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    July 30, 2017 / No Comments

    Speechless – Kim Fielding

    Travis Miller has a machining job, a cat named Elwood, and a pathetic love life. The one bright spot in his existence is the handsome guitar player he sometimes passes on his way home from work. But when he finally gathers the courage to speak to the man, Travis learns that former novelist Drew Clifton suffers from aphasia: Drew can understand everything Travis says, but he is unable to speak or write.

    The two lonely men form a friendship that soon blossoms into romance. But communication is only one of their challenges-there’s also Travis’s inexperience with love and his precarious financial situation. If words are the bridge between two people, what will keep them together?

    Lots to love in this little gem. Drew plays punk and grunge (shout out to The Sex Pistols!). Travis is a one-eyed guy with a one-eyed cat. The conversation was mostly Travis babbling away but it never felt one-sided and he seem to understand Drew instinctively. The disabilities were handled sensibly and you can’t help but root hard for these two. The fluff is also strong in this one. This could have gone the angsty route but the author kept it light and warm. It’s also refreshingly not insta-love but a more gentle and slow realization of feelings. Cheers to Kim Fielding for creating a great love story about two people who are not perfect but are more alive and real because of it  

    Rating: 
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits 

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15733541-speechless)

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    Problem? I haven’t got a problem. I’ve got fucking problems. Plural.

    Ted the Bellhop
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    July 30, 2017 / No Comments


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    Sugar in My Coffee – Kitahata Akeno

    A young coffee shop worker dreams of finding love.

    The obvious hints were a bit embarrassing but he got what he deserved.

    (source: http://www.mangago.me)

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    The Turner Series: The Ruin of a Rake – Cat Sebastian

    Rogue. Libertine. Rake. Lord Courtenay has been called many things and has never much cared. But after the publication of a salacious novel supposedly based on his exploits, he finds himself shunned from society. Unable to see his nephew, he is willing to do anything to improve his reputation, even if that means spending time with the most proper man in London.

    Julian Medlock has spent years becoming the epitome of correct behavior. As far as he cares, if Courtenay finds himself in hot water, it’s his own fault for behaving so badly—and being so blasted irresistible. But when Julian’s sister asks him to rehabilitate Courtenay’s image, Julian is forced to spend time with the man he loathes—and lusts after—most.

    As Courtenay begins to yearn for a love he fears he doesn’t deserve, Julian starts to understand how desire can drive a man to abandon all sense of propriety. But he has secrets he’s determined to keep, because if the truth came out, it would ruin everyone he loves. Together, they must decide what they’re willing to risk for love.

    I don’t know how Cat Sebastian did it but she did it! She set the bar high in The Lawrence Browne Affair but this one exceeded my expectations. Julian is a peevish math genius who thought he was immune to feelings and Courtney was a reformed scoundrel blessed with too much good looks and little financial sense. I just love the two of them together, Julian being in charge and going all business-like even in the heat of the moment and Courtney letting him get his way.  And whatever buns and pastry Courtney is feeding Julian, I need to get me some of those.

    The side story about Ned and Eleanor Standish was a bonus. I’m glad they got their HEA. The author wrap it up nicely with the summer tea party at the ending. 

    Can we please have a book on Simon and Lady Montbray’s son?

    Rating:

    5 Stars – absolutely perfect

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32600210-the-ruin-of-a-rake)

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    Kuroi Megane to Akai Bara – Kobato Mebaru

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    Hexworld: The 13th Hex – Jordan L. Hawk

    Romance. Magic.
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    Dominic Kopecky dreamed of becoming a member of New York’s Metropolitan Witch Police—a dream dashed when he failed the test for magical aptitude. Now he spends his days drawing the hexes the MWP relies on for their investigations.

    But when a murder by patent hex brings crow familiar Rook to his desk, Dominic can’t resist the chance to experience magic. And as the heat grows between Dominic and Rook, so does the danger. Because the case has been declared closed—and someone is willing to kill to keep it that way.

    The 13th Hex is the prequel short story to the all-new Hexworld series. If you like shifters, magic, and romance, you’ll love Jordan L. Hawk’s world of witch policemen and the familiars they bond with.

    This is where you get to find out about the witch and familiar whose relationship made Cicero green with envy in the first book, Hexbreaker. 

    Rating:

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    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29474747-the-13th-hex )

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    People keep pushing me to be the center of attention… I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that’s where you see more.

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