All Booked Up

A Will and A Way by Nora Roberts My rating: 4 of 5 stars La Nora at her finest. It was a treat to watch Michael and Pandora fall in love with each other while fighting it every step of the way. View all my reviews

Xena by Michelle M. Pillow My rating: 2 of 5 stars That went pretty much how I expected it to go for a quick PWP. I am kind of interested in reading the others now though. View all my reviews

Shadowbound by Bec McMaster My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very steamy, sexy steampunk paranormal romance. View all my reviews

The Line Between: A Novel by Tosca Lee My rating: 4 of 5 stars That was one helluva ride. It got wild, y'all. View all my reviews

The Butterfly Bride by Vanessa Riley My rating: 5 of 5 stars I've been enamored of Jasper and Frederica since the first book of the series and their story was everything I wanted it to be. Frederica, bold and sassy, with her kind heart and vulnerability was a great heroine. And Jasper, ohhh, what a hero. Widower with 3 impish daughters that need his love and attention; he's not sure that he can give any woman in his life what they need or deserve after the loss of his wife. Thrown together as Frederica's life is threatened, Jasper vows to protect her. Their flirty friendship turned slow-burn romance was perfect. Vanessa Riley makes her characters come to life (one of the reasons I was so annoyed with Ester in the last book), and these two were an absolute joy. View all my reviews

The Bashful Bride by Vanessa Riley My rating: 1 of 5 stars The only saving grace in this book was Arthur Bex, actor/abolitionist - who is tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo good and pure for the overbearing wife he married. View all my reviews

Vendetta in Death by J.D. Robb My rating: 5 of 5 stars A perfect example of why I continue to read this series 50+ books later. View all my reviews

The Bittersweet Bride by Vanessa Riley My rating: 5 of 5 stars whew I ran the gamut of emotions here: anger, sorrow, soul-weary shattering sadness, hope, and my hopelessly romantic heart just could not abandon Theodosia Cecil for she was a true tragic heroine. I had a slightly harder time forgiving Ewan, the Heathcliff-esque hero of our tale, but did so begrudgingly when he didn't automatically try to rip Theo's son from her. He was a cruel bastard when to her before realizing the depths of manipulations and lies his parents engaged in, however, which was the reason for my immense dislike. It angered and pained me to read every slur here, though I do appreciate how racism wasn't glossed over during this time period. It truly made Theo a heroine to rise above. I'll read the rest of the series...with some tissues handy. View all my reviews

Redemption by Kelly Moran My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'm too cynical for this book. For this type of story really. I will always be the girl that asks questions and NOT invite a stranger to sleep in my house with only myself, my elderly aunt and my dog. I don't care if he was a friend of my dead brother, he could have been a messenger from God and he would have had to leave. Because I am that girl, it colored the rest of the book for me. There were some parts that were sweet and romantic, I guess. If, you know, she hadn't invited a damn stranger to share every aspect of her life on his word alone but...okay. Nakos dodged a bullet, I'll tell you that. View all my reviews

The Poison Court: A story of Erisín by Amanda Downum My rating: 5 of 5 stars Worth the wait! I've waited four years to see Savedra again, and it was worth the wait. This book was political fantasy done brilliantly well and I hope to see more. View all my reviews

How To Tempt A Crook by Linda Verji My rating: 2 of 5 stars ..............ok. View all my reviews

The French Have a Word for It by Josh Lanyon My rating: 3 of 5 stars This was cute in a classic JL way. And I really liked the premise. Finding out if bodyguard/client can maintain a relationship borne of danger after the danger is gone is really interesting. View all my reviews

Death Becomes Her by Michael Anderle My rating: 3 of 5 stars Well, that was just a blast. This could have been one of the movies that was shown on Mystery Science Theater 3000 which is what I really enjoyed about it. It wasn't perfect, but it didn't have to be. It was fun and I'm hopefully going to enjoy the 100+ other stories in this universe just as much. Long live, Queen Bitch! View all my reviews

Make Me by Kaye Blue My rating: 2 of 5 stars Your standard enemies-to-lovers story. Complete with inane arguments that go nowhere, friends and relatives that will soon have their own stories and that are nosy and add nothing to the story at all, and 30+ year old adults unable to properly communicate their teenage feelings even though they are "professionals". View all my reviews

The Perfect Wife by Blake Pierce My rating: 1 of 5 stars Well, at least I got it for free. View all my reviews

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson My rating: 2 of 5 stars So, maybe reading a book about repeating your life up until the point you reach your predestined purpose for said life wasn't such a great idea when you hate repetition as much as I do. That said, I didn't hate it but I can't say that it lived up to the hype for me either. The prose is quite lyrical and I think there is a lot to be explored with the overarching theme of your life - anyone's life - having a purpose and how we, not only find that purpose, but accomplish it. It just took Ursula (and me) too long to get there. View all my reviews