Review: Strangled Eggs and Ham by Maddie Day

Strangled Eggs and Ham (Country Store Mysteries #6) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Robbie Jordan’s rustic country store is growing in popularity. But when a dead body appears, it turns out that Robbie’s home-style cooking attracts hungry customers—and murder! While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona Closs plans to build a towering luxury resort at one of the most scenic hilltops in Brown County, […]

Posted June 25, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #340

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? While not as busy as previous weeks, this week was still plenty full. I did some catching up on work that feel to the wayside in the previous busy weeks. I also was quite busy with Lola’s Blog Tours work this week. I put a new sign-up post […]

Posted June 23, 2019 by Lola in Sunday Post / 22 Comments

Review: Eternal Gambit by Kelly St. Clare

Eternal Gambit (Pirates of Felicity #6) by Kelly St. Clare My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Hell’s exit appears once a day. My very life—and the key to escaping Davy Jones’ Locker—rests in figuring out Mutinous Cannon’s sinister plan. He needs my crew in hell. We have to figure out why before time runs out. But Plank is sinking into an abyss where none of us can follow, Mutinous’ presence has rocked my fathers to their very cores, and now I find myself unable to ignore the heat mounting within me. […]

Posted June 20, 2019 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Riptide by Jordan Ford

Riptide (Boys of Summer) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: He’s after the ultimate rush. Can an unexpected relationship with a girl he’s never seen stop this adrenaline junkie before he takes things too far? Jace is a restless soul, seeking to fill the jagged wound inside of him by doing one reckless thing after another—extreme sports, drunken parties, running from the cops. He’s after the ultimate high…the thing that will kill the angst inside of him. When he’s given a business card promising him the thrill […]

Posted June 18, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Circle in the Sand by Tracy Krimmer

Circle in the Sand (Oceanic Dreams #3) by Tracy Krimmer My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Contemproary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Follow the rules. Be reliable. Don’t wear your heart on your sleeve. Living by these words didn’t put librarian Isla Hunter any closer to the life she imagined at thirty. With her birthday in only a few days, she can’t wait to sail away on a week in the sun with her friends Asher and Charlotte. It may be just what she needs. When an attractive woman takes a liking to Asher, Isla’s heart feels […]

Posted June 17, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #339

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 was again quite busy, but I got a lot done, so that’s good. A few meh moments again, some busy and tiring moments and some good ones too. I had some errands I needed to run that took up some time. It was again a busy […]

Posted June 16, 2019 by Lola in Sunday Post / 18 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cookies 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. These are actually red velvet chocolate chip cookies, but as I didn’t have red food coloring, it felt wrong to call them […]

Posted June 14, 2019 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 11 Comments