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[REVIEW] The Truth According To Ember, by Danica Nava

The Kindle cover of The Truth According To Ember, depicting a long haired, smiling, attractive Indigenous couple facing each other, sits on a balcony, propped against a potted plant, with stripes of sunlight splashed across it.

(Buy this book here.) Before I begin, let’s all please clap a little for this, the very first romance novel about Indigenous people by an Indigenous writer published by a traditional publisher. Then, let’s all boo those publishers for depriving us all of something so good for so long. And then, let’s clap again becauseContinue reading “[REVIEW] The Truth According To Ember, by Danica Nava”

[REVIEW] The Wildest Ride, by Marcella Bell

A Black woman's hand holds up the Kindle cover of The Wildest Ride, depicting a very handsome Black cowboy, in front of a weathered white wooden fence.

(Rope a copy of this book for yourself here.) This rodeo romance is pure wish-fulfillment fantasy. Lil Sorrow(that’s her real name) is a former teen rodeo champ sidelined for years by sexism and family obligation. AJ Garza is a bull riding circuit superstar trying to take home one last prize pot before retiring to focusContinue reading “[REVIEW] The Wildest Ride, by Marcella Bell”