Books
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So, I clearly couldn’t stop at Four Psychos and if you’ve read it, you know there’s just no way to walk away without diving straight into Three Trials. The story picks up right where it left off, and honestly? It’s even more unhinged (in the best way) and maybe a little more emotional too. SPOILER
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I still remember exactly where I was when Shaman dropped, like a sneaky little gift from Lauren Gilley back in 2017. It was a surprise release, and I was about to get on a plane from DC back to Australia after exploring Tennessee and New Orleans with my in-laws. (Spoiler alert: don’t try to wing
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The slowest burn, the biggest payoff. If you’ve read a Mariana Zapata book before, you already know the vibe. Painfully slow burn romance, characters with grit, banter that makes you smirk into your tea, and that delicious moment when it finally happens. Kulti delivers on all fronts. Let’s talk about the setup. Sal Casillas is
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Okay. I’ve just realised I never finished blogging about Lauren Gilley’s Sons of Rome series and honestly? That feels like a crime. A genuine, bookish travesty. Because this series has everything I love: ancient curses, found family, violent immortals, love in impossible places, and Dragon Slayer might just be the one that broke me a
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Alright, I might get shot for this – but I didn’t love From Blood and Ash. There, I said it. It’s one of those books that has become a bit of a romantasy rite of passage, and yet… it just didn’t hit for me the way it clearly did for the masses. Don’t get me
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Some books you return to not just because they’re good — though this one is — but because they feel like a particular kind of comfort. For me, Four Psychos by Kristy Cunning (the paranormal pen name of C.M. Owens) is that book. Or rather, that series. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve
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I came across Meliz’s Kitchen by Meliz Berg in the loveliest way—over dinner at a dear friend’s place. Her husband is a Turkish Cypriot, and I’ll be honest, it wasn’t a cuisine I’d really thought about before. But that night? We sat on the balcony of their gorgeous North Shore home, the sky turning beautiful
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Following on from A Fate Inked in Blood (which I previously described as a comfy Viking-flavoured romp with Lagertha vibes), A Curse Carved in Bone dives deeper into the curse, the chaos, and the complicated romance between Freya and Bjorn. While it didn’t exactly surprise me, it still absolutely delivered on what I wanted: drama,
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WOLF.E by Paisley Hope – Brooklyn Biker Romance Bliss (and My Favourite Souvenir) Alright, confession time: this was a total cover buy. I was in the US last month and, after a bit of gentle persuasion (read: relentless badgering), I convinced my husband to take me to The Ripped Bodice in Brooklyn. If you’re a
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Let’s be honest—by the time you’ve reached American Hellhound in Lauren Gilley’s Dartmoor series, you’re not dabbling anymore. You’re in. You’ve got your favourites. You’ve mentally rearranged the clubhouse furniture. You know who you’d trust with your life and who you’d throttle before breakfast. And somehow, despite all that, American Hellhound still managed to surprise
Books, Boots and Bakeries 