Review: Pint of No Return by Dana Mentink

Pint of No Return (Shake Shop #1) written by Dana Mentink narrated by Stephanie Nemeth-Parker My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: After her divorce from her thrice-married embezzler husband, Trinidad Jones is finally ready for a fresh start. So when she’s left one of her ex’s businesses in Upper Sprocket, Oregon, she decides to pack up her dog, cash in her settlement, and open her dream business: the Shimmy and Shake Shop, introducing the world to her monster milkshakes. And even with a couple sticky situations underway, namely that the other […]

Posted June 1, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #702

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 my hopes for a calm and relaxing week didn’t quite take form, but we did get some things done, which was nice too. My partner and I tackled cleaning out this small storage area next to our living room this week. When we moved last year we […]

Posted May 31, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: Sea Blooms by H.P. Lane

Sea Blooms by H.P. Lane My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A heartfelt cozy urban fantasy about family, identity, and fighting for the place you call home. In a modern day San Francisco where magical beings live openly among humans, Odysseus “Oddie” Saltbrook, a merfolk man in his twenties, has built a careful life on land, helping run Maple Street Florals while secretly crafting ocean inspired arrangements in his free time. He tries to live up to the expectations of his traditional merfolk parents while quietly nursing feelings for Lily, his […]

Posted May 29, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 6 Comments

Review: The Fossil Door by Celia Lake

The Fossil Door (Mysterious Powers #2) 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 after the Great War. Rathna has a gift for doorways. When a portal in the Scottish Highlands stops working, she is one of the only Portal Keepers able to travel to investigate. On the other hand, the location presents some challenges. As a London-born Bengali woman, she’s nothing like the villagers. And of course, there’s the worrying question: […]

Posted May 27, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson

The Mating Game by Lana Ferguson My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Romantic-Comedy/ Paranormal Romance/ Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Two wolf shifters reluctant to love discover there’s no fighting the call of the wild in this steamy romance by USA Today bestselling author Lana Ferguson. Contractor Tess Covington has spent her entire life as a regular non-shifter human, so after she lands in the Denver ER with flu-like symptoms, it comes as a complete shock to be told that, no, she’s not sick – she’s actually a late-presenting omega wolf shifter. With her family in dire […]

Posted May 25, 2026 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Sunday Post #701

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. We had ordered new bed frame slats last week and we got a new date and time slot for delivery this week after last week’s delivery time did not work out. Luckily this time we got an afternoon delivery slot, so that worked […]

Posted May 24, 2026 by Lola in Sunday Post / 16 Comments

Review: Second Time’s a Curse by Laura Greenwood

Second Time’s A Curse (Grimalkin Academy #2) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Academy Romance Age Category: New Adult Type of romance: Polyamory/ Reverse Harem Blurb: Discovering she’s under a curse is only the start of Mona’s problems. I never wanted a cat, but the ever-kittens don’t seem to care, and now I have more than ever. The last thing I expected when I came to Grimalkin was to learn I’d been cursed. And yet, now I am. I have no choice but to find a way to break it. But first, I need to work […]

Posted May 22, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments