HEAs / Book Review: Act Like It

The times, the everything--everything is completely different. I barely understand it and I know I sound very vague. Let me just say that some seriously messed up things just went down this week, and I can't go into details here. In the end, though, I am HAPPY! That's right, friends--I finally have my own HEA. …

The Kiss That Isn’t / Review: Every Which Way But Dead, by Kim Harrison

That alphahole I mentioned last week, J? The two-hundred-plus pounds of muscle who showed up ranting and raving and acting like I was the worst piece of cat scat to land on his territory? He just almost kissed me. I think. Incredible. This massive, drunk-on-his-own-power, commanding guy. His face next to mine. His lips...close to …

Alphaholes

Some readers of romance really like the alphahole trope. You know, the broody, angsty butthole who thinks he knows best and tries to control everyone around him, including the heroine. It can be fun in a novel. But in real life? I had the...I can't call it pleasure...misfortune? Yes, the misfortune of meeting an alphahole …

Meet Cutes

Just about every romance has 'em, even if it happens in a flashback. Due to Plot Shenanigans, the hero and heroine are thrust (har har) together into some memorable (we hope) scene. In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the meet cute comes at that first country dance when Lizzie lays eyes on the dashing but …

Review: A Rogue by Any Other Name, by Sarah MacLean

I seriously love historical romance. I love the social rules, the beautiful gowns, the often emotionally repressed dudes. Sarah MacLean’s A Rogue by Any Other Name is one of my favorite historical romances. The hero and heroine were good friends as children, which is one of my favorite, favorite things in a romance (and which …

When the Going Gets Tough

There comes a time in a girl's life when she realizes that her HEA is not going to happen with a certain guy. My epiphany has come YEARS late, and I gotta tell you, it freaking hurts. I hate this. I want to curl up in my bedroom and cry...but the problem is, my territory …

Unrequited Love / Review: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

So, life is seriously making me miserable. To love someone for so long and so hard, and not have him love you back. It effing sucks. Leigh Bardugo's YA fantasy, Six of Crows, really suits my mood right now. I needed something twisty and lovely, and I needed to see that love, if it's even …

Review: Dark Wild Night, by Christina Lauren

This book, you guys! So good! In short, it’s about Lola, a graphic novel writer/illustrator who makes it big, and her best friend Oliver, who owns a comic book store. Totally geekery catnip for me. I will say that there weren’t really any major twists or surprises to this one–the story was simple and straightforward, …

Review: Savanna Dance, by Tori Knightwood

As always, the setting in this series completely pulls me in. I’d never wanted to visit Africa before, but Hotel Safari has me sold on the idea. Add to the vibrant setting all of these amazing characters, and I would happily stay in this story world forever! In this installment, Inira is a giraffe shifter …

Review: Loving a Lost Lord, by Mary Jo Putney

This one has some delightfully crazysauce plot action going on! I mean, I don't know that I've ever seen a believable story about amnesia. I know it's real and it happens, but in fiction it's hard to suspend my disbelief. That said, I totally enjoyed this book! It was funny and sexy, and I loved …