Thank you to Fiona Cole and Valentine PR team for the advance reader copy of Just for a Little While. This story was previously in Stories of September, but now Fiona brings an extended story to the table. I absolutely adored the story in its first iteration as I have always been a huge fan of Fiona’s previous take on the student-professor trope. If you have never read Voyeur, please do; it is phenomenal! So I jumped at the chance to review the extended version of Willem and Arabella’s love story. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “After a year of traveling abroad, my parents finally trap my free-spirit into college. Even worse, my…
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Rachel Lacey’s Hideaway ARC Review
Thank you to Rachel Lacey, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney, and the team at the World of True North for the advance reader copy of Hideaway, the eighth book in the Vino & Veritas series. The second F/F story in the Vino & Veritas series brings us a second chance romance! And lots of puppies and who does not love puppies! But really Hideaway is an awesome story of the importance of forgiveness and second chances. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “One woman’s hiding place is another woman’s home. After becoming an inadvertent viral sensation—and losing her job and her girlfriend as a result— Phoebe Shaw retreats to Vermont. Renovating her late grandmother’s cabin…
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Kim Hartfield’s Flipcup ARC Review
Thank you to Kim Hartfield, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney, and the team at the World of True North for the advance reader copy of Flipcup, the seventh story in the Vino & Veritas series. This is the first Vino & Veritas story about a lesbian couple. And it happens to be the first F/F adult story I have read in quite awhile. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “After being rejected one too many times, Chelsea makes a bold vow: No more men. Her friends doubt a boy-crazy party girl can handle not dating for a year, but that only makes Chelsea more determined. Tara has made a vow, too. After growing up in…
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Katee Robert’s Neon Gods ARC Review
Thank you to Katee Robert, NetGalley, and Sourcebooks for the advance reader copy of Neon Gods, the first story in the Dark Olympus series. I was over the moon to be approved for a copy of Neon Gods from Sourcebooks on NetGalley. I absolutely adored Katee’s series on Disney Villians, Wicked Villains. Like I really really loved the Wicked Villains series. And as someone who has always been a Greek mythology fan, I was so ready to dive head first into this Hades and Persephone retelling. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “He was supposed to be a myth.But from the moment I crossed the River Styx and fell under his dark spell……he…
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J.E. Birk’s Booklover ARC Review
Thank you to J.E. Birk, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney, and the team at the World of True North for the advance reader copy of Booklover, the sixth story in the Vino & Veritas series. Another awesome release in the Vino & Veritas series! And this time we are getting the biggest troop of book lovers who accompany our main characters in a book club. Because what is a bookstore if not a perfect place to start a book club! Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Two guys meet over a stack of romance novels. Soon they’re turning pages late into the night… Jamie Morin’s college GPA drops every time a cow breaks through…
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L.A. Witt’s Aftermath ARC Review
Thank you to L.A. Witt, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney, and the rest of the team at the World of True North for the advance reader copy of Aftermath, the fifth story in the Vino & Veritas series. This has been one of my favourite instalments in the Vino & Veritas series. Brent and Jon’s story is a lot more emotional, painful, and broken. It is not an easy path for these two but it is a read well worth it. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Brent Weyland was the life of the party until an injury ended his hockey career. Now he’s retreated alone to a lakefront house, trying to make sense of…
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Eliot Grayson’s Undercover ARC Review
Thank you to Eliot Grayson, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the team at the World of Truth North for the advance reader copy of Undercover, the fourth story in the Vino & Veritas series. The world of Vino & Veritas is throwing an FBI agent into the mix. Yet, overall I found this installment a little underwhelming. What made this a fun little read still was the tension and the chemistry, it was off the charts! Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Gabe wants Alec between the sheets…too bad Alec’s undercover already… Rich kid. Party boy. Gabe is tired of the labels. He’s a smart guy, but ever since he got kicked out of…
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Karina Halle’s Black Sunshine ARC Review
Thank you to Karina Halle and Valentine PR for the advance reader copy of Black Sunshine, the first paranormal romance from the author. My excitement for this release is unmatched! Karina has never written a vampire book and the way she documented her writing process online got me so pumped for this book. A perfect book for fans of her horror work like Experiment in Terror and also her darker romances like The Artists Trilogy. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “All Lenore Warwick wants for her 21st birthday is to hang out with her friends, finish her second year at Berkeley with flying colors, and maybe catch the eye of a hot musician…
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Eden Finley’s Headstrong ARC Review
Thank you to Eden Finley, Sarina Bowen and the team at the World of True North for the advance reader copy of Headstrong, the third standalone in the Vino & Veritas series. Finally a little dose of hockey romance to the Vino & Veritas series and it’s in an installment that has a straight man questioning his sexuality. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… A straight guy gives gay hookup tips to a virgin. What could go wrong? When I first met Whit, I couldn’t get away from him fast enough. He’s a hockey player, and I hate everything to do with the sport that once broke my heart. But I can’t help feeling…
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Garrett Leigh’s Heartscape ARC Review
Thank you to Garrett Leigh, Sarina Bowen, and the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Heartscape, the second standalone in the Vino & Veritas series. The next installment in the World of True North features two strangers brought together by the Vino & Veritas wine bar. An emotional friends-to-lovers romance is what anyone and everyone needs right now. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “From award-winning author Garrett Leigh comes a gorgeous new romance in the True North world! Think: great food, burly men and good times. Beards are optional but encouraged. I’m not the obvious choice to run Burlington’s coolest wine bar—quiet, brooding, clueless about tannin content, and…
