by Olive | Dec 23, 2024 | Book Reviews
Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli (2023) Fantasy romance. Book 1 of the Artefacts of Ouranos series. The story mostly follows Lor, a human female prisoner in the most desolate prison in the Aurora territory. She is somehow tossed into the Sun Trials to compete...
by Olive | Dec 19, 2024 | Book Reviews
Barely Even Friends by Mae Bennett (2024) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Super cute and steamy Beauty and the Beast retelling. We’re off to a historic estate renovation with Bellamy who is in charge of the project because her father Maurice is ill and she...
by Olive | Dec 18, 2024 | Book Reviews
Always Remember by Mary Balogh (2024) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Ravenswood series. Ben Ellis is the illegitimate son of an earl who was raised in the earl’s family home after the death of his mother. While Ben has always been embraced as...
by Olive | Dec 17, 2024 | Book Reviews
Undercover with the Heiress by Alivia Fleur (2024) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 3 of the Tales from Honeysuckle Street series. Rosanna is a hotel heiress who is almost about to be engaged to a younger son of a lord, but then gets caught in a...
by Olive | Dec 15, 2024 | Add Color and Brightness
Every so often, I get the itch to learn how to quilt. Especially when I see so many beautiful patterns out there online. But I know that I can’t really devote the time and energy to learning this hobby yet. So, I’ll just sit here coveting these very pretty...
