Review: Romancing the Stars

Romancing the Stars: 8 Short Stories of Galactic Romance and Adventure by Sabine Priestley, Carysa Locke, Aurora Springer, Melisse Aires, Veronica Scott, Lyn Brittan, Kyndra Hatch and Lea Kirk Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Welcome to Romancing the Stars! With eight short stories of romance and adventure, you’re sure to find a happily ever after. From space pirates to cyborgs, alien planets to psi sex, we’ve got you covered at every heat level. New to Science Fiction Romance? This collection is the perfect introduction! Lots of romance balanced by sci-fi elements. Strap yourself in, fire the boosters, and enjoy your transport […]

Posted August 31, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 12 Comments

Review: Cracked to Death by Cheryl Hollon

Cracked to Death (A Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery #3) by Cheryl Hollon Rating: 4 stars Blurb: When a treasure hunt leads to deadly plunder, it’s up to glass shop owner Savannah Webb and her trusty investigative posse to map out the true motives of a killer . . . It’s the dog days of summer in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Webb’s Glass Shop proprietor Savannah Webb has an eco-friendly plan to help locals escape the heat–a recyclable bottle-crafting workshop taught by reticent store manager Amanda Blake. Turns out, the class is a bigger smash than expected, thanks in part to […]

Posted August 29, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 26 Comments

Sunday Post #193

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 busy and exciting week. I did a lot of work this week, I had a new idea that I started implementing, more about that later. I did a lot of normal work and work on the new idea, so I didn’t got much time for […]

Posted August 28, 2016 by Lola in Sunday Post / 50 Comments

Review: Must Love Ghosts by Ani Gonzalez

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. Must Love Ghosts (Banshee Creek #1) by Ani Gonzalez Rating: 3 stars Blurb: Seducing the Rational Skeptic… Abby Reed believes in folk songs, faery tales, and […]

Posted August 27, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, My To-Be Read List, Review, Romance / 22 Comments

Review: The Immortality Cure by Tori Centanni

The Immortality Cure (Henri Dunn #1) by Tori Centanni Rating: 4 stars Blurb: Henri Dunn was damn good at being a vampire until her immortality was forcibly ripped away from her. Six months ago, Henri was made into an unwilling test subject for serum V-504: The Immortality Cure. Now, after almost a century of being an immortal monster, Henri is human again and she’s not loving it: her body aches, she has too many mortal needs, and the other vampires shun her as a Blood Traitor. All she can do is keep her head down and bide her time until […]

Posted August 26, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Fantasy, Review / 10 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: Impulse Buys for Books

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’s discussion topic inspiration is […]

Posted August 25, 2016 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 34 Comments

Review: All-Butter ShortDead by H.Y. Hanna

All-Butter ShortDead (Oxford Tearoom Mysteries #0) by H.Y. Hanna Blurb; Gemma ditches her high-flying job and returns to Oxford to follow her dream: opening a traditional English tearoom serving warm buttery scones with jam and clotted cream, and fragrant tea in pretty bone china… Only problem is–murder is the first thing on the menu and Gemma is the key suspect! And the only people Gemma can turn to for help are four nosy old ladies from her local Cotswolds village – not to mention a cheeky little tabby cat named Muesli. Who was the mysterious woman Gemma met on the […]

Posted August 24, 2016 by Lola in Coyer, Mystery, Review / 14 Comments