First- I love this title! Truth or Beard is an obvious play on words, and the characters do, at one point play truth or dare. More interestingly, Duane, the male protagonist, has a bushy beard. I can only think of one other romance book I’ve read where the man has a beard, and I loved that book too! Hmmm, something to think about anyway… Back to the book. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Truth or Beard (Winston Brothers book 1) by Penny Reid”
Heart Breaker is a second chance love story about Country music stars Jolene Hart and Chance Rivers. Recently, they have broken up but their manager is holding their butts to the fire. They are contracted to write another album and go on tour, and they need to get over their hurt feelings and get to work. Forced back together, their chemistry immediately ignites and all of the problems that broke them up are still unresolved. It gives them plenty to write about, but can they overcome their problems to find their way back together off stage as well as on. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Heart Breaker: A Nashville Nights novel by Erin McCarthy”
I am really excited to be a part of this Blitz Tour for Unbreakable Seal! It sounds like it will be an emotional thriller and I can’t wait to read it. Check out the synopsis below, and don’t forget to sign up for the Giveaway at the bottom of the page. Continue reading “Excerpt Blitz! #Giveaway ! Unbreakable Seal by Summer Lane”
I picked up this book because I received an email from Amazon declaring it their pick for best romance of the year. This book was surprising in many ways. The first being that I wouldn’t necessarily call this book a romance. There was a romance, but it was only a sub plot to the intricately wrought, brutal, murder mystery that I found myself enmeshed in. Yes, this book was fantastic, I agree! But it was a murder mystery in the same vein as Fargo. In fact as I was reading it, I thought it was funny that the main character, rookie cop Tana Larsson, called the little city she found herself living in very Twin Peaks-ish. Continue reading “This Chick Read: In the Barren Ground by Loreth Anne White”
Lindsay Buroker has a new science fiction series, Fallen Empire, that has been released on Amazon, and is free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. I haven’t read a true science fiction novel in a little while, but when I read this synopsis I thought it had all of the traits of some of my favorite genres. A strong female lead character, a conflict between two alien races, a lot of action adventure, and the promise of either a great male-female friendship or love affair. I was not disappointed! Continue reading “This Chick Read: Star Nomad (Fallen Empire book 1) by Lindsay Buroker”
Frost Like Night is the final book in the Snow Like Ashes trilogy. At the end of Ice Like Fire, Meira goes off with Rares to the mountains where he trains her to not fear her magic. If she embraces it, she has a chance against Angra to free all of the people of Primoria from the Decay. Meira has to search within herself to find the strength and courage to fight for her people even though she herself may not survive the battle. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Frost Like Night (Snow Like Ashes) by Sara Raasch”
I am loving this Heartbreaker Bay series! It’s set in San Francisco where we get to enjoy learning more about a fun group of friends who work and live in the same neighborhood. This time the story revolves around Willa, the owner of a pet store / pet boutique / pet wedding planner. Yep, it’s a pet a la mode store. Willa, who we met in Sweet Little Lies, has had a crush on Keane since high school. Unfortunately, he doesn’t remember her at all, which seriously pisses her off. Continue reading “This Chick Read: The Trouble With Mistletoe (A Heartbreaker Bay Novel) by Jill Shalvis”
Skinwalker is a paranormal mystery set in urban New Orleans, a very appropriate setting for this genre. What makes this book different than other paranormal books I’ve read is that our protagonist, Jane Yellowrock, is a Skinwalker and I’ve never read a book where the Skinwalker wasn’t an evil character. Skinwalkers can take the shape of any animal, and as Jane takes shape we see her struggle with her inner beast. I found that struggle to be just as interesting as her investigation. She is inhuman, yet that struggle humanizes her and makes her someone we can identify with and like. Continue reading “This Chick Read: Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock #1) by Faith Hunter”
At the end of the first novel, Feyre dies, and all of the High Lords, present at the moment of her death, help re-make her. She is brought back to life, but it is as an immortal, not as a human. This novel is about Feyre’s internal struggle. She killed others in order to save Tamlin, and the Spring Court, but in her mind, she can’t seem to wipe that blood off her hands, a la Lady Macbeth. Out, Out damn spot! Continue reading “This Chick Read: A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses #2) by Sarah J. Maas”
I have read Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protecterate series and listened to her Etiquette and Espionage series, so when Prudence came out, the first in the Custard Protocol series, I immediately put it on my TBR list. Yep, it took me a year and a half, the impetus being that the second book in this series, Imprudence, is out. I do love being able to quickly move on to the second book! Continue reading “This Chick’s Audible Review: Prudence by Gail Carriger (read by Moira Quirk)”
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