This Book Made Me Think Of You

By: Libby Page So many thanks to Berkley for the eARC of this book! I may go on rambling here as this fiction with some contemporary romance pieces has gotten me emotionally. Tilly Nightingale lost her husband 6 months ago and she receives a phone call from a local bookstore to come in because theyContinue reading “This Book Made Me Think Of You”

The Roommate Arrangement

By: Samantha Markum Many thanks to Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing and Simon Teen for the gifted copy of this ARC! Blair is heading off to college. She’s supposed to be in a house with her two girlfriends, but they decide that they don’t want to live with her. Now Blair is desperate. She findsContinue reading “The Roommate Arrangement”

Within Range

By: Ruth Stilling Thanks to Hambright PR for the ARC of this book! Wooo! What a book! In this age gap, forbidden love romance, we meet Billie, a 21 year old college drop out who is pregnant, and Emmett a 35 year old NHL player who is Billie’s dad’s best friend who is also freshContinue reading “Within Range”

What It Takes

By: Willow Aster Many thanks to Valentine PR for the ARC of this book! This is the second book in the Windy Harbor Series, but can be read as a standalone. We’re back with Juliana (JuJu) and Camden. They’ve known each other since they were 5 and 7, respectively. They used to be friends, butContinue reading “What It Takes”

Chirp & Chase

By: Tela V. Many thanks to Torch Lit Ink for the ARC of this book! About the Book Dr. Maria Lyons doesn’t date. Not anymore. Fresh off heartbreak, courtesy of her ex and former coworker, she realizes, who needs love? But when her ex shows back up at her hospital with a new job andContinue reading “Chirp & Chase”

Love Me Stalk Me

By: Laura Bishop “You’re mine now. And I’m not going to let you put yourself down like that. … I’ll remind you, Izzy, over and over, just how beautiful you are. Every single day, for as long as it takes.” There was a LONG wait at the library for this one, and now I seeContinue reading “Love Me Stalk Me”

Trip Through Your Wires

By: D.M. Simmons Many thanks to Torch Lit Ink for the ARC of this book!! About the Book In Cherry Cove, some secrets don’t stay buried—no matter how hard you pitch. Jake Chambers has it all lined up: a star spot on Highland College’s baseball team, scouts watching his every move, and a future inContinue reading “Trip Through Your Wires”

First-Time Caller

By: B.K. Borison “I want to feel something when I connect with someone. I want sparks. The good kind, ya know? I want to laugh and mean it. I want goose bumps. … I want the magic.” I’m not sure why I put off reading this book for this long, but I’m SO glad thatContinue reading “First-Time Caller”

(Not So) Simple Lyrics

By: Claudia Burgoa Many thanks to Hambright PR for the ARC of this book! “Because some people are stitched into your story before the first page. Star-crossed. Written in. Written deep. And no matter how far you run, how long you stay apart, you find each other again.” My first read of 2026 and itContinue reading “(Not So) Simple Lyrics”

That Single Dad

By: Kate J. Blake “You are what is wrong with me. You. I can’t stop thinking about you all day.” Jessie is an art teacher, but her Aunt Clara hurt her ankle and cannot be a nanny for Liam McFadden and his daughter. Finding another nanny from the agency is not happening as other nanniesContinue reading “That Single Dad”