
Miss Mary Reporting: The True Story of Sportswriter Mary Garber
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From beloved author Sue Macy comes an illustrated biography of Mary Garber, one of the first female...

Stonewielder
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Greymane believed he'd outrun his past. With his school for swordsmanship in Falar, he was looking...

Wilde Moon (Wildeward Academy #5)
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Time to take London by storm. My name is Lady Victoria Grey. In Gilded Age London with its...
Historical Paranormal Reverse Harem MM Romance

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Jul 30, 2022

The Skriker (Pitch & Sickle #3)
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Book Title: The Skriker - Pitch & Sickle Book Three Length: 369 pages Release Date: October 20,...
MM Historical Gaslamp Fantasy

Seeds of Sorrow (Immortal Realms #1)
Elle Beaumont and Christis Christie
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Life for Eden is simple—until she's given to the nightmare king. Wishing for more adventure in...
Dark Fantasy Mythology

The Book of Cold Cases
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A true crime blogger gets more than she bargained for while interviewing the woman acquitted of two...
ghost story

Debbiereadsbook (1472 KP) rated Gamble of Hearts in Books
Aug 8, 2023
Lady Amora finds herself sold by her brother, to more than one person, but Lord Alexander takes her in, to keep her safe. Finding her a husband is the safest way to do that. He never expected to be drawn to her. Amora has a secret though, and that might cost her dearly if Alexander finds out. When Amora's life is threatened, Alexander pulls out all the stops.
This is one of those books that I cannot find another word for, other than NICE. It was a nice book.
Yes, some of the storyline is dark: sibling abuse, kidnapping, murder and suicide. Yes, it's a bit steamy and smexy, but not overly so. Yes, it's somewhat proper for the time portrayed, with all the rules and customs of the time. I liked that both Amora and Alexander have a say, in the third person. Another has a short say, but I really didn't see the point of him!
BUT
There are some typos, which should really have been picked up before publication: spelling your main character's name wrong is really rather unforgivable. In a few places, I was confused by the continuity of scenes. I had to double back a couple of times to clarify things.
So, all in all, a NICE book, but one that didn't really push any buttons.
3 stars
*same worded review will appear elsewhere
Mia’s life is very regimented, and this is apparent in every aspect. Especially work. She works for a socialite jewellery maker, who seems to have no business sense and asks Daddy for money for the business all the time.
And then everything seems to start going wrong at the same time, and Mia makes a lot of questionable, yet understandable, decisions.
There’s some graphic sex scenes (not a problem for me, but fair warning, as some of my fellow readers on The Pigeonhole didn’t appreciate them), and scenes where Mia struggles with her mental health, culminating in suicidal thoughts.
On the outside, Mia is all business and appears to be emotionally detached. On the inside, it’s clearly a maelstrom of feelings which are mainly caused by a terrible childhood and a stupid husband (I couldn’t think of a more appropriate word, and he is stupid).
I’ve read a couple of Dawn’s books now, and I should stop being so surprised at how thoughtful, emotional and funny they are. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and I’m no cat lady (dogs all the way - but I do like cats too, so perhaps I’m a bit of both).

Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated Logged On in Books
Dec 1, 2022
The mystery on this one really drew me in. It is on the shorter size for a novella, but it had me turning pages quickly to find out if my suspicion on what was happening was true or not. As always, the characters are wonderful. We only see quick glimpses of some of the regulars, but they are still charming. And the new characters are great. As a bonus, there’s a recipe for a Yule Log cake at the end.
NOTE: This story is a novella, roughly 100 pages, and was originally part of the novella collection Yule Log Murder. If you have that book, there is no need to buy this ebook. If you haven’t read the story, now is the time to sit back and enjoy this Christmas mystery.