All Booked Up

Blood Heat by Josh Lanyon My rating: 3 of 5 stars I love watching Taylor and Will traverse the ins-and-outs of having a real, committed adult relationship and all that entails. It's not always pretty, sometimes it's hard as hell. Loving someone so much that you want to spend every day of your life with them is scary and beautiful. It's fun watching these two bad-ass alphas stumble through that. My soft spot for Taylor continues to grow. A lot. I adore that man. View all my reviews

No Mercy by Lori G. Armstrong My rating: 1 of 5 stars There was no one here worth rooting for; least of all Mercy. And I am beyond tired of books where women are: 1) whiny, needy, simpering pushovers 2) "tough gals" because they don't show and/or are completely devoid of human emotions 3) old ladies that have nothing better to do than meddle in their grown children's lives. Jesus H. Women are far more complex than that. View all my reviews

Cold Pursuit by Carla Neggers My rating: 2 of 5 stars This didn't do it for me. I couldn't bring myself to care for any of the characters, and there were quite a few of them. I also really, really disliked Elijah. I don't find jerks appealing. You're over 30, dude. Grow up and learn to communicate. View all my reviews

Ned Finally Died by Denise M. Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars I received an ARC for an honest review. I really rather enjoyed that. I love the idea of an Adult Children's book, because, honestly, #Adulting is hard. This particular story of two deceased souls meeting was kind of morbid, which I am; and hopeful. I loved the hopeful note this ended on because, again, #Adulting is hard and it's nice not to feel so alone...even in death. View all my reviews

The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts My rating: 2 of 5 stars I'd checked out by 20% of the book, but I wanted to see how it ended. It wasn't horrible; I love a we-must-defeat-this-BIG EVIL-or-die type of story and we all know that I love a NR friendship showcase. I just really wanted to drop-kick Gage off the nearest cliff and I'm sorry that Cybil is saddled with him. View all my reviews

Old Poison by Josh Lanyon My rating: 4 of 5 stars I've got my eye on you, Will. You sorta won me over at the end there. I'm madly in love with Taylor though. *swooooooon* View all my reviews

Dangerous Ground by Josh Lanyon My rating: 3 of 5 stars Partners for 3 years, Taylor McAllister and Will Brandy go on a camping trip to work out the looming issues between them before they lose their friendship as well as their working relationship. The issue being that Taylor is in love with Will and Will would rather not rock the boat despite his attraction to his partner. He's also wary of commitment-shy Taylor's relationship track record. Complicating matters further is Taylor's continued annoyance at the way Will treats him with kid gloves now after being shot six months ago. So, of course, they stumble upon a robbery/murder mystery that hasn't been solved. In the middle of the freakin' wilderness. Nothing to rely on but their wits, training and each other. As usual, JL gets to the heart of her characters. Watching Will and Taylor doing their push-pull dance around their feelings for each other, about the shooting, their part...

Saving His Mate by Marie Medina My rating: 3 of 5 stars Hot. And I don't just mean the demon. I really enjoyed the deeper look at this world. These books are episodic, and we all know my love of soap operas. 😂 View all my reviews

The Cake House by Latifah Salom My rating: 2 of 5 stars So much happened here that I don't even know where to start. Let's see, we've got: A very loose Hamlet retelling with a 14 year old girl as the Prince of Denmark. A 14 year old girl that sees her father's ghost; partially hates/needs her mother who is equal parts whacked out of her mind or too deep into her melancholy to be anything other than a ghost; hates/fears her stepfather but spends a lot of time with him for a plot point that goes nowhere; and creepily stalks and has sex with her step-brother who might be a violent drug-dealer. Ponzi-schemes, drug addictions, parental abandonment. A lot of things that went absolutely nowhere. I was entertained though. You know, when I wasn't creeped out by this 14 year old girl emotionally blackmailing her stepbrother that she was weirdly obsessed with. View all my reviews

Tasting Cherry Blossoms by Marie Medina My rating: 2 of 5 stars InstaLove fluff, but entertaining. View all my reviews

Claiming His Bride by Marie Medina My rating: 3 of 5 stars More cuteness! This author is definitely one-click for me now. I still think Bastian was in love with Victoria all along. View all my reviews

Desire and Duty by Marie Medina My rating: 4 of 5 stars Cute! I came into this universe on book #17 (this one), so I'm really going to enjoy catching up. This really was adorable though. Orman was so sweet and romantic. View all my reviews

Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff My rating: 3 of 5 stars That was a blast! I usually despise YA- anything , but this was really something. View all my reviews

The Hollow by Nora Roberts My rating: 4 of 5 stars Second one down, one more to go. I liked Fox, but really couldn't stand Layla. I don't relate well to 'wishy-washy, 'oh woe-is-me' but I'm a fierce kitten' type of heroines. And their romance left a lot to be desired - like, you know, the actual romance. BUT the magical aspects more than made up for it. And Cybil. Oh, Cybil, how I wish you weren't saddled with Gage. Since the next book is theirs, and I really don't like Gage (yes, I know he was abused, but he's such a fucking dick because he lacks a personality), I might read some other things first before closing this trilogy out. View all my reviews

The Meadows by London Clarke My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was one creepy good time and I really enjoyed every moment here. Scarlett DeHaven is a recovering alcoholic songwriter on a path to restore her life. She decides to buy a gothic mansion and convert it into a B&B in the mountains of Virginia. ...but it doesn't go quite as smoothly as she expected it to go. Even when I was angry that Scarlett was derailing her life again, I was pleased to recognize that I saw her as a relatable person. I love it when writers create such believable characters that they start to feel real. I wish she had better people in her life, but even that is relatable content. I also enjoyed the paranormal aspects because the writing was so atmospheric. I really felt chilled . I loved how every word written either served to create a tense atmosphere, served the characters, and the plot. That takes discipline and talent. Kudos. I'll definitely check out this autho...

Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts My rating: 5 of 5 stars A tried and true La Nora formula that I still find wildly entertaining. View all my reviews