Author: Tara Lain

Review: Love You So Hard – Tara Lain

Love You So Hard is a cute, short read about Craig and Jessie, and how Craig needed some encouragement to be more confident. Love You So Hard is a short, hot read, and knowing that it started with a photo and a prompt in the Goodreads M/M group makes feel all kind of awe for Ms. Lain here! There was both humour and hotness here, and part of the action was set in Laguna Beach, which makes me wonder if that’s how Love in Laguna started… As the story in Love You So Hard is only 76 pages, there is very little character development, and that’s why I gave it three stars rather than four. It’s still quite a feat […]

Posted 22 August, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 11 Comments

Blogtour Review: Beauty Inc. – Tara Lain

I absolutely loved Beauty, Inc. – it’s one of the best Beauty and the Beast re-tellings I’ve ever read, and I was immediately swept off my feet by both Belle and Magnus. Tara Lain’s Pennymaker Tales series is truly amazing! I loved spending some time with Belle and Magnus, and Beauty, Inc. was a tale that got me thinking about the fact that we often need to look deeper than what we see at first sight. There is strong friendships and loyalty in this story, and there is family who doesn’t act like family, but friends who do act like family. There are some strong, very smart characters, and some important messages about what is important in life. A great […]

Posted 14 June, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews / 17 Comments

Blogtour Review : Golden Dancer – Tara Lain

Golden Dancer has some very strong characters that move the story forward in different ways, and I loved that there is a ballet dancer involved! Between Mac, the investigative reporter, Trelain, the Russian ballet dancer, and Daniel, the philanthropic billionaire who may or may not be a thief, Golden Dancer was filled with mystery, attraction and quite a bit of tension. And because both Daniel and Mac were interested in Trelain, the story moved forward in a way where it was impossible to see where things would go. Especially because Mac was sure that Daniel had stolen a dancer statue by using the help of a hacker. The mystery and the evident attraction between the three men were tangible, and […]

Posted 12 May, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews / 9 Comments

Blogtour Review: Prince of the Playhouse – Tara Lain

Prince of the Playhouse exceeded all my expectations, even if they were extremely high! I loved Ru from the first time I met him, and seeing him unfold his wings and soar was beautiful! One of the things I love about Tara Lain’s novels is that even if there are homophobes in the world, there is always one or two people close to the main characters who love them no matter what! Prince of the Playhouse was a wonderful tale, and I enjoyed myself immensly while reading it. Ru is the perfect fashion designer with an amazing vision, and when his long-time crush – Gray Anson, action movie star – is scheduled to play Hamlet at the local Playhouse in […]

Posted 18 April, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Reviews / 22 Comments

Review: Hearts and Flour – Tara Lain

Hearts and Flour is a sweet and sexy story, with so many food-quotes I’m still trying to count them all 🙂 Micah and Quentin happen to meet each other at a un-Valentine party for single people… while Micah has always known he’s gay, there is something about one of the girls at the party that really touches him, and he understand why when he realizes Quentin sometimes likes to dress like a girl. They have a very hot and heavy encounter, and they both want more. However, Micah just got out of a very toxic relationship, and Quentin isn’t exactly out of the closet yet – neither as gay, nor as a man who enjoys women’s clothing and make-up every […]

Posted 29 January, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 9 Comments

Blogtour Review: Tackling the Tight End – Tara Lain

Welcome to my stop on the Tackling the Tight End blogtour. I have my review and favorite quotes as usual, and there are other goodies here for me to share with you as well! This Blogtour is hosted by Enchantress Design and Promo. Tackling the Tight End is the third instalment in Lain’s Long Pass Chronicles series, and it features the ‘bad guy’ from the first book as one of the main characters. The story is filled with conflict, both external and internal, and it was sweet in some moments, and pretty dark in others. At the beginning of Tackling the Tight End, I had a little bit of trouble getting into the story being about Dennis, he was such […]

Posted 15 January, 2016 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Giveaways, Reviews / 18 Comments

Blogtour Review: Driven Snow – Tara Lain

Driven Snow has all of Lain’s trademark wonders, the romance, the laughs, the heartache, the misunderstandings and characters that just make you want more! Welcome to my stop on the Driven Snow blogtour hosted by Enchantress Design & Promo. I am a huge Tara Lain fan, so when I saw that there was a review opportunity for her newest Pennymaker Tales story, I jumped right on it, and I am so happy I did! My Driven Snow review: What was really refreshing in Driven Snow was that both Snow and Prince were accepted as gay by their families, and Snow was out on campus as well. Prince, being the star quarterback of the college was only out to his coach, […]

Posted 25 November, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Reviews / 12 Comments

Blogtour Review: Sinders and Ash – Tara Lain

Sinders and Ash is the most campy re-telling of Cinderella I have ever read – and I loved every word of this magical modern fairy tale! My Sinders and Ash review: Sinders and Ash follows Cinderella’s story, but not too closely. First of all, Sinders and Ash are both guys, and Ash is supposed to find himself a wife so he can keep his trust-fun. Mark (Sinders) works in housekeeping in a luxury hotel, and he’s usually hiding his stunning beauty by wearing a cap and glasses so that nobody will take notice of him. One of his main chores is to clean out the many fireplaces, and this brought to mind both Cinderella and the youngest brother in traditional […]

Posted 14 October, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Blog Tour, Reviews / 10 Comments

Review: Knave of Broken Hearts – Tara Lain

Knave of Broken Hearts confirms my first impression of Tara Lain’s series Love in Laguna, it’s well done, with heartwarming characters and quite a bit of heart-ache, too. For Knave of Broken Heart, I did yet another buddy read with my friend Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee, and we had a great time chatting about the story, the characters and the issues Ms. Lain brought up in this amazing story. My Knave of Broken Hearts review / book-chat: Lexxie : What did you think? I have to admit I was very surprised that Jim was the main character in Knave of Broken Hearts, but then, thinking back, he was supportive of Billy straight away, and he seemed very open-minded. And as […]

Posted 15 September, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 12 Comments

Review: Knight of Ocean Avenue – Tara Lain

Knight of Ocean Avenue is a sweet and tender story, Billy and Shaz are both amazing characters, and I can’t wait to continue the Love in Laguna series. I buddy-read this one with Brandee @ Bookworm Brandee, and we both had a blast! My review is our chat about the book, and you’ll be able to find the chat on her blog as well. Reading a book with my blogger friend, and being able to actually share my thoughts about it just after reading enhances the experience for me! And I hope you’ll enjoy our chat as much as we did 😉 My Knight of Ocean Avenue review / bookchat Brandee: Lexxie, there are so many things I loved about […]

Posted 21 August, 2015 by Linda @ (un)Conventional Bookworms in Reviews / 15 Comments

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