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

Review: My Hometown Hero by Melody Sweet

My Hometown Hero (Lyrics of Love #3.5) by Melody Sweet My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: *PLEASE NOTE: This is a free gift from Melody for anyone who has read the first three Lyrics of Love novels. Download link is found in the Lyrics of Love novels.* She’s a country girl who wants big city fame. He’s a small town bartender who wants to stay put. Will their love for each other be enough to bring them back together? Rachel: This is it! Finally, my shot at the big time […]

Posted June 23, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Trial of the Red Rune by Kay MacLeod

Trial of the Red Rune (World of Orthaya #1) by Kay MacLeod My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: What could be powerful enough to abduct five mages? Make that six when frost mage Maeve recovers from an explosion to find her leader snatched away by a teleportation spell. As part of the Peace Keeper order, along with Lilley, a flora fairy, she’s sworn to hunt down anyone that abuses their magical abilities. And remove the threat where necessary. Beneath the depths of the city, something dark is stirring. An ancient ritual […]

Posted June 22, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #392

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 didn’t run smoothly, with some things not going as well, but luckily a few good bits as well. In short on the not so good side of things: I lost my main way of listening to audiobooks, my boyfriend’s work schedule will stay erratic and with […]

Posted June 21, 2020 by Lola in Sunday Post / 13 Comments