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So Excellent! – CBR 8 – Review #2

December 22, 2016 by FyreHaar 1 Comment

This review covers three romance novellas that read as one larger story – So Sweet, So Good, & So For Real. Rebekah Weatherspoon has been a Must Read author for me since I read the Fit Trilogy last year. So For Real, the final installment in this series, came out a couple of weeks ago and I snapped it right up. Our MC is Kayla Davis – a thick, black, bisexual woman who has just been laid off from her job. Her roommate, Adler, convinces […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Contemporary Romance, Kissing Books, Queer characters, Rebekah Weatherspoon, romance, romantic comedy, WOC

FyreHaar's CBR8 Review No:2 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Contemporary Romance, Kissing Books, Queer characters, Rebekah Weatherspoon, romance, romantic comedy, WOC ·
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The Middle Sister is Made of Meh – CBR 8 – Review #1

December 22, 2016 by FyreHaar 3 Comments

“Fyre!! Where have you been?” “You know, not here.” Hi everybody!! It’s the 37th week of 2016 and I’m posting my first review. The Songbird’s Call by Rachael Herron Book 2 in the Songbird Trilogy Romance  – Contemporary – Smut level: Pretty hot. Why this book? I have been following Rachael Herron since before she was a published author and was just a somewhat random knitting blogger. I had the opportunity to join her review team and got a free advanced copy of this book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Kissing Books, Rachael Herron, romance

FyreHaar's CBR8 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Kissing Books, Rachael Herron, romance ·
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Terrible and Magnificent as Promised

Kulti by Mariana Zapata

December 18, 2016 by Mrs. Julien 8 Comments

When I wrote “barring a dark horse in December, I am quite sure this is going to be the best romance I read all year,” about The Hating Game, I didn’t honestly expect there to be challenger. What a pleasure it is to be rounding out the year with Kulti which is a fantastic contemporary romance and one that is on theme for 2016 with a difficult hero, c.f. Dukes Prefer Blondes, Hold Me (review to come), and Act Like It. Correctly described to me as […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: best romances of 2016, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Mariana Zapata, Prolixity Julien, sports romance

Mrs. Julien's CBR8 Review No:65 · Genres: Romance · Tags: best romances of 2016, CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Mariana Zapata, Prolixity Julien, sports romance ·
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How many romances have you read this year featuring glow in the dark sharks?

December 18, 2016 by Malin 3 Comments

4.5 stars Maria Lopez runs a small niche blog where she imagines apocalyptic disaster scenarios and uses her comprehensive knowledge of science to figure out how to best try to avoid said scenarios. While it used to be just a hobby, and the blog wasn’t widely read, recently it’s getting a lot more visitors, and Maria has started getting actual job offers. She has kept her real identity closely guarded, so none of the people offering to hire her know that she’s a woman, working […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Courtney Milan, Cyclone, Hold Me, LGBTQ, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, science

Malin's CBR8 Review No:120 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Courtney Milan, Cyclone, Hold Me, LGBTQ, Malin, Mrs. Julien, New Adult, science ·
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An unbelievably fertile heroine and a lot of weddings

December 17, 2016 by Malin 1 Comment

OK, it’s been nearly two months since I finished this, and it wasn’t exactly the most memorable of romances to begin with. Let’s see what I can still remember. Sarah Smith, who never really had a very stable home life, hooks up with rock star Abe Bellamy and ends up pregnant. He wants to do right by her and marries her. She adores him, he seems to like their bedroom antics, but is closed off and withholding emotionally (although secretly, deep down, he clearly cares […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nalini Singh, Rock Kiss, rock stars, Rock Wedding, weddings

Malin's CBR8 Review No:119 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Nalini Singh, Rock Kiss, rock stars, Rock Wedding, weddings ·
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Contemporary Romance Bullsh*t

Rock Addiction by Nalini Singh

December 16, 2016 by Mrs. Julien 3 Comments

Inspiring a list of The Worst Romance Novels I Have Ever Read, I think sums up my opinion of the first book in Nalini Singh’s Rock Kiss series, but the long version is below anyway. From Amazon: Molly Webster has always followed the rules. After an ugly scandal tore apart her childhood and made her the focus of the media’s harsh spotlight, she vowed to live an ordinary life. No fame. No impropriety. No pain. Then she meets Zachary Fox, a tattooed bad boy rocker […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Nalini Singh, Prolixity Julien, Rock Kiss series, rock star romance, worst romance novel

Mrs. Julien's CBR8 Review No:63 · Genres: Romance · Tags: CBR8, Contemporary Romance, Nalini Singh, Prolixity Julien, Rock Kiss series, rock star romance, worst romance novel ·
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