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Review of Love Without a Compass by Lindy Zart

Review of Love Without a Compass by Lindy Zart

Love Without a Compass by Lindy Zart is the story of two advertising coworkers who get stuck together on a company retreat. Unfortunately for both Ben and Avery, their boss is a bit eccentric, and the company retreat is a weekend of survival in the Illinois wilderness. What should be a fairly simple team building exercise of hiking in the wilderness turns out to be a life-threatening experience…

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Review of The Captain of Her Fate by Nina Mason​

Review of The Captain of Her Fate by Nina Mason​

Today, we are featuring The Captain of Her Fate, a saucy and sophisticated Regency romance by Nina Mason, the author of Devil in Duke’s Clothing and The Governess Next Door, among many other books.   Here’s the blurb: Captain Theobald Raynalds lost his leg at the Battle of Trafalgar and with it, his belief any woman could find a cripple like him unobjectionable enough to love. Louisa Bennet finds…

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Review of Girl Love Happens Season Two by T.B. Markinson

Review of Girl Love Happens Season Two by T.B. Markinson

  *I received a review copy, but I also purchased a copy because this series is great!   Genre: Romance, LGBTQ   Girl Love Happens Season Two by T.B. Markinson is the second season in a series. I recommend reading Season One before starting this book. This review potentially contains spoilers for Season One.   Blurb:   Tegan and Gemma are about to discover how complicated growing up can be.  …

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Review of A Family Woman by TB Markinson

  Genre: LBGT, romance     A Family Woman by TB Markinson is the third book in the A Woman Lost series. If you haven’t read the other two books, I recommend doing so before reading this one. You can find her books here. A Family Woman is the latest installment in the journey of love between Lizzie and Sarah. Lizzie and Sarah have just found out they are about to be parents – to twins! As Sarah’s…

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The Map To You by Lindy Zart Release Day!

After its much-anticipated wait, it’s time for Blake’s story! Read the spinoff to The USA Today bestseller Roomies, featuring Blake Malone, in The Map to You. Will secrets tear them apart or lead them to a happily ever after? THE MAP TO YOU is now available! Buy here: http://ow.ly/hdAS30ghlqi All the info here: http://mailchi.mp/8cd392e824b7/new-release-and-giveaway

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Review of Dark Goddess Craft by Stephanie Woodfield

Genre: Pagan, self-help, spirituality, non-fiction   Dark Goddess Craft by Stephanie Woodfield is a non-fiction book about working with the dark goddesses of the Craft. Woodfield delves into the nature of the dark goddesses and how we can get to know them. There are several goddesses the book specifically explores, including Eris, Persephone, Bloudewedd and more. Dark Goddess Craft explores the…

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Review of Walking Through Shadows by Sheri Lewis Wohl

Review of Walking Through Shadows by Sheri Lewis Wohl

  *I received a review copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.   Genre: Romance, LGBT, fantasy     Walking Through Shadows by Sheri Lewis Wohl is a love story that defies time. Molly is a hereditary witch who has put all of her time and energy into her baking business, only to have her shop go up in smoke. When her friends, Angus and Winnie, invite her to go on a hike to take her…

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Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection

Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection

*I received a review copy in exchange for an honest review*   Today is Release Day for Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection, which features eight steamy new holiday novellas by beloved authors Tammy Andresen, Amy Rose Bennett, Heather Boyd, Dawn Brower, Amanda Mariel, Nina Mason, Christina McKnight, and Lauren Smith. Here’s a summary of what you’ll find inside:   Taming a…

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Review of Unexpected by Jenny Frame

Review of Unexpected by Jenny Frame

Review of Unexpected by Jenny Frame *I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Genre: Romance, LGBTQ   Unexpected by Jenny Frame is the story of a woman whose life is turned upside down when her ten-year-old son unexpectedly turns up. Dale McGuire is a woman who likes fast cars and one-night-stands. To finance her business many years before, Dale donated eggs to a…

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Pre-order Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection It's your last chance to pre-order Hot Winter Nights: A Racy Regency Christmas Collection for only 99 cents on Amazon!

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Cover Reveal for The Map To You by Lindy Zart

Cover Reveal for The Map To You by Lindy Zart

  The Map to You Author: Lindy Zart Publisher: Lyrical Press, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Release Date: November 28th, 2017 Pre-order links: Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rKUI23 Barnes and Noble: http://bit.ly/2skuIZW Kobo: http://bit.ly/2rxWjEg Google Play: http://bit.ly/2rKAAgq   BLURB: Keeping his inner demons at bay means Blake Malone has more than enough trouble on his plate. He doesn’t…

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Review of The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Wizards by Steve LeBel

Review of The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Wizards by Steve LeBel

  Title: The Universe Builders: Bernie and the Wizards   Genre:  humorous young adult fantasy / science fiction (and adults) Blurb: Bernie fixes broken universes for a living. Unlike other gods, who tend to take a hell-fire-and-brimstone approach to problem-solving, Bernie prefers a more gentle approach. With a hard-to-please boss breathing down his neck and a personal life in desperate need of…

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Release Boost: Curveball by Mariah Dietz

Release Boost: Curveball by Mariah Dietz

Title: Curveball Author: Mariah Dietz Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: May 18, 2017 Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in humor. My life proved his theory as fact. At eighteen I was a single parent moving to this small town to be with the man I loved. The one who was supposed to love and cherish me in return. Finding out he had a wife was tragic.…

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Review of Curveball by Mariah Dietz

Review of Curveball by Mariah Dietz @MariahDietz @givemebooksblog

    Title: Curveball Author: Mariah Dietz Genre: Contemporary Romance Release Date: May 18, 2017 Blurb Shakespeare believed there was always humor in tragedy and tragedy in humor. My life proved his theory as fact. At eighteen I was a single parent moving to this small town to be with the man I loved. The one who was supposed to love and cherish me in return. Finding out he had a wife was tragic.…

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Review of Jane Grey by Nina Mason

Review of Jane Grey by Nina Mason

Title: Jane Grey Author: Nina Mason Genre: Historical Romance Time period: 1850 Heat Level: Moderate   Here’s the blurb:   Matthew Brontë, a true romantic at heart, believes the only happiness in life is to love and be loved. And yet, he fears he lacks the capacity to love…until he meets Jane Grey. Jane, a humble English governess, seems perfect for Matthew, apart from one significant snag: Jane…

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Readers and Writers for LGBT Chechens

Readers and Writers for LGBT Chechens #chechenrainbow

You may have heard the news coming out of Chechnya, part of the Russian Federation, where police are kidnapping gay men (and those they perceive to be gay) and taking them to camps for torture. Several state-sanctioned murders have also been reported. Readers & Writers for LGBT Chechens is raising money for organizations working directly with gay men and other persecuted LGBT people in Chechnya…

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