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Contemporary Romance Review: Sex, Lies and Sensibility | Nikki Payne
Funny moments, a renovation storyline, and an opposites attract romance make Sex, Lies, and Sensibility a blast to read. A fun re-imagining for Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility! About the Book | Sex,…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Coconut Drop Dead | Olivia Matthews | Spice Isle Bakery Mystery #3
The Spice Isle Bakery Mystery series by Olivia Matthews is a cozy mystery series set in Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, New York and centers around Lyndsay Murray and her Caribbean American family. Lyndsay co-owns…
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Book Review: There Should Have Been Eight | Nalini Singh
Nalini Singh’s psychological thrillers are always a hit for me. Dark, gothic, atmospheric, and suspenseful—There Should Have Been Eight is a new and captivating nod to the closed circle mysteries made popular by…
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Cozy Mystery Review: Blackmail and Bibingka | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #3
I am back for part three of my coverage of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, which I am re-reading in anticipation of the just-released fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon.…
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Book Review: You’re Invited | Amanda Jayatissa
I completely loved Amanda Jayatissa’s debut psychological thriller My Sweet Girl so I basically purchased her next novel You’re Invited without a second thought. The stories are different but bring Jayatissa’s same Sri…
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Romance Book Review: Accidentally in Love | Danielle Jackson | Buxom Boudoir #2
A no-strings-attached summer romance set in Chicago? This was an obvious choice for me as a Chicago girlie myself! A breezy read that may not be ground breaking but featured some fresh aspects…
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Book Recommendation: Homicide and Halo-Halo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #2
This is part two of my coverage of the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mysteries, which I am re-reading In anticipation of the upcoming fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon. I read…
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Book Recommendation: Arsenic and Adobo | Mia P Manansala | Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery #1
In anticipation of the upcoming fourth book by Mia P. Manansala, Murder and Mamon, I am rereading each of the first three mysteries in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery Series and sharing my…
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Book Recommendation: What the Neighbors Saw | Melissa Adelman
There are a lot of neighborhood noir psychological thrillers out there and they range from the popcorn-thriller variety, to heart-pounding terror, and everything in between. The best ones for my personal tastes are…
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Book Recommendation: My Sweet Girl | Amanda Jayatissa
While they aren’t for everyone, I have always loved a well-written unlikable character, and the lead in Amanda Jayatissa’s debut novel My Sweet Girl is unlikable in the best way. Spoiled, disinterested in…