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  • ARCs,  Book Reviews,  Fiction

    Entangled by Melissa Brayden | ARC Review

    12th June 2020
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    Entangled (A Tangle Valley Romance #1) by Melissa Brayden

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 266 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)

    Josephine “Joey” Wilder knew how to manage the tasting room but not the whole Tangle Valley. With this huge responsibility suddenly landed on her, she needed to up her game in business. And that included fighting against the new resort, The Jade, that was bound to ruin every beautiful thing Whisper Wall had.

    When Joey met new local Becca Crawford, they struck up an easy conversation that might involved some flirting. But having suffered from public humiliation at the altar in the past, Joey was not fully ready to hand over her trust. Especially not when Becca turned out to be the general manager of evil empire The Jade.


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    Veterinary Partner by Nancy Wheelton | ARC Review

    10th June 2020
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    Veterinary Partner (Thresherton Community #1) by Nancy Wheelton

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 314 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

    Widowed Callie Anderson was new to managing her farm. On top of balancing bills, managing barn works, and raising her tween daughter Becky, Callie suffered from the endless threats and harassments from the Krugers. When the newly relocated Dr. Lauren Cornish came for veterinary duties, little did either of them know that their lives were tied whether they were ready or not.


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    Lucky by Kris Bryant | ARC Review

    8th June 2020
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    Lucky by Kris Bryant

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 242 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)

    Serena Evans struggled to keep her life afloat. Never did she ever dream of actually winning the lottery when she purchased one ticket on a whim. Suddenly with millions at her disposal, she decided to build Pet Posh Inn to fulfill her dreams of running a pet daycare. When dog-averting Gabrielle Barnes landed the job of designing the inn, she had to stay professional and suck it up if she wanted to make partner at her firm. But to understand her client more, she needed to learn to get closer to dogs. The side effect? She found herself falling for this dog-loving client.


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    Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams | ARC Review

    6th June 2020
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    Coyote Blues by Karen F. Williams

    • Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
    • Genre: Fantasy, Thriller, Romance, LGBTQ+
    • Format: Paperback (eARC)
    • Page Count: 312 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)

    Riley E. Dawson and Fiona Bell were teenagers when they fell in love. And they had sex. But the post-sex excitement possibly triggered Riley’s first coywolf transformation, and witnessing their daughter turning into a beast, Riley’s adoptive parents cut ties with her and sent her away. She never saw Fiona again. Until twenty years later. As an experienced clinical social worker and psychotherapist, Riley found herself losing control the moment Fiona showed up in her therapist office.


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    By Design by J.A. Armstrong

    29th May 2020
    Cover of By Design (J.A. Armstrong)

    By Design (By Design #1) by J.A. Armstrong

    • Publisher: J.A. Armstrong Books, 2015
    • Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+, Novella
    • Format: Ebook
    • Page Count: 117 pages
    • My Rating: ⭐ (1/5)

    By Design is the kind of book that makes you wonder if you just read the same book as everyone else.

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