Review: Secrets of the Sword I by Lindsay Buroker

Secrets of the Sword I (Death Before Dragons #7) by Lindsay Buroker narrated by Vivienne Leheny My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: After helping my steady dragon Zav with his family problems, I thought life would get back to normal. As normal as it can be when you’re a hit woman responsible for hunting down bad guys. That was before a strange artifact showed up in a bog and turned my ancient dwarven sword into a magical beacon. Now my enemies can sense it from hundreds of miles away. More than […]

Posted October 7, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 1 Comment

Review: The Stag and the Baroness by Laura Greenwood

The Stag and the Baroness (The Shifter Season #3) Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Historical Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: A widowed deer shifter discovers that the new Baron is more than she could ever have hoped for. After a loveless marriage, Lady Lydia Ferrington has thrown herself into throwing events that are the talk of the shifter social calendar. But when Jonathan returns from abroad to take his place as the new baron, Lydia finds herself unwilling to give up hers. Despite knowing they shouldn’t, the two of them soon find themselves […]

Posted October 5, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Master of Hounds Book 2 by R.A. Steffan

Master of Hounds: Book 2 (Master of Hounds #2) R.A. Steffan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: One man cannot take on an empire. Or rather, he can try—but it should come as no surprise when he’s crushed by the vast powers arrayed against him. Caius Oppita knows this, but after what he’s seen, it suits him better to go down fighting than to crawl on his hands and knees. The empire he’s served faithfully since he was a boy now wants him dead, and the lover he thought he could […]

Posted October 3, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Sunday Post #563

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? Again not the best week. I had a headache and then once that was away I got a migraine, so there was a lot of me not feeling well this week. The medicines worked a bit so I was going back and forth between more and less pain […]

Posted October 1, 2023 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: Live and Let Chai by Bree Baker

Live and Let Chai (Seaside Café Mystery #1) by Bree Baker narrated by Thérèse Plummer My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: FIRST BOOK IN A NEW BEACHSIDE COZY MYSTERY SERIES! When a body turns up on the boardwalk outside Everly Swan’s iced tea shop and café, she becomes the number one suspect in a murder case. Can she bag the culprit, prove her innocence, and dish up the real killer before it’s too late? Hitting All the sweet-tea spots, this series is: A delightful Tea Shop and Café Culinary Mystery The […]

Posted September 29, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Magic Dark, Magic Divine by A.J. Locke

Magic Dark, Magic Divine (Warrior of the Divine Sword #1) by A.J. Locke narrated by Bianca Drew My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Falling asleep for almost 300 years was never part of Pennrae’s plan. Of course, when you’re a mercenary with magical abilities and defy a spellbinding prophecy…bad stuff happens. Now, magic is long gone from the world. So Penn works as a karate instructor, trying very hard to dodge her hot, flirty, and super annoying colleague, Callan. All is well until a Jigori – a nightmarish magic-eating monster – […]

Posted September 27, 2023 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 3 Comments

Review: Board to Death by C.J. Connor

Board to Death (A Board Game Shop Mystery #1) C.J. Connor My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: In a trendy Salt Lake City, Utah, neighborhood, Ben Rosencrantz’s board game shop has become a community hotspot for players of all ages—and for killer collectors. Back in his hometown of Sugar House, running his family’s board game shop and café, Ben Rosencrantz just can’t seem to get his life to pass go, much less collect $200. Once he was a happily married English professor in Seattle. Now he’s a divorced caregiver, looking after […]

Posted September 25, 2023 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments