Tag: author début
Imperfect Illusions by Vanora Lawless
Narrated by Logan McAllister Imperfect Illusions is a paranormal historical romance set mostly in France and Belgium in 1917, featuring two young American men who are blackmailed into enlisting in the army because their special “skills” – they are magic…
Reforged by Seth Haddon
Narrated by Gary Furlong Reforged is Seth Haddon’s début novel, and as I rather liked the sound of a fantasy tale with magic and political shenanigans featuring a young king and his former lover-turned-chief-bodyguard and because I’ll always jump at…
Game Misconduct by Ari Baran
Narrated by Cooper North Game Misconduct is the first book in the new Penalty Box series, and is Ari Baran’s début novel for Carina Press. It’s an angsty enemies-to-lovers, newbie/veteran romance set in the world of professional hockey in which…
How to Fake it in Hollywood by Ava Wilder
Narrated by Thérèse Plummer & Andrew Eiden If you read my reviews regularly, you’ll know that m/f contemporary romance has never been something I gravitate towards, but the occasional one does catch my eye now and then, and Ava Wilder’s…
An Unexpected Kind of Love by Hayden Stone
Narrated by Gary Furlong When I mentioned Hayden Stone’s début novel, An Unexpected Kind of Love, in our February Picks, I wrote that the romance plotline bears a similarity to that of the movie Notting Hill – a film star…
A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske
Narrated by David Thorpe Freya Marske’s debut novel A Marvellous Light is the first in a new historical/fantasy romance series set in Edwardian England. I read it back in December 2021 and enjoyed the clever blend of magic, humour, mystery…
The Layover by Lacie Waldon
Narrated by Jorgeana Maria The Layover was an unexpectedly delightful surprise, with both author and narrator being new to me (author début). As the book started, I was concerned about the plotline – Ava is a flight attendant, recently engaged…
The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
Narrated by Vikas Adam and Graham Halstead I defy anyone not to be completely charmed by Alison Cochrun’s The Charm Offensive. It’s a warm, witty romance that offers an insightful story of self-discovery featuring a pair of captivating, superbly crafted…
Nothing but Good by Kess McKinley
Narrated by Kirt Graves Kess McKinley’s début novel Nothing but Good is a well-constructed and enjoyable mystery/procedural in which a tightly controlled, buttoned-up FBI agent investigating a number of serial murders encounters an unexpected complication in the form of the…