Category: ROMANCE
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80th read: Rhapsodic (The Bargainer #1)
TITLE: Rhaspodic AUTHOR: Laura Thalassa Released: 2016 Format: Kindle Pages: 423 Genres: Smut, Fantasy, Romance SYNOPSIS From bestselling indie author Laura Thalassa comes the newly revised and edited first book in her smash-hit dark fantasy romance between a siren and the “bargainer” she owes countless favors to. Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very…
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68th read: The Time Traveler’s Wife
I remember watching this movie as a teenager, so curiosity took a hold of me when I found this book. April has been nostalgic, this year. So many rereads and memories. TITLE: The Time Traveler’s Wife AUTHOR: Audrey Niffenegger Released: 2003 Format: Audiobook Pages: 537 Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Romance, Time Travel SYNOPSIS This is the…
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65th read: The Good Patient
Am I picking books to read at random, knowing nothing about them? Yup. TITLE: The Good Patient AUTHOR: Alex Stone Released: 2023 Format: Paperback Pages: 371 Genres: Mystery, Suspense, Romance, Abuse SYNOPSIS Appearances can be deceptive…I was taught that life is pain. That love is pain. It was unavoidable. Acceptable. I never had anything, or…
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56th read: M Butterfly
This is my third reread of 2023. TITLE: M Butterly AUTHOR: David Henry Hwang Released: 1988 Format: Paperback Pages: 93 Genres: Reread, Theatre, Queer, Racism, Romance SYNOPSIS Based on a true story that stunned the world, and inspired by Giacomo Puccini’s opera Madama Butterfly, M. Butterfly was an immediate sensation when it premiered in 1988.…
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54th read: Her Soul to Take (Souls Trilogy #1)
TITLE: Her Soul to Take AUTHOR: Harley Laroux Released: 2021 Format: Kindle Pages: 493 Genres: Fantasy, Suspense, Romance, Smut SYNOPSIS LeonI earned my reputation among magicians for a reason: one wrong move and you’re dead. Killer, they called me, and killing is what I’m best at.Except her.The one I was supposed to take, the one…
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44th read: Evidence of the Affair
I need to find more epistolary books out there. I’m craving them. TITLE: Evidence of the Affair AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid Released: 2018 Format: Kindle Pages: 88 Genres: Short Story, Romance, Fiction SYNOPSIS Dear stranger…A desperate young woman in Southern California sits down to write a letter to a man she’s never met—a choice that…
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43th read: Pomme-chéri
Quelle jolie découverte, Lou de For-Bel. (What a lovely discovery, Lou de For-Bel.) J’ai tellement aimé, j’ai tout de suite acheté ses autres livres! (I liked it so much, I bought her other books right away!) TITLE: Pomme chéri AUTHOR: Lou de For-Bel Released: 2020 Format: Kindle Pages: 125 Genres: Fiction, Romance, Abuse, Queer SYNOPSIS…
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40th read: Sappho; A New Translation of the Complete Works
You might have seen my review of Come Close this past January. It was a nice introduction to Sappho, but I was disappointed in the lack of context & footnotes on the translation. Thankfully, fate has been kind to me lately. Her timing was immaculate. This new edition of Sappho’s complete works was released at…
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35th read: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
I admit to avoiding this book because it seemed too mainstream. It showed up on my social media feeds too often, nagging at me. This always makes me apprehensive. I was wrong to avoid this one. It wasn’t what I expected at all. TITLE: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo AUTHOR: Taylor Jenkins Reid Released:…
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34th read: Ashes (The Bleeding Hearts #3)
This book is technically part of a series, but you don’t need to read the previous ones to understand the plot. It’s the same universe, but different characters. Check out my review for Torment: Part One & Torment: Part Two (the first two books in The Bleeding Hearts series) if you’re curious. TITLE: Ashes AUTHOR:…
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