Lola’s Kitchen: Glazed Ham from the oven 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. I made this glazed ham for my boyfriend once and it was quite the success so I thought I would share it […]

Posted November 13, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 2 Comments

Review: Falling Into Magic by Elizabeth Pantley

Falling into Magic (Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic #1) by Elizabeth Pantley My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Portal Fantasy/ Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: When Hayden was a child, she lost her cat. Adults told her the cat ran away, but she knew the truth. The mirror had taken her. She knew because the mirror had given her a glimpse of an alternate world and had nearly pulled her in, so she was certain the cat had suffered that fate. Twenty years later Hayden discovers the secret of the mirror when she is thrust […]

Posted November 12, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Wrong Direction by Kelly Jensen

Wrong Direction by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: It’s Alvaro’s last year of college and he’s on track to graduate at the top of his class. He’s working toward a degree in a field he loves and even managed to score one of the coveted singles in the nicest upperclassmen dorm. There’s only one problem. Daniel. The guy whose single is attached to the other side of the connecting bathroom. The mess Alvaro could maybe ignore. The wet towels, balled up socks, and bottles and bottles of […]

Posted November 10, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #412

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 normal week mostly. It did feel like a tense week with the American elections playing out this week. We had some sunny days this week, which was nice after the few weeks with mostly overcast weather we had. I did work and my usual […]

Posted November 8, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 22 Comments

Review: Deadly Dog Days by Jamie Blair

Deadly Dog Days (A Dog Days Mystery #1) by Jamie Blair narrated by Johanna Parker My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: New to the historic town of Metamora, Indiana, Cameron Cripps-Hayman is looking to make friends with her neighbors. What she isn’t looking for is one of their bodies floating in the canal. When she and her estranged husband, the town sheriff, are both named suspects for the murder, Cameron takes solving the crime into her own hands, teaming up with her eccentric co-workers who dub themselves The Metamora Action Agency. […]

Posted November 6, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Let’s Connect by Kelly Jensen

Let’s Connect by Kelly Jensen My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: A year after his divorce, Daniel Stroman has decided that he’s too young to die—or fuse permanently with his couch. But when he downloads the dating app “Let’s Connect” and starts dating, his success/fail ratio isn’t encouraging until he gets a connection request from Robin. Everything about Robin’s profile is different, from the bright little bird he’s using as an avatar to the long and thoughtful answers he’s written for the standard questions. He’s witty, funny, and easy to talk […]

Posted November 4, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Cocktails and Murder by H.Y. Hanna

Cocktails and Murder (Barefoot Sleuth Cozy Mysteries #3) by H.Y. Hanna My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Ellie is looking forward to finally enjoying her unexpected vacation in Florida: strolling on the white sand beaches, lounging in luxurious cabanas, and swimming in the sparkling waters of the Gulf… But she’s barely sipped her first mojito before she finds herself sucked into another mystery! This time, Ellie is on the trail of a clever murderer who uses a deadly tiki cocktail to kill and her search for clues takes her aboard a […]

Posted November 2, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments