Review: How the Ghost Was Won by Erin Hayes

How the Ghost Was Won by Erin Hayes Rating: 3 stars Blurb: There are ghost stories. And there are ghost legends. From orphan to saloon girl to ghost whisperer, Hattie Hart has been and seen a lot of things in her time. Her new job as a detective with the Tremayne Psychic Specters Investigations Agency takes her out to the remote town of Carolina City, Nevada, on a vague assignment to investigate the disappearance of a US Marshal. Except, when she arrives, she meets the devilishly handsome Grant Madsen, a US Marshal who is alive and well. Certainly not missing, […]

Posted November 2, 2016 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 22 Comments

Review: Murder at the Mansion by Janet Finsilver

Murder at the Mansion (A Kelly Jackson Mystery #2) by Janet Finsilver Rating: 3 stars Blurb: Fortunes, fineries, and foul play . . . It’s whale-watching season in Redwood Cove, and B&B manager Kelly Jackson’s battening down the hatches for the tourist rush at Redwood Heights—a Victorian-style estate owned by her boss. And due to recent jewelry thefts, her duties include keeping track of the many dust-covered artifacts spread throughout the property. But when Kelly finds Sylvia Porter’s lifeless body, menial tasks don’t seem so terrible. Enlisting the help of a ragtag group of brainy retirees, aka the “Silver Sentinels,” […]

Posted October 31, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 24 Comments

Sunday Post #202

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 still a bit off, just like last week I felt like I did a lot but I wasn’t feeling as productive. This week was a bit better than last week. And maybe it just feels that way, but it sure is annoying. We’re trying to […]

Posted October 30, 2016 by Lola in Sunday Post / 42 Comments

Review: It’s Your Party, Die If You Want To by Vickie Fee

My To-Be Read List is a meme hosted by Because Reading is Better Than Real Life where at the beginning of the month visitors can choose which book I’ll be reading this month. On the first saturday of a month the poll will be up, then on the second saturday of the month I’ll announce the book that won and on the last saturday of the month I’ll post my review of the book. It’s Your Party, Die If You Want To (A Liv And Di In Dixie Mystery #2) by Vickie Fee Rating: 3 stars Blurb: Between a riverboat […]

Posted October 29, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 17 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: Do you subscribe to author newsletters?

Lola’s Ramblings is a feature on my blog Lola’s Reviews where I ramble on about a book related or a non-book related topic. These are discussion type of posts where I talk about a topic and readers can weigh in on the topic in the comments. Usually these posts are everything that doesn’t fall under any standard header, like tours, cover reveals, memes, challenges, recaps or reviews. Lola’s Ramblings posts are discussions of a certain topic and my point of view on them. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Designs. Today I want to talk […]

Posted October 27, 2016 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 26 Comments

Review: October by Audrey Carlan

October (Calendar Girl #10) by Audrey Carlan Blurb: Silicone, surgery, and Hollywood starlets. The land of the stars was beckoning and I answered its call. Now that I was free, well, as free as anyone could be, I decided to pursue something for me. To grab life by the horns and ride that sucker until I found my place within it. That decision brought me back home to Malibu, California, where I awaited the beginning of this next phase in my journey. The job? Create a segment surrounding Living Beautiful for celebrity doctor and daytime television guru, Dr. Hoffman. The […]

Posted October 26, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 14 Comments

Review: Pets in Space

Pets in Space by S.E. Smith, Susan Grant, Cara Bristol, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Laurie A. Green, Alexis Glynn Latner, Lea Kirk and Carysa Locke Blurb: Even an alien needs a pet… Join the adventure as nine pet loving sci-fi romance authors take you out of this world and pull you into their action-packed stories filled with suspense, laughter, and romance. The alien pets have an agenda that will capture the hearts of those they touch. Follow along as they work side by side to help stop a genetically-engineered creature from destroying the Earth to finding a lost dragon; […]

Posted October 24, 2016 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 26 Comments