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  • Contemporary Summer Romances

    Gold Coast Dilemma by Nana Malone During an opulent publishing party, Ofosua Addo crosses paths with Cole Drake for the first time. Their flirtatiously witty exchange culminates in a kiss that etches a permanent mark on both their hearts. But Ofosua’s identity as a Ghanaian heiress comes before Cole. She loves the vibrant traditions of…

  • March Books

    Not That Kind of Ever After by Luci Adams This fun debut brings single life and fairytales into one frothy mash-up. Utter romantic Bella Marble has been a fed a steady diet of Prince Charmings and happily ever afters, partially inspired by her own parents’ fairytale marriage. She just wants one of her own, but…

  • Contemporary Romance of 2022

    Just in time for the holiday season, I didn’t get to any Christmas romances but. . The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer With all those Christmas romances, here’s a Hannakuh surprise! Sort of. Rachel Rubenstein-Goldblatt is a rare Jewish MC with a huge secret. Her bestselling books are Christmas romances. Yes, she’s a Christmas junkie…

  • Queer Romance

    Paris Daillencourt Is About To Crumble is the second book in Hall’s Winner Bakes All series and is delivers just enough of the Bake Expectations to satisfy Great British Baking Show fans while also creating a sweet albeit difficult romance between Paris and Tariq. Paris has issues, primarily crippling anxiety though he doesn’t get diagnosed…

  • Summer Romances

    Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the flux of Pride and Prejudice adaptations and wonder if there can be any new spin to the Jane Austen classic. Well Sonali not only brings a new spin but elevates the classic by further exploring the themes of classism that…

  • Take the Monkeys and Run Review

    The first book in the Barbara Marr Mysteries series by Karen Cantwell is just as funny as advertised. This comedic mystery follows movie lover and housewife, Barbara Marr as she stews with the inexplicable development of her husband moving out of the house because “he needs space.” Yeah, I’d be furious too if my husband…

  • If you like this, try. . .

    I decided to take a little break from my “Favorite book (insert genre) suggestions” and try this. These are books I couldn’t fit under one particular category nor do I love them them enough to write a paragraph of why one should give it try. Besides I a lot of them have overlapping themes/genres/ideas with…

  • Rachel’s Contemporary Romance Reads of 2021

    Rosie Danan’s The Roommate: Firstly, The Roommate was sweet but moreover, so so sexy, I have never learned so much about the porn industry in book. I’ll admit my previous knowledge was more on Clara’s side of thing but Josh. I could really come to see Josh’s side of things that porn is not only…

  • The Final Girl Support Group Review

    I read Grady Hendrix’s Paperbacks from Hell annually every October so I had to see his fiction. And it’s just as wild and witty as his nonfic.   The Final Girl Support Group goes behind the scene of what happens to those final girls that kill their killer (and kill the sequel killer) and survive…