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I liked Wedding Dashers so I was excited to read McBreen’s latest release, Sunk in Love. It’s about a couple whose marriage is in trouble and they get invited to go on a cruise with her family. They decide to pretend that everything is fine! While I found parts of it sad (when they’re struggling…
I’ve been reading A.J. Pine’s contemporary romances for about ten years (her New Adult series, If Only, is a personal favourite) so anytime I see one of her romances crossing my path I’m always going to take a second look. Almost One Night Stand delivers what it promises, an entertaining forced proximity romance about two…
I recently enjoyed Allison Temple’s Honeymoon Sweet, so when I saw she had a new book coming out this month, I eagerly snapped up a review copy. Ski-Crossed Lovers is a friends-to-lovers romance between two lifelong friends who are competing for places on the Canadian ski-cross team for the Olympics. I know nothing about the…
Fans of Ms. St. James are no doubt familiar with Fell, the location of her popular 2020 novel The Sun Down Motel. We’re back there to learn all about the Esmie siblings, whose peculiar story is told in A Box Full of Darkness. 1989: Folks in Fell are used to the creepy, the strange, the…
The first prompt for 2026’s TBR Challenge is “still here”, so I went for a book in a series I started reading a while ago and haven’t yet finished. Delivered Fast (from 2015) is the third book in Annabeth Albert’s Portland Heat series – where, according to the series blurb, the only thing hotter than…
This is my first book by Tessa Bailey and now I’m wondering what took me so long! It’s a very fun lighthearted marriage of convenience story with excellent spice. The timeline went back and forth enough that I was ready for it to stay in the present but, overall, I enjoyed the romance and camaraderie…
A Killer Kind of Romance is an insubstantial yet satisfying piece of romantic suspense – good for easy reading! Scarlett runs a podcast reviewing mysteries and thrillers. She works for her old friend, Celeste, but the business is struggling. When her job is in jeopardy (due to possible downsizing) Scarlett is given the chance to…
Looking for a romantic paranormal suspense novel filled with grudges, dangers, and a conspiracy? Jayne Ann Krentz’ new book is for you! The Shop on Hidden Lane also has a really cool dog and light art (which sounded cool and very similar to the holiday light shows many see at their Botanical Gardens). I enjoyed…
My first DIK for 2026 and it’s a cracker! Dandelion is Dead is the début novel from Rosie Storey, and it’s complicated and literary and beautiful. Set in London, it has a very British messiness; the characters drink too much, use recreational drugs, cheat and lie and fall over, and are not only redeemable, but…
As a longtime fan of Caroline Linden’s books, I was excited to see this new book in her Scandal series* and it’s a jewel. It’s hero is an explorer and its heroine has a scandalous past. This historical romance was everything I hoped for and I can’t wait for readers to discover it! Evangeline has…
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