Review: Queens of London by Heather Webb

Heists, history, and lady gangsters! Ever heard of Alice Diamond? She was a crime boss who led The Forty Elephants, a notorious all lady shoplifting ring in 1920s London. Sarah MacLean has said her Hell's Belles series was loosely inspired by The Forty Elephants. I've been lowkey obsessed with Alice Diamond and the Forty Elephants…

ByMichelleFebruary 6, 20240Comments

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6 More Books to Check Out if You Love Miss Scarlet and the Duke

Miss Scarlet and the Duke Series 4 is set to drop on PBS / PBS Passport this Sunday, January 7. Get a look at a scene from Series 4, Episode 1. While we're all dying to see where Eliza and William go from here, I thought I'd bring you six more books with Miss Scarlet…

ByMichelleJanuary 3, 20240Comments

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DailyWaffle’s 10 Most Anticipated 2024 Reads

Happy New Year! It's time to talk Most Anticipated Reads for 2024. I gotta tell ya, it was tough narrowing it down this year and there are a few obvious big releases this year that aren't on the list. Not because I'm not excited for them, but because I wanted to make space for books…

ByMichelleJanuary 2, 20240Comments

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Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray | Quick Hit Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review The Julia Quinn quote on the cover of Unladylike Lessons in Love would lead you to believe that this book is a romance first and a mystery second, but I feel like I should manage your expectations a little. It has an HEA and more steam than say…

ByMichelleMay 18, 20230Comments

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Review: Ana Maria and the Fox by Liana de la Rosa

Marriage of convenience between BIPOC characters (she's Mexican, he's Black, a grandson descended from a formerly enslaved woman) set in 1860s London? Yes, please. What's great about Ana Maria and the Fox is that while the location/time period is familiar in historical romance, what's actually driving Ana and Gideon's story is an entirely different set…

ByMichelleApril 10, 20230Comments

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The Flip Side by James Bailey |Quick Hit Review

Review copy provided by the publisher The Flip Side by James Bailey has so many elements of the best rom-coms -- a memorable meet cute, the search, the airport dash, supportive friends, but the big thing its missing is an MC to root for. After a disastrous wedding proposal, which also causes him to lose…

ByMichelleNovember 30, 20200Comments

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3 New Totally Not Twee Christmas Romances

I love the holidays as much as the next person. The Christmas trees, hot toddies, cozy sweaters, reading by a fireplace. But I gotta tell ya, most Hallmark Christmas romances don't give me the warm fuzzies. Heartwarming too often crosses over into twee and treacly. So, instead, here are three new 2020 Christmas romances that…

ByMichelleOctober 13, 20200Comments

Baking Dessert Recipes

The Easy Way to Make Lemon Elderflower Cake for the Royal Wedding

We're just a few weeks from the Royal Wedding. You've undoubtedly heard that Prince Harry and Meghan's wedding cake will be a lemon elderflower cake baked by Violet Bakery's Claire Ptak. It's not a flavor profile that most of us in the States are all that familiar with, but it's a well loved harbinger of…

ByMichelleMay 1, 20180Comments

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Book Review: The Girl Before by JP Delaney

**ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review** The Girl Before is a thought-provoking psychological thriller with a whisper of techno-sci-fi. It's tempting to compare it with other books with "Girl" in the title, but if anything, it's more like Girl on the Train meets Black Mirror. The book's deliciously…

ByMichelleJanuary 24, 20170Comments