★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Contemporary Romance
I had the huge honor of beta reading Faker by Sarah Smith, and I can tell you right now… it was utterly delightful even in its infancy. But the final, polished, published version? 😍 Guys, gals, and NBs… It. Is. To. Die. For. No, but seriously. Smith’s voice is gripping and witty and takes you on a romantic journey of enemies to lovers that’ll leave your heart melting into a simmering puddle of starry-eyed goop.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Erotic Paranormal LGBTQ+ Romance
Hot mama, y’all… this week’s read was utterly phenomenal. It also left me with some major grabby hands because Temper: Deference by Lila Mina is book one in a trilogy… and it ends with a gotta-know-more cliffhanger. 😱💕
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Gay (M/M) Contemporary Romance
La, la, la, la, la, la!! I am in such a good mood right now, y’all. I’ve got all the warm fuzzies, and my cheeks hurt from grinning. Why, you ask? Because I just finished Fake Dating the Prince by Ashlyn Kane—released by Dreamspinner Press—and I am in a euphoric cloud of readerly bliss.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Historical Horror Romance
This week’s read was a quick and delightful one. Peony Lanterns by Patricia Correll is a novella that serves bite-sized intrigue. Despite its brevity, Ms. Correll displays a masterful skill at both character and world building. I curled up on my couch and almost immediately got lost in the words.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
New Adult Gay (M/M) Contemporary Romance
Holy crap on a cracker, y’all. This week’s read is just about everything and more. The Stars May Rise and Fall, by Estella Mirai, is a gorgeously crafted mash-up of multiple genres and themes. It isn’t as simple as calling it a romance, because while there’s romance, that isn’t the half of it. It’s a wonderful, inspiring, heartwarming representation of love sprouting where you’d least expect it, paired with about thirty other jaw-dropping ideas.
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
LGBTQ+ New Adult Contemporary Romance
Okay, my lovelies. I’mma ‘bout to get real with y’all. This week’s book left me feeling some feelings. Crazy, all over the board feelings. It was intense. Like, had me screaming at my eReader and threatening to throw it to its doom more than once kinda intense. But also the kind where I basically became non-functional at work and had to molest my spouse as soon as I got home. And the kind where I got all weepy and slobbery and… Okay, yeah, maybe I should start by introducing the book, yeah? 🤣 Playing Around by Suzanne Clay is yet another hit-it-outta-the-park release by NineStar Press. (It isn’t just their covers I adore.)
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Contemporary Interracial & Erotic Romance
Voyeurism has never been one of my personal kinks—of which there are many, I’ll admit! 🤣—but this Dirty Bits novella from Carina Press, written by the fantabulous Meka James, may have introduced me to a new fetish. 😁 Being Neighborly is a smoldering erotic romance with a contemporary interracial pairing that’ll have you fanning yourself from page one. Literally.
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