Rating: The Paris Dressmaker by Kristy Cambron Genres: Historical Archetype: [archetype] Based on true accounts of how Parisiennes resisted the Nazi occupation in World War II—from fashion houses to the city streets—comes a story of two courageous women who risked everything to fight an evil they couldn’t abide. Paris, 1939. Maison Chanel has closed, thrusting…
Rating: Pastry and Poison by Carole Fowkes Series: A Terrified Detective Mystery #7 Genres: Cozy Mystery Archetype: [archetype] Bakers around the city are dying from exquisitely decorated but deadly pastries. PI Claire’s former boss, bakery owner Gloria Valducci, loses her head pastry chef when he takes a big bite of a delicious looking tart and…
Rating: Truly Madly Plaid by Eliza Knight Genres: Historical Romance Archetype: [archetype] These Highland warriors are prepared to give up everything to fight for their country. Annie MacPherson’s world was torn apart when her family’s castle was ravaged during the war. Determined to aid her countrymen, she braves the battlefield and finds Lieutenant Craig MacLean…
Rating: Our Chance by Margaret McHeyzer Series: Hope River #2 Genres: Friends-to-Lovers Romance, Small Town Romance Archetype: [archetype] We started out as friends. But as time goes by I find myself developing a crush on Jake. I’m fairly certain our attraction is mutual. When we’re together we’re dynamic, our chemistry is undeniable. But something is…
Rating: Hope’s River by Margaret McHeyzer Series: Hope River #1 Genres: Second Chance Romance, Small Town Romance Archetype: [archetype] Working with my hands has always been my passion, so now I flip houses for a living. I love what I do. I was happy where my life was heading. Although I knew he wasn’t the…
Rating: Just for Kicks by Tracy Solheim Series: Milwaukee Growlers Football #1 Genres: Romantic Comedy, Sports Romance, Scottish Archetype: [archetype] It was supposed to be just for kicks… Andi Larsen learned early on there is no such thing as fairy godmothers. A childhood spent in foster care will do that to a girl. She’s working…
Rating: Murder on Pointe by C.S. McDonald Series: Fiona Quinn #1 Genres: Cozy Mystery Archetype: [archetype] Fiona can’t wait to attend the performance of Coppelia at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Her old friend, Silja Ramsay, is dancing the principal role. They have dinner after the show, but when they return Pittsburgh Ballet Theater is…
Rating: Back to the Burgh and Beyond by C.S. McDonald Genres: Cozy Mystery Archetype: [archetype] Meet Alexa Owl. She’s returned home to Pittsburgh after a divorce to start a new life and a new business, The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe. Much to her surprise, she’s getting more than she ever bargained for: Detective Bobby Starr,…
Rating: Used by Kate Dunbar Genres: Romantic Suspense Archetype: [archetype] At the age of seventeen, after a decade of lies, hurt, and severe abuse by her brother Lucas, Sabra Valentine is able to breathe. Lucas is behind bars thanks in large part to Sabra’s quick thinking and self-preservation-even if that’s one more secret she has…
Rating: Conjugal Visits by Lani Lynn Vale Series: Souls Chapel Revenants MC #2 Genres: MC Romance Archetype: [archetype] Don’t ever, ever, ever go near that boy. Not unless you want to be a single mother at seventeen. That boy is Bad with a capital B. The words that my father spoke to me when it…
Rating: Bestseller by Delta James Genres: Romantic Fantasy Archetype: [archetype] She needs a hero. He only wants her. As fiction crashes into reality, the lines blur when the hero from the pages of Sage Matthews’ bestselling steamy romance novel, Roark Samuels, emerges to save her from the brink of death. Unbelievably, Sage and Roark come…
Rating: Prospect by Sandy Alvarez, Crystal Daniels Series: The Kings of Retribution MC Montana #6 Genres: MC Romance Archetype: [archetype] Family isn’t always by blood. Family is who you are willing to bleed for. Refusing to yield to his father’s will and expectations to one day take the reins of the family business, Sam McGregor…
Rating: One Poison Pie by Lynn Cahoon Series: Kitchen Witch Mysteries #1 Genres: Cozy Mystery Archetype: [archetype] In the first in New York Times bestselling author Lynn Cahoon’s Kitchen Witch series, Mia Malone is starting over in Magic Springs, Idaho—where murder is on the menu . . . What’s a kitchen witch to do when…
Rating: Inked Persuasion by Carrie Ann Ryan Series: Montgomery Ink: Fort Collins #1 Genres: Contemporary Romance Archetype: [archetype] The Montgomery Ink saga from NYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan continues with a steamy new series. Years ago, Annabelle Montgomery married not for love but for a promise of hope. When she lost him weeks later,…
Rating: Until Amy by Jessica Ames, Boom Factory Publishing Genres: MC Romance Archetype: [archetype] Whizz As a member of the Untamed Sons MC London, I have one job—to be loyal to my club. After a rat is discovered in the Tennessee chapter, I’m sent overseas to try to hunt him down. I didn’t expect to…
Rating: Tyro by Tasha Black Series: Alien Adoption Agency #3 Genres: Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi Archetype: [archetype] Phoebe has nothing but her secrets. Her alien protector is determined to lay them bare. Phoebe arrives on the moon of Clotho with a trunk full of secrets and an imagination filled with preconceived notions about life on the…
