Forever… by Judy Blume

Forever… by Judy Blume

Hello. Have you met Michael’s friend, Ralph? If you were an adolescent in the US at any point from the 1970s to the 1990s, then you’re probably very familiar with the memorable nickname Michael gives his single-eyed sailor in Judy Blume’s teenage masterpiece Forever… in an attempt at making his girlfriend, Katherine, more comfortable with…

Julian and the Ghosts of Moorcliffe Hall by Rowan McAllister

Julian and the Ghosts of Moorcliffe Hall by Rowan McAllister

Julian and the Ghosts of Moorcliffe Hall contains all the right ingredients for an entertaining and atmospheric gothic romance. A remote, dilapidated mansion? Check. Things going ‘bump’ in the night? Check. A gruff, taciturn (and handsome) earl? Check. A wide-eyed, innocent protagonist? Er… not quite, but the subversion of that particular trope gives our narrator…

Game On by Seressia Glass

Game On by Seressia Glass

Seressia Glass impressed me with her first romance, The Love Con, and Game On continues her pattern of writing wonderful love stories in which modern people find true love through hard work on themselves and on the world around them. Samara Reynolds knows all too well what it’s like to face harassment from all sides,…

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

Ariel Lawhon’s latest work is my favorite book of 2023. This whopper of a novel delicately peels back the layers of history to reveal the intricate struggles and enduring resilience of women in post Revolutionary War 18th-century America. Through the eyes of Martha Ballard, a local midwife and guardian of the town’s hidden stories, Lawhon…

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