Takane & Hana Vol. 1Author: Yuki ShiwasuPublisher: VIZ Media, LLCPublished: February 6, 2018Rating: 5 Stars★★★★★Goodreads AmazonSummary: A strong-willed high school girl and a hot, young scion of a business empire can’t help trying to outwit each other every chance they get… But could these opposites be conning themselves out of the perfect match?!After her older …
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If you read romance and are active on Twitter, odds are you've heard a LOT about the struggles of diverse writers of romance. I actually have just recently become more active on Twitter, and this conversation is part of the reason.Naima Simone wrote a very well-worded (and eye-opening) article about "Sales in the Diverse Books …
Wanted: Governess for duke’s unruly children Edgar Rochester, Duke of Banksford, is one of the wealthiest, most powerful men in England, but when it comes to raising twins alone, he knows he needs help. The only problem is the children have terrorized half the governesses in London. Until the clever, bold, and far-too-enticing Miss Mari Perkins …
ParasiteAuthor: Mira GrantSeries: Parasitology, Book 1Publisher: OrbitPublished: Reprint edition (October 7, 2014)Paperback,, 544 pagesRating: 5 Stars★★★★★Goodreads AmazonSummary: A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, …
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I decided to include in this monthly wrap up my progress in the various challenges I'm participating in, as well as my "book haul" for the month. Let me know if you like the book haul aspect (or not) included, or if I should make it a separate post, or if you just don't care …
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My TBR for April is kind of out of control… Heh. Oops. My focus for April is heavy on getting caught up on the entirely too many ARCs I went a little koo-koo-bananas on requesting. Thankfully, Dewey's 24 Hour Readathon is on April 28th. Start time is 7 am on Saturday the 28th in my …
Sit, Stay, LoveAuthor: Debbie BurnsSeries: Rescue Me, Book 2Publisher: Sourcebooks CasablancaExpected Publication: April 3, 2018Paperback, 416 pagesRating: 4 Stars★★★★☆ Goodreads AmazonSummary: These dogs aren't the only ones in need of rescue For devoted no-kill shelter worker Kelsey Sutton, rehabbing a group of rescue dogs is a welcome challenge. Working with a sexy ex-military dog handler who needs some …
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Inky the Octopus Author: Erin Guendelsberger Illustrator: David LeonardOn-Sale: 4/3/18 ISBN: 978-1-4926-5414-8 $17.99 HC Juvenile Fiction/Picture Book Goodreads Amazon ABOUT THE BOOK: Inky is bored with aquarium life—he wants to start a new adventure in the ocean! But just how can an octopus in a tank get to the open seas...? Inky is not just a character …
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For a shameless libertine and a wily smuggler in the London Underground, marriage is more than convenience—it’s strategy . . .Christopher “Kit” Ellingsworth, war veteran and newly minted Earl of Blakemere, buries his demons under every sort of pleasure and vice. His scandalous ways have all but emptied his coffers . . . until a …
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Kenka Bancho Otome: Love's Battle RoyaleAuthor: Chie ShimadaPublisher: VIZ Media LLCExpected publication: April 3rd 2018 Rating: 5 Stars★★★★★Goodreads AmazonSummary: Beautiful boy rebels using their fists to fall in love!Hinako thought she didn't have any family, but on the day she starts high school, her twin brother Hikaru suddenly appears and tricks her into taking his …
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Elley the Book Otter 