Look, I'm a sucker for a good friends-to-lovers romance, but sometimes a book just tackles this trope so damn well, I'm left a little breathless. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry left me a little breathless. Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears... Continue Reading →
Today's review is for the new rom-com Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin. Thanks to Berkley Romance for the advanced digital review copy. From the author of Ayesha at Last comes a sparkling new rom-com for fans of “You’ve Got Mail,” set in two competing halal restaurants Sales are slow at Three Sisters Biryani... Continue Reading →
Let me share with you a book that I LOVED. The Roommate by Rosie Danan was absolutely spectacular, and I loved it the second I read it. Her latest book, The Intimacy Experiment, a companion follow-up, is equally fantastic but in enticing new ways. Naomi and Ethan will test the boundaries of love in this provocative... Continue Reading →
I suspect my feelings on Meet Me in Paradise by Libby Hubscher would be more positive if I'd known what I was getting into when I cracked open the virtual spine. See, here's the thing. Suggesting a "heart-wrenching truth" in a synopsis that also mentions rom-com like hijinks such as a missed flight, mixed up luggage, and... Continue Reading →
If, like me, you are constantly looking for something to make you laugh these days, then let me direct your attention to The Dating Plan by Sara Desai. A standalone follow-up to one of my favorite books of 2020, The Marriage Game, The Dating Plan had me swooning and literally laughing out loud the entire... Continue Reading →
In the last year or so, I have become a huge fan of Talia Hibbert. It started with Get a Life, Chloe Brown -- the first book in her Brown Sisters series. Eager for the 2nd book, I dove into Hibbert's backlist. I'm still working my way through her backlist (everything has been excellent), but... Continue Reading →
Sail away with a story about starting over and finding yourself in Float Plan by Trish Doller. Critically acclaimed author Trish Doller's unforgettable and romantic adult debut about setting sail, starting over, and finding yourself... Since the loss of her fiancé, Anna has been shipwrecked by grief—until a reminder goes off about a trip they... Continue Reading →
Fans of Sandhya Menon's YA romances like When Dimple Met Rishi and 10 Things I Hate About Pinky will find a steamier love story to adore in Make Up, Break Up, the author's debut adult romance writing as Lily Menon. Love, romance, second chances, fairy-tale endings…these are the things Annika Dev believes in. Her app,... Continue Reading →
Friends, prepare to swoon! I fell head over heels for The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon, and I think you will, too. Shay Goldstein has been a producer at her Seattle public radio station for nearly a decade, and she can't imagine working anywhere else. But lately it's been a constant clash between her and... Continue Reading →
Admittedly, historical romance has been a hit-or-miss genre for me. I love contemporary romances, but for whatever reason, historical romances don't always suck me in. That wasn't a problem though with The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George, the first in a new series of Gilded Age romances featuring feisty heroines and the... Continue Reading →
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