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Winter's Orbit

Arranged marriage, murder and miscommunications – in SPAAAACE!

Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell

March 24, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 4 Comments

I have desperately wanted to read this book since I saw the cover and read the blurb. Arranged marriage? Political machinations? Murder? Yes, yes and yes. And wow, did this book live up to it! This is near my perfect mix of scifi and romance. The romantic relationship is center stage, but there’s also twisty political machinations and a murder mystery, all of which serve to give the couple more insight into each other. It’s tropey as heck – arranged marriage, “oh no, we have to […]

Filed Under: Romance, Science Fiction Tagged With: #Science Fiction, Everina Maxwell, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:14 · Genres: Romance, Science Fiction · Tags: #Science Fiction, Everina Maxwell, Romance ·
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Hopeless Romantic

An emotional support rooster walks into a bar…

Hopeless Romantic by Marina Adair

March 20, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

I liked both Levi and Beckett from the last book, so I was very much looking forward to seeing them together. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out as well as I’d hoped. In order to talk about why the book didn’t work for me, there’s a lot of spoilers for the book below. “The only way to keep her world spinning was to maintain control of all the moving pieces. One wrong move, and it was checkmate.” Beckett and Levi have a lot of misconceptions about […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Marina Adair, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:12 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Marina Adair, Romance ·
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Romeantically Challenged

When in Rome…

Romeantically Challenged by Marina Adair

March 19, 2021 by llamareadsbooks Leave a Comment

After her fiancé breaks up with her (and decides to keep their original wedding appointments for the new love of his life, eek), Annie moves to Rome (Rhode Island) where she tries to accept that maybe she’s not meant to find her own romantic partner. Every guy she’s dated has somehow moved on to find their “one” while she’s still stuck alone. But she’s got an interesting job at the local hospital as well as a nice rental house – at least, until the owner […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Marina Adair, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Marina Adair, Romance ·
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Acting Up

Friends-to-lovers and found family goodness!

Acting Up by Adele Buck

March 17, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 5 Comments

I’ll say right off the bat that I honestly don’t know anything about what goes on behind the scenes of a theatrical production. But I’ve been a big fan of Lucy Parker’s work, and when I saw that this was a friends-to-lovers workplace romance, I couldn’t request it fast enough. Paul and Cath, theater director and stage manager respectively have known each other for ten years – 14 if you count college – and have worked together for most of the time. They’re best friends […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: Adele Buck, friends to lovers, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Romance · Tags: Adele Buck, friends to lovers, Romance ·
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I’m not sure if now was that right time to read a Royal Romance based on the current British Royals…

The Heir Affair by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan aka The Fug Girls

March 15, 2021 by caragwapa Leave a Comment

I think I have mentioned in numerous comment diversions and facebook threads that I came to Pajiba by way of  GoFugYourself (by way of thefashionspot, by way fansofrealitytv by way of watching america’s next top model on youtube).  Needless to say, I have  a soft spot for The Fug Girls.  I don’t read the blog anymore because I can’t with the interface, but I have read some of their books, which are breezy, light and fun (as far as I can remember them). The Heir […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: heather cocks, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan aka The Fug Girls, jessica morgan, Romance

caragwapa's CBR13 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: heather cocks, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan, Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan aka The Fug Girls, jessica morgan, Romance ·
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The Champion's Desire

Forbidden love, found family, and fulfilled dreams

The Champion’s Desire by Marie Lipscomb

March 12, 2021 by llamareadsbooks 1 Comment

Where we last left Natalie and Brandon, she’d agreed to travel with him as a squire in order to pay him back for saving Blackmere from Henry and the bandits. Of course, the fact that they’re desperately in love with each other is also a factor in that decision! This is the second book in a series, and while I think the previous book is recapped well, I’d recommend reading them in order. Natalie’s dreamed of meeting the champions for her entire life, and she’s […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: #fantasy, Marie Lipscomb, Romance

llamareadsbooks's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Romance · Tags: #fantasy, Marie Lipscomb, Romance ·
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