Recipe for Trouble is Dylan Morrison’s second published contemporary romance, and it’s an absolutely delightful read. It’s an opposites-attract slow-burn romance between a grouchy video editor (Ben) and a ray-of-sunshine chef (Pete) who end up working together when Ben is roped in to editing a disastrous cookery video that ends up going viral. Like the…
Touching and heartbreaking, Amanda is a sad and yet truthfully trenchant bird’s eye view on a romance that is star-crossed. The novel depicts a couple who must deal with mental illness, cultural disparities, and other problems to reach one another. This is a deeply sad and dark piece of work, so keep those hankies by…
Love born of tragedy is a common theme in romance. Terri J. Haynes’ The Daughter of Shiloh is an excellent example of this plot, examining the aftermath of a calamity and bringing to light a little-known piece of history. Lealie Bevard is the crown princess of Shiloh Baptist Chruch in Birmingham, Alabama. A beautiful, passionate,…
The Heartbreak Hotel is a beautiful exploration of family bonds, obligation and grief. It’s thoughtful and tender and tough in places, but so comforting. Louisa (Lou) has just broken up with pop singer Nate, and all she wants from him is to be able to stay in their house, a rental in the Colorado Mountains…
All of Us Murderers is a fabulous mixture of murder mystery and gothic horror, a superbly crafted homage to the gothic novel that expertly captures the essence of the genre while at the same time having some fun with its conventions. It’s clever, witty and atmospheric, with superbly drawn, vibrant characters, a charming romance, a…
Mysteries have always had their share of older protagonists, but Too Old for This introduces us to a unique – and deadly – variant of the irascible elder. The knock on her door is completely unexpected. Lottie Jones doesn’t have visitors. She plays bingo on Thursday nights and goes to church on Sunday morning. She…
I do love a good redemption story, and E.M. Lindsey’s Absolutely Pucked is a very good one. The Punked as Puck series features three ride-or-die best friends who play hockey in local community leagues for differently abled players, and while I loved the first book and wasn’t wild about the second, I’ve been looking forward…
Painter has written some of my favorite YA romances and this is one of her best! It has hockey, fake dating, family drama and childhood friends. I really loved it! Daniella (Dani) and her mom have returned to Minnesota to live with her grandpa after her parent’s divorce. She lived there back when she was…
Why is falling in love so hard, and why does it hurt so much? Despite the light-hearted title, Fun at Parties explores these difficult questions on a second-chance romance road trip. Quinn works for CycleLove in Los Angeles, an online exercise platform (think Peloton) as a spin instructor. The book opens as Quinn finds out…
Hannah Nicole Maehrer is back with the third installment of her Assistant to the Villain series, Accomplice to the Villain. If you’ve been following along from book one, you’ll know that Evie Sage never intended to be an evil henchwoman – she just kind of fell into it. But you also know, as it turns…
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