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Alisha Eadle
- Mar 16
- 3 min
High Heels in the Highlands by Liz Hurley
High Heels in the Highlands by Liz Hurley Published by Hera Book 3 in the Hiverton Sisters Series Clementine’s swapped a London flat for a Scottish castle – but will she get her fairytale ending? After discovering they had inherited an enormous fortune, as well as the titles of ‘Lady’, the lives of the five Hiverton sisters have never been the same. While oldest sister Ariana settles in Norfolk, fashion designer Clementine heads to the Scottish Highlands to investigate their
Alisha Eadle
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin
Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin Published by Inkyard Press How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways… Aubrey Cash learned the hard way not to rely on love. After all, Webster Casey, the new boy next door she’d been falling for all summer, stood her up at homecoming in front of everyone with no explanation. Proving her theory that love never lasts seems easy when she’s faced with parents whose marriage is falling apart and a best friend who thinks every boy she d
Alisha Eadle
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Love Songs For Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Book Review
Love Songs for Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Published by Sourcebooks Landmark Zoë Frixos gets the whole love song thing. Truly, she does. As an editor at a major music magazine in London, it's part of her job description. But love? Let's just say Zoë's been a bit off-beat in that department. After falling hard for her best friend, Simon, at thirteen and missing every chance to tell him how she felt before he left town, Zoë came to one grand conclusion: Love stinks. Twenty y
Alisha Eadle
- Dec 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth Book Review
The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth Published by CamCat Books In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war. Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full. But when US spy, Trusdale, saves her from assassins, she’s pulled into a search for a scientist with
Alisha Eadle
- Nov 18, 2020
- 2 min
The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz Book Review
The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz Published by 8th Circle Press Book 3 in The Godwicks Series When Lord Arthur Godwick learns his younger brother is up to his bollocks in debt to Regan Ferry, owner of The Pearl Hotel, he agrees to work off the tab...in her bed. Soon the handsome but troubled Arthur discovers he's a pawn in an erotic game of revenge--and nothing, including his lover, is what it seems. RATED: 18+ CATEGORY:
Alisha Eadle
- Oct 7, 2020
- 3 min
Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Book Review
Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled Book 4 in the Brimstone Inc. Series Bah humbug just got a lot darker. Alasdair Blakesley is the head of the Covens Syndicate. He shouldn’t need to look beyond the witches and warlocks he governs, or his own abilities, to solve any problem. But a demon infestation means he can’t trust anyone who may be possessed. The last person he wants to ask for help is also the only person who can fix this, so he sucks up his pride and
Alisha Eadle
- Sep 10, 2020
- 2 min
Before the Crown by Flora Harding Book Review
Before the Crown by Flora Harding Published by One More Chapter Before the crown there was a love story… Windsor Castle, 1943 As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the su
Alisha Eadle
- Aug 30, 2020
- 3 min
Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson Book Review
Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson Published by Cecy Robson, LLC Book 10 in the Weird Girls Series Book 1 in the Weird Girls: Touch Series Emme Wird, the healer and powerful telekinetic hasn’t had the best luck with males. Her sisters have found their mates and their forever loves. After a series of disastrous dates, Emme will settle for a decent meal and polite conversation. When the pack member Emme had dinner with is found dead, it is up to Emme and her werewolf pal Bren to solv
Alisha Eadle
- Aug 9, 2020
- 3 min
Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman Book Review
Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman Published Independent, Ingram Spark Book 1 in the Crown of Crowns Series By law, Kaelyn and Roki shouldn’t have anything in common. They shouldn’t even be friends. And whatever they do, they can never, ever fall in love. Kaelyn, a young noblewoman, feels smothered under the harsh constraints of the Decens-Lenitas, the legal and moral code that governs the people of the Geniverd Kingdom. When she meets Roki, a handsome young man from the city w
Alisha Eadle
- Jul 22, 2020
- 4 min
Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown Book Review
Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown Published by Aria A runaway bride. A handsome stranger. Two pasts to put behind them. Parker is ready to marry the man of her dreams. But he isn't ready to marry her. It would be helpful if he didn't choose their wedding day to tell her this. But as she flees from the travesty behind her, she literally runs into the arms of a handsome stranger. The southern drawl, the dreamy eyes, she can't fall for another man after being left at the altar
