Review: Two Purloined Pillows by Allie Pleiter

Two Purloined Pillows (Nimble Needle #2) written by Allie Pleiter narrated by Carrie Coello My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: It’s been a little over a year since Shelby started managing Nina’s Nimble Needle following her office-romance and career implosion. Next, Shelby is excited to oversee two well-known needlepoint designers who will be participating in the town’s first two-week-long arts festival . . . Laura Bitters and Paul Bardo have each stitched up one-of-a-kind pillows that should be big wins for the Nimble Needle at the festival’s auction . . . […]

Posted May 13, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Carry On by Celia Lake

Carry On (Mysterious Powers #1) by Celia Lake My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Enjoy this kind and gentle historical fantasy romance set in the magical community of Great Britain during the Great War. Elen has a nurse’s hands. Sent home from the Front after a injury leaves her with ongoing headaches, Elen is desperate to do her part for the War effort. Assigned to a mysterious patient, she wants to help him recover. The Temple of Healing should be a sanctuary. But when Elen tries to find out […]

Posted May 11, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Sunday Post #699

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 a tiring week, it really hit me how tough the last month or so has been with the big formatting job as well as figuring out what I can eat or not with my gut. I just felt tired and anxious this week and then I […]

Posted May 10, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 10 Comments

Review: Flipping Hearts and Homes by Chris Zett

Flipping Hearts and Homes by Chris Zett My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: A heartwarming, low-angst lesbian romance about finding a home and family in unexpected places. Handywoman Rowan is rooted in her small-town community, accepting every odd job to keep her family’s hardware store afloat. When she inherits an old house, it’s the perfect opportunity to flip it to pay off her mom’s debt. She never intends to get tangled up with beautiful, adorably nerdy Maia, a visiting big-city radiologist, staying at her aunts’ place to mend a broken heart. […]

Posted May 8, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

Review: Shifter’s Thunder by Carol Van Natta

Shifter’s Thunder (Ice Age Shifters #6) by Carol Van Natta My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Is the dragon shifter bait for a deadly trap, or is she the fated mate this fiercely protective thunderbird sheriff always needed? Thunderbird shifter Tanner Stands In River owes his life to the magical Wyoming sanctuary town he now protects as sheriff. But after a century of duty, the ex-warrior secretly longs to spread his wings. When an injured dragon shifter crashes into his life, he must balance duty and instinct in the face of […]

Posted May 6, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: The Pawful truth by Miranda James

The Pawful Truth (Cat in the Stacks #11) written by Miranda James narrated by Erin Bennett My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: In addition to his library duties and his role as doting grandad, Charlie has enrolled in an early medieval history course offered by young, charismatic professor Carey Warriner. Charlie feels a bit out of place – his fellow classmates are half his age – except for Dixie Bell Compton, another “mature” student. When Charlie hears an angry exchange between her and their professor, his interest in piqued. He’s even […]

Posted May 4, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 1 Comment

Sunday Post #698

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 a tiring week. I got a lot of work done finishing up the big formatting project I was working on and that’s mostly done now. Just might have to make a few more small changes. It felt good to have that done and I plan to […]

Posted May 3, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 12 Comments