Thank you to NetGalley and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for the advance reader copy of Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner. This cookbook releases on September 14th! I requested this book on NetGalley for two reasons. Firstly, for the chance to review a cookbook for the first time. And most importantly I wanted to support Antoni, whom I love. I was late to the Queer Eye phenomenon but during the pandemic, it provided so much comfort. It is such a heartwarming show and I love Antoni’s presence on it. I am also biased because I love supporting a fellow Canadian. “Antoni Porowski shares 80 of his favorite weeknight recipes to help fans make…
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Sierra Simone’s Saint ARC Review
Thank you to Sierra Simone and the team at Candi Kane PR for the advance reader copy of Saint, the third story in the Priest series. I was so incredibly excited to receive this ARC! I have been a huge fan of this series for years. I read Priest back in 2018 when I discovered Sierra Simone. I loved both Priest and Sinner, so I was incredibly excited for Aiden Bell’s story. I love that we are getting an M/M romance too! Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “I can’t have Elijah Iverson. I can’t have him because he’s my older brother’s best friend. I can’t have him because I broke his heart five…
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Stephanie Rose’s Safeguard ARC Review
Thank you to Stephanie Rose, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Stronghold, the ninth story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Jilted. Living in a glorified closet. The world’s worst bar waitress. I just need to keep a roof over my head and make tuition payments until I can finish graduate school. Then my real life will start. But right now, long nights at the Speakeasy have me burning the candle at both ends and the wax melting all over my fingers. When a bar manager offers me…
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Wendy S. Marcus’ Stargazer ARC Review
Thank you to Wendy S. Marcus, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Stargazer the eighth story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Randall Dickson is coping. Sort of. An upcoming medical eval, one that could end his military career, has him stressed and making bad choices. So when a concerned friend issues a strongly-worded “invitation” to Vermont, R.D. is all in for a change of scenery, a temporary job as a bartender, and the opportunity to shake himself out of his self-destructive routine. Then he sets eyes on…
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Christine DePetrillo’s Starlight ARC Review
Thank you to Christine DePetrillo, Sarina Bowen, Jenn Gaffney and the rest of the World of True North team for the advance reader copy of Starlight, the seventh story in the Speakeasy Taproom series. Read all of my World of True North reviews here. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “He doesn’t trust women. She only trusts dogs. Why can’t they keep their paws off each other? Darren Reade builds stone walls in Vermont–and around his heart. Women don’t stick around, so it’s better to put up No Trespassing signs and focus on raising his adopted son. Darren is willing to do whatever it takes to help the boy cope with his mother’s death. But doing it alone…
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Devney Perry’s Tin Queen ARC Review
Thank you to Devney Perry and her team for the advance reader copy of Tin Queen, the sixth and final story in the Tin Gypsy series. This book releases on September 14th! This is the final book in the Tin Gypsy series. This series has been phenomenal, each installment a shining jewel in Devney’s backlist. I am a member of Devney Perry’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “No promises. No expectations. No names. That’s what Emmett Stone agreed to with the woman who caught his eye two months ago. After years of drama following the end of the Tin Gypsy…
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Lauren Blakely’s All In With Him ARC Review
Thank you to Lauren Blakely and her team for the advance reader copy of All in With Him, the third story in the Men of Summer series. The epic conclusion to Grant and Declan’s story hits shelves on August 27th. I am very excited to check in on my boys. Often we do not get to see a couple right after they get together at the end of the story. So it was a nice story to read. I am a member of Lauren Blakely’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Once upon a time all I needed was baseball, friends and…
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Katee Robert’s The Bastard’s Betrayal ARC Review
Thank you to Katee Robert for the advance reader copy of The Bastard’s Betrayal, the first book in the Scandalous Scions series. This book releases on August 25th! I have adored every single Katee Robert book I have read and so despite never having read The O’Malleys, I decided to pick up this spinoff series. I am ready for this mafia romance to rock my world. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “She thought it was love. Rose Romanov is a mafia princess, and everything that entails. Violently over-protective parents. A giant extended family, all ready to kill anyone who looks at her wrong. Learning to run a business that isn’t exactly on the…
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Becker Gray’s Ruined Sinner ARC Review
Thank you to Becker Gray, Serena and the team at Dangerous Press for the advance reader copy of Ruined Sinner, the fourth story in the Hellfire Club series. I am a huge fan of The Hellfire Club series! So I was super excited to finally get my hands on Aurora’s story. I am a member of the Dangerous Press review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “It’s no secret that Aurora Lincoln-Ward hates Phineas Yates, but what most people don’t know is the reason. Last summer, Phineas broke Aurora’s heart in the worst way, and she promised herself then and there that she…
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Emma Scott’s The Sinner ARC Review
Thank you to Emma Scott and her team for the advance reader copy of The Sinner, this new paranormal romance releases on August 15th! I am so excited for Emma’s first foray into a paranormal romance! This is such a unique contribution to the genre and I recommend it to any Emma fan or paranormal reader who wants something different! I am a member of Emma Scott’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “Shy, introverted Lucy Dennings lives a quiet little life in New York City, working for a nonprofit and keeping to herself. Every afternoon, she goes home to her empty…
