I adored The Glowing Life of Leeann Wu by Mindy Hung, who has written some charming romances as Ruby Lang (Playing House, Open House, House Rules), and one (Wild Life) as Opal Wei. Leeann Wu is in the middle of the three generations of the Taiwanese-American women in her family. Leeann is a midwife, her…
This month’s Change of Plans TBR Challenge prompt led me to Allison Temple’s Honeymoon Sweet, a cute fake relationship contemporary romance in which two guys, both abandoned by their partners while on a week-long Caribbean cruise, end up spending the time together and falling in love. This makes for something of a whirlwind romance, it’s…
Secret Nights and Northern Lights is Megan Oliver’s début novel – a mix of Icelandic travelogue, and second chance romance. Mona Miller has been working at Around the Globe for years. She’s keen to travel overseas but until now she’s been reporting on small-town festivals and local places and missing out on the international gigs….
Duet, the first in Julie Kriss’ Road Kings series, has a sweetheart of a smokin’ hot rock star improbably named Denver who spends much of this slight tale trying to convince Callie, a prickly piano teacher, that he’s the guy for her. If you’re looking for a flawless, gorgeous, brilliant hero who keeps laying his…
I picked up The Best Christmas Choir Ever by Elizabeth Hrib because the premise sounded interesting and second chance romance is a favorite trope of mine. After reading it I have to say that the heavy layers of grief overshadow the romance, but I enjoyed the warm holiday feelings it evokes and the senior characters…
The Dramatic Life of Jonah Penrose is a rivals-to-lovers romance set in the world of London’s West End theatre scene. It’s a very promising début from author Robyn Green, but although I enjoyed it overall, there are pacing and plotting issues that prevent me from giving it a higher grade, and the use of a…
AAR has reviewed several books by Jackie Lau and they’ve all garnered a grade of B or above, a good sign for anyone thinking about picking up one of her romances. And if you’re in the mood for a Christmas novella, look no further than Magically Generated, a self-described ‘cozy Christmas’ story that includes a…
Girl Next Door is a truly fun romance with a great premise. Quick-witted and sparkly, it keeps readers fully engaged right down to the last drop, well-earning its A ranking. The plot is also romcom catnip in a way that doesn’t feel cloying or smug; a solid romance about a woman who doesn’t know how…
Isabelle Taylor’s Christmas with a Chimera is the second book, a novella, in her Claw Haven series, a small town full of humans and monsters who live side by side as friends, neighbours and romantic partners. I haven’t read book one, so I’ll reserve judgement on that, but this second one has some flaws that…
Julia Song is Undateable is Susan Lee’s first adult romance and it’s delightful! Thirty-year-old Julia Song is the CEO of Starlight Enterprises, an American K-beauty brand which is on the brink of break-out success. Julia is single and is being pressured by her Korean mother and grandmother to marry and have a family. When Julia’s…
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