Review: My (Im)Perfect Love by Melody Sweet

My (Im)Perfect Love (Lyrics of Love #4) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: She’s wounded and hurting. He’s desperate for forgiveness. Can best friends overcome their big mistake and answer love’s call? Nessa: I should have known better than to cross that line with Jimmy. But we were high off our new record deal and I fooled myself into thinking that he’d finally fallen in love with me. I’ve been pining for him since the ninth grade, but he made certain after our magical night that I […]

Posted July 3, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon

Still Knife Painting (A Paint and Shine Mystery #1) by Cheryl Hollon My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Miranda Trent has set up a sweet life in a scenic corner of Appalachia–until she stumbles across the trail of a killer . . . After inheriting her uncle’s Red River Gorge homestead in Eastern Kentucky–smack dab in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest–Miranda comes up with a perfect business plan for summer tourists: pairing outdoor painting classes with sips of local moonshine, followed by a mouthwatering sampler of the best […]

Posted July 2, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 10 Comments

Review: A Sprinkling of Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber

A Sprinkling of Murder (A Fairy Garden Mystery #1) by Daryl Wood Gerber My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Type of romance: Blurb: Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly believes in inviting magic into your life. But when uninvited trouble enters her shop, she’ll need more than a sprinkling of her imagination to solve a murder . . . Since childhood, Courtney has loved fairies. After her mother died when Courtney was ten, she lost touch with that feeling of magic. A year ago, at age twenty-nine, she rediscovered it when she left her father’s landscaping […]

Posted July 1, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day

Nacho Average Murder (Country Store Mysteries #7) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Robbie Jordan is temporarily leaving Pans ’N Pancakes, her country store in South Lick, Indiana, to visit Santa Barbara, California—where wildfire smoke tinges the air, but a more immediate danger may lie in wait . . . While looking forward to her high school reunion back in California, Robbie’s anticipation is complicated by memories of her mother’s untimely death. At first, she has fun hanging out with her old classmates and reuniting with the local […]

Posted June 30, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #393

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 week we had some really warm weather, it was so warm. Luckily the temperatures are finally going down a bit this weekend, but it’s pretty humid, so it’s still not really pleasant inside our house. I also had a bad headache that stuck with me for days. […]

Posted June 28, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 16 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Udon Noodles with Garlic 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. This recipe is so simple to make, requires only a few ingredients and is ready in about 15 minutes. We usually don’t […]

Posted June 26, 2020 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 5 Comments

Review: The Last Drop by Layla Reyne

The Last Drop (Table for Two) by Layla Reyne My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Three restaurants, three flops. Chef Gregory Valteau doesn’t want to believe it’s a sign, but his culinary future in New Orleans looks bleak. Until he meets a handsome hipster with all the right moves, behind the bar and in bed. Gone the next morning, the sexy bartender leaves Greg inspired and wanting more–of him and his creative cocktails. Anthony Monaco has spent five years on the go, but a steamy NOLA night with a sexy chef […]

Posted June 25, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments