Where Fiction and Reality Meet
Title: Black Sky Morning Series: Mind + Machine: Book Three Author: Hanna Dare Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 224 Pages Category: SciFi Romance At a Glance: Black Sky Morning isolates readers with Xin and Jonathan, which makes this novel more character driven and maybe even a bit more introspective than the previous books, and in the... Continue Reading →
Title: Cold Pressed Series: Seacroft Stories: Book Two Author: Allison Temple Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 250 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: While I appreciate the premise, this one was a mixed bag for me. There were things I liked but also things that didn’t make sense or left me disappointed. Reviewed By: Jules... Continue Reading →
Title: A King in Wonderland Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Three Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 109 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: In true fairy tale style, author Nash Summers delivers readers the romance we've been waiting for—sweet, sincere, and unapologetically magical. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Asher Williams is... Continue Reading →
Title: Raze Series: Riven: Book Three Author: Roan Parrish Publisher: Loveswept/Random House Length: 284 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Roan Parrish is such a talent, and this series is absolutely some of her best work. There were a ton of little touches that made this such a good read. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: Close to Home Series: Sawyer's Ferry: Book Four Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: I really enjoyed the quiet undertones and the slow burn of this romance. Another solid read from Cate Ashwood! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Witt: I excelled at two things: systems engineering and... Continue Reading →
Title: Golden Boy and the Two Bears Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book Two Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novella Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: Nash Summers scores another win with Golden Boy and the Two Bears. This is feel-good-romance at its most earnest, with witty dialogue and fun banter; the... Continue Reading →
Title: Copper Creek Series: A Sawyer’s Ferry Novel Author: Cate Ashwood Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 230 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Copper Creek is entertaining, sweet, and sexy as hell. Ashwood has something special going with this series, and I can’t wait to jump into the next book! Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Frankie:... Continue Reading →
Title: When Red Cried Wolf Series: Happily Ever Asher: Book One Author: Nash Summers Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 115 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: When Red Cried Wolf is composed of all things heartfelt and wonderful, including Asher himself. It's full of anticipation and is the literal definition of a feel-good... Continue Reading →
Title: Kiss Me Again Author: Garrett Leigh Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 227 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Kiss Me Again is angsty, but in a really beautiful way, if that’s possible. This book made me feel alllllll the feels... And Aidan and Ludo are absolute perfection together. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Tree surgeon... Continue Reading →
Title: Team Phison Forever Series: Team Phison: Book Two Author: Chace Verity Publisher: Self-Published Length: 169 Pages Categories: Contemporary Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Found Family At a Glance: Team Phison Forever is the general definition of L O V E, in all its forms. It's sweet and sentimental, heartfelt and hopeful, and Chace Verity knocked this... Continue Reading →
Title: Third Time's the Charm Series: Boston Seasons: Book One Author: K. Evan Coles Publisher: Pride Publishing Length: 262 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Coles’ style feels so easygoing and effortless. The pace and general flow of the story are excellent. There were a couple of points where things could have dragged or... Continue Reading →
Title: The Hate You Drink Author: N.R. Walker Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 295 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: The Hate You Drink never reaches a level of angst that beats readers to an emotional pulp, and while we do love our Hurt/Comfort trope in the romance genre, Walker shows readers, in no uncertain... Continue Reading →
Title: Red, White & Royal Blue Author: Casey McQuiston Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin/Macmillan Length: 425 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance, New Adult At a Glance: Red, White & Royal Blue earns every last one of its heart-tugs and includes more than a few memorable scenes and quotable lines—there’s absolutely nothing that isn’t romantic about, as Alex... Continue Reading →
Title: Gideon Series: Finding Home: Book Three Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: 280 Pages Category: Contemporary Romance At a Glance: Morton’s style feels effortless. With humor, snark, heat, and swoony, swoony romance, every book in the Finding Home series is such a mood lifter. Don’t miss Gideon, guys. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Gideon... Continue Reading →
Title: Made for You Series: Love & Family: Book Two Author: Anyta Sunday Publisher: Self-Published Length: 258 Pages Category: Contemporary, New Adult At a Glance: As with most all of this author’s books, I highly recommend this one. It’s a lovely, low-angst, feel-good romance that will absolutely leave you smiling. Reviewed By: Jules Blurb: Ben... Continue Reading →
Title: This Is Kind of an Epic Love StoryAuthor: Kheryn CallenderPublisher: HarperCollinsLength: 304 PagesCategory: YA, ContemporaryAt a Glance: Though nowhere near on par with the two books it's compared to, This Is Kind of an Epic Love Story nevertheless won me over on its own merits, neither over promising nor under delivering.Reviewed By: LisaBlurb: A... Continue Reading →
Title: Milo Series: Finding Home: Book Two Author: Lily Morton Publisher: Amazon/Kindle Unlimited Length: Novel Category: Contemporary, Age Gap At a Glance: Lily Morton delivers Milo and Niall's story with her usual style and gift for tapping into the heart of what it means to fall in love. Reviewed By: Lisa Blurb: Once upon a... Continue Reading →
Title: Model Bodyguard Series: Haven Investigations: Book Two Author: Lissa Kasey Narrator: Brian Hutchison Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Run Time: 9 hours and 47 minutes Category: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense At a Glance: I enjoyed Brian Hutchison’s narration, particularly since I wasn’t much of a fan of the first book’s narrator, who was good as Ollie but had... Continue Reading →
Title: Love Me Tomorrow Author: Ethan Day Narrator: Jason Frazier Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 5 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: I enjoyed Love Me Tomorrow for combining the fairy tale fantasy romance of recognizing “the one” at first sight with the reality of how complicated emotions and relationship can be. And... Continue Reading →
Title: Leaning Into the Look Series: Leaning Into: Book Six Author: Lane Hayes Narrator: Nick J. Russo Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hours and 20 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The emotion and heart of the story were really elevated by Nick J. Russo’s narration. Leaning Into the Look is an emotionally engaging story... Continue Reading →
Title: Chasing Forever Series: This Time Forever: Book Three Author: Kelly Jensen Publisher: Riptide Publishing Length: 353 Pages Category: Contemporary At a Glance: Chasing Forever is a beautiful love story all about second chances, and Kelly Jensen writes this kind of novel like no other. Fans of the series will love this one. I know... Continue Reading →
Title: Making It Better Author: Lyss Em Publisher: Self-Published Length: 200 Pages Category: Contemporary, Erotica At a Glance: As love stories go, Making It Better is hit or miss with some profound red flags present in the remaking of a relationship that might have been better off remaining in the past. Reviewed By: Sammy Blurb:... Continue Reading →
Title: The Rainbow Clause Author: Beth Bolden Narrator: Wyatt Baker Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 7 hours and 45 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: The Rainbow Clause is well written, relatively angst-lite, and sweet but not saccharine since Nick’s sarcasm would never let it get too cheesy, a sarcasm that is delivered very well by... Continue Reading →
Title: With a Kick: Collection No. One Series: With a Kick Author: Clare London Narrator: Joel Leslie Publisher: Self-Published Run Time: 8 hour and 40 minutes Category: Contemporary At a Glance: If you like stories that feature characters whose lives and relationships are relatable, complicated but still sweet and enjoyable, brought to life by the... Continue Reading →
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