Review: Damned Souls and a Sangria by Annette Marie

Damned Souls and a Sangria (The Guild Codex: Spellbound #8) by Annette Marie My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Once upon a time, I was your average spunky redhead with the lamest employment history ever, a shaky relationship with my only family member, and no idea what I was doing with my life. Now, I’m a pseudo mythic with the best bartending job in the world, the most amazing (and hot) best friends I never knew I needed, and a guild of misfit magic-users who’ve become my extended family. And I’m […]

Posted October 3, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: My Heart & Soul by Melody Sweet

My Heart & Soul (Lyrics of Love #11) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She left without a goodbye. He’s moved on with a new life. When they’re forced on a road trip together, can long-lost lovers rekindle what was broken years before? Charlie: I never thought I’d get to see Nixon again. But there he is. The love of my life. I’ve never gotten over our magical summer together. The moment we took our relationship from friendship to romance. But then I had to leave him. […]

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

Review: Candy Slain Murder by Maddie Day

Candy Slain Murder (Country Store Mysteries #8) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Christmas cheer has sent the griddle into overdrive at Robbie Jordan’s popular country store and café. And this year, there’s a new seasonal special to feast on: murder! As December sweeps through South Lick, Indiana, Robbie’s life seems merry and bright like the string lights glistening around town. But strange happenings signal a bumpy ride into the holidays. First a man raises eyebrows at Pans ‘N Pancakes when he claiming to be the long-lost half-brother […]

Posted September 29, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #406

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 quite the busy week, with some good news and a few issues that are still going on, but overall a pretty decent one. I got lots of work done this week, some new work and worked a bit more on figuring out my computer issues. And […]

Posted September 27, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: The Mage-Lord’s Legacy by Kay MacLeod

The Mage-Lord’s Legacy (The Constellation Saga #2) by Kay MacLeod My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Epic Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Can you trust an enemy who saved your life? Unsure whether to act on information from a Tenebri mage, the Constellations race to stop the impending invasion. Do they gather the magical Urns or find the remaining members of their team? Every decision could result in fatal consequences. As usual, no-one seems to agree and it’s up to Kitty to prevent her allies from falling apart. But with her own demons from the past, devastating […]

Posted September 26, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Babka with Chocolate Filling 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. Babka is one of those recipes that’s frankly a pain to make, but then I say that about most bread like recipes […]

Posted September 25, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 6 Comments

Review: Silver Bound by Jody Wallace

Silver Bound (Tarakona Dragons #1) (Magic, New Mexico World) by Jody Wallace My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A heroine burned by magic…a hero who burns only for her. Nadia Silver’s escape from indenture in the world of Tarakona leads her through a portal to Magic, New Mexico. A rare silver dragon shifter, she hopes to find a place where she will be safe from the wizards who would exploit her gifts. Barnabas Courtier, a wizard without a dragon of his own, joined the Dragon Liberation Front when he […]

Posted September 22, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 4 Comments