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REVIEW: Consider Me by Becka Mack

Dear Becka Mack,

This book was recommended to me by @AGrandRomance on Twitter so first up – thank you Kate for the rec. I bought Consider Me and dived in almost straight away.

Carter Beckett is the captain of the Vancouver Vipers hockey team. He’s hot, talented and has the world at his fingertips. He’s not interested in a relationship. He has hook ups – in fact the book begins just as one such hook up comes to an end. Women throw themselves at him and he doesn’t mind saying yes but he makes it cl...

REVIEW: A New Mantra by Sapna Srinivasan

She’s always done what was expected of her. Until…

When 30-year-old Seattle-based Indian housewife Mira Sood is blindsided by her husband’s extramarital affair, her three-year arranged marriage is shattered. Humiliated, heartbroken, near-broke, and facing the united dissension of her orthodox family, Mira is desperate to rebuild her life. She moves in with her rebel cousin, searches for any job that will take her, and impulsively signs up for a half-marathon race. There’s just one problem—Mira...

Review: Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention

Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and an unreasonable amount of hope lead her to the streets of Thune, where she plans to open the first coffee shop the city has ever seen.

However, her dreams of a fresh start pulling shots instead of swinging swords are hardly a sure bet. Old frenemies and Thune’s shady u...

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REVIEW: Caroline’s Waterloo by Betty Neels

Caroline had never imagined that anyone would want to marry her. After all, she wasn’t pretty or clever in any way. But the imposing Professor Radinck Thoe van Erckelens did propose to her and, having speedily fallen in love with him, she accepted. However, Radinck was clear about what he wanted in a wife—a convenient hostess! Caroline could settle into that role. Or she could rise to the challenge of changing Radinck’s feelings for her.

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Neels fans, I’m a little conflicted about this ...

CONVERSATION: Time Travel, Part II — Thoughts on Outlander and Book Recommendations

Our conversation on time travel continues with a question from Sirius about Outlander and our list of book recommendations and books to avoid. -Janine
 

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Sirius: Outlander (because I had to ask) – what are your takes on it and do you like how time travel was implemented in the story? (I read first book, liked it well enough but had no particular desire to read any others.)

Jennie: I’d read romance here and there when I read Outlander, but it was definitely the book that got me started...

REVIEW: The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

The No-Show by Beth O’Leary

Blurb Time:

Siobhan is a quick-tempered life coach with way too much on her plate. Miranda is a tree surgeon used to being treated as just one of the guys on the job. Jane is a soft-spoken volunteer for the local charity shop with zero sense of self-worth.

These three women are strangers who have only one thing in common: They’ve all been stood up on the same day, the very worst day to be stood up – Valentine’s Day. And, unbeknownst to them, they’ve all been stood up ...

CONVERSATION: Time Travel Questions

Sirius had some questions for us—and you—about time travel stories. This discussion will run in two parts, with today’s focusing on the questions below and Monday’s reserved for discussing Outlander and for our book recommendations. -Janine

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Sirius: So this is one of my favorite topics in SFF. I have been a fan of time travel in books and movies since I started reading science fiction as a kid but the first story that I remember where time travel is a very significant plot device was ...

REVIEW: Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

The ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.

There is a world hidden underneath this great city.

The London Silver Vaults—for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. It has more locks than the Bank of England and more cameras than a paparazzi convention.

Not somewhere you can murder someone and vanish with...

REVIEW: The Village Feasts: Stories of Food and Laughter (The Village Life) by Izzy Abrahmson

Delicious Passovers in The Village

Life in The Village often revolves around food and families. THE VILLAGE FEASTS is the follow-up collection to WINTER BLESSINGS by National Jewish Book Award For Family Literature nominee Izzy Abrahmson.

Rich with misadventures and ingenious solutions, the stories dance with a traditional feel around contemporary issues…

Mrs. Chaipul refuses to cook.
The Gold family can’t afford matzah (unleavened bread).
Reb Stein, the baker wants to set a world record.
And ...