Laurie’s life is turned upside down when her long term boyfriend ends their relationship. Jamie needs to be in a stable relationship to show the partners of the firm that he’s mature enough for a big promotion. … More Review: If I Never Met You by Mhairi McFarlane
January Andrews is a romance writer who has always believed in love. But after the death of her father, everything changes when she is given the key to his secret beach house that he shared with another woman during his marriage. A grieving January heads to this “lovenest”for the summer with hopes of using the time to pen her next novel and clear out the house. … More Review: Beach Read by Emily Henry
In Rabu, Automae rule the land. But it wasn’t always that way. In the War of Kinds, these Made beings took power from their human overlords and made human beings the subservient ones. … More Review: Crier’s War by Nina Varela
Magic and mystery—some of what readers can expect in this coming of age story from author Caroline O’Donoghue.
When Maeve discovers a pack of tarot cards in the basement of St. Bernadette’s Catholic School, her popularity skyrockets. Every girl in the school is clamoring to receive one of Maeve’s eerily accurate readings. Everyone except Lily, Maeve’s ex-best friend. When Lily finally receives a reading, she draws a card that Maeve has never seen before. And the next day, Lily disappears without a trace. … More Review: All Our Hidden Gifts by Caroline O’Donoghue
I’m always looking for texts with a proximity to Twilight that aren’t Twilight. It is why I have a long standing obsession with Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy and rushed to the theater to gush over Kristen Stewart’s performance in Spencer (newsflash, she has always been talented, including in her Bella Swan days). … More Carmilla by J. Sheridan LeFanu is Vampire Goodness
As a newly serious romantic comedy fan, I recently made a trip to The Notting Hill Bookshop to find my next read. The small pile of paper wrapped titles labeled “Blind Date with a book” was absolutely irresistible. Here’s the one I settled on… … More Blind Date with a Book Review!
I was searching for a book that would surprise me. I’ve been reading a lot of romance lately, and a lot of those books tend to hit the same notes. And then The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was sitting on the front table of my local bookstore and I thought, why not? I knew nothing about this book except that it is popular on #BookTok. I love old Hollywood stories, so I gave it a shot. … More Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur Buy the book here Page Count: 384 Genre: Romance, fiction, contemporary, LGBTQ+ fiction Alexandria Bellefleur’s take on the second-chance love story is a heartwarming look at how much joy can be found in rekindling youthful connections later in life. There are actually two other books in this series, … More Review: Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Setting up the maid of honor and the best man: is it a recipe for disaster or the beginning of a love story? Love at First Fight by Mary Jayne Baker Buy the book here Page Count: 384 Genre: Romance, comedy, contemporary, fiction In Love at First Fight by Mary Jayne Baker, Bridie has given … More Review: Love at First Fight by Mary Jayne Baker
One of TikTok’s Favorite Enemies-to-lovers stories brings lots of laughs The Hating Game by Sally Thorne Buy the book here Page Count: 416 Genre: Romance, comedy, contemporary, fiction I’ve been on a romcom kick lately, mostly thanks to The Love Hypothesis and The Spanish Love Deception. The enemies-to-lovers trope has ben a longstanding favorite of … More Review: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne
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