Sophia Rose Reviews: A Damsel and a Demigod by Annette Marie, narrated by Nelson Hobbs

 

A Damsel and a Demigod by Annette Marie, narrated by Nelson Hobbs

#.5 Guild Codex: Spellbound or #4.5 Guild Codex world

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published:  10.13.20

Time: 2 hours 29 minutes

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: audio

Source:  Library borrow

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

Only one thing matters to Kai: getting the job done, and doing it better than anyone else.

But when a beautiful thief crashes his security gig, claiming she's trying to protect the valuable artifact he's guarding, all his careful plans go up in flames. He doesn't believe a word she says—until the item is stolen right out from under them.

Recovering the artifact before the real thief can unleash its ancient magic requires insider knowledge—information the mysterious trespasser possesses. Teaming up with a stranger isn't Kai's idea of smart, but he'll need all the help he can get to take on a notorious rogue and arcane power from the time of the gods.

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This novella can be read as part of The Guild Codex: Spellbound series, as an introduction to The Guild Codex world, or as a standalone adventure. All proceeds from its sale will be donated to youth and youth literacy charities!

Originally published in the limited-time charity anthology, Love Potion.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews: Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

 

Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

#4 Guild Codex: Spellbound

Urban Fantasy

Publisher:  Self-Published

Published:  4.12.19

Pages:  314

Rating: 5 stars

Format: ebook

Source:  KU borrow

Sellers:  Amazon

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When I first landed a bartending job at the local guild, I didn't know a thing about magic. These days, I'm practically an expert on the different magical classes, but there's one nobody ever talks about: Demonica.

Turns out they have a good reason for that. My guild is strictly hellion-free, because who wants to risk life and limb to control the biggest bullies on the mythic playground?

Well, some people do, and now a demon has been loosed in the city. My three best friends are determined to slay it, but even badass combat mages are critically out-magicked. And that's not all. The monster they're tracking—it's not hiding. It's not fleeing. It's not leaving a trail of corpses everywhere it goes.

The demon is hunting too. And in a city full of mythics, it's searching for deadlier prey.

If we can’t unravel the demon’s sinister motivations, more innocent people will die, but finding the answers means digging into dark secrets … and learning truths I never wanted to know.

Sophia Rose Reviews: Love at First Sighting by Mallory Marlowe

 

Love at First Sighting by Mallory Marlowe

Romantic Comedy, Suspense

Publisher:  Berkley Romance

Published:  8.12.25

Pages:  352

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: Trade Paperback

Source:  Berkley

Sellers:  Amazon

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GoodReads Synopsis:

A chance at love might not be out of this world in the next romantic comedy from USA Today bestselling author Mallory Marlowe.

Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to live the perfect aesthetic life. But what El wants more than anything is to find something real to make her heart race in a way it hasn’t in years. She doesn’t expect that feeling to come from capturing footage of an unidentified flying . . . thing, much less from the charming Man in Black who keeps following her around.

Agent Carter Brody is trying his best to keep the Private Intelligence Sector afloat by dragging their hopelessly out-of-date office into this century, even though what he really wants to do is follow in his father’s footsteps identifying and hiding extraterrestrial sightings. He gets his chance after being assigned to El’s case and is stopped in his tracks not only by her ingenuity and confidence, but also by the unnerving coincidence of how her sighting looks eerily like what he saw right before a family tragedy.

The deeper El and Carter fall into the mystery, the harder it is for them to ignore their growing chemistry, as their own alien feelings become dangerously terrestrial.

Sophia Rose Reviews- Matchless Margaret by Christina Dudley, narrated by Katherine Anderson

 

Matchless Margaret by Christina Dudley, narrated by Katherine Anderson

#4 The Hapgoods of Bramleigh

Historical RomCom

Publisher:  Tantor Audio

Published:  8.19.25

Time:  11 hours 11 minutes

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: audio

Source:  Tantor Audio

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Book 4 in the award-winning series called "enchanting" and "sparkling" by Austenprose and Austenesque Reviews

With her two older sisters married, managing family affairs has fallen to capable Miss Margaret Hapgood, leaving little time for thoughts of marriage. But a trip to Bath to find her uncle a wealthy bride throws her in the path of a handsome recuperating soldier, who is equally determined to keep his mother's fortune out of grasping hands.

 

Sophia Rose Reviews - The Impoverished Orphan by Kelly Miller

 

The Impoverished Orphan by Kelly Miller

Historical Romance

Publisher:  Kelly Miller

Published:  11.14.25

Pages:  197

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: eARC

Source:  Author

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After a virulent illness takes the lives of Elizabeth Bennet’s parents and elder sister, she is raised at the Barton family estate in Salisbury. Unlike her Barton cousins, Noah and Cassandra, Elizabeth is penniless. Furthermore, she must be shielded from her uncle, a dissolute tradesman.

Whilst Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy stays at an estate near the Barton property, he seeks possible suspects for the murder of his London neighbour. Although Darcy is attracted to Elizabeth, he cannot overlook the disadvantages in her situation. To complicate matters, his impulsive act incurs Elizabeth’s hostility, whereas Miss Cassandra Barton’s preference for him is unmistakable.

In this sweet Pride and Prejudice Regency romance with a touch of cozy mystery, Mr. Darcy uncovers a web of lies that complicates his pursuit of Elizabeth. Will he find his way into Elizabeth’s heart?

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Sophia Rose Reviews: School For Love by Christina Dudley

 

School For Love by Christina Dudley

#3 Hapgoods of Bramleigh

Historical Romance

Publisher:  BellaVita Press

Published:  10.30.20

Pages:  409

Rating: 4.5 stars

Format: ebook

Source: purchased

Sellers:  Amazon

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Hugh Hapgood, cousin to Squire Richard Hapgood of Bramleigh, finds himself alone after the death of his first wife and scrambling to care for his three motherless children. He must see to their care and education, and yet he feels he hardly knows them. Those around him believe he should choose a second wife to assist him with the burdens of life, and, it seems, nearly everyone has just the person in mind for him! But will the fates allow Hugh to have the woman his own heart chooses?