Business or Pleasure is an Indie Next Pick, A LibraryReads Hall of Fame Pick, and one of Amazon’s Best Romances of 2023. There is a lot of hype and a lot of love surrounding this novel, and it is mostly well-earned. Chandler Cohen is a ghost. She didn’t start out that way, of course. She…
I love novels that can pay homage to source material and transform it into something unique. The Eight Heartbreaks of Hankkah is just such a book. This story tackles some complex subjects – death, abortion, fatal illness in a child, and divorce – with humour and sympathy. Evelyn Schwartz isn’t a Scrooge, but she is…
Home Ice Advantage is the third book in Ari Baran’s Penalty Box series, and my favourite so far. It’s a rivals-to-lovers romance between two guys in their forties, both former players-turned-coaches working with a struggling hockey team in a rebuilding year. I admit that I struggled with some of the hockey nitty-gritty – which had…
Past Present Future is a sequel to Today Tonight Tomorrow. You need to read the first book to fully appreciate this one. Rowan and Neil get together on the last day of their senior year, officially ending four years of intense academic (and occasionally immature) rivalry. They have one glorious summer together, but college plans…
Flirty Little Secret is, as the title suggests, a fun and cheerful romantic comedy, yet it still manages to tackle some serious subjects while on the way to a happy ending. As an online presence @TheMissGuidedCounselor, Lucy Galindo is able to channel all of the things she wishes she could be in person – confident,…
Isabelle Lima is the heiress to her father’s share of a major business, but the partners are pressuring her not just to marry, but to marry one of them. Isabelle decides to host a series of balls, à la the prince in Cinderella, to meet the eligible men of the Jewish community, after which she…
This is a sweet summer read. I was drawn to the book by its colorful cover and a happy reading memory of Ali Brady’s last book, The Beach Trap. In The Comeback Summer we see two sisters, Hannah and Libby, conquer their fears and find love while working to save the public relations firm they…
Marcella Bell’s Snowbound in her Boss’s Bed makes the same mistake I’ve seen in a few books lately – focusing on the wrong part of the story. Miriam Howard, event planner, is the daughter of a Black pastor and hasn’t fit in with her family since she converted to Judaism. Temporarily hired to replace a…
I know Rebecca Crowley from her soccer romances (such as Crossing Hearts, which I previously reviewed at AAR) but currently she’s been writing a contemporary romance series called Orchard Hill, with characters who practice their Jewish faith. I picked up Shine a Light, a Hanukkah-themed romance recently and thoroughly enjoyed this holiday read. Ellie Bloom’s…
If you’re at all familiar with Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, you’re probably going to be told that When Franny Stands Up, featuring a young Jewish woman in her twenties making her way in the world of stand-up comedy is a lot like it. But you should put those assumptions to one side. Fans…
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