If you like romcoms with loveable characters and puppies, this one’s for you. Our leads, Alex and Mia, are a couple whose interactions really are full of wonderful blunders. Their story began when they matched on an app and tried to meet at a park full of food trucks but, at first, couldn’t find each…
Narrated by Greg Tremblay The Old Wheel, book two in The Adventures of Holloway Holmes, opens up a few months after the events of book one (The Strangest Forms) and finds Jack Moreno now enrolled for classes at the Walker School, his father in much better health (thanks to the deal Jack ‘negotiated’ with the…
Anyone who’s been reading my reviews for any length of time will already know I’m a massive fan of KJ Charles’ work, and for some time, have regarded her as the best author of historical romance writing today. Not only does she imbue her stories with a real sense of time and place, she creates…
The Leaving Kind, the final book in Kelly Jensen’s Hearts and Crafts trilogy is a beautifully written and heartfelt romance between two men in mid-life who are facing significant changes in their lives and who aren’t looking for love, but find it anyway. Big life changes have been a theme of the series – in…
I can’t remember how I stumbled across Vanora Lawless’ Imperfect Illusions, but I’m very glad I did! I was gripped from start to finish by this historical adventure/fantasy romance set amid the horrors of World War One; the stakes are high, the historical and fantasy aspects of the story are really well done, and the…
Narrated by Joel Froomkin Once a Rogue is book two in Allie Therin’s Roaring Twenties Magic series, which is itself an offshoot of her Magic In Manhattan series. Book one of the Roaring Twenties Magic series, Proper Scoundrels, should be read before this one. There will be spoilers for previous books in this review. Once…
Thank You For Sharing is one of the best contemporary romances of 2023, with its quick wit and soft-hearted love story. I adored the central protagonists, and I loved the way they move with aching slowness toward attachment after years of bitterness. Liyah Cohen-Jackson hasn’t seen Daniel Rosenberg since they had a huge blow-up fight…
The WWII time period is starting to feel a bit overused in fiction, but some stellar works set during this era are still being published. One such story is The Midnight News, a haunting tale that captures the essence of London during the heart of the fighting. It’s 1940 and Lottie (Charlotte) Richmond has built…
Toronto’s finest are back in book six of Nicky James’ compelling romantic suspense series featuring detectives Quaid Valor and Aslan Doyle, Disrupted Engagement. Once again, the author skilfully weaves together an intriguing mystery with the ongoing development of the romantic relationship between the central couple, which has been absolutely stellar throughout. The title of this…
Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes series continues delightfully apace with her heroine’s ninth mystery, Enola Holmes and the Mark of the Mongoose. Young readers who jumped into her adventures thanks to the Netflix movies will find their footing easily enough, and Springer’s spry sense of humor and nose for action scenes remain as strong as ever….
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