Genre: Adult

Review: The Bride Wore Denim – Lizbeth Selvig

Review: The Bride Wore Denim – Lizbeth Selvig

The story in The Bride Wore Denim was very sweet and at times heart-breaking. I enjoyed the characters and the story overall, however, there were both typos and grammatical errors, and sometimes some continuity problems as well, which took my attention away from the story trying to figure out exactly what was going on. My The Bride Wore Denim review: Harper was a whimsical character I thought I’d love more than I did… it took her a long time to grow up and actually do something constructive instead of complaining about the ideas her mother, her sisters and Cole came up with to save the ranch after her father’s sudden death. And while the story involved a trope I absolutely […]

Posted 23 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 16 Comments
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Review: Laid Out – Sidney Halston

Review: Laid Out – Sidney Halston

Laid Out was hot, and it was filled with so much longing my heart almost burst with it! Apart from some typos that are probably fixed in the final version the story is well written with characters I enjoyed getting to know. My Laid Out review: Violet and Cain have known each other their whole lives, but apart from sharing a kiss, twelve years ago just before Cain and Jeremy deployed for the first time, they have been best friends. Laid Out is a friends-to-lovers romance, and it is gritty and filled with tension. And both Violet and Cain had their own demons to live with after Jeremy had died in combat, leaving Violet without her fiancé and Cain without […]

Posted 22 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 18 Comments
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Review: Rock Chick Regret – Kristen Ashley

Review: Rock Chick Regret – Kristen Ashley

Sadie broke my heart, but she was very good at putting it back together again with her strength and love, and this made Rock Chick Regret a strong and heartfelt story. My Rock Chick Regret review: I have no idea how Sadie was able to not only survive everything she went through, but actually still feel strong, confident and sure of herself the way she did! Rock Chick Regret brings even more darkness to the main female character than the prior books in the series, and I think it needs a trigger warning, because Sadie was abused, kidnapped and raped – even if that did not happen ‘on screen’ it is discussed quite a lot, as is the injures inflicted […]

Posted 21 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Review: The Strongest Steel – Scarlett Cole

Review: The Strongest Steel – Scarlett Cole

The Strongest Steel is a hot contemporary romance featuring a sexy tattoo artist who helps a broken woman get back control of her life. There are many sparks, some danger, sweet, sweet romance and a solid story with characters I wanted to spend more time with. My The Strongest Steel review: Harper. She started breaking my heart the first time I met her. She was skittish, didn’t want anyone to touch her, and became panicked if someone came too close to her from the back. As her story unfolded, I could understand why, and it was impossible to not admire her strength. She had been betrayed in a horrific way, first by someone she loved, then by those who should […]

Posted 17 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 18 Comments
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Review: Happily Ever After – J.A Huss

Review: Happily Ever After – J.A Huss

Fucking Huss! I cried so many happy tears during this novella! It was like coming home! Happily Ever After was like I had never left Rook & Ronin, Ford and Ashleigh, Spencer and Ronnie behind, reading other stories. And kids growing up too fast hit me in the chest – that is SO true. And I wish this novella was a boxed set of several full novels – I didn’t want to leave again. My Happily Ever After review: Re-visiting with the Rook and Ronin gang in Happily Ever After was like hanging out with really good friends I hadn’t had a chance to see for a while. And I loved how each of the couples shared some intimate Christmas […]

Posted 16 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 15 Comments
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Review: Close Enough to Touch – Victoria Dahl

Review: Close Enough to Touch – Victoria Dahl

I loved Close Enough to Touch, both because I found the characters to be so compelling, and because the story was very touching! My Close Enough to Touch review: Grace is one of those prickly characters who prefers being angry rather than show anyone that she is vulnerable and maybe a bit fragile. And I fell in love with her from the beginning, because she was a fighter all the way. She fought against having friends, loving other people, Cole, her sexy cowboy neighbor, and just life in general. And while my life has been nothing like hers, I could relate to her, and I just wanted her to find a way to at least be content. Close Enough to […]

Posted 15 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 23 Comments
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Review: Heartbreaker’s Bet – Donna Cummings

Review: Heartbreaker’s Bet – Donna Cummings

Heartbreaker’s Bet is set in the same universe as Back on Track, and it is a light, sweet, humorous and sassy romance! My Heartbreaker’s Bet review: While Heartbreaker’s Bet is short story, Cummings still managed to have enough character development to reel me in, and the humor had me laugh out loud in several places. Both Troy and Bet just wanted something more… something they hadn’t been able to find in their lives before, and while their relationship started out with Bet picking him to help her become a heartbreaker, their chemistry rocked right off the charts from the beginning! Add in a little rivalry between Troy’s bar and another bar, plus some sassy dialogues, and you have the ingredients for […]

Posted 12 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 10 Comments
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Review: The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway – Erica Ridley

Review: The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway – Erica Ridley

The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway is delightful – filled with fun, adventure and an epic romance between two very unlikely characters. My The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway review: I was taken on a great whirlwind of an adventure with The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway! Think English lady, widow, living alone in the wilderness in America, and a ruthless pirate hired to bring her back to England, and lots of sparks and innuendos between Clara and Blackheart to make things more interesting. And because both of them already knew what it was to be intimate with another person, the level of their chemistry spiked high from the beginning, too! At the beginning of the story, Clara thought she’d die alone in her little shed, […]

Posted 9 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 14 Comments
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Review: Hunted by the Others – Jess Haines

Review: Hunted by the Others – Jess Haines

Hunted by the Others is my kind of paranormal / urban fantasy! Shiarra is a very good heroine, in that she is definitely flawed, but fiercely loyal and strong minded. My Hunted by the Others review: It’s kind of strange to me, but Hunted by the Others felt so fresh and new in the paranormal urban fantasy genre, but it was actually released in 2010! I wonder if those stories that were the pre-cursors for books being released now had less pressure? I loved Shiarra, and I really enjoyed her friendship with Sara, too. And let me just say the character development is astounding! Shiarra starts out completely freaked out by every person who isn’t completely human. I didn’t get […]

Posted 8 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 24 Comments
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Review: Rock Chick Revenge – Kristen Ashley

Review: Rock Chick Revenge – Kristen Ashley

I was SO excited to finally get Luke’s story, so when I started Rock Chick Revenge, it was with a light heart, ready for some good action and some fun and lots of romance! My Rock Chick Revenge review: Luke appealed to me when I first saw how he softened while with a girl he liked and respected, however, his brief interludes with girls in the books prior to Rock Chick Revenge didn’t come to anything more, as there were other guys on those girls’ minds. With his intense eyes, extreme loyalty, and the mystery he kept about himself by talking very little, I was geared up to love everything about Luke in his story. And I did love him […]

Posted 7 December, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 19 Comments
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