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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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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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…
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Lauren Blakely’s The Muse ARC Review
Thank you to Lauren Blakely and her team for the advance reader copy of The Muse. This surprise release from Lauren releases on March 19th. I was immediately drawn in by the concept of this story. Lauren has never mixed in such mystical and magical elements. I was so excited to be whisked away to Paris and to the Musee d’Orsay, a place I absolutely loved. 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… “Midnight in Paris meets Night at the Museum! A gorgeous standalone forbidden romance with magical elements! Fall in love with The Muse, a…
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Annabeth Albert’s Featherbed ARC Review
Thank you to Annabeth Albert, and Sarina Bowen and her team for the advance reader copy of Featherbed, the first standalone in the Vino & Veritas series of The World of True North. Time to kick off the Vino & Veritas series! The bar was featured briefly in Sarina Bowen’s Roommate. I am pumped for this M/M installment, that brings together a city-slicker and a poultry farmer. Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “When a bookworm on borrowed time meets a younger, free-spirited chicken farmer, sparks and feathers fly… Harrison Phillip Fletcher III isn’t supposed to be here. Not in Burlington, Vermont, not running Vino & Veritas, a quaint inclusive bookstore and wine bar,…
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Lauren Blakely’s The Dream Guy Next Door ARC Review
Thank you to Lauren Blakely and the team at Candi Kane PR for the advance reader copy of The Dream Guy Next Door, releasing on March 7th. I am a member of Lauren’s review team, but I stand by my reviews remaining honest and true. The single British dad next door! I am such a sucker for all those tropes, so I was super pumped to see Lauren take up this story. In super exciting news this story is free up until its release day, so pick it up guys! Check out the Goodreads synopsis… “A sexy, swoony falling-for-the-neighbor standalone romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lauren Blakely! Just my luck –…
