Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

Cute, charming, harmless fun

Cosplay and Confrontation by Sarah Zane

Reindeer Games (Ace's Wild Book 6) by N.R. Walker

A Doctor’s Touch: An Erotic Queer Novella (Ram Skin Book 1) by A.A. Fairview

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Cosplay and Confrontation By Sarah Zane Gwen has screwed up everything. She is supposed to be one of the headliners at the Portland’s biggest LARP/cosplay convention. However, after breaking up with her boyfriend Artie and running away to San Francisco to live with her new “boyfriend,” none of her former friends will even speak to her. She desperately wants to explain what happened, but that would mean admitting the reason why she broke up with Artie. Lanie cannot believe she trusted Gwen. The three of […]

Out Hallmarking Hallmark

Christmas Wish List by N.R. Walker

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I reviewed the other three books in the Hartbridge Christmas (read: Hallmark Christmas movie) series and, honestly, there’s just no pleasing me. They were fine. I buy N.R. Walker for fine. It’s what she does. Everyone is lovely. Everything is tidy but, as I said out loud whilst reading (slogging through? sleading?) Christmas Wish List, “it’s just so tepid,”. But that’s not quite the issue. Let me explain. The Hartbridge Christmas Series: Tic-Tac-Mistletoe WE ARE HERE: Christmas Wish List Merry Christmas Cupid Holiday Heart Strings Chef […]

A Hartbridge Too Far

Tic-Tac-Mistletoe by N.R. Walker

Merry Christmas Cupid by N.R. Walker

Holiday Heart Strings by N.R. Walker

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N.R. Walker writes books about nice men falling in love. Generally, they have some scars or trauma but their love stories proceed apace without sturm and drang. It’s really nice. Walker’s nice. She writes nice books.   She’s Carla Kelly without the historical elements and with less strong writing skills. The world is basically kind and people will surprise you . This is something to be encouraged. I bought all  four books in Walker’s Hartbridge Christmas series and read three. I’m happy to give Walker my money […]

Sometimes a book is just meh

Cronin's Key by N.R. Walker

Cronin's Key II by N.R. Walker

Cronin's Key III by N.R. Walker

Kennard's Story by N.R. Walker

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For obvious reasons, I spent the last two months dealing with constant low-grade anxiety that occasionally really tries to reach full panic mode. This means that my ability to concentrate on anything substantial has been severely affected. So I’ve spent quite a bit of time just engaging with lighter entertainment like romance books and reality shows.  This is probably why I actually read this full series despite the fact that the most I can say about it are that those books are the definition of […]

Sometimes you just need a little lightness

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Thanks goes out to the CBR romance crew for introducing me to this sweet book.  Orleanas introduced it, and it kept getting good reviews, so I had to try it too.  What can I say?  I’m easily persuadable.   It’s a very light, contemporary M/M story.  So light that I have very little to say about it, but I’ll give it a try since this is a pleasant story and I’m happy to recommend it. Henry Beckett is 35 and recently dumped by his long-term […]

Take a Moment with the Fantastic Cover

Imago by N.R. Walker

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Look at these two nice people falling in love! It’s so sweet. They’re both so lovely. They match so well. Everyone is down-to-earth and sensible. It’s so realistic. Is it maybe just a little bit dull? Recently, I have been reading a lot of N.R. Walker contemporary M/M romances because they are very pleasant and occasionally delightful, the Australian settings lend a certain subtle exoticism, and they were almost all free for my e-reader. Of the six or so I’ve read, I’d recommend Imago and […]



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