Category: Romance

Review: The Broken Queen by Lidiya Foxglove

The Broken Queen (Court of the Last Dragon #1) by Lidiya Foxglove My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Born from magic, Atorra is an exquisitely lifelike living doll raised in the house of concubines, soon to be sold off as some man’s toy. Instead, a stranger walks in, with black horns and sharp eyes, radiating magic: the King of Dragons. King Harrai, a man with royal dragon blood, searches for the reincarnation of the dragon queen. He knows Atorra is the one he seeks. But she is not the one he […]

Posted May 15, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Honey Moon Murder by Dahlia Donovan

Honey Moon Murder (Honey Bear Cosy Mysteries #3) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Honey, Romance, and Danger… As August winds down, George Sheth and Murphy Baird are ready to put months of murder mysteries behind them. They hope for calmer days as they move in together. But it’s all for nought when his pug, Bumble, stumbles on the body of a new bride in the middle of the lane. It’s clear Bumble didn’t kill anyone, but someone did—and they may have set their sights on George. With […]

Posted May 10, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Mystery, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend (Mischief & Matchmaking #1) by Emma R. Alban My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A swoon-worthy debut queer Victorian romance in which two debutantes distract themselves from having to seek husbands by setting up their widowed parents, and instead find their perfect match in each other—the lesbian Bridgerton/Parent Trap you never knew you needed! Gwen has a brilliant beyond brilliant idea. It’s 1857, and anxious debutante Beth has just one season to snag a wealthy husband, or she and her mother will be […]

Posted May 6, 2024 by Lola in Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Mischievous Familiars For Cordial Fairies by Laura Greenwood

Mischievous Familiars For Cordial Fairies (Obscure Academy #11) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A mischievous corgi, a fairy who just wants to help, and a dryad who doesn’t want to put up with any of it. When Posey wakes up to flowers covering her room, she knows she needs to find an outlet for her fairy magic and finds herself drawn to Obscure Academy’s FlowerSoc where she meets a dryad who doesn’t seem to have any patience for fairies. The main thing that Cedric knows is […]

Posted May 1, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

DNF Reviews March and April 2024

Bogs, Brews and Banshees Bogs, Brews, and Banshees (A Skye O’Shea Paranormal Cozy Mystery #1) by Rowan Dillon Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: She’s looking for a fresh start. But with eerie noises in the night and murder most foul, can she keep from going down for a crime she didn’t commit? Miami, Florida. Skye Brigid O’Shea is desperate for an escape. Losing big in a nasty divorce and taking the fall for a patient’s death, the stressed-out thirty-two-year-old jumps at the chance to move to Ireland after inheriting her grandmother’s B&B. But […]

Posted April 29, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Violet Moon by Mel E. Lemon

Violet Moon (Pitch Mountain Pack #1) by Mel E. Lemon My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Paranormal Romance/ Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A slice of life sapphic friends to lovers slow burn with werewolves and a bakery Seraphine’s days are filled with fresh coffee, fruit tarts, and doing her best to be the Beta her pack needs. But when Sera discovers she has feelings for Parisa, her best friend and pack Alpha, she decides to bury those feelings for the sake of the pack. (After all, what’s a little secret pining between friends?) Strong […]

Posted April 22, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Bastet by Laura Greenwood

Bastet (Speed Dating with the Denizens of the Underworld #7) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Bastet knows better than to fall for her ex, and yet she can’t seem to help herself. The last person Bastet expects to connect with while at a speed dating event is her ancient ex, but as soon as they cross paths, it seems inevitable that she’ll fall for his charms all over again. But she isn’t the only one who wants Ptah, and when he fails to turn up for […]

Posted April 17, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 6 Comments