Title: The Commoner and the Correspondent Series: Royal Agents of MI6 #3 Author: Heather Slade Genre: Romantic Suspense Release Date: October 21, 2021 BLURB What could be sexier than British-accented spy? Put him in a tuxedo and hand him a brandy. A commoner buried in his work. A correspondent in over her head. Fiery and furious, they dig deep into the throes of passion. THE COMMONER Reporters need to back off. I’ve got a job to do. Being overworked, overwhelmed, and underappreciated, the last thing this M15 agent needs is a sexy and incredibly persuasive journalist knocking me off my game. But the terror in her eyes tells me she needs me—in more ways than one. THE CORRESPONDENT The byline of a lifetime. Every reporter wants to unearth the biggest news story to hit the globe. And I’m close—so close. But when a body is left on my floor with a note, “You’re next!” I know I’m in over my head. Can this correspondent let down her guard and let the commoner take over? A...

Review: Of Curses and Kisses - Sandhya Menon - February 2020 One of my favorite things that I love to read is renditions of classics and fairytales and so when I saw Of Curses and Kisses and how it was a modern take on Beauty and the Beast, I just had to give it a go. This book also ticks the box of diversity in YA fiction as the main characters are Indian and British and are written by an AOC. Jaya's family is Indian Royalty - the Raos and Grey's family is British Royalty - the Emersons. Years ago when Britain invaded India, the Emersons stole a ruby from the Raos and the Raos cursed the Emersons and that one day their line would end when the last heir turned 18. Grey this year will be turning 18.  The Raos and the Emersons are like the Hatfields and the McCoys. After Jaya's sister was humiliated and the evidence pointed towards the Emersons, Jaya concocts a plan to hurt Grey by getting him to fall in love with her, and then she will break his heart and...