Contemporary

Review: The Best Gift by Eli Easton

Nov 29, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Greg Cabot is the 3rd generation owner of Cabot’s Christmas Wonderland, a tree farm in rural Vermont he inherited from his father and grandparents, who began the farm. Greg’s lived in the...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Veronica's Reviews
TAGGED: Christmas, Eli Easton, grief/loss, hurt/comfort, self published, veteran

Review: The Cuckoo’s Call by Lily Morton

Nov 29, 2021 | 5 comments

Rating: 4.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wren Roberts is on holiday in Majorca with his friend, Owen. The trip is stretching Wren’s meager budget, especially because Owen wants to hang out with a group of wealthy friends...

FILED UNDER: 4.75 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, foster care, Lily Morton, self published, virgin, wealthy character

Review: Scum by K.A. Merikan

Nov 26, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ten years ago, Shane answered a desperate call for help from Ed Beck, a local politician who killed a woman while he was driving drunk. But instead of just getting rid of a body, Shane ended...

FILED UNDER: 4.5 stars, Camille's Reviews, Contemporary
TAGGED: age gap, artist, ex con, homophobia, K.A. Merikan, murder, opposites attract, rape, self published, virgin, Wrong Side of the Tracks series

Review: Twelve Days of Murder by Jason Wrench

Nov 25, 2021 | 1 comment

Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Detective Frank Schultt has a hard time dealing with the holidays and a recent spate of killings isn’t making anything easier. A macabre killer is leaving body parts around the city and Frank...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Sue's Reviews
TAGGED: Christmas, Jason Wrench, law enforcement, murder, mystery, Pride Publishing, serial killer

Review: Mr. Jingle Bells by Leta Blake

Nov 24, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ashton Sellers and Walker Ronson are partners in an advertising firm, but despite being in business together, neither man is particularly comfortable with the other. The pair are so...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: abuse, bisexual, Christmas, coworkers, fake relationship, gambling, Home for the Holidays series, Leta Blake, PTSD, self published

Review: Breakdown by Kat Cassidy

Nov 24, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Breakdown is the third book in the Hot Wire series and is the conclusion of the trilogy. It is not meant to be read as a standalone and this review will naturally reveal spoilers for the...

FILED UNDER: 3.75 stars, Contemporary, Michelle's Reviews
TAGGED: addict, ex con, family, Hot Wire series, Kat Cassidy, kids, mechanic, murder, self published, thief, violence

Review: Twice in a Lifetime by R.M. Neill

Nov 23, 2021 | 0 comments

Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Dominic Morenzo lost his wife to cancer two years ago, and he’s finally getting back on his feet. The grief is no longer all consuming, but though he’s begun trying to date again, Dom hasn’t...

FILED UNDER: 3.25 stars, Contemporary, Kris' Reviews
TAGGED: age gap, bisexual, grief/loss, hurt/comfort, instalove, OFY, R.M. Neill, second chance, self published, Sheltered Connections Series

Review: Hands-On Hanukkah by Penelope Peters

Nov 23, 2021 | 3 comments

Rating: 3 stars Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel David Nachem isn’t really feeling this holiday season. Ever since his boyfriend,Tim Mason, broke up with him, David hasn’t felt much like celebrating. Tim loved the holidays so...

FILED UNDER: 3 stars, Contemporary, Holiday, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: Chanukah/Hanukkah, dancer, lovers reunited, Penelope Peters, self published