sisters have hit the road in their 43-foot motorhome. With her ex far in the rearview mirror and only a few accounting clients left, Diane’s looking forward to exploring the country. When Joe Kelly shows up at their RV campsite outside Yellowstone, it’s a charming coincidence. He’s humorous […]

Posted November 13, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Finding Home with my Cowboy by Sophia Quinn

Finding Home With My Cowboy (O’Sullivan Sisters #7) Sophia Quinn My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When the place you called home is the last place you want to be… April O’Sullivan is on the run. The youngest sister in the O’Sullivan clan doesn’t know where home is anymore, but it’s definitely not with the six half-sisters she never knew existed until just before her father passed away. But now, grieving for the life she lost, she’s desperate for answers, and she’s not going back to her father’s ranch until she […]

Posted October 26, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and A.J. Sass

Camp QUILTBAG Nicole Melleby and A.J. Sass My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fiction Age Category: Middle Grade Blurb: From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about the importance of and joy in finding a community, for fans of Alex Gino and Ashley Herring-Blake. Twelve-year-old Abigail (she/her/hers) is so excited to spend her summer at Camp QUILTBAG, an inclusive retreat for queer and trans kids. She can’t wait to find a community where she can be herself—and, she hopes, admit her crush on that one hot older actress to kids who will […]

Posted October 9, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Latte Love by Andrea Cumbo

Latte Love (The Red Flag Dating Club #1) by Andrea Cumbo My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Romantic Comedy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She hates him with a passion so strong it would steam milk, and the feeling is mutual. When Trinity Essex hires Jeremiah Jordan to give her advice on good investments for her thriving coffee shop, she immediately regrets her decision. He’s arrogant, bossy, and far too attractive to be safe. She is stubborn, unrealistic, and so fascinating that he thinks about her all the time. Her friends in The Red Flag Dating […]

Posted September 15, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: The Sphinx Pride by Arizona Tape

The Sphinx Pride (The Griffin Sanctuary #5) Arizona Tape My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: What’s a sphinx pride to do without their leader? New arrivals have apprentice veterinarian Charlotte revisit an old friend, the long distance in her relationship helps her make up her mind about how she really feels about Felicity, and a pride of royal sphinxes put her abilities and heart to the test as Charlotte works out if she’s right for the job as a veterinarian at the Griffin Sanctuary. **** The Sphinx Pride is book […]

Posted August 23, 2023 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments