Tag: LGBTQ

Review: The Phoenix Nest by Arizona Tape

The Phoenix Nest (The Griffin Sanctuary #2) by Arizona Tape My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Age Category: New Adult/ Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: Now Charlotte is apprenticed with the Griffin Sanctuary’s vet, she discovers more about the other mythical creatures living at there and the dangers they pose to the public, the keepers, and each other. With the Sanctuary’s phoenix eggs about to hatch, the staff’s main goal is to stop the hatchlings from burning down their own enclosure. – The Phoenix Nest is book two in the modern fantasy Griffin Sanctuary series. It is packed […]

Posted July 25, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Adrift in Starlight by Mindi Briar

Adrift in Starlight (The Halycon Universe #1) by Mindi Briar My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: NB/F Blurb: When set adrift in the universe, some things are worth holding onto. Titan Valentino has been offered a job they can’t refuse. Tai, a gender-neutral courtesan, receives a scandalous proposition: seduce an actor’s virgin fiancée. The money is enough to pay off Tai’s crushing medical debt, a tantalizing prospect. Too bad Aisha Malik isn’t the easy target they expect. A standoffish historian who hates to be touched, she’s laser-focused on her career, and completely […]

Posted June 17, 2022 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 0 Comments

Review: Tide of Tricks by Ariana Nash

Tide of Tricks (Shadows of London #2) by Ariana Nash Narrated by Cornell Collins My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: A darkness runs deep beneath London… Reeling from recent revelations and forced to lie for Kempthorne, the unthinkable happens: Dom fails the latent competency test. One more strike and he’ll be deemed unstable, have his registration stripped, and the life he’s come to love at Kempthorne & Co will be over. If that weren’t bad enough, someone is stalking him, taunting him. Someone who knows what Dom did all those years […]

Posted June 9, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 2 Comments

Review: Love Lessons in Starcross Valley by Lucy Knott

Love Lessons in Starcross Valley by Lucy Knott My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Women’s Fiction/ Contemporary/ Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: FF Blurb: With the recent breakdown of both her ten-year relationship and her parents’ marriage, thirty-five-year-old Marnie Barnes no longer believes in love. To give her life the shake-up it so clearly needs, she books a ticket to Canada. Thousands of miles away from her home and her twin sister, she struggles to have the life-changing experience she dreamt of – until she meets Nova, a dinosaur-loving space nerd with a penchant for living in the […]

Posted June 1, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 3 Comments

Review: Out of the Ashes by Jenn Burke

Out of the Ashes (Ashes & Dust #3) by Jenn Burke My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: Don’t miss the conclusion to this riveting and romantic spin-off series from Jenn Burke, author of Not Dead Yet. Some bonds weren’t meant to be broken. Vampire PI Evan Fournier has dealt with his fair share of danger and heartache, but nothing prepares him for the pain of a broken bond with his mate—especially when his mate is the one who severed it. Bond or no, he still loves Colin—fiercely. Trust, however, is harder […]

Posted May 18, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: A Teaspoon of Desire by Alex Danvers

A Teaspoon of Desire by Alex Danvers My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: As the competition heats up, these men need a recipe for romance. Tristan Delgado has talent. How else could he have landed a job working as a pastry chef for one of the most sought-after caterers in Seattle? What he doesn’t have is money. He’s barely making ends meet as it is, and when his sister escapes an abusive husband, he doesn’t hesitate to take her in. Twice the people means twice the mouths to feed, and Tristan […]

Posted May 16, 2022 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: Copper Mage by Dorothy Dreyer

Copper Mage (Empire of the Lotus #2) by Dorothy Dreyer My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Urban Fantasy Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF and MM (there are multiple pov characters) Blurb: Arcane daggers. Mysterious Scrolls. A vengeful dark god determined to end the world. The soldiers of the shadow army are on the rise. The ancient deity Kashmeru has the Lotus empress under his control. It’s up to the elite mages of the Empire of the Lotus to put an end to the dark god’s course of death and destruction. But mage powers have been outlawed, and not all […]

Posted May 13, 2022 by Lola in Fantasy, Review / 0 Comments