December 2023 Book of the Month

The final books of the year have dropped from Book of the Month, and quite a bit earlier than anticipated! Even though I like this month’s picks, I had a hard time deciding on which ones to add to my box. In part because I have copies of six of eleven of this month’s picks….

Here in the Dark

Vivian Parry, a former actress turned theater critic crave lost herself once. It’s been years since the loss of her mother caused Vivian to lose control of her identify and she hasn’t stopped numbing herself since. When she isn’t leaving scathing theater reviews, she’s finding ways to make herself disappear from the world. When a…

The Gentleman’s Gambit

After not enjoying Portraits of a Scotsman too much (Hattie is the worst), I was leery going into the newest installment of The League of Extraordinary Women. Have no fear though because Catriona Campbell has saved us. We finally get to get inside Catriona Campbell’s head in The Gentleman’s Gambit. Catriona is spending the summer…

December 2023 Most Anticipated

December is my favorite month of the year! I adore Christmas time and all the holiday celebrations. It’s also my favorite time to take time off work, and just binge read on the couch, with a warm fire going. The last new releases for 2022 are coming soon. December is a pretty light month for…

Portrait of a Scotsman

I adore this series. It’s educational, charming, spicy, and filled with independent women during a time when women were seen as property. I’ve loved all our couples (Lucie and Tristan, Annabell and Sebastian) and I have loved Hattie’s character since Bringing Down the Duke, so I was extra thrilled to finally get a love story…

Blood Betrayal

We’re back in Blackwater Falls with the Community Response Unit. This time, the unit is assigned to tackle two office involved shootings that resulted in the deaths of Mateo Ruiz and Duantee Reed. Inaya and her colleagues are forced to tackle their own prejudices and will need to examine their own beliefs as they investigate…

Blackwater Falls

Blackwater Falls introduces Detective Inaya Rahman. As a member of the Community Response Unit (CRU) for the Denver Police, her job is not only to solve murders but also to help bridge the gap between the police and the local populations. As Detective Rahman and her team investigate the murder of a young Syrian refugee,…

White Horse Black Nights

After spending over a decade in a convent, Sabine Darrow is close to freedom. That is until her father sells her to Rian Valvere to be his new wife. Not only does Sabine not have a say in who she’ll be marrying, but Rian requires her to travel naked to her new home as a…

The Professor

I didn’t realize that while it’s not a part of a series per say, The Professor is the second book featuring Marlitt Kaplan. If you’d like to read the books in order than pick up Lauren Nossett’s The Resemblance first than more on to The Professor. However, I have yet to read The Resemblance, and…