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Pleasant but forgettable

May 9, 2017 by Ellepkay Leave a Comment

Julie James is an author I always enjoy, but never rave about.  I picked this one up on sale a while ago, and it probably would have languished on my TBR longer, but Ms. James was speaking at a local bookshop, so I wanted a fresh book in my mind.  By the time I’m writing this review, it’s been a couple of weeks since I finished the book and I know why I never rave – the book was totally enjoyable AND completely forgettable. This […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Chicago, Contemporary Romance, FBI/US Attorney, Julie James

Ellepkay's CBR9 Review No:24 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Chicago, Contemporary Romance, FBI/US Attorney, Julie James ·
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A quarterback and a photographer try to be friends, end up as lovers

May 7, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

First of all, I want to warn my fellow romance readers that there are a LOT of distracting typos in this book. Normally, while I’m a complete grammar nazi in my daily life(comes with being a language teacher, I suspect), I am nonetheless usually able to ignore the occasional typo in my romances, mainly because I don’t tend to read them all THAT closely. But in this book, there were enough that it bothered even me and took me out of the story on occasion. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance, Sports Tagged With: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, football, Game On, Kristen Callihan, Malin, The Hot Shot

Malin's CBR9 Review No:42 · Genres: Fiction, Romance, Sports · Tags: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, football, Game On, Kristen Callihan, Malin, The Hot Shot ·
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He said, she said

May 5, 2017 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars Jessica Harlow has just returned to Chicago and is eager to prove herself to her new FBI colleagues. Her divorce to a Hollywood producer just finalised and she’s looking for a fresh start closer to her family. She’s always enjoyed undercover work and wants to do well on her first mission with the Chicago office. Considering her husband pretty much asked for the divorce because he felt Jessica was spending too much time on her work, Jessica wants nothing more than to really […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, FBI agents, Julie James, Malin, The Thing About Love, undercover work

Malin's CBR9 Review No:38 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr9, Contemporary Romance, FBI agents, Julie James, Malin, The Thing About Love, undercover work ·
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In which I figured out what romance I should write

April 26, 2017 by alwaysanswerb 9 Comments

Well, okay, this wasn’t my least favorite Florand, but it didn’t blow me away either. It also took me over a week to read (bad in Romance Standard Time.) Caveats: I have been in a romance slump for awhile, and I may have just poisoned my own well too badly both in general mood and specific experience with this author. And now that I am reviewing it basically a month later, I have the arduous task of even trying to remember it (she said, rolling […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, France, L'Amour et Chocolat, Laura Florand, paris

alwaysanswerb's CBR9 Review No:30 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, France, L'Amour et Chocolat, Laura Florand, paris ·
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Ice sculpting with a chainsaw, world-class desserts and special ops soldiers with a book club

April 17, 2017 by Malin 1 Comment

3.5 stars This is the third book in a series, and while you can read each of these books completely independently of each other, this book references an pretty significant event in the previous book, Chase Me, and readers who want more details may want to check that book out first (it’s also the better romance of the two). Be aware that I spoil part of the plot of that one in the very first paragraph of this review, though. Lina Farah has had to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, cbr9, Contemporary Romance, Laura Florand, Malin, paris, Paris Nights, Trust Me

Malin's CBR9 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, cbr9, Contemporary Romance, Laura Florand, Malin, paris, Paris Nights, Trust Me ·
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Either a one-star book or a five-star book; choose your own adventure

April 16, 2017 by alwaysanswerb 12 Comments

So, emmalita posts this book up on Facebook, correctly noting that there is not one aspect of it that isn’t ludicrous (“The title! The description! The cover!”) So, naturally, someone was going to have to read it, and since I had the opportunity to do so and not pay for it, it was time to step up for the good of the order. And… honestly? It wasn’t that bad. I mean — don’t get me wrong — it’s terrible. But it’s HILARIBLE. The last bad […]

Filed Under: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: billionaire romance, boobs do not work that way, Contemporary Romance, Melinda Minx, questionable ethics

alwaysanswerb's CBR9 Review No:24 · Genres: Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Romance · Tags: billionaire romance, boobs do not work that way, Contemporary Romance, Melinda Minx, questionable ethics ·
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