new adult sports romance – Cannonball Read 17

Desperately Wanting

Knot Her Goal by Ari Wright

March 9, 2024 by katie71483 2 Comments

Ari Wright has written a delightful bonbon of an Omegaverse why choose romance in Knot Her Goal. It is the first in a series of standalone sports romances set in an Omegaverse world. (I included a definition below for those of you not familiar with the concept.) Meg finds herself in desperate need of a job after being unfairly fired from a marketing job because of her Omega tendencies. The only place she gets an interview is with the football franchise Ospreys, which literally states […]

First DNF of 2017 – Release the Doves!

Thin Love by Eden Butler

January 22, 2017 by Mrs. Julien 2 Comments

I still, despite all the inconsistencies, go to online reviews to help choose books to read. Thin Love was strongly recommended, cheap, and had the added appeal of a lead character who was a person of colour which is always welcome. Unfortunately, much of the romance between Keira and Kona is centered around the kind of relationship chaos that passes for passion with teenagers and in badly written novels, and resulted in it being my first DNF (did not finish) novel of the year. I […]

Something good happened in 2016

December 27, 2016 by alwaysanswerb 2 Comments

Everyone who writes a lot of book reviews is aware of the phenomenon where it’s often a lot easier to talk about books that you hated than books that you loved. Something about the fire of rage makes it much easier to write at length. But when everything just falls into place, what is there to say? It seems reductive and passionless to just list all of the things the book did well and why. But if I had enough talent in writing to describe, […]

Decentish New Adult Romance

May 24, 2016 by Mrs. Julien Leave a Comment

I found Tracy Ward’s new adult contemporary sports romance, Rookie Mistake, in the “multicultural and interracial romance” section on Amazon. Wanting more diversity in my favoured genre, I have been making a point of seeking it out. Please note that in this same “multicultural and interracial romance” section, Amazon also lists shape-shifter romances such as Alpha Rancher Bear: BWWM Bear Shifter Paranormal Romance which, correct me if I’m wrong, qualifies as neither multicultural nor interracial but may, depending on their retrospective corporeal forms during consummation, qualify […]

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