Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released, but not necessarily. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was originally hosted at Breaking the Spine. For the next 2... Continue Reading →
Destined for an arranged marriage she wants nothing to do with, Princess Breanwynne decides her only option for escape is to run away. After announcing this plan to her trusted cat, Fen, she’s shocked when he asks that she take him along. Following his suggestion to venture into the lair of the Swamp Witch begins... Continue Reading →
Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released, but not necessarily. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was originally hosted at Breaking the Spine. My pick for this... Continue Reading →
Title: Erato: Flash Fiction Author: edited by Alex Freeman, Guinevere Chase, and T.C. Mill Publisher: The New Smut Project Publication Date: Oct. 24 2020 Genres: Erotica Shelves: Female-fronted, Female-authored An anthology of 50 erotic shorts, most of which are only 4-5 pages in length, Erato is just as diverse as you might expect, but stronger than you dared hope. For... Continue Reading →
Alvy Lexington has bought himself the best Christmas present in the world. True, the draughty flat on a dingy stretch of the Thames has none of the welcoming holiday warmth of his family’s West London townhouse. That is the entire point! No one who knows him by his given name will ever set foot here.... Continue Reading →
Title: The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows Author: Olivia Waite Publisher: Avon Impulse Publication Date: July 23, 2020 Genres: Romance Shelves: Female-fronted, Female-authored The worst thing about a slow-burn romance is not the frustrated longing for that first kiss, but the melancholy certainty that such a lovely, delightful, heartwarming story must come to an end. I adored Agatha and... Continue Reading →
Alexandria Van Kirk has always been a slave to her romantic nature. When a night of liquid courage lands her in bed with one of her best friends, Alex is confronted by a host of feelings that terrify her. Feelings about her friend and, unexpectedly, a barista from her favorite café. It’s a tug of... Continue Reading →
Title: Persephone Station Author: Stina Leicht Publisher: Gallery / Saga Press Publication Date: Jan. 5 2021 Genres: Science Fiction Shelves: Female-authored, Female-fronted If you can get stick with it through the first third of the book - it's a bit of a slog that manages to both info dump on characters and yet hold back on world-building - Persephone Station is... Continue Reading →
Fairy tales. We all know the traditional stories, right? Prince Charming, the hero, fights evil, wins the princess, happily ever after. Three sons, three wishes, witches, dragons, a quest, and happily ever after. These stories are part of our cultural fabric. We retell them, over and over, and the stories change in the retellings, to... Continue Reading →
As a history scholar and courier for the secretive Circle of Thales, Rene Laurent is a man of many talents - none of them lending themselves much to a life of adventure. But when a chance meeting with a young, idealistic Belligra priest drags him into a wild quest to keep a dangerous mutagen off... Continue Reading →
Beauty in Ruins 