Tag: Adult

Review: Vitamin Sea by Maia Ross

Vitamin Sea (Beaver Island #1) written by Maia Ross narrated by Petrea Burchard and Deborah Balm My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Humorous Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A retired intelligence agent still wants to save the world. Her nerdy houseguest just wants to survive her vacation. Former spy Irma Abercrombie wasn’t looking for drama when she invited Violet Blackheart—a brainy, sun-deprived acquaintance—for a visit at her island home. But after an armed robbery in town goes terribly wrong, Irma gets pulled into an island intrigue: Was it a simple snatch and grab, or are there darker […]

Posted January 7, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Death in the Haunted Wood by Kim Griswell

Death in the Haunted Wood (Pacific Northwest Cozy Mysteries #2) by Kim Griswell My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Writer Saffi Graywood thinks a quick road trip to help a friend will be the perfect break from her looming manuscript deadline. But her autumn getaway takes a chilling turn when aging horror star Malcolm Morton reveals he’s been receiving threatening vintage postcards—and his groundskeeper has just turned up dead beneath the dock. Malcolm’s grand reopening of a forgotten theme park known as “The Haunted Wood” should be his triumphant comeback. Instead, […]

Posted January 6, 2026 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 6 Comments

Review: Dining With Poseidon by Laura Greenwood

Dining with Poseidon (Jinx Paranormal Dating Agency #12) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Mythology Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: The last thing Laila expects when she interviews Poseidon is a date. When Laila is charged with doing a write-up of Poseidon’s restaurant, she never suspects that it could bring her face-to-face with a god. Or that she’ll enjoy spending time with him more than she expects. Having channelled all of his anger into becoming the best chef possible, Poseidon knows a thing or two about food, so when he discovers that Laila […]

Posted January 2, 2026 by Lola in Fantasy, Mythology, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Autumn Tales From Cozy Vales

Autumn Tales From Cozy Vales (Cozy Vales Collection #4) by L.A. Scott, Phillip Sanderson, Rebecca Buchanan, Bonnie Axton, G Clatworthy, K M Jackways, Selina J. Eckert, Kit Muse, ML Dunker, Mary Stephenson Su and Melissa Gunn My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Age Category: from Young Adult to Adult Type of romance: m/f and m/m romances depending on the story Blurb: A delightful collection of cozy fantasy stories set in the coziest of worlds! Return to the queendom of Cozy Vales, where autumn is in full swing! This collection features tales set during the Harvest of Hope holiday. Held […]

Posted December 29, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments

Review: Rescuing Krampus by Robin Jo Margaret

Rescuing Krampus by Robin Jo Margaret My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance/ Monster Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Naomi has always had a soft spot for others, including her big family and chaotic friends, but often feels like her city life is lonely and uneventful. Krampus is used to mindlessly following orders from his superiors in Hell, a fate that he has inevitably accepted, and has resigned himself to never expect more from his own life. When Naomi’s neighbor passes and unexpectedly includes Naomi in her will, she takes a holiday to explore her newly-inherited […]

Posted December 24, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Divination and Deceit by Beth Dolgner

Divination and Deceit (Crones of a Feather #2) by Beth Dolgner My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Frozen peas, political rivalries, and a body in the park. Magic and murder collide in Foxfire Haven, Washington. There’s a sudden vacancy on the Foxfire Haven City Council when Fortie Fortenbacher is found dead in the park. Euphoria Lachlan, the mayor of Foxfire Haven and Hazel Underwood’s high-school bully, is wasting no time finding a replacement. Did Euphoria permanently remove Fortie from the council? Hazel claims she’s not trying to solve the murder, […]

Posted December 22, 2025 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Review: Princesses & Pastries by Laura Greenwood

Princesses & Pastries (Falhaven Castle #1) by Laura Greenwood My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Cozy Fantasy Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: A returning baker means that Princess Evie can spend even more time making pastries. Princess Evie loves nothing more than to head down to the castle’s kitchens to bake alongside her miniature dragon, and now she’s trying to perfect a complicated pastry. When her best friend returns after five years away from Falhaven Castle, Evie realises she might have the answer to her baking problems. But after being apart for so long, things have changed […]

Posted December 19, 2025 by Lola in Sunday Post / 4 Comments