Tag: Adult

Review: Baker’s Coven by Nancy Warren

Baker’s Coven (Great Witches Baking Show #2) by Nancy Warren Narrated by Hollis McCarthy My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: Can she bake a winning cake without getting iced? Competition is hotter than the pre-heated ovens as The Great British Baking Competition moves into cake week. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson has a lot to deal with, from learning she has talents she never knew about, to trying to keep cool and bake under pressure. She’s also trying to track down the secrets of her parentage. Meanwhile, she’s saved from […]

Posted July 6, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Still Knife Painting by Cheryl Hollon

Still Knife Painting (A Paint and Shine Mystery #1) by Cheryl Hollon My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Miranda Trent has set up a sweet life in a scenic corner of Appalachia–until she stumbles across the trail of a killer . . . After inheriting her uncle’s Red River Gorge homestead in Eastern Kentucky–smack dab in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest–Miranda comes up with a perfect business plan for summer tourists: pairing outdoor painting classes with sips of local moonshine, followed by a mouthwatering sampler of the best […]

Posted July 2, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 10 Comments

Review: A Sprinkling of Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber

A Sprinkling of Murder (A Fairy Garden Mystery #1) by Daryl Wood Gerber My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Type of romance: Blurb: Fairy garden store owner Courtney Kelly believes in inviting magic into your life. But when uninvited trouble enters her shop, she’ll need more than a sprinkling of her imagination to solve a murder . . . Since childhood, Courtney has loved fairies. After her mother died when Courtney was ten, she lost touch with that feeling of magic. A year ago, at age twenty-nine, she rediscovered it when she left her father’s landscaping […]

Posted July 1, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Nacho Average Murder by Maddie Day

Nacho Average Murder (Country Store Mysteries #7) by Maddie Day My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Robbie Jordan is temporarily leaving Pans ’N Pancakes, her country store in South Lick, Indiana, to visit Santa Barbara, California—where wildfire smoke tinges the air, but a more immediate danger may lie in wait . . . While looking forward to her high school reunion back in California, Robbie’s anticipation is complicated by memories of her mother’s untimely death. At first, she has fun hanging out with her old classmates and reuniting with the local […]

Posted June 30, 2020 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

Review: The Last Drop by Layla Reyne

The Last Drop (Table for Two) by Layla Reyne My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Three restaurants, three flops. Chef Gregory Valteau doesn’t want to believe it’s a sign, but his culinary future in New Orleans looks bleak. Until he meets a handsome hipster with all the right moves, behind the bar and in bed. Gone the next morning, the sexy bartender leaves Greg inspired and wanting more–of him and his creative cocktails. Anthony Monaco has spent five years on the go, but a steamy NOLA night with a sexy chef […]

Posted June 25, 2020 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Trial of the Red Rune by Kay MacLeod

Trial of the Red Rune (World of Orthaya #1) by Kay MacLeod My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: no romance Blurb: What could be powerful enough to abduct five mages? Make that six when frost mage Maeve recovers from an explosion to find her leader snatched away by a teleportation spell. As part of the Peace Keeper order, along with Lilley, a flora fairy, she’s sworn to hunt down anyone that abuses their magical abilities. And remove the threat where necessary. Beneath the depths of the city, something dark is stirring. An ancient ritual […]

Posted June 22, 2020 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Stolen Flyght by S.J. Pajonas

Stolen Flyght (The Flyght Series #6) by S.J. Pajonas My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Reverse Harem Blurb: One last mission to secure her birthright. A frozen world and a sinister conspiracy that may cost her land… and her life. Vivian will do whatever it takes to finally be victorious in the battle for her family farm. So when her benefactor insists she infiltrate a hostile military base on a treacherous ice planet, she has no choice but to agree. But when two of her crew are apprehended during the operation, her […]

Posted June 19, 2020 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 6 Comments