::Review:: If it Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia
::Review:: If It Makes You Happy by Julie Olivia Blurb: My new next-door neighbor seems to have everything figured out. Small town golden boy? Check. Single dad extraordinaire? Check. Hot baker forearms? I didn’t notice them, I swear. I, on the other hand, don’t–at all–have anything figured out. Trust me, I didn’t think taking over…
::Review:: Elphie by Gregory Maguire
::Review:: Elphie by Gregory Maguire What happened to young Elphaba before her witchy powers took hold in Wicked? Almost 30 years after the publication of the original novel, for the first time Gregory Maguire reveals the story of prickly young Elphie, the future Wicked Witch of the West—setting the stage for the blockbuster international phenomenon that…
Release Blitz: A Devilish Element by Madelynne Ellis
From Madelynne Ellis comes a tale of gothic mischief, medicine, and murder, and discover the Wakefields, four spinster sisters and the brother who’s determined to see them matched. A DEVILISH ELEMENT by Madelynne Ellis is the first book in the Wooing the Wakefield’s series. Readers of a delicate disposition beware, spicy shenanigans, chemistry, and corpses abound…
Spotlight: Green Valley Heroes series
Spotlight: Green Valley Heroes I have told people that I enjoy Smartypants Romance books a lot before, usually in social media in response to questions about fun books to read with compelling characters, or during meetings of the romance book club I’m in. Smartypants Romance is an imprint created by Penny Reid to publish books…
::Review:: The Marquis who Musn’t by Courtney Milan
One good fraud deserves another… Miss Naomi Kwan has spent years wanting to take ambulance classes so that she can save lives. But when she tries to register, she’s told she needs permission from the man in charge of her. It would be incredibly wrong to claim that the tall, taciturn Chinese nobleman she just…
A Long Time Ago… And now tonight
When I was in 5th grade, I went to the local library with a friend. Okay, I probably went to the library twice a week, but still. Looking for something new to read. And I picked up a thick hardcover that I absolutely loved the look of. It looked like a thriller, but also like…