Review: The Halfling by H.D. Gordon

The Halfling (The Aria Fae Series #1) by H.D. Gordon Blurb; Being seventeen and an outcast is hard. Being seventeen and only half human is harder. When Aria Fae gets cast out of the Peace Brokers, a secret supernatural organization that’s trained her since infancy, and is left to fend for herself in the human world, she finds herself in Grant City, intent on attempting a normal human life. As a Halfling, Aria has abilities that are a little underused in the flower shop she lands a job at. And when her new friend Samantha Shy enlists Aria to help […]

Posted January 27, 2016 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 16 Comments

Review: Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis by Paula Berinstein

Amanda Lester and the Orange Crystal Crisis (Amanda Lester, Detective #2) by Paula Berinstein Blurb: If only Sherlock Holmes’s great-great-grandson weren’t such a dork . . . There’s a new student at the Legatum Continuatum School for the Descendants of Famous Detectives and Amanda is supposed to work with him. Scapulus Holmes is a descendant of the great Sherlock and he’s crazy about her. Unfortunately she thinks he’s a dork and would rather die than have anything to do with him. But when the kids discover a dead body encrusted with strange living crystals, Amanda realizes she needs Holmes’s help. […]

Posted January 25, 2016 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 12 Comments

Sunday Post #162

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 a bit calmer than the previous weeks. This week I finished up the marketing assistant work for both of my authors for this month. It’s always ncie to finish that early enough before the end of the month and focus a bit more on blogging […]

Posted January 24, 2016 by Lola in Sunday Post / 58 Comments

Review: Hapily Ever Now by Jen Meyers

Happily Ever Now (Happily Ever After #0.5) by Jen Meyers Blurb: Wedding planner Everly Vaughn has three rules for a Happily Ever After: 1. Find a nice guy. 2. Make sure he passes the BFF test. 3. Never—no matter how much you like him—engage the Player (aka Austin, your best friend’s brother). What happens if you don’t follow them? A Happily Ever Now. (Those don’t last.) Too bad Ever doesn’t follow her own rules. My Review: I received a copy in exchange for an honest review What a great introduction to Jen Meyers her new series this is! It’s a […]

Posted January 23, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 8 Comments

Lola’s Kitchen: “Speculaas” Muffins with Almond Paste 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. I love “Speculaas” Spices, here in the Netherlands we can easily buy it and it makes for a great spice mix to […]

Posted January 22, 2016 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 32 Comments

Lola’s Ramblings: What do you remember about when you read a book?

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. Sorry the title for this […]

Posted January 21, 2016 by Lola in Lola's Ramblings / 28 Comments

Review: January by Audrey Carlan

January (Calendar Girl #1) by Audrey Carlan Blurb: It’s really simple. I needed money. A lot of money. One million dollars to be exact. The amount didn’t matter. All that mattered is that at the end of that price tag held my father’s life. No money. No life. The time limit was one year. On January 1st I had to pay up or my Father was going to be killed. When you’re faced with an ultimatum like this, you do whatever you have to do. And that’s exactly what I did. The job…Exquisite Escorts. My role, serve as high priced […]

Posted January 19, 2016 by Lola in Contemporary, Coyer, Erotica, Review, Romance / 16 Comments