Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon
Book Review: Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Things about me:1. I’m not a sci-fi fan2. No thank you to stories about aliens3. Not really into Paranormal romances If you’d told me even a year ago that I would be head over heels for a horned, blue-skinned aline from an ice planet, I would have never believed it, Yet, here we are. With me writing a raving review for Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon as I’m almost finished with book three of the series. Content warnings: I will say, this book starts off with young women being abducted from Earth. They go through hell, including r@pe. While I can…
Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly
Book Review: Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly I am a sucker for a book featuring a reality TV competition show. Make it a food or cooking related show & I’m even more invested. Add in lovable characters with amazing narration & I’m a goner! This books was so wonderful. That’s the review – okay, I’ll give a bit more detail. For starters, I highly recommend the audio, but I still want a print copy for my shelves. London, a nonbinary contestant on a reality show, is so great and Dahlia, a recent divorcee competing on the same show is awesome too. The tension is there and the stakes…
Unhinged by Onley James
Unhinged by Onley James is a M/M romance series about vigilante brothers & I can’t get enough! Publication Date: June 30, 2021 Synopsis: Adam Mulvaney lives a double life. By day, he’s the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he’s an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing. Noah Holt has spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can’t escape. His father was a monster. Unable to ignore his own surfacing memories, Noah embarks on a quest to find the…
January 2022 Anticipated Contemporary Romances
I’m trying something new this year & starting out with my January 2022 Anticipated Contemporary Romances! Each month, I will highlight contemporary romances titles that I’m excited to read. I get book recs from some trusted friends & I want to do a better job of including their recommendations here, so I’ll be sharing their links throughout my posts. I hope this will keep your romance TBR filled to the brim & please let me know what you’re reading & loving! You can check out my Must Read Contemporary Romance List for 2022 here! My January 2022 Anticipated Contemporary Romances List contains links to purchase books & you can read…
Must Read Romance Books 2022
I am so excited for all the new romances coming our way in 2022! While this is not an exhaustive list, theses are some of the romances I am most excited to read! I’ll be updating it throughout the year & adding on as I find more titles to add to my TBR! I mainly read romance these days & I love books with a grief storyline. If you have any recs for me, please let me know! While I tried to pick the books I’m most excited about to keep me on track, there are so many wonderful romances coming out this year! Be sure to check out this…
The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea
The Wedding Ringer by Kerry Rea is a wonderful and engaging novel about friendship, loss and love – and how each of those may enter our lives when we least expect them. Thank you Berkley for our gifted review copy. Publication Date: November 9, 2021 Synopsis: A woman who wants nothing to do with love or friendship finds both in the unlikeliest ways in this hilarious and heartwarming debut by Kerry Rea. Once upon a time, Willa Callister was a successful blogger with a good credit score, actual hobbies, and legs that she shaved more than once a month. But after finding her fiancé in bed with her best friend, she…
Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz
Love, Lists, and Fancy Ships by Sarah Grunder Ruiz is a must-read for Fall 2021! I read this book months ago & I’m still not over it! Thank you to Berkley Romance for our gifted review copy. Publication Date: November 23rd 2021 Synopsis: For the last year, yacht stewardess Jo Walker has been attempting to complete a bucket list of thirty things she wants to accomplish by her birthday. Jo has almost everything she’s ever wanted, including a condo on the beach (though she’s the youngest resident by thirty years) and an exciting job (albeit below deck) that lets her travel the world. Jo is on track until a family…
What You Wish for by Katherine Center
Welcome to The Book Club Cookbook’s Blog Party for What You Wish For by Katherine Center! This is our third bok by Katherine Center and we’ve loved every single one! You can check out Sarah’s review for How to Walk Away here. Katherine writes books for and about strong women that are perfect for your book club discussions! We’ve got our five-star review as well as a paired recipe for your book club! Be sure to check out the rest of the party recipes here. Book Review: What You Wish For by Katherine Center We love a story that takes place in Texas. Once again, timing is everything for these…
The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang
What can I say about The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang other than the pages are so filled with emotions & I loved every single word? Love, grief, career, family, identity, relationships – Helen tackles a lot here and does it all beautifully. The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang Publication Date August 31, 2021 Synopsis: When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that if he wants an open…
The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison
We are thrilled to be part of The Book Club Cookbook’s Blog Party for The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison! Every time we read a book, we are always geared into what food or drink the characters are enjoying! One dessert that stood out in The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison is a Peach Melba. Now, I’ve never heard of a Peach Melba, but my mother says she used to eat them all the time! Well, we did a little digging into the history of a Peach Melba. According to Wikipedia, Peach Melba was created by the French chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel, London, to honor the Australian soprano,…