Cogitations and Meditations

I'm a book reviewer for Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, BookPage, Washington Independent Review of Books, Foreword Reviews, and the International Examiner. Please visit my website for a detailed bio. Keira Soleore is a pseudonym for Sonali T. Sikchi.






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ROMANCE

Mr. Malcolm's List by Suzanne Allain

Miss Dominguez's Christmas Kiss and Other Stories: A Ciudad Real Holiday Anthology by Lydia San Andres

All books by Katharine Ashe

The Madness of Lord Ian MacKenzie by Jennifer Ashley

Simply Love by Mary Balogh

Slightly Wicked by Mary Balogh

All traditional Regencies published before 2000 by Mary Balogh

The Madness of Miss Grey by Julia Bennet

The Ruin of Evangeline Jones by Julia Bennet

The original Mallorens and Rogues series by Jo Beverley

The Brightest Star in Paris by Diana Biller

All books by Joanna Bourne

All books by Kelly Bowen

My Dearest Enemy by Connie Brockway

All Through the Night by Connie Brockway

As Your Desire by Connie Brockway

All books by Mary Burchell

All books by KJ Charles

All Traditional Regency books published before 2000 by Loretta Chase

Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

His for the Taking by Julie Cohen

All contemporary books by Alyssa Cole

Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie

Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie

Candle in the Window by Christina Dodd

Forever My Duke by Olivia Drake

Bringing Down the Duke by Evie Dunmore

The Lymond series by Dorothy Dunnett

All books by Meredith Duran

Kiss and Cry by Mina V. Esguerra

Alinor by Roberta Gellis

All Westerns by Jo Goodman

The Accidental Wedding by Anne Gracie

The Perfect Rake by Anne Gracie

Scandal of the Year by Laura Lee Guhrke

Royal Holiday by Jasmine Guillory

The Secrets of a Victorian Household series by Virginia Heath

If a Lady Lingers by Anna Harrington

Miss Lacey's Last Fling by Candice Hern

A Proper Companion by Candice Hern

The Best Intentions by Candice Hern

Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron

Dreamer series by Adriana Herrera

All romance books by Georgette Heyer

Last Tang Standing by Lauren Ho

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang

The Kiss Quotient Test by Helen Hoang

Uncovering the Merchant's Secret by Elisabeth Hobbes

Three Little Words by Jenny Holiday

By Arrangement by Madeline Hunter

By Possession by Madeline Hunter

Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Ties That Tether by Jane Igharo

