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Lavender Love
Lavender love is not new. It’s simply taken on new parameters. It isn’t about hiding. It’s about love and acceptance. Continue reading Lavender Love
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Get Off TikTok and Jump Into Bed!
Five Ways Social Media Is Ruining Your Sex Life A 2024 study linked heavy social media use with an increased risk of vaginal dryness, erectile dysfunction and low libido. By August McLaughlin. 08/08/2025 07:00AM EDT | Updated Aug 10, 2025 I was skimming through news stories online when I stumbled across the above article. Social media can ruin my sex life? That stopped my scrolling! … Continue reading Get Off TikTok and Jump Into Bed!
“The Familiar” by Leigh Bardugo
I picked up a copy of “The Familiar” by Leigh Bardugo while on holiday last October. With a plethora of reading material on hand and on my Kindle, I didn’t get around to reading it until January. Let me begin by saying it was not an easy book to get in to. The story takes place during the Spanish Inquisition. While the author does describe … Continue reading “The Familiar” by Leigh Bardugo
“Gothikana” by RuNyx
I recently had two things happen that drew me to read this book. First, while at the West Virginia Book Festival, I met an author whose genre was ‘dark romance’. I had never heard of this sub-genre previously and put it on my list of authors to investigate. Later, in the same week, I visited my daughter and her family in Morgantown, West Virginia. Knowing … Continue reading “Gothikana” by RuNyx
FREE on Kindle
“Carved Wooden Heart” will be FREE on Kindle February 16th – February 20th. A sexy encounter with a talented native artist, a broken heart, and a knight in shining armor are just the beginning in this passionate erotic romance. Dani Stone never expected to fall in love with carver Jesse Wolf Carver. She certainly didn’t foresee the results of her intense one night … Continue reading FREE on Kindle
A Cove Creek Christmas: Love at the Lighthouse (Smoky Mountain Magic of Christmas Book 1) by Cyn Taylor
I was attracted to “A Cove Creek Christmas” by Cyn Taylor because I live in the Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, and I love lighthouses. I was not disappointed. This romance has just enough mystery to spark my imagination, and the characters remind me of people I know. The central character, Chloe Coleman, has experienced terrible tragedies in her life. These caused her … Continue reading A Cove Creek Christmas: Love at the Lighthouse (Smoky Mountain Magic of Christmas Book 1) by Cyn Taylor
“Beer, Women, and the Written Word” By Adam C. Mitchell
Author Adam C. Mitchell is one of my favorite noir authors. I was curious when offered an advanced reader copy of his book Beer, Women, and the Written Word. All I knew was that it was semi-autobiographical and from the title, I gathered it wasn’t “noir”. From the beginning, I wondered where the story was going. The main protagonist, Harry Block, is a mess. He’s … Continue reading “Beer, Women, and the Written Word” By Adam C. Mitchell
“Queen of the Warrior Bees: One misfit girl and 50,000 bees” (Natural Forces Book 1) By Jean Gill
Author Jean Gill has been one of my favorite authors since I read her brilliant historical series The Troubadours Quartet. When she offered an advance copy of “Queen of the Warrior Bees” in return for an honest review I was thrilled. I had no idea what to expect; what I didn’t expect was a book I would fall in love with from the first page. … Continue reading “Queen of the Warrior Bees: One misfit girl and 50,000 bees” (Natural Forces Book 1) By Jean Gill
“Kept by the Zandian (Zandian Brides)” By Renee Rose and Rebel West”
When Taina escapes from the Ocretions by stowing away on a Zandian ship her adventures are only beginning. Kept by the Zandian by Renee Rose and Rebel West starts off with action and never loses steam. In fact, this book gets steamier as the pages turn. This is the second Zandian romantic science fiction adventure I’ve read, and I already have two more lined up … Continue reading “Kept by the Zandian (Zandian Brides)” By Renee Rose and Rebel West”
“The Haunting: An Electric Eclectic Book” By Karen J.Mossman
While looking for a quick bedtime read about a haunting, I came across “The Haunting: An Electric Eclectic Book” by one of my favorite authors, Karen J. Mossman. It was irresistible. Cassidy Newbold is psychic. As she puts it on the first page of the story, dead people speak to her. When a “huge” motorbike racing sexy guy approaches her in a local café … Continue reading “The Haunting: An Electric Eclectic Book” By Karen J.Mossman
Between the Beats 