romance
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Book review: Yours Truly Part of our World #2 by Abby Jimenez
Yours Truly by Jimenez is a perfect fit for fans of tropes, including, but not limited to, office romance, rivals-to-lovers, fake dating, forced proximity, and miscommunication; however, the addressed topics of anxiety, depression, divorce, cheating, sibling with kidney failure doesn’t make for a light, easy, breezy read. Continue reading
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Book review: Is She Really Going Out with Him? By Sophie Cousens
Cousens brings readers a book complete of tropes, including, but not limited to, enemies-to-lovers, office romance, forced proximity, against the odds, and a slight age gap. If you’re a fan of these, this book is for you. Continue reading
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Book Review: Hooked Never After #1 by Emily McIntinre
This is a dark reimaging of Peter Pan, in which the magic is transformed into something toxic. Readers should be warned about these triggers before reading about captivity, torture, dubious consent, sexual acts with firearms and other implements, and explicit murder scenes. Continue reading
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Book review: Christmas with the Billionaire by Lila Monroe
This Christmas novella is a quick, sexy, and fun read written in alternate POVs between the two main characters: Jill Simon, a struggling actress looking for a big break that will land her on Broadway, and Oliver Gage, a big-shot producer who barely lifts an eyebrow during auditions yet still manages to crush dreams. Continue reading
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Book review: Snowed In with the Billionaire by Lila Monroe
This Christmas novella is a quick, sexy, and fun read. Monroe writes in the first person through the female character Paige Bartlett, a party planner who’s decided to launch her company. Her first big client is an ex-rock star turned music executive, Ace Carmichael. The party is at his Aspen chalet, but an unexpected blizzard… Continue reading
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Book review: A Shoe Addict’s Christmas by Beth Harbison
This whimsical Christmas chick-lit is a cross between retellings of It’s a Wonderful Life and A Christmas Carol. Fans of Nancy Thayer or Donna Van Lière would surely enjoy this book. Continue reading
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Book Review Love & Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
This YA contemporary romance is a quick read due to the author’s easy writing style and beautiful voice. The main character is a Lina a young girl who lost her mother and is fulfilling her dying / living wish to visit Italy. Continue reading
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Book Review: Part of Your World #1 by Abby Jimenez
Author Abby Jimenez brings to light the fight, flight, freeze, and fawn phenomena in this age-gap romance, which can trigger readers who have suffered long-term emotional abuse. In this book, we meet thirty-seven-year-old Dr. Alexis Montgomery and twenty-eight-year-old carpenter Daniel Grant as the main characters. Jimenez couldn’t have picked two more polar opposites if she… Continue reading
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Book Review: Her Three Fated Mates Collection: Her Alpha Dragons by Lisa Cullen
This box set collection includes three Fated Mates romances. The second book in the set is Her Three Alpha Dragon, and the story triggers warnings such as domestic violence, taunts, and emotional abuse. Continue reading
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Book Review: Her Three Fated Mates Collection: Her Three Bear Shifters by Lisa Cullen
This box set collection includes three Fated Mates romances. The first book in the set is Her Three Bear Shifters. Adira, Andreas, Zane, and Zander are introduced as the main characters in this retelling of Goldilocks and her Three Bears. In this story, it’s not the porridge that’s too hot or the chair that’s too… Continue reading
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