Alisha Eadle
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Faking It by Rebecca Smith Book Review
Faking It by Rebecca Smith Published by One More Chapter Meet Hannah Thompson: wife, mother, teacher and… secret erotica author? My Guilt List: 1. If we have a date night then I’m always asleep before it’s halfway through and honestly, if I had to choose, I’d rather have a hot bath and read my book than engage in any other nocturnal activity. 2. If we do actually have you-know-what then it’s not unheard of for my mind to wander… and I’m not talking about sexy things – I’m tal
Alisha Eadle
- Jun 11, 2020
- 7 min
Just Saying by Sophie Ranald Book Review
Just Saying by Sophie Ranald Published by Bookouture I almost gave up on love. My ex, who called his private parts ‘Nigel’, was enough to put me off men forever. But then I met Joe. Alice thought she’d found Mr Right. Her blue-eyed boyfriend Joe gives her butterflies, makes her bacon sandwiches when she’s hungover, and doesn’t have a nickname for any of his body parts. She should have known it was too good to be true. Because one day, Alice and Joe bump into Zoe. According to
Alisha Eadle
- Jun 6, 2020
- 5 min
Bait n' Witch by Abigail Owen Book Review
Bait n' Witch by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled: Amara Book #3 in the Legendary Consultants series In love with the witch hunter father of her charges... Rowan McAuliffe has been hiding most of her life. Secretly trained in her powers by an unusual source, she’d been taught not to trust anyone. Especially other witches. However, after she was forced to perform a hateful act against her will, she now hides from the Mage High Council who seek answers, and possibly her life
Alisha Eadle
- Jun 4, 2020
- 6 min
Echoes by Alice Reeds Book Review
Echoes by Alice Reeds Published by Entangled: Teen Book #2 in the Echoes Series They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to. Each step forward reveals the mystery behind the forces that brought them here. And soon, the most chilling discovery: something else is on the island with them. Something that won't let them leave alive RATED: 13+
Alisha Eadle
- May 23, 2020
- 13 min
Crushing It by Lorelei Parker Book Review
Crushing It by Lorelei Parker Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation In life, as in gaming, there's a way around every obstacle . . . To pitch her new role-playing game at a European conference, developer Sierra Reid needs to overcome her terror of public speaking. What better practice than competing in a local bar's diary slam, regaling an audience with old journal entries about her completely humiliating college crush on gorgeous Tristan Spencer?
Until the moderato
Alisha Eadle
- Apr 24, 2020
- 14 min
Ghosting: A Love Story by Tash Skilton Book Review
Ghosting: A Love Story by Tash Skilton Published by Kensington Books LEAVE IT TO THE EXPERTS—TO BREAK ALL THE RULES Online Dating Ghostwriting Rules to Live by MILES Dumped by his fiancée, not only is Miles couch-surfing across New York City, but downsizing has forced him to set up shop at a café. Also, he no longer believes in love. Not a good look in his line of work . . . Do not present a “perfect” image. No one will trust it. Nor should they. ZOEY Zoey’s eccentric L.A. b
Alisha Eadle
- Mar 27, 2020
- 3 min
Shift Out of Luck by Abigail Owen Book Review
Shift Out of Luck by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled Publishing LLC: Amara Book #2 in the Brimstone Inc. Series The Montagues and Capulets have nothing on the Canis and Banes wolf packs. The two have been feuding for ages. The brutal murder of the Banes’ alpha only added fuel to the fire. And now there’s only one way to bring peace—the current alphas of each pack, Marrok and Tala, need a mating of convenience. Tala has her doubts. A thousand of them. Never mind that Marro
Alisha Eadle
- Mar 25, 2020
- 7 min
Betting on Love by Jennifer Hoopes Book Review
Betting On Love by Jennifer Hoopes Published by Entangled: Bliss Book #2 in The Ellis Family Saga Whitney Carroll is back home in Gatlinburg, Tennessee after divorcing her low-down, cheating husband. First thing on the to-do list: Get a job. Second thing: Just say no to men. Third thing: Don’t fall for the boss. One out of three’s not too bad, right? For Sam Ellis, his to-do list is always work, work, work, trying to keep his family’s legacy alive. Now, out of concern, his si
Alisha Eadle
- Mar 17, 2020
- 6 min
Storybound by Emily McKay Book Review
Storybound by Emily McKay Published by Entangled: Teen I’ve lived in nine towns in the past six years. I know my mom feels bad about it, but I don’t mind. Who wants friends anyway? All I’ve ever needed are my books. I’ve lived a thousand lives, had adventures I couldn’t even begin to imagine. To me, the places I discovered between the pages of a book are as real as the world I live in.
When I walk into my favorite bookstore, the last thing I expect is to walk out onto the pa
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