January 2026 Reading Recap

Okay, after several months of not reading a thing... I challenged myself to do better at balancing reading and writing. There was a Storygraph challenge to read a little bit every day so I jumped right into that. I also challenged myself to clean out my Kindle Unlimited borrows. Several of the books I read... Continue Reading →

September 2025 Reading Recap

So, I took a week off from my day job and decided to take a week off from writing as well. My focus was on reading books so that I could catch up on the reviews that I need to write. So, for each of these books that I have listed, there is a review... Continue Reading →

August Lane by Regina Black

August and Luke were sorta high school sweethearts. They weren't actually together, they were friends. They wrote songs together. They were in love with each other but their lives were very complicated. Luke became famous singing a song they wrote together that she didn't get credit for. He was a has been at the beginning... Continue Reading →

A Promise of Forever by Sheryl Lister

Terri and Jon have a marriage in distress. They aren't communicating and aren't spending time together. Terri is trying but Jon seems closed off. When confronted about it he says he doesn't want a divorce but also doesn't seem open to her ideas that will help them fix their marriage. Jon knows that he needs... Continue Reading →

Resonant Solace by Tiye

Sophie and Nathan are friends. He comes to check on her and get her to go on a trip to do a project with him when she has been closed off to their friend group for months. They are clearly attracted to each other and sparks fly while they are on the trip. The problem... Continue Reading →

Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola

KiKi finds out that her best friend is getting married the same night she and her boyfriend decide to take a break. Part of her being maid of honor means she has to deal with Malakai, the best man and her first love. He shows up at the engagement party and they have heated words.... Continue Reading →

Unexpectedly Yours by C. Chilove

Carrah and Chris weren't supposed to like each other. Their families were rivals and hated each other and they both took that rivalry seriously. They had spent their entire lives travelling in the same circles but avoiding each other. Then Carrah needs Chris's help with a publishing contract, something totally out of her usual wheelhouse... Continue Reading →

The Dating Prohibition by Taj McCoy

Kendra came back home for the opening of her brother's restaurant. She had an idea of her own that she wanted to pursue. From the moment she hugged him when she showed up to help them set up, her brother's best friend BJ was also on her mind. He offered to help her with finding... Continue Reading →

Three Months In Accra by L.B. Gaines

Aliza met Kofi on the first day she was in Accra for her foreign exchange semester. They hit it off instantly. She came from DC and he was a native of Ghana. This felt like it was love at first sight. Their connection happened very rapidly but it was natural. They dated and he showed... Continue Reading →

August 2025 Reading Recap

Okay. This was my worst reading month in a long time. In my defense, I was really in the zone with my writing. Still, I need to be able to find balance. All the books I read were book reviews that I posted here on my site. All were books that I really enjoyed. When... Continue Reading →

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