Hi Everyone! It’s been a hot minute filled with craziness… actually it feels like whole centuries have passed since March, where the world as we knew it changed. In case you missed the gorgeous banner at the beginning of the post, I’m part of the blog tour for Hate Crush by Angelina M. Lopez which…
Hearts on Hold by Charish Reid
Hi!! It’s March and I’m catching up on reviews of books I’ve read 😊 So, Hearts on Hold by Charish Reid is the author’s second book and it is just as good as the first! It’s got a sexy professor and a hot librarian falling for each other with some lovin’ in the stacks!! Victoria…
Show Notes for Episode 6 – Caressed by Ice
In this episode, book three of the series, Caressed by Ice is our focus. If spoilers make you ragey, pause at 24:49 and skip to 1:02:25 to listen to the rest of the episode. After listening to Shelf Love’s minisode on Secret Baby with Kini Allen ( https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-1/episode-21/episode-21/ ) I wanted to share with y’all…
Episode 8 – Enemies to Lovers + Hostage to Pleasure
Hello friends! Episode 8 is in the can (always wanted to say that lol) If you want to check out the podcast, it’s available on Spotify, Apple Podcast, as well as Anchor FM♥️ and I mentioned a number of books! Enemies to lovers is a delicious trope and Dorian and Ashaya were definitely adversaries at…
House Rules Excerpt 💗
Hello darlings!! It is finally February after a January that lasted 84 years 😂 House Rules by Ruby Lang is out February 10, 2020, which is next week!!! And I’m a part of the blog tour with an excerpt for y’all!!! As you can tell from the many exclamation points I’m very excited for this…
Authors of color you need in your library!
Hi! Episode Four of the podcast was full of recommendations, so without further ado, the links to everyone I mentioned 😊 RWA Implosion Timeline There’s a great deal of information that Claire Ryan has compiled and I am so thankful for all of her hard work! Jen Prokop’s Kirkus article This article helped me understand…
Love, Essie – The Podcast is here 🎙
Hello Everyone! It’s 2020! I can see clearer now 🤣🤣 and the world is doing a whole lot! I hope that the new year has been treating you well and that you’re able to achieve whatever you set your heart on❤️ As the title of the post suggests, I have a podcast! You might be…
Open House by Ruby Lang
Open House felt like a love letter to New York City in so many ways. Ruby does an excellent job of capturing the feel of New York, what these empty lot gardens feel like and how community springs up in unexpected ways amongst the concrete and glass. Magda and Tyson are two people who meet…
Get A Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
O. M. G. I am a Talia Hibbert stan🤩, so when I received an ARC of this book I did a crazy happy dance! Not sure if we have a name but I’m in this club. Had I never read anything before this book I would be frantically scouring the interwebs for her fan club and…
The Write Escape by Charish Reid
I want my own Aiden after reading this book. I, too want to travel to Ireland, write in a cute cottage and meet a hot Irish literature professor. Charish Reid gives us two wonderful main characters who go away to figure life out and end up meeting, connecting and helping each other. Since both Antonia…
Love, Essie 