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ARC Review: ‘Bigger Than the Mountain Sky’ by Gwyn McNamee

If you enjoy Small Town Romance with tense moments, mystery, suspense, and characters that are hard not to love, then check out the McBride Brother Lumberjacks Trilogy now.

FranJesscaJuly 4, 2026July 4, 2026

ARC Review: ‘The Ember and the Emerald’ by Gena Showalter

The Ember and The Emerald is the second installment in Gena Showalter’s No Monsters Like Hers Trilogy. If you haven’t read the first book, The Great And Terrible, you’ll need to before reading this one, since the second book picks up where the first left off. The second I knew Gena Showalter was writing a Wizard of Oz retelling, I knew I had to pick up the first book, and then I couldn’t wait to read this one. She’s one of my auto-buy authors, and I’ll read whatever she writes, so I’m glad she decided to venture into the Wizard of Oz. It was one of the movies I used to watch over and over again and drive my parents crazy. =)

FranJesscaJune 8, 2026June 8, 2026

ARC Review: ‘XOXO, Summer’ by S.L. Scott

XOXO, Summer is the first installment in S.L. Scott’s The Season Sisters series, and it’s a perfect summer read. It’s such a sweet story that I had a hard time putting it down. The second I started it, I knew it would brighten my day to read Summer and Daniel’s romance. It also introduces the rest of the sisters, who will get their own books in the series, and yes, each is named after a season, which I found unique and different.

FranJesscaJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026

ARC Review: ‘Heir of Ruin’ by Eden Summers

Once again, Eden Summers gave me another engaging, suspenseful, and steamy read, and I rate it five stars. I’m eager for the next installment, especially with how things ended for one of the brothers. I definitely plan on rereading this book before the next book comes out because it deserves to be read more than one time.

FranJesscaMay 28, 2026May 30, 2026

ARC Review: ‘Made to Order’ by Gwyn McNamee

Made to Order by Gwyn McNamee is a short story that definitely hooked me from the start and took less than an hour to read. It’s steamy and features two characters who are hard not to love.

FranJesscaMay 23, 2026May 22, 2026

ARC Review: ‘Renegade Hawke’ by Gwyn McNamee

Overall, an excellent read, I give it five stars. It kept me on edge, and the steamy moments between Bishop and Gage are intense. It definitely is one of my favorite books in the series, and I highly recommend it.

FranJesscaMay 1, 2026May 1, 2026

Happy Release Day + ARC Review: ‘The Fire Bride’ by Gena Showalter & Jill Monroe

The Fire Bride is the third book in Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe’s King of Fury series. I’ve enjoyed each one of the books in this series because both Gena and Jill are the Queens of writing Paranormal Romance with strong heroines and heroes. They also excel at writing Fated Mates and Enemies to Lovers storylines, which are two of my favorite tropes to read in romance books.

FranJesscaMarch 30, 2026March 29, 2026