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Review: SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY by Nikki Payne
Review by Christina Boyd of Nikki Payne's SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITIES. Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated inn but must..

Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read


Review: INTO THE BARGAIN by Colleen Cowley
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A young lady with no income—and shortly no home—must be in want of a wizard husband. Pen Novak has two weeks...

Christina Boyd
Jan 31, 20243 min read


Review: THE LILY OF LUDGATE HILL by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Mimi Matthews’s new release, The Lily of Ludgate Hill, is the third book in the “Belles of London” series about...

Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20243 min read


Guest Review: CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty
Sophia Rose reviews CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty: Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective and fled to outer space to...

Christina Boyd
Jan 10, 20244 min read


Review: THE LONG MARCH HOME by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
Review by Christina Boyd: Masterfully researched, The Long March Home is a multi-layered, action-packed, emotive historical fiction…

Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20243 min read


Guest Review: A WINTER BY THE SEA by Julie Klassen
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen. Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger ...

Christina Boyd
Dec 15, 20234 min read


Guest Review: WITS & WAGERS by Amy D'Orazio
Guest Review by Sophia Rose:
Wits & Wagers is the latest from the pen of Amy D’Orazio offering a sparkling comedy of manners in a variation

Christina Boyd
Dec 6, 20233 min read


Guest Review: THE TURNCOAT by T.J. London
Guest review by Sophia Rose: “The Turncoat” had me in its grip and left me emotionally wrung out. I can’t praise these enough.

Christina Boyd
Nov 15, 20234 min read


Guest Review: A CASTLE IN THE AIR by Kelley Armstrong
Guest review: A CASTLE IN THE SKY Another series hit and I can recommend it to those who enjoy a mashing of genres in a historical setting.

Christina Boyd
Nov 8, 20233 min read


Review: IT HAPPENED ONE FIGHT by Maureen Lee Lenker
Christina Boyd reviews "It Happened One Fight" I liked the Old Hollywood vibe and the play on fake relationship and enemies-to-lovers trope

Christina Boyd
Nov 1, 20234 min read


Guest Review: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood
Guest review by Sophia Rose: The Love Hypothesis is the book that started it all for Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinist romances.

Christina Boyd
Oct 25, 20233 min read


Review: JANE AND THE FINAL MYSTERY by Stephanie Barron
Review by Christina Boyd: Excellent world building, engaging characters, and thought-provoking prose, I found this fifteenth book more…

Christina Boyd
Oct 19, 20235 min read


Guest Review: NINE LIVES AND ALIBIS by Cate Conte
REVIEW: In Nine Lives and Alibis, seventh in Cate Conte's Cat Café cozy mystery series, Daybreak Island is gearing up for Halloween.

Christina Boyd
Oct 11, 20234 min read


INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy
Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.

Christina Boyd
Oct 3, 20236 min read


Review: NEW DREAMS AT POLKERRAN POINT by Cass Grafton
Christina Boyd Reviews "New Dreams at Polkerran Point" by Cass Grafton. New Dreams at Polkerran Point is poignant with a likable heroine...

Christina Boyd
Oct 2, 20233 min read


INTERVIEW: Francine Mathews aka Stephanie Barron, A Matchless Storyteller and Researcher
Francine Barron Mathews is an American writer of mystery and spy fiction who also writes historical mysteries as Stephanie Barron.

Christina Boyd
Aug 29, 20236 min read


INTERVIEW: Karen Odden on Research, Intrigue, and Honing Her Craft
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden received her PhD in English from NYU, writing her dissertation on Victorian literature,

Christina Boyd
Aug 22, 20236 min read


Guest Review: THE WORST DARCY by Robyn Gynne
REVIEW: The Worst Darcy by Robyn Gynne, "a well-paced, fun, and sizzling romance beginning with a cringe worthy first encounter..."

Christina Boyd
Aug 21, 20234 min read


Guest Review: A LIKEABLE WOMAN by May Cobb
May Cobb's "A Likeable Woman" was a solid read and harkened back to old-style suspense.

Christina Boyd
Aug 9, 20234 min read


Review: APPOINTMENT IN BATH by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Appointment in Bath” is another page-turning installment in Mimi Matthews’s oeuvre of happily-ever-after…

Christina Boyd
Jun 28, 20233 min read
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