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Review: Pumped by Linden Bell Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Owen's brother is married to Everest's sister, but the two men have never gotten along. Everest finds Owen too uptight and difficult, while Owen thinks Everest is unreliable and only cares about…

Review: Fool Me Twice by J.L. Merrow Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Zig, with a lithe build and heterochromatic eyes, and Si, a burly redhead with muscles for days, met six years ago at a London pub. Nothing about them should have worked, from Zig’s slick and…

Review: Love’s Ace by Lee McCormick Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Wren wasn’t born a cupid, but when certain qualities were recognized at his birth, he was taken from his mother, and now he unites soulmates. Wren has also been trained to fight and kill the…

Omg kitty cuddle puddle! And his feet sticking up!

Coming This Week Hi all, I hope you are having a great week! We had some nice family time this weekend. We took the girls to see The Lion King musical and it was so much fun. It was always one of their favorite movies, but they had never seen the play. It is such an awe inspiring spectacle,…

Audiobook Review: The Red Dragon of Oxford by Joy Lynn Fielding Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 3.75 stars Narrator: Rufus Love Length: 6 hours, 12 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks Mark is new graduate student at Mortimer College in Oxford.…

Review: The Mosquito’s Sting by Alyk Thorne Rating: 2.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ruin Shadowsunder, warlock to King Oathblade, is a nervous wreck. While being in charge of all the magical wards that either protect or power the kingdom, he’s also tracking a decline…

Yes, this is my cat, on my lap, under the covers, somehow comfortable

Review: The Embrace of Evergreen by R. Hawthorne and D.W. Michaels Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Ethan has been traveling for years. He has a successful career that allows him to move around, but Ethan is really running. Ethan was in love once, but the man…

Review: Returning Your Love by Lynn Burke Rating: 3 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jamie Forrester is in his rookie year in the NFL when a career-ending injury changes his life. At loose ends, he heads home to the small town of Pippen Creek, a place he had escaped as…

Excerpt and Giveaway: Soulbow by August Oliver Today I am so pleased to welcome August Oliver to Joyfully Jay. August has come as part of the Rainbow Readers Cruise Blog Tour to talk to us about his release, Soulbow. He has also brought along a great giveaway. Please join me in giving August a big…

Review: Mutual Possession by Aurora Crane Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Spencer and Kendrick are partners at work and partners in life. The men love another fiercely and completely, and have fully claimed one another. They can admit to an obsession with each…

Review: The Dratsie Dilemma by G.L. Carriger Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Like all boy children born to a mermaid mother, at age ten Sato was cast aside, given to his human father to raise. His father's heart still beats only for the mermaid who, for one…

Audiobook Review: Mercy by Ian Haramaki Story Rating: 2.75 stars Audio Rating: 3.25 stars Narrators: Ian Michael Holland and Lance West Length: 11 hours, 15 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Father Ilya Sokolov is a priest of the Sun in the Church…

Review: Beast’s Surrender, Beauty’s Revenge by Sam Burns and W.M. Fawkes Rating: 4 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella Generations ago, there was a great war between two lands. The war finally ended when one side used magic to create a beast so powerful, he was able to…

Review: The Pastel Prince by V.L.Locey Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Kenton is a druid elf of the wilds who was chosen at the tender age of 10 by his god, Danubia, to seek the urban life and teach the infant future king, Aelir, to know the ways of elf druids…

Review: Fae-ry Tales by Mychael Black Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Weary from living rough after his family kicked him out for being gay, all Kyle Stafford wants is a place to spend the night out of the rain. The cave he found should have been sufficiently…

Review: The City without End by Kelly Jensen Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Cato is the scion of one of the First Families, the wealthy and elite who live in the overcity, while most people dwell in the levels below ground. Cato's speciality is contracts…

Review: The Hollow Witch by Mary Borsellino Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Silvie is a sentry, one of many children abandoned at infancy or childhood for being different -- left handed, mismatched eyes, odd colored hair or skin, birthmarks, anything that…

Guest Post: Paper Roses by Lily Morton Today I am so pleased to welcome Lily Morton to Joyfully Jay. Lily has come to talk to us about her latest release, Paper Roses. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Q & A WITH LILY MORTON What are three things that you Googled while writing this book?…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! Not too much new to report here. We are expecting major snow this week, so I am gearing up for a few days of not leaving the house. I am honestly not a huge snow fan, so I am not super excited, but I know both my kids are hoping for a snow day…

Beautiful flowers from my sweet husband. Note the cat who is super interested? That is why there is now no bow… Meanwhile the little one just wants to spend all day sitting on the heating vent! 😂

Review: Rogue Community College by David R. Slayton Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Isaac Frost is an assassin, an Undertaker who was taken in as a child and raised with his "brothers" to be a killer. Isaac has been tasked to destroy a school for magic…

Review: The Viscount of St. Albans by Natania Barron Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The Viscount of St. Albans picks up after the events of Netherford Hall, the first book in the Love in Netherford series. This review will reveal some plot points from that…

Guest Post and Giveaway: Lady Grace and Her Knights by M.D. Grimm Today I am so pleased to welcome M.D. Grimm to Joyfully Jay. M.D. has come to talk to us about her latest release, Lady Grace and Her Knights. She has also brought along a great giveaway. Please join me in giving her a big welcome!…

