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Lives in Austin, Texas. She/her. Loves reading books, writing about books and talking about books. On the CBR Board. May send you an email. Thinking about new challenges. (Learn more about this Cannonballer: Emmalita's Quick Questions interview.)

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Here you have a twist on the Oaxacan, which is a twist on the old-fashioned, which itself is a twist on the Holland gin, and so it goes, on and on and on, all the way back to the beginning.

Triple Sec by T.J. Alexander

June 3, 2024 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Happy Pride Month! First of all, T.J. Alexander’s Dedication at the beginning of Triple Sec reads “to all sluts everywhere–cheers.” The rest of the book is as delightful as the dedication. We get to see the formation of a happy polycule, a woman come into her own, and the creation of many alcoholic beverages. Mel Sorrento is a career bar tender working at a swanky New York City cocktail lounge. She’s good at her job, and maybe a little bored serving the tech bros and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: LGBTQ author, Polyamory, T.J. Alexander, Triple Sec

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:37 · Genres: Romance · Tags: LGBTQ author, Polyamory, T.J. Alexander, Triple Sec ·
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There are a lot of good reasons to not finish a book

The Next Best Fling by Gabriella Gamez

May 25, 2024 by Emmalita 3 Comments

I  was trying to get past a scene in Gabriella Gamez’s The Next Best Fling for two weeks. At first I thought the problem was that I have been tired and my job is very stressful right now. I finally pushed through, got to the next scene, and realized I am not going to be able to finish this book. The primary antagonist is a narcissist. Gamez has written the controlling and manipulative dynamics of his relationship with the two main characters so well that […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, did not finish, Gabriella Gamez, Narcissist character, NetGalley, The Next Best Fling

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:36 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, did not finish, Gabriella Gamez, Narcissist character, NetGalley, The Next Best Fling ·
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Why is saying no my Kryptonite? Why is saying yes just as hard?

After the Shut Up Ring by Cate C. Wells

May 18, 2024 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

After the Shut Up Ring starts with a banger of a first chapter – Angie’s almost husband reads wedding vows designed to humiliate her in front of their two young daughters and everyone they know. He even gets his groomsmen and the officiant (one of his best friends who got ordained on line) in on the act. After years of making excuses and trying to make it work, Angie says no. She sees the vows are being filmed, looks at her daughters, and refuses. In […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, After the Shut Up Ring, Cate C Wells

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:35 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, After the Shut Up Ring, Cate C Wells ·
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Joy, fusion bbq, music, and love jump off the page

A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C. Higgins

May 14, 2024 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I fell in love with this book in the first paragraph. I fell in love with Cyn and her daddy in the first chapter. I fell in love with Juleesa in Chapter 2 and by Chapter 5 I loved everybody and everything about this book. A Little Kissing Between Friends is a love letter to multi-generational community, friendships, music and food. Chencia C. Higgins starts with Cyn remembering the day she let her daddy know that she liked girls. It came out as a part of […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: A Little Kissing Between Friends, advance reader copy, Black romance, Chencia C. Higgins, friends to lovers, Houston, LGBTQ romance, NetGalley

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: A Little Kissing Between Friends, advance reader copy, Black romance, Chencia C. Higgins, friends to lovers, Houston, LGBTQ romance, NetGalley ·
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Waiter, there’s a Parent Trap in my dirty talking queer romance!

Truly, Madly, Deeply by Alexandria Bellefleur

April 30, 2024 by Emmalita 4 Comments

I almost opted to not finish Truly, Madly, Deeply but finally decided that I liked the banter enough to push through. I like Alexandria Bellefleur’s books. She writes some really excellent disaster gays and disaster bisexuals.  What almost made me quit though was Truly’s plan to Parent Trap her newly separated parents. I have never in my life met a divorced couple that shouldn’t have gotten a divorce and a whole bunch of them that hung on to their marriages much longer than was healthy […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Alexandria Bellefleur, disaster bisexuals, NetGalley, queer m/f romance, Truly Madly Deeply

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:33 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Alexandria Bellefleur, disaster bisexuals, NetGalley, queer m/f romance, Truly Madly Deeply ·
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Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror

Pointe of Pride by Chloe Angyal

April 26, 2024 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I’ve been waiting for Pointe of Pride since shortly after Pas de Don’t came out. It did not disappoint. I had so much fun reading.  Carly and Nick have strong Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy vibes with their prides and their prejudices (masking insecurities) acting as barriers. They have a meet disaster and initially show each other their worst sides. And then Carly hears Nick talking about her in a less than complimentary way. Neither is in a good place emotionally at the start of the book. Carly feels like […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: advance reader copy, Australia, Chloe Angyal, Dance, NetGalley, Pointe of Pride

Emmalita's CBR16 Review No:32 · Genres: Romance · Tags: advance reader copy, Australia, Chloe Angyal, Dance, NetGalley, Pointe of Pride ·
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