Book of the Week Poll
Welcome to the Love Bytes Book of the Week Poll!
Here are the books which achieved a 4.25 and up review last week from our reviewers.
As a reminder, the top two books from each week’s poll will roll into our Book of the Month poll at month’s end. Happy Voting!
Please scroll to the very bottom for the voting section.
POLL SCHEDULE:
This poll will remain open until at least 6PM, Amsterdam time next Friday. The actual closing time will vary depending on blog staff schedules…
Book Review: Legacy (Deadly Curiosities #5) by Gail Z. Martin
Reviewed by Cheryl K
TITLE: Legacy: Deadly Curiosities Book 5 – A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
SERIES: Deadly Curiosities #5
AUTHOR: Gail Z. Martin
PUBLISHER: SOL Publishing
LENGTH: 265 pages
RELEASE DATE: September 30, 2021
BLURB:
A dark witch dynasty. A malicious, immortal undersea place-spirit. Eternal guardians who wagered their souls to protect Charleston.
Omens of impending…Read More »
Recent Release Review: Domestic Service by Ella Fenn
Reviewed by Cindy
TITLE: Domestic Service
SERIES: The Living Situations book 1
AUTHOR: Ella Fenn
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 321 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021
BLURB:
Colin Caldwell clawed his way out of a rough childhood to put himself through college, and now grad school. Broke, stressed-out, and struggling to stay afloat after he loses…Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Late for Christmas by Amy Lane
Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Late for Christmas
AUTHOR: Amy Lane
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 121 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021
BLURB:
Cassidy Hancock hates being late—he’s pathological about it. Until the crisp fall morning when he pauses to watch his neighbor’s handsome son chase his dog down the sidewalk… and gets hit by a tree.
Mark Taylor sees the whole…Read More »
Release Day Review: Sundae’s Best (Briar County #2) by Riley Hart
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: Sundae’s Best
SERIES: Briar County #2
AUTHOR: Riley Hart
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 269 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 8, 2021
BLURB:
Grady Dalton is in a rut. He’s thirty-eight, without a boyfriend, and has yet to find the place that feels like home. The closest he ever got was his best friend, Nathan. But it’s been…Read More »
Release Day Review: A Spoonful of Sugar (The sequel of Skeletal Equation) by AE Lister
Reviewed by True
TITLE: A Spoonful of Sugar
SERIES: The sequel of Skeletal Equation
AUTHOR: AE Lister
PUBLISHER: Pride Publishing
LENGTH: 140 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 7. 2021
BLURB:
A We Three Kings story
A kinky interlude over the holidays brings three men closer as their unconventional relationship evolves from casual to serious.
Scott Vernier met Jericho Griffin…Read More »
Book Review: A Dashwood Of Sense And Sensibility (Love, Austen #6) by Anyta Sunday
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: A Dashwood of Sense and Sensibility
SERIES: Love, Austen #6
AUTHOR: Anyta Sunday
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 310 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 19, 2021
BLURB:
Two Dashwood brothers. Two dashing romances.
Sensible, reasonable, responsible.
Dad has died and left Noah Dashwood his debts. After selling the family home, he and his brother are couchsurfing. The number one new priority?…Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Filthy Bromance (Love Unexpected Book 2) by R. Cayden
Reviewed by Larissa
TITLE: Filthy Bromance
SERIES: Love Unexpected Book 2
AUTHOR: R. Cayden
PUBLISHER: Self-published
LENGTH: 227 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021
BLURB:
It’s totally normal for two straight guys to do this when they’re alone, right?
That’s what I keep…Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Love on the Rise by A.C. Thomas
Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Love on the Rise
AUTHOR: A.C. Thomas
PUBLISHER: NineStar Press
LENGTH: 155 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021
BLURB:
Matteo Leonelli is getting by, running his old-fashioned family bakery in the heart of Belleview, North Carolina. He’s struggled to keep the place going since his parents passed, and his cakes don’t taste the same…Read More »
Recent Release Book Review: Snowmageddon (Broadway or Bust #1) by Tere Michaels
Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: Snowmageddon
SERIES: Broadway or Bust
AUTHOR: Tere Michaels
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
LENGTH: 154 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 30, 2021
BLURB:
Come the New Year, Luca Vocci is reluctantly headed to LA to start a new life he isn’t sure he wants, far away from his beloved New York City and the lights of Broadway. Until then,…Read More »
Release Day Review: These Deviant Ties by Diverse Authors
Reviewed by True
TITLE: These Deviant Ties
AUTHORS: Amy Thorn, Kamisa Cole, Amy Davies, Emma Jaye, Andréa Joy, C.P. Harris, Alice La Roux, Laura Lascarso, Andi Rhodes, Nero Seal, René Van Dalen
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 722 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2021
BLURB:
Deviants and delinquents…
These men exist outside the law. They walk in the…Read More »
Release Day Review: A Very Genre Christmas by Kim Fielding
Reviewed by Valerie
TITLE: A Very Genre Christmas
AUTHOR: Kim Fielding
PUBLISHER: Tin Box Press
LENGTH: 115 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 7, 2021
BLURB:
Very little is merry in a private dick’s world.
Private detective Nick Bozic works the mean streets of 1950s Portland, Oregon, shadowing unfaithful spouses and nabbing thieving employees. He may be lonely, but at least he’s not…Read More »
Book Review: The Quid Pro Quo (Bradfield Trilogy #2) by A.L. Lester
Reviewed by Sadonna
TITLE: The Quid Pro Quo
SERIES: Bradfield Trilogy
AUTHOR: A. L. Lester
PUBLISHER: JMS Books
LENGTH: 180 pages
RELEASE DATE: November 20, 2021
BLURB:
Village nurse Walter Kennett is content with his makeshift found-family in tiny Bradfield. However one midsummer morning a body is found floating in the village duck pond, dead by magical means.
Detective Simon Frost…Read More »
New Release Review: Not Just for Christmas by JJ Harper
Reviewed by Kat
TITLE: Not Just For Christmas
AUTHOR: JJ Harper
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 189 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2021
BLURB:
Hunter has lost everything, including himself. Can Otto and Ajax help him find the joy of Christmas again?
After tragedy strikes, famous news reporter, Hunter Wiley, flees his London home and his successful…Read More »
Book Review: Tackling The Tight End (Long Pass Chronicles #3) by Tara Lain
Reviewed by Stephen K.
TITLE: Tackling the Tight End
SERIES: Long Pass Chronicles #3
AUTHOR: Tara Lain
PUBLISHER: Tara Lain Books
LENGTH: 216 pages
RELEASE DATE: December 11th, 2019
BLURB:
Everyone wants the best for SCU student and tight end Raven Nez―and they know exactly what that is. Enter the NFL draft, become a big…Read More »
Book Review: Shameless (Wrecked #3) by Kelly Fox
Guestreview by Marcella
TITLE; Shameless
SERIES: Wrecked #3
AUTHOR: Kelly Fox
PUBLISHER: Self Published
LENGTH: 242 Pages
RELEASE DATE: May 26, 2020
BLURB:
Roly Martinez checklist: EpiPens, burn ointment, and condoms. You gotta come prepared for hate sex.
Heath Treadway has every reason to hate me, and that only serves to fuel our explosive chemistry. Now that we live…Read More »