The Sweetest Remedy by Jane Igharo

The Proposition by Judith Ivory

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin

Potent Pleasures by Eloisa James

Kiss Me, Annabel by Eloisa James

Pleasure for Pleasure by Eloisa James

Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James

Tokyo Ever After by Emiko Jean

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez

The Awakening of Miss Henley by Julia Justiss

All traditional Regencies published before 2000 by Carla Kelly

The Conqueror by Kris Kennedy

The Irish Warrior by Kris Kennedy

All Books by Laura Kinsale

Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas

Blue-Eyed Devil by Lisa Kleypas

Sugar Daddy by Lisa Kleypas

Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas

Devil's Daughter by Lisa Kleypas

Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas

Taken and Seduced by Julia Latham

Man vs. Durian by Jackie Lau

A Match Made for Thanksgiving by Jackie Lau

Best Friends, Secret Lovers by Jessica Lemmon

Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin

The Sword Dancer by Jeannie Lin

The Lotus Palace by Jeannie Lin

The Jade Temptress by Jeannie Lin

The Taming of Mei Lin by Jeannie Lin

Scoundrel's Kiss by Carrie Lofty

What a Scoundrel Wants by Carrie Lofty

Perils of Pleasure by Julie Ann Long

Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

Fumbled by Alexa Martin

The Hampshire Hoyden by Michelle Martin

The Adventurers by Michelle Martin

The Queen of Hearts by Michelle Martin

The Mad Miss Mathley by Michelle Martin

The Butler Who Laughed by Michelle Martin

The Adventurers by Michelle Martin

Upon a Midnight Clear by Amanda McCabe

Ranger by Monica McCarty

Duchess of Sin by Laurel McKee

Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston

Charming the Prince by Teresa Medeiros

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon

There's Something about Sweetie by Sandhya Menon

The Wagered Miss Winslow by Kasey Michaels

Unlocked by Courtney Milan

The Brothers Sinister series by Courtney Milan

Reckless by Selena Montgomery AKA Stacey Abrams

Their Perfect Melody by Priscilla Oliveras

Island Affair by Priscilla Oliveras

All You Can Eat Buffet by Barbara O'Neal

The Garden of Happy Endings by Barbara O'Neal

Claiming his Bollywood Cinderella by Tara Pammi

London Celebrities series by Lucy Parker

First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel

Lady Be Good by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Flirting with Forty by Jane Porter

Odd Mom Out by Jane Porter

The Rake by Mary Jo Putney

Possession by Amanda Quick

Seduction by Amanda Quick

The original Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn

The Fearless King by Katee Robert

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

Lady Notorious by Theresa Romain

Heaven's Fire by Patricia Ryan

All books by Cat Sebastian

Love, Chai, and Other Four-Letter Words by Annika Sharma

Marriage by Arrangement by Sophia Singh Sasson

The Prince of Broadway by Joanna Shupe

Imprudent Lady by Joan Smith

Escapade by Joan Smith

Bath Scandal by Joan Smith

The Ex Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Crashing Into Her by Mia Sosa

His at Night by Sherry Thomas

The Lord's Inconvenient Vow by Lara Temple

The Return of the Disappearing Duke by Lara Temple

Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

A Lady's Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite

A Debutante in Disguise by Eleanor Webster

Just Breathe by Susan Wiggs

The Fastest Way to Fall by Denise Williams

All Traditional Regency Books published before 2000 by Joan Wolf


OTHER FICTION

Lizzie & Dante by Mary Bly AKA Eloisa James

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

The Lady and Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier

New Kid by Jerry Craft

A Share in Death by Deborah Crombie

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Belgravia by Julian Fellowes

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Fault in Our Stars by John Green

All Sebastian St. Cyr Books by C.S. Harris

A House Without Windows by Nadia Hashimi

Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin

All Adam Dalgliesh Books by P.D. James

Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James

The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

News of the World by Paulette Jiles

Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai

The Bookman's Tale by Charles Lovett

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

All Amelia Peabody Books by Elizabeth Peters

Truckers by Terry Pratchett

Thrush Green by Miss Read

Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy Sayers

Have His Carcase by Dorothy Sayers

Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers

Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

The Warden by Anthony Trollope

The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen

All Historical Books by Joan Wolf

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson


NONFICTION

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The One Skill: How Mastering the Art of Letting Go Will Change Your Life by Leo Babauta

Belle: The Slave Daughter and the Lord Chief Justice by Paula Byrne

The Writer's Life by Julia Cameron

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

World Enough & Time: On Creativity and Slowing Down by Christian McEwan

Being Mortal by Atul Gawande

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer

Tropical Classical by Pico Iyer

Paris in Love by Eloisa James

When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi

Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Without You, There Is No Us by Suki Kim

Talking About Detective Fiction by P.D. James

Figuring by Mary Popova

Velocity of Being: Letters to a Young Reader edited by by Mary Popova and Claudia Zoe Bedrick

Becoming by Michelle Obama

So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Walking by Henry David Thoreau

The Journal of Henry David Thoreau, 1837-1861 by Henry David Thoreau

Beyond Heaving Bosoms by Sarah Wendell & Candy Tan

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai


POETRY

A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings translated by Coleman Barks

The Country Without a Post Office by Agha Shahid Ali

The Carrying by Ada Limón

Devotions by Mary Oliver


PICTURE BOOKS

Children's Picture Books...to come...