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The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett | Book Review
Rating: The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett The last thing Ella Mehenick wants is the fifteen minutes of fame she’s found herself landed with. After all, who wants to star in a viral video of the very public ending of their relationship? Newly single, and desperate to get as far away from her former fiancé as possible, Ella heads back to the Cornish seaside town of Port Agnes, where she grew up. Working as a community midwife keeps her busy and, even if some of the locals seem to have an unhealthy fascination with the breakdown of her relationship, the other midwives soon make her feel like one of the…
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A Haunting Midlife by Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff | Review
Rating: A Haunting Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff Series: Witching After Forty #3 Genres: Paranormal Romance Ava Harper may be a raiser of the dead and a not-so-famous author, but she isn’t a vampire hunter. Not even close. With the decision made to stay in Shipton Harbor, she returns to the home she shared with her deceased husband in Pennsylvania to put it on the market. But saying goodbye to the memories of the home they raised their son in is a lot harder than it had sounded in her head. In the months she’s been in Shipton, new neighbors moved in across the street from her Philly home.…
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Bloody Kingdom by Kayleigh King | Book Review
Rating: Bloody Kingdom by Kayleigh King Series: The Crimson Crown #1 Genres: Paranormal Romance This isn’t a fairytale. I dethroned Prince Charming long ago. They call me the King of darkness and death. Ruler of the underworld. My reign is ruthless, my word is the law. If I want it, I take it, regardless of the bloodshed. But then she walks into my life. I don’t want her, I need her. She can fight, she can beg, but her fate is sealed. Until her debt is paid, she’s mine. She ran from her old life, but she can’t outrun me. Welcome to my Bloody Kingdom, Quincey Page Buy the Book…
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Collateral Damage by A.K. Evans | Book Review
Rating: Collateral Damage Series: Archer Tactical #2 Genres: Romantic Suspense Claimed. That’s what Camille Bennett becomes when she crashes into the arms of Deacon Archer. Camille didn’t have a plan when she attempted to fight off a random attacker, but responding well under pressure has never been her strong suit either. She was merely grateful someone who could handle the heat happened to be nearby. Deacon doesn’t hesitate to spring into action when a frantic woman begs for his help. No sooner does he get her to safety when Deacon decides that Camille is the perfect woman for him. If only she felt the same. When Camille is attacked again,…
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Magical Makeover by Brenda Trim | Book Review
Rating: Magical Makeover by Brenda Trim Series: Mystical Midlife in Maine #1 Genres: Paranormal Women's Fiction Divorce comes as a relief when you discover your husband is a walking cliche and having an affair with a woman half your age. When life gives you lemons... give yourself a magical makeover! One day I'm married, living in the triangle, and working as a head nurse at one of the country's best hospitals. The next, I've shed a hundred and seventy-five pounds of idiot and find myself encountering ghosts, dragons and pixies while taking care of a sick patient. Losing my sanity didn't seem like the worst thing to happen since I…
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The Academy Saga by CJ Daly
Rating: The Academy Saga by CJ Daly Genres: Fantasy Kate Connelly should be careful what she wishes for. Just seventeen, she already feels like she’s suffocating. Since her mother’s death, her father’s basically checked out, so she’s stuck raising her brothers by herself out in the New Mexico scrub. All Kate wants is a little distraction from the same-ole, same-ole that is her life. When two mysterious guys show up at the diner where she works, she thinks her wish has come true, until they start giving her a hard time. Like her life isn’t hard enough. Something about them niggles her, but she brushes it off. She’s never going…
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