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The Best Romance Novels I Read In 2014

December 30, 2014 by Jessica Luther 2 Comments

I read a lot of romance novels, bouncing around between historicals and contemporaries, often reading sports-themed ones, getting stuck on a single author deep diving into their oeuvre, never really paying attention to when a book was written (though, of course, there are books/authors I seek out and pre-order and wait for without any ounce…

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Elizabeth Brown’s ‘Determined’ Is No ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ (And That’s A Good Thing)

December 22, 2014 by Jessica Luther 1 Comment

Elizabeth Brown’s new novella Determined is the first in a trilogy about the relationship between billionaire venture capitalist David Keith and whip smart Samantha Sharp, who works in an art gallery and is just breaking into the art dealing world. On her blog, Brown describes her work as “an Alpha Billionaire series” and, I won’t…

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Cora Carmack’s ‘All Broke Down’ Is Sizzling And Smart

November 14, 2014 by Jessica Luther Leave a Comment

In Cora Carmack’s latest novel, All Broke Down, Silas is a troubled football star and Dylan is an idealistic college activist. They meet in jail. He was there after fighting with a former friend and teammate in a bar and she after she handcuffed herself to a pole outside the homeless shelter she was protesting…

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