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The Healing of Lily Wentworth: Part II by Melissa Martineau Alexander

  An impressive, deeply evocative tale which is both engrossing and intriguing… This frank, poignant work of women’s fiction, the conclusion to The Anatomy of An Affair series expertly explores the aftermath of an extramarital affair as the protagonist continues…
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Anatomy of An Affair: Part I by Melissa Martineau Alexander

An intense romance… Alexander’s passionate romance, the first installment in the Anatomy of An Affair Series which tells the story of a woman who falls in love with her husband’s best friend, is a soaring love story marked by well-paced…
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Danielle Grant Series (three-book series) by Sarah Gerdes

Seductively readable… Set in Zurich, Gerdes‘s three-book series is a resonant portrayal of a successful, independent woman who finds true love in unexpected circumstances. In the first installment (Made for Me) readers see Danielle Grant moves to Zurich to take…
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LOVE, DESTRUCTION & PINOT NOIR by Indigo Bryerly

Appealing protagonists, haunting love, and a twisty plot… A highly satisfying story! Bryerly makes her foray into the world of romance with this solid entry, which explores self-destruction, true love, and deep addictions. At forty-five, Sophie Beaumont is a complete…
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In a Moment by Sarah Gerdes

  A warmly satisfying read… A woman comes to term with soured relationships and ultimate betrayal in Gerdes’s beautifully written, gripping novel about treachery, the redemptive power of true love, and the special bond that comes from genuine friendship. Lindy…
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Incarnation by Sarah Gerdes

  Gripping and inventive… An irresistible page-turner! Gerdes skillfully combines medical technology and political intrigue with high tension of an action thriller in this engrossing first installment of the Incarnation series. An athletic standout, seventeen-year-old Kyle has his future sorted…
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Three’s A Crowd: A Fantasy Paranormal Romance by Tierra Cox

  An adrenaline-filled, engrossing paranormal romance… Cox makes her debut with this fast-paced, intriguing paranormal romance. Lia Babineaux’s insatiable curiosity about magick leads her to rise Seokjin, an ancient demon, with her spell. As Seokjin bonds to Lia as her…
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THAT DOG DON’T BARK by Aaron D. McClelland

  A gritty thriller… A love story at heart, McClelland’s That Dog Don’t Bark is skillfully rendered wanderings of a teenager couple through the underworld of East Vancouver. Jackie and Angel, small-time crooks, finds themselves in the path of a…
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The Baron and The Enchantress (The Enchantresses #3) by Paullett Golden

  A riveting historical romance… Golden’s marvelous third installment in The Enchantresses series builds passionate romance between two people, as they gradually discover themselves through each other. Lilith Chambers, a parish midwife, learns about her true parentage after her brother…
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Tales from the Aether: Extraodinary Tales of Dark Fiction, Dark Humor and Horror by Matthew C. Woodruff

  An unsettling, powerful collection… Award-winning Woodruff’s panache for writing shines in his second collection of short stories with the wildly imagined worlds, powerfully drawn realistic characters, and an unsettling portrayal of various happenings in his protagonists’ lives. Merging the…
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Key Largo Blues (Karen Grace #2) by Lynne M. Spreen

  A heartwarming rumination on replenishment… Spreen returns with this engrossing tale of female self-discovery in the second installment of Karen Grace series. After her sudden divorce and losing the high-profile job, Karen joins women of CRS to travel across…
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Taming Her Stallion (Self-Made Rogue Book 1) by Megan Musgrove

  Deliciously sexy, sweetly romantic, and highly engrossing… Set in England in 1817, Musgrove’s page-turner first installment in the Self-Made Rouge series is filled with delicious erotic tension and sensual love scenes. Felicity Greene is perfectly content living the quiet…
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Birth Right: Galak’s Rising by Christina Goebel

  A brilliant start to the series… In a cyborg-ruled world where destruction of technology has reduced civilization to a few ancient tribes and secret underground dwellings, humans and Valki, the genetically enhanced humans, are barely surviving their brutal treatment…
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Civil Hearts (Haunted Voices) by Claire Gem

  Seductively readable… Claire Gem brilliantly brings forth a blend of contemporary romance, historical fiction, and paranormal in Civil Hearts. Two years after losing her husband to brain cancer, Liv Larson buys a historic mansion in Camellia, a rural southern…
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The Promise (Lovecarnation #1) by RKC Puthran

Thoroughly engrossing and moving… Sometimes it takes a touch of love to bring a man out of his comfort zone. That’s what happens with Rohan Rai after he meets lovely Shona. A work interaction that slowly blossoms into love transforms…
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I Know You’re There by Sarah Simpson

      A tedious read that disappoints… Leaving scary memories of her childhood behind, Natalie is looking forward to living a life of security in her cozy little flat in St. Ives. Morwenna, Nigel, and Daniel, Natalie’s neighbors become…
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Esteban & Marialena: A contemporary romance by Eve Corso

  A light contemporary romance.… Marialena Villanueva, a twenty-six-year-old knockout beauty falls hard for the film director, Esteban Gutierrez. Marialena is everything Esteban wants in a woman except for her young age. At forty-nine, Esteban is skeptical of getting into…