Love the One You Hate by R.S. Grey I really enjoyed this steamy rags to riches romance. The main character, Maren, wrestles with her past in foster care and must pull herself out of a hole created by a decision made in a single night. While she feels her new life at Rosethorn, courtesy of …
Roommaid by Sariah Wilson My rating: 2 of 5 stars The beginning of this book was mostly a back story dump disguised as an apartment search. I prefer more showing than telling especially in the first 30 pages. At times telling is appropriate but you really have to earn that with me. I also just …
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon My rating: 5 of 5 stars This achingly beautiful love story masterfully weaves together past and present as well as fiction and fact. Set in both modern Ireland and revolutionary Ireland of the early 1920s, Amy Harmon creates a vision of both worlds through her words. I have …
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles My rating: 4 of 5 stars Excellent story, slow to start I picked up this book years ago and only made it to page 24 before setting it aside. But I’m glad I did because at a younger age I wouldn’t have appreciated the fascinating characters, the deep feeling …
The Foxe & the Hound by R.S. Grey My rating: 3 of 5 stars Although somewhat predictable, this light read was entertaining. The characters are cute, though a bit too. There were typos and odd places where two character’s names get switched up, but only a slight distraction. Light, entertaining, sexy, and sensual. It checked …
The Weaver’s Daughter by Sarah E. Ladd My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a great story that was not as predictable as most love stories, which I appreciate. It gives an interesting look into a type of society as well as a type of industry of the past, another refreshing angle on the …