HE’S NOT MY BOYFRIEND by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

ARC Provided by the Author for Review He's Not My Boyfriend is Jackie Lau's Best Yet: More Laughs, Medium Angst. Totally Irresistible. Jackie Lau's previous books have looked to forced proximity to get hero and heroine together. In her latest, HE'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND, it's straightforward. An initial meet in a craft beer bar turns…

November 20, 20180Comments

Recipes

Mix Up Your Chex Mix with Peatos

Chex Mix has been a family holiday tradition my entire life, and probably even before I was around. My aunt used to make it with the requisite Chex cereal, mixed nuts, pretzels and wheat nuts (which I'm not even sure exist anymore). We've never been a garlic bagel chip or Cheez-It, or Goldfish family. But…

November 14, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

FIREWORKS by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

ARC provided by the author's publicist for review FIREWORKS Is the Sweet and Sizzling Sixth Installment in Sarina Bowen's True North series They say you can’t go home again. In FIREWORKS by Sarina Bowen, Skylar Copeland left Colebury, Vermont 12 years ago and never looked back. But after an on-air gaffe at her TV job,…

November 13, 20180Comments

Product Review Recipes

Tis the Season: Trader Joe’s Holiday Products Are Hitting Shelves Now

Trader Joe's Holiday 2018 products are beginning to hit stores. The company previewed its holiday products on its Inside Trader Joe's podcast, episode 8. Included in its 2018 holiday offerings are buche de Noel ice cream, an advent calendar for dogs, cranberry persimmon relish and perennial favorites, Peppermint Joe-Joe's and Peppermint Pretzel Thins. Keep your…

November 7, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Alisha Rai’s the Right Swipe + Some Thoughts on Ilustrated Covers in Romance

Alisha Rai just revealed the cover for the first book in her Modern Love series, THE RIGHT SWIPE (Avon, July 9, 2019). In line with a broader trend in romance toward illustrated covers, THE RIGHT SWIPE features a pink cover with its main characters shown looking at their phones. For me, this new cover trend has…

November 6, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Double Play by Maggie Wells | 4-star Book Review

ARC provided by the author for review Unafraid, Unapologetic and Unforgettable, Double Play's Heroine is a Woman For Our Times In Double Play (Love Games #3) by Maggie Wells, Avery Preston is a women’s studies and lit professor at Wolcott College. Avery moves through the world the way most men do — unapologetic, opinionated…

October 25, 20180Comments

Book Reviews Recipes

Butternut Squash Risotto with Charred Radicchio

Jasmine Guillory's The Proposal Inspires a Fall-Flavored Risotto Review copy provided by the publisher In Jasmine Guillory's upcoming rom-com, THE PROPOSAL (Berkley, October 30), Doctor Carlos Ibarra knows his way around a kitchen. He happens to be at the Dodger game when Nik Paterson is on the receiving end of the worst Jumbotron proposal of…

October 24, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

OTTOLENGHI SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi | Cookbook Review + Recipe

Review copy provided by the publisher Yotam Ottolenghi’s streak is unbroken: SIMPLE delivers delicious, accessible, quintessentially Ottolenghi dishes for the home cook In Yotam Ottolenghi's latest cookbook, OTTOLENGHI SIMPLE, the simple (Ten Speed Press; $35.00), isn’t just a euphemism for “everyday” or “weeknight cooking” or “30 minutes or less.” SIMPLE is the system…

October 16, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING by Jackie Lau | Book Review

Jackie Lau's Latest Romance Takes on Being Childless by Choice ARC provided by the author Jackie Lau makes a point of incorporating social and personal issues in her romances. In NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING, heroine Natalie Chin-Williams is a successful, single 36-year old climatologist who’s chosen not to have kids. Her sister…

October 15, 20180Comments

Just for Fun

Twilight 10th Anniversary Screenings on October 21 and 23

Twilight Returns to Theaters In a Special Two Night Movie Event It's hard to believe it's been 10 years since the release of Twilight. Officially released November 21, 2008, Fathom Events is bringing the film back to select theaters for two nights: Sunday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 23. Get tickets. Photo Credit: The Twilight Saga…

October 12, 20180Comments

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HE’S NOT MY BOYFRIEND by Jackie Lau | 4-star Review

Mix Up Your Chex Mix with Peatos

FIREWORKS by Sarina Bowen | Book Review

Tis the Season: Trader Joe’s Holiday Products Are Hitting Shelves Now

Alisha Rai’s the Right Swipe + Some Thoughts on Ilustrated Covers in Romance

Double Play by Maggie Wells | 4-star Book Review

Butternut Squash Risotto with Charred Radicchio

OTTOLENGHI SIMPLE by Yotam Ottolenghi | Cookbook Review + Recipe

NOT ANOTHER FAMILY WEDDING by Jackie Lau | Book Review

Twilight 10th Anniversary Screenings on October 21 and 23

It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller | Review

Now Available: Wicker, the Short Story That Inspired the Film

Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren