Louise Bay has a good number of contemporary romances out in the world, but The Deal Maker is the first one I’ve read – although based on my enjoyment it won’t be my last. The story follows the familiar romance trope of wedding party attendants forced into close proximity to plan the perfect wedding for…
This month’s TBR Challenge prompt – “tropetastic!” – initially had me looking for something using a bonkers trope or something way out there, but my Kindle didn’t yield anything along those lines, so I ended up going with a well-written, character-driven romance featuring the single dad trope (kind of) by an author I’ve discovered fairly…
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…
Almost Real is the latest in the Nicole Snow’s Almost Ever After series, and the first book I’ve read by this author. It’s an okay, if not particularly memorable romance between a vet tech and a rich CEO who isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty in the quest for success and love. Lena Joly…
Set in Brooklyn, No Matter What is a gorgeous, heartbreaking second chance, marriage-in-trouble romance between Vin and Roz, good people who have lost their connection. As the book begins, Roz finds a lease on the kitchen table in their apartment and thinks that Vin is leaving her. They have had the year from hell, surviving…
Star Shipped is Cat Sebastian’s first contemporary romance, and I’m pleased to report that it’s every bit as good as her modern (1960s) historicals – many of which are on my keeper shelf. It’s warm, funny, engrossing and utterly charming, featuring complex, engaging but flawed characters whose foibles make them so human and relatable, in…
Sweet, warm, and occasionally heart-meltingly gooey, Hearts on the Fly is a fresh-baked chocolate-chip cookie of a book that is a nice cure for the end-of-winter blues. The game is expected to be violent and injuries are par for the course, but one devastating hit upends hockey player Jabari Hall’s entire life when what the…
And Now, Back to You is book two in BK Borison’s Heartstrings series of retro-fabulous romances which are reminiscent of Nora Ephron’s romcoms. This one is just as gorgeous as First-Time Caller and continues with more of the Baltimore radio and TV world. Delilah Stewart is televisual gold. She’s effervescent, effusive, smiley and gorgeous, and…
This second book in Fearne Hill’s Mis-Shapes series is a funny, sexy and poignant romance between two reluctant and very different housemates that really ticks those grumpy/sunshine, odd-couple boxes! We met Alaric Alvin in the first book (Maybe). He’s a urologist/surgeon and is good friends with Isaac Fitz-Henry; he’s an upbeat, flirty motormouth for whom…
Is there one perfect person for all of us, or do we choose who we love and make that work (or not)? This is the question at the heart of Maurene Goo’s highly anticipated first adult romance, One & Only. Cass (Cassia) Park adores her biking club. It combines her BFF, Marcela, being outside enjoying…
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