Romance
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[Short Story Review] Storytime By K. Lynn & Eight O’Clock Ground Dark Italian Espresso
In his first attempt to get out of the house and move on with his life after the death of his partner a year ago, author James Murphy decides to volunteer for storytime at his local library. It’s not long before he develops a fascination with the children’s librarian, David, who just happens to be the spitting image of his dead lover.
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[Book Review] Taking A Chance By A.M. Arthur & CoffeeAM Orange Coconut Flavored Coffee
The Restoration Series follows three best friends – James, Boxer, and Elliott – all finding love after experiencing some major setbacks in their lives. Each book features one of the three finding love, with the other two friends playing their own important roles in their friend's story. Taking A Chance is Elliott’s story and, oh my goodness, does Elliott experience some heartbreaking setbacks! After the year from hell, Elliott Quinn is fresh out of rehab and trying to get his life back on track. His confidence is at an all-time low and all his focus is on getting back on his feet – that is until he lays eyes on…
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[Book Review] Led Astray: The Best Of Kelley Armstrong By Kelley Armstrong & Ghost Town Coffee Roaster Stonehouse Espresso
Kelley Armstrong is a master storyteller, a fact made abundantly clear in this “best of” collection. There are 23 stories featured in this book, 21 previously published and 2 brand new, never before seen tales. Fans of Kelley Armstrong will recognize some familiar characters and settings, and some new, from the author’s Otherworld, Cainsville, Darkest Powers/Darkness Rising, and Age of Legends series. The only series I have read is the Darkest Powers (and that was years ago), but I was able to enjoy every story in this collection, so no worries for readers who are unfamiliar with any or all of these series.
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[Book Review] Spider’s Trap By Jennifer Estep & Rose Park Roasters Ethiopian Beriti
Elemental Assassin Gin Blanco, known as the Spider, has made quite the reputation for herself wielding her dual Ice and Stone magic to take out some of the biggest heavy hitters of Ashland’s criminal underworld – and in doing so has kind of lucked into the position of the de facto queen of the underworld herself. In Spider’s Trap, the 13th book of the Elemental Assassin series, Gin finds herself in the very weird position of having people she used to be gunning for coming to her to talk about business deals, treaties, and territory disputes. Gin’s first big meeting to mediate a dispute between some underworld bosses ends explosively…
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[Book Review] Smoke On The Water By Lori Handeland & Boca Java Tropical Kiss Coffee
Smoke On The Water is the third and final book in the Sisters of The Craft Trilogy, a magic-filled series following three gifted sister witches as they learn the secret of their origins, the truth of the powers they inherited from their parents, and the evil that stalks them in their current time.
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[Book Review] Finding Their Way By A.M. Arthur & CoffeeAM Heart Of Gold Coffee
Riley McCage, bartender at gay hot spot Pot O Gold, ran away from his abusive, homophobic, alcoholic father 5 years ago at the age of 18 - and he’s been looking over his shoulder ever since. Now twenty-three, things are looking up for Riley, that is until his boyfriend of seven months, whom Riley mistakenly thought he could trust, takes him to sex party without his prior knowledge of what was going down and then drugs him without his consent. Luckily Boxer, a regular at Pot O Gold, recognizes the bartender and how much he in not consenting and gets him the heck out of there.
