Fearne Hill kicks off her new Mis-shapes contemporary romance series with Maybe, a gorgeous slow-burn romance between step/adopted brothers that explores the complexities of grief, the weight of living with unhealthy expectations and learning to let go of those expectations to find happiness and forge your own path in life. Overworked junior doctor Isaac Fitz-Henry…
When you’re as old as I am, a prompt like “back in my day” isn’t as easy to fulfil as it might seem. Yes, it offers a lot of scope, but that scope also makes it difficult to choose a book to fit, and for the same reason – too many “my day”s over too…
K-pop has hit hard in the music scene of the 21st century, but we have only recently had that reflected in the (English-language) romance book market. XOXO captures the sparkly, sugary energy of the genre and translates it into a charming YA love story. The letter from the judges is burning a hole in Jenny…
Alicia Thompson has the most amazing Substack newsletter (The Same Songs Over and Over) where she delves deep into music and popular culture, so I was excited to see if her fiction is just as engaging. Short answer, it really is! Never Been Shipped is terrific and a love letter to pop music in all…
Readers kept telling me Julie Kriss was worth it. After reading the Riggs Brothers series, I wasn’t convinced. The books were fun, but they skated on charm more than substance. Still, there was enough promise to make me try her latest, You Give Me That Feeling. Now, I get it. Katie Armstrong is an actress…
Tessa Bailey’s romances are steamy and silly and lots of fun, and Dream Girl Drama is no different. If you loved It Happened One Summer, this book has a similar energy, which skirts around the edge of taboo (well, not really really, just Tessa-taboo). Hockey player Sig Gauthier is off to meet his dad and…
Earlier this year in Promises of Forever, Nicky James introduced readers to Niles Edwidge the best friend/former lover of Koa Bugard, one of the protagonists in that story. Niles teaches music at Timber Creek Academy, the prestigious private school where Koa teaches English, and although they were no longer romantically involved it was clear they…
Wild Eyes takes place in the breathtaking Canadian Rockies and is the second in the Rose Hill series. It’s a small-town romance between a popular country music star looking for peace and a single dad who is a horse trainer and it’s my favorite book by chart topper Elsie Silver. All Skylar, a country music…
I won’t call this book Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce fanfic. It’s much better than that. But if you’ve ever imagined what life might be like for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, then Katie Cotugno’s Heavy Hitter might give you some idea. Lacey Logan is a world-phenomenon-level pop star. (Yes, think Taylor Swift.) She can’t leave the…
I was thrilled to read this new book from Julie Soto after so loving Forget Me Not last year. This one’s got grumpy/sunshine, rivals to lovers and found family tropes and is my favorite romance so far this year! It opens with a scene that had me laughing. Gwen is playing the music for a…
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