Contemporary

Audiobook Review: Nothing But Good by Kess McKinley

Jul 22, 2021 | 1 comment

Story Rating: 4.25 stars Audio Rating: 4.5 stars Narrator: Kirt Graves Length: 8 hours, 25 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Special Agent Jefferson Haines has just been called to the scene of what looks to be the...

FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, 4.5 stars, Audiobook, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, Kess McKinley, Kirt Graves, law enforcement, murder, mystery, serial killer, Tantor Audio

Review: Royally Indebted by M.J. Calabrese

Jul 22, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: DNF Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The blurb for Royally Indebted intrigued me, but almost from the start of this story, I found the book wasn’t for me. Ultimately, I had to put it down at about 40% and decided not to finish it....

FILED UNDER: BDSM, Contemporary, DNF, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: arranged marriage, BDSM elements, bisexual, child abuse, coming out, homophobia, M.J. Calabrese, marriage of convenience, royalty, Royalty to Riches Trilogy, self published, wealthy hero

Review: Resurrection by Lissa Kasey

Jul 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel It’s been well over a decade since vampire Gabe Santini went to ground. Now he has awakened with no idea who he is, what happened that caused him to step back from the world, and how...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews, Paranormal
TAGGED: amnesia, BIPOC, Layer Kake Publishing, Lissa Kasey, lovers reunited, lynx, magic, Pillars of Magic: Dark Awakening series, shifter, urban fantasy, vampire, vampire/shifter pairing, witch

Review: You’re My Home by Katie Moore

Jul 21, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zach Matthews and Brady Wellman meet at a turning point in their young lives. They are both about age thirteen and have had a lot of trauma in their lives. Zach’s mom is negligent and his...

FILED UNDER: 3.5 stars, Contemporary, Veronica's Reviews, Young Adult
TAGGED: coming out, domestic violence, friends to lovers, high school, Katie Moore, PTSD, small town, young love

Review: The End Zone by Riley Hart

Jul 21, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jeremy is truly happy that his best friend West is living his best life with Anson, but their relationship made Jeremy realize what was missing in his own marriage. While he remains on good...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: athlete, Atlanta Lightning series, BIPOC, bisexual, coming out, demiromantic, football, lawyer, Riley Hart, self published

Review: Head Games by Onley James and Neve Wilder

Jul 20, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Tobias is a psychologist whose client list consists of killers. He is fascinated by them, trying to understand that impulse that moves them from murderous thoughts to actions. The question...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: assassin, Neve Wilder, Onley James, self published, virgin hero, Wages of Sin series

Review: The Drumbeat of His Heart by M.C. Roth

Jul 20, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After nearly mowing a man down with his car, the last thing Ian expected was for that man to show him any kindness. But that is exactly what Trent gives Ian—unerring kindness and generosity....

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: M.C. Roth, musician, opposites attract, Pride Publishing, rock star, wealthy hero

Review: Pet Me by Angelique Jurd

Jul 19, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Bailey Richards can’t help stopping by the adult toy shop to visit the beautiful unicorn tail they are selling. After stumbling onto some unicorn play online, Bailey has been...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, Angelique Jurd, BDSM elements, pony play, Small Black Cat Media, Toye Shoppe series, unicorn play, virgin hero