Tag: LGBTQ

Review: A Fatal Autumnal Stew by Dahlia Donovan

Review: A Fatal Autumnal Stew by Dahlia Donovan

A Fatal Autumnal Stew (The Skeleton Crew #2) by Dahlia Donovan My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Paranormal Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: gf/f Blurb: Welcome back to the Skeleton Crew. Keep your knitting needles sharp and have a strong brew in hand for their next adventure. Life for gender-fluid, autistic vampire Hyde Snodgrass has never been better. Her cosy village bookshop is thriving as is their new relationship with witch and taco bus owner, Teresa Vega. Autumn is in full magical tilt in their corner of the Scottish Highlands. Everything is beautifully perfect right up until a […]

Posted December 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Mystery, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Key Lime Sky by Al Hess

Review: Key Lime Sky by Al Hess

Key Lime Sky by Al Hess My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Science Fiction Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: nb/m Blurb: An alien invasion hits the town of Muddy Gap, but a disgruntled pie aficionado is the only one who seems to remember it… Denver Bryant’s passion for pie has sent him across Wyoming in search of the best slices. Though he dutifully posts reviews on his blog, he’s never been able to recreate his brief moment of viral popularity, and its trickling income isn’t enough to pay his rent next month. Driving home from a roadside diner, Denver […]

Posted November 22, 2024 by Lola in Review, Romance, Sci-Fi / 8 Comments

Review: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey

Review: A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey

A Market of Dreams and Destiny by Trip Galey narrated by Will Watt My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Historical Fantasy Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: m/m Blurb: Enter the bazaar of the bizarre where fate and fortunes are for sale in this high-stakes magical adventure across a London not quite like our own, perfect for fans of Neverwhere and The Night Circus. Below Covent Garden lies the Under Market, where anything and everything has a price: a lover’s first blush, a month of honesty, five minutes of strength, a wisp of luck and fortune. As a child, […]

Posted November 13, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Historical, Review, Romance / 4 Comments

Review: Love Across the Tabletop by Kait Disney-Leugers

Review: Love Across the Tabletop by Kait Disney-Leugers

Love Across the Tabletop by Kait Disney-Leugers My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f Blurb: Will love be a critical success or an untimely end to the campaign? Mika Levenberg is over relationships. After her ex-girlfriend cheats on her, all Mika wants to do is make good food and play the tabletop role-playing game Bargains & Battles with her friends every week. Ash Aguila is new to Washington DC. After escaping an abusive relationship, he’s looking to start over in the Capitol and try to rebuild himself. When his cousin invites him to […]

Posted November 6, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Back to Belfast by Emma L McGeown

Review: Back to Belfast by Emma L McGeown

Back to Belfast by Emma L McGeown My Rating: 2 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: f/f Blurb: When the opportunity of a lifetime comes knocking, Claire Brennan is ready for a break from responsibility and the stuck feeling that won’t go away. Move across the world to Vancouver for six months? Absolutely. Stacie Farran is a career-obsessed eternal optimist, so when the opportunity to trade jobs with a colleague in Belfast comes up, she jumps at the chance. That it gives her a bit of space from her girlfriend doesn’t hurt either. Living in each […]

Posted November 1, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments

Review: All For Knot Book One by Ember Blaze

Review: All For Knot Book One by Ember Blaze

All for Knot: Book One (The Packverse #1) by Ember Blaze My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Omegaverse Age Category: Adult Type of romance: Polyamory Blurb: It’s the night before my wedding, and I just found out my beta fiancé is cheating on me. When I receive a series of texts from the other woman, complete with photos and screenshots, I have to make a choice. Option #1: Roll over and take it, because that’s what everyone expects from people like me. Option #2: Maturely contact him before the wedding and call things off. Option #3: Show up at the church […]

Posted October 30, 2024 by Lola in Fantasy, Review, Romance / 0 Comments

Review: Heartwaves by Anita Kelly

Review: Heartwaves by Anita Kelly

Heartwaves (A Greyfin Bay #1) by Anita Kelly My Rating: 5 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: m/f or nb/nb Mae uses She/ They pronouns and Dell uses He/ They pronouns. They don’t really specify if they identify as non-binary or not. Blurb: Mae Kellerman is content. After forty years of ups and downs, she has a meaningful job at a queer community center in Portland, Oregon. She has an apartment full of plants, a ride-or-die group of friends. Until the day her best friend actually does up and die. Leaving Mae with a hole in […]

Posted October 21, 2024 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 2 Comments