Melissa reviews Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston. Published May 14th 2019 by St. Martin’s Griffin, ebook 432 pages. A big-hearted romantic comedy in which the First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends… First Son Alex…
Melissa reviews One-Eyed Royals (Seven of Spades #4) by Cordelia Kingsbridge published September 10th 2018 by Riptide Publishing, 366 pages. Spoiler Alert! The following blurb contains spoilers for Cash Plays, book three of Seven of Spades. Shattered by their devastating breakup, Detective Levi Abrams and PI Dominic Russo find themselves at war right when they need each…
Melissa reviews Whisper (Skins #2) by Garrett Leigh published May 1st 2018 by Fox Love Press Lonely physiotherapist Harry Foster has the world at his feet. A full client list, a six figure Instagram following, and a publishing deal for a book he doesn’t have time to write until his agent offers him a break—a retreat…
Melissa reviews Hard Line (The Woodbury Boys #2) by Sidney Bell published April 2nd 2018 by Carina Press, 352 pages. Premed student Tobias Benton is making amends for his past. He keeps his head down, mouth shut and colors within the lines. But when his close friend Ghost goes missing, Tobias will do whatever it takes to get answers—including…
Melissa reviews Point of Contact by Melanie Hansen published March 26th 2018 by Carina Press, 327 pages. Only love can heal an impossibly broken heart There’d forever been a thread running through Trevor Estes’s life—his son, Riley, strong and constant like a heartbeat. But when Riley is killed in combat, everything in Trevor’s life unravels into…
Melissa reviews Two Man Station (Emergency Services #1) by Lisa Henry Published March 22nd 2018 by Lisa Henry, 273 pages. Gio Valeri is a big-city police officer who’s been transferred to the small outback town of Richmond with his professional reputation in tatters. His transfer is a punishment, and Gio just wants to keep his head…
Melissa reviews Parker’s Profile by L.D. Blakeley Published April 4th 2016 by Evernight Publishing, 76 pages. Parker Knowles needs a date. No, really. If he can’t find one by Valentine’s Day, he’s agreed to let his sister fix him up. And quite frankly, he’d rather chew off his own arm than go out with someone of…
Dana and Melissa review Reaping Fate (Reaping Havoc #2) by AJ Rose (Published by The Grim Writer Press, May 4th 2016, 277 pages). A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. Why we read this: Dana – Wednesday is cereal day and we were looking for books featuring serial killers to review. 😉 …
Dana and Melissa review Reaping Havoc (Reaping Havoc Book 1) by AJ Rose (Published by The Grim Writer Press, November 10, 2017, 282 pages) A copy was provided in exchange for an honest review. Why we read this: Dana: I read this book before because I am a big fan of AJ Rose. When I heard…
Melissa reviews Can This Be Real by L.E. Franks Published April 25th 2014 by MLR Press, 131 pages. Chef Christian De Guisse can’t trust a man who doesn’t love his food, while Detective Andrew Simmons won’t let any man close who thinks he’s broken—somewhere between these two points, love is possible, but only if they get…
Melissa reviews Trick Roller (Seven of Spades #2) by Cordelia Kingsbridge published January 29th 2018 by Riptide Publishing, 299 pages. It’s the height of summer in Las Vegas. Everyone believes the serial killer Seven of Spades is dead—except Levi Abrams and Dominic Russo—and it’s back to business as usual. For Levi, that means investigating…
Melissa reviews Junkyard Heart (Porthkennack #7) by Garrett Leigh Published December 4th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 195 pages. Tired of the London rat race and the heartbreak that comes with it, photographer Jas Manning returns to Porthkennack, the Cornish seaside town where he spent every childhood summer on his father’s farm. Resigned to year-round rain, wind,…
Wendy and Melissa review 63 Days Later: A Holiday Tail by Adrienne Wilder Published December 2nd 2017, 90 pages. 63 Days later takes place after the novel WILD. This can be read as a stand alone story. However, it might be more enjoyable if you read WILD first. Trigger Warning: Christmas music, trees, presents, and…
Wendy and Melissa review ‘Wild’ by Adrienne Wilder. Self published September 1, 2017, 326 pages. August Vallory had it all. A modeling career, a man he loved, and the extended family he’d acquired in the business. Then the world he knew was torn away when the plane he was on crashed en route to a…
Melissa reviews books 1 (Queer Magick) and book 2 (Fairy Tales) of LC Davis’s Queer Magick series. Published June 2017. Book 1 An LGBT+ fantasy of apocalyptic proportions. Twenty-something Holden Adams never asked to be the harbinger of the apocalypse, or for the seven lovers who come with the job. All he wanted in Stillwater, Vermont…
Melissa reviews Sightlines (The Community #3) by Santino Hassell published October 9th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 257 pages. Chase Payne is a walking contradiction. He’s the most powerful psychic in the Community, but the least respected. He’s the son of the Community’s founder, but with his tattoo sleeves and abrasive attitude, he’s nothing like his charismatic family.…
Melissa reviews Permanent Ink (Art & Soul #1) by Avon Gale & Piper Vaughn Published August 7th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 256 pages. At twenty-three, Poe Montgomery is going nowhere. He still lives in his father’s basement and spends most of his time tagging with his friends. When an arrest lands him in debt, Poe…
Melissa reviews Finding Home by Garrett Leigh published October 9th 2017 by Riptide Publishing, 178 pages. How do you find a home when your heart is in ashes? With their mum dead and their father on remand for her murder, Leo Hendry and his little sister, Lila, have nothing in the world but each other.…
Melissa reviews Brave & Beautiful (Sassy Boyz #3) by by Elizabeth Varlet published October 9th 2017 by Carina Press, 249 pages. Sexy, seductive and hiding dark secrets, the Sassy Boyz return to the stage in Brave & Beautiful There’s only one relationship that matters to Tameron “Tam” Kis—his love affair with dance. Life’s been pretty shitty,…
Melissa reviews Scorpio Hates Virgo by Anyta Sunday, self-published; 245 pages. This year is all about healing the heart, Scorpio. It’s time to leave negative attitudes and stoic facades at the door and let others see the real, more vulnerable you. Percy Freedman is not grieving. Absolutely not, take that back at once. No, he’s…
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