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May 2020 Releases to Add to Your TBR

So, this COVID thing has pushed a lot of books back, but there are some awesome releases coming in May that should be on your TBR if they aren't already. I'm going to share with you books that are either on my TBR or May Releases that I have read, that I loved and you should add to your TBR. Be sure to take a look at my full 2020 releases, I have…
April 24, 2020
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Blog Tour: The German Heiress by Anika Scott

  The German Heiress • Paperback: 384 pages• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (April 7, 2020) Synopsis “Meticulously researched and plotted like a noir thriller, The German Heiress tells a different story of WWII— of characters grappling with their own guilt and driven by the question of what they could have done to change the past.” —Jessica Shattuck, New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle For readers of The Alice Network and The Lost Girls of Paris, an immersive,…
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Ball Peen Hammer by Lauren Rowe

Synopsis Keane Morgan wouldn’t return any of my calls or texts, and I was pissed as hell about it. I didn’t want to drive from Seattle to L.A. with the guy any more than he wanted to drive with me, but I had no frickin’ choice in the matter--at least, not if I wanted to use his brother's coveted parking spot at UCLA.Okay, so it turned out Keane was objectively gorgeous, and, fine,…
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Trope Tuesday: Love Triangle vs. Forbidden Romance

I am back with another Trope Tuesday battle and this week it is Love Triangle vs. Forbidden Love.   This one is an easier one for me to pick a winner because let's be honest, I don't love a love triangle.  However, there are some that aren't annoying.   Forbidden love is one of my favorite tropes, it covers a lot of different things and it can be very fun.   Love Triangle:  Definition: When two…
April 21, 2020
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First Comes Scandal by Julia Quinn

Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction Release Date: April 21 Book 4 in The Rokesby Series Rating: Synopsis Georgina Bridgerton was ruined.  She can either marry the man the purposefully ruined her, or live her life as a spinster.  The Rokesbys don't want to see Georgie ruined, so the summon home their son to marry her.  But will either of them actually want to marry the other? This post contains affiliate links. You can read…
April 20, 2020
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
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Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Synopsis First Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. International socialite duties do have downsides—namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. The plan…
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Beach Read by Emily Henry

Beach Read by Emily Henry Genre: Romance, Rom-Com Rating: Synopsis Augustus Everett and  January Andrews are two writers who could not be more different.  Except that they are both spending the summer trying to cure their writer’s block at the beach.  When they challenge each other to write outside of their comfort zone, they may cure more than just their writer’s block.   This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my…
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The Priest by Tiffany Reisz

Synopsis A priest is found dead, and his last call was to Nora.  When private investigator Cyrus shows up asking questions, Nora can't help but get involved.  Can Nora and Cyrus figure out what happened?   This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Thank you to 8th Circle Press and Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.   Review The Priest is a…
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Trope Tuesday: Fake Relationship vs. Stuck Together

I am back with this week's Trope Tuesday match up. If you haven't checked out the #RomanceReadsApril Instagram challenge, do so.  There is still time to join.  Today's Trope Tuesday is Fake Relationship vs. Stuck Together.  If you missed last weeks be sure to check it out for some enemies to lovers and friends to lovers Trope recommendations. Fake Relationship:  Definition: A trope in which two characters who are not in a romantic…
April 14, 2020
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Not That Kind of Guy by Andie J. Christoper

Synopsis An office attraction becomes something more when they're off the clock in this delightful romantic comedy by the USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry. State attorney Bridget Nolan is successful in all aspects of her life--except romance. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she's been slow to reenter the dating scene. To be honest, she has more important things to do like putting bad guys behind bars.…