Review: Winter Under the Covers by Elle Waters Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Connor Nieves chose to go to undergrad and veterinary school halfway across the country to escape the small town where he grew up. Connor just wanted room to be himself. But when…

Guest Post: Pinnacle by Chase St. Clare Today I am so pleased to welcome Chase St. Clare to Joyfully Jay. Chase has come as part of the Rainbow Readers Cruise Blog Tour to chat with us and share an excerpt from his release, Pinnacle. Please join me in giving a big welcome! Interview with Author…

Review: Blush by Blake Avery Rating: 3.5 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novella After a bad breakup, Shane is planning on spending Valentine's Day on his own, enjoying some solo sexual fun. Shane knows just what he likes and needs, so he heads to Right Spot to pick up a toy…

Review: Mr. Sweet Meets the Chosen One by Lex Baker Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Adrian Sweetums has always felt like he didn't quite belong, like he just barely keeps up with "normal" society. Adrian always assumed it was because his parents had him later in…

Audiobook Review: Lights, Camera, Passion by Isabel Lucero Story Rating: 3.5 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrators: Javi Wilder and Curtis Michael Holland Length: 8 hours, 21 minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks Roman is thrilled to have landed a…

Review: Lady Grace and Her Knights by M.D. Grimm Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Lady Grace is en route to the estate of her betrothed, Prince Isaac, when her caravan is attacked by bandits. Grace escapes, but is run down and eventually kidnapped. The…

Review: But Not Too Bold by Hache Pueyo Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel The Archaic Ones exist. No one knows how or why, it is enough that they are. Dália has been raised in service to the Archaic One, Anatema, a being who rules, lives in, and created the…

Review: Les Normaux, Volume I by Janine Janssen with S. Al Sabado Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Sébastien is a new transplant to supernatural Paris. While magic runs in his maternal line, his mother doesn’t have it. She and his father hate magic and forced…

Guest Post: The Hunter and Her Witch by Rachel Sullivan Today I am so pleased to welcome Rachel Sullivan to Joyfully Jay. Rachel has come to talk to us about her latest release, The Hunter and Her Witch. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Coming Out…Again My first published book released…

Review: Paper Roses by Lily Morton Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel After losing his husband, Mick, Jed has dedicated himself to running their wedding planning business, Confetti Hitched. Jed knows he can't handle the pain of losing anyone else, so he avoids…

Review: Beer Money by Remy Tate Rating: 3.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Jared moved to New York City from a small town to try and make it on Broadway. He has the drive and the raw talent, but Jared's auditions haven’t been going so well and he needs money. He’s…

Excerpt: Returning Your Love by Lynn Burke Today I am so pleased to welcome Lynn Burke to Joyfully Jay. Lynn has come to talk to us about her latest release, Returning Your Love. Please join me in giving her a big welcome! Exclusive Excerpt “You love him.” Jerking my focus off my food I’d been…

Coming This Week Hi all! I hope you had a great week! We have had a busy weekend with plans all three days, which is NOT like me at all. I can go three days without leaving my house during the week, lol. But it has been nice to get out and about and see friends and family, even if we have cold and…

Review: Deadbeat Druid by David R. Slayton Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Links:  Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Deadbeat Druid is the third book in David R. Slayton's excellent Adam Binder series and should be read in order. The books make up one long adventure and so this review will have…

Review: Mine by Riley Hart Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel JT knows he wants to submit, but he hasn’t found what he thinks he wants. No one he’s been out with seems like a good fit. When JT starts chatting with a man online, they click immediately.…

Review: Werewolf in Leather Armor by Minerva Howe Rating: 3.75 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Rian loves being a lawyer, but he’s longing for some action. When his brother, Quin, gets himself into yet another situation, Rian jumps for the chance to help. Showing up on…

Review: The Magic of Shoes by Ofelia Gränd Rating: 4 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Short Story Clay is the consummate shoe aficionado and working at The Polished Duchess shoe store allows him to share his passion with customers. He can identify any shoe and knows if his store…

Look at this guy, just jumped into my lap ready to be adored

Review: Searching for the Prince by Rebecca Cohen Rating: 4.5 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel This is the second book in the Fang and Fae series, and best enjoyed when read in order. This review contains spoilers for the previous book. In addition, this series is one of…

Review: Every Mended Heart by Nik Knight Rating: 4.25 stars Buy Link: Amazon | iBooks | Amazon UK Length: Novel Every Mended Heart is the third and final book in the Far from Ruined trilogy. The books are intended to be read in order. Ben and Silas have both lived a lot of life, especially for two…

January Favorite Covers Hi all! Today we are sharing my favorite covers from the month of January. As always, lots of pretties to enjoy! Let us know what covers you loved this month too!

Audiobook Review: Didn’t See You Coming by Gabbi Grey Story Rating: 4 stars Audio Rating: 4 stars Narrator: Michael Ferriauolo Length: 5 hours, 23. minutes Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooks Book Buy Links: Amazon | iBooks It’s senior year at Pineville High in Virginia, and new…