Category: Book Release

Review – That Prince is Mine by Jayci Lee

    Synopsis A love-averse Korean royal court cuisine instructor in search of a perfect-on-paper husband is waylaid from her practical, heartbreak-proof plan when she meets a gorgeous professor—and prince in disguise—who will do anything to prove to her that love and happily ever after can be theirs. Emma Yoon runs a small business as […]

New Release – Beneath These Cursed Stars by Lexi Ryan

  Synopsis From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lexi Ryan comes a romantic fantasy in which a human princess armed with death’s kiss and a fae shifter on the run become unlikely allies when a mission to assassinate an evil king collides with a fatal prophecy. Princess Jasalyn has a secret. Armed with an enchanted ring […]

Excerpt – The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton

  Synopsis Rivals-to-lovers romance? ✔ Only one horse? ✔ Enough sapiosexual tension to make one’s reading spectacles a bit foggy? ✔ Rival ornithologists hunt through England for a rare magical bird in this historical-fantasy rom-com reminiscent of Indiana Jones but with manners, tea, and helicopter parasols. Beth Pickering is on the verge of finally capturing […]

Excerpt – Vermilion Harvest by Reenita M. Hora

  Synopsis In a politically tense Amritsar in 1919, an Anglo-Indian schoolteacher and a feisty Muslim stu-dent activist fall in love, but find that courting openly is easier said than done — not only are they from different communities but his political activism comes at the cost of their romance. Against the deadline of a […]

Review – No Road Home by John Fram

  Synopsis A young father must clear his name and protect his queer son when his wealthy new wife’s televangelist grandfather is found murdered in this binge-worthy locked-room thriller from the acclaimed author of The Bright Lands—perfect for fans of Ruth Ware, Paul Tremblay, and Alex North. For years, single father Toby Tucker has done […]

Review – The Faculty Lounge by Jennifer Mathieu

  Synopsis By the acclaimed author of Moxie, a funny, bighearted adult debut that is at once an ode to educators, a timely glimpse at today’s pressing school issues, and a tender character study, following a sprawling cast of teachers, administrators, and staff at a Texas high school With its ensemble of warm and unforgettable […]

Review – Shades of Mercy by Bruce Borgos

  Synopsis In the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenges—a series of unlikely, disturbing and increasingly deadly events of unknown origins. Porter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada, doing the same lawman’s job his father once did now that he’s returned home […]

Review – Dashed by Amanda Quain

  Synopsis In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adventurous summer cruise—unless love sinks her first. Margaret Dashwood lives her life according to plan, and it involves absolutely zero heartbreak, thank you very much. Five years ago, love tore her family apart, and since then, she’s kept her […]

Interview with Tim Piper, author of The Yellowstone Campaign

  Synopsis For decades, mountain men told tales of the exotic geography surrounding the source of the Yellowstone River, and Jubilee Walker, to the dismay of his fiancée, Nelly Boswell, can’t resist the opportunity to see it for himself. When Jubil joins an expedition to explore the region, he and his companions brave an unforgiving […]

Review – The Teachings of Shirelle by Douglas Green

  Synopsis Douglas Green considers his late pound puppy — a knuckleheaded dog named Shirelle — to be the greatest teacher he’s ever known. “If Shirelle were in a fancy restaurant,” he writes, “she might climb onto someone’s table and eat their food, but she would never, ever, insult the waiter.” The Teachings of Shirelle […]