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Party of Two by Jasmine Guillory

Synopsis Dating is the last thing on Olivia Monroe's mind when she moves to LA to start her own law firm. But when she meets a gorgeous man at a hotel bar and they spend the entire night flirting, she discovers too late that he is none other than hotshot junior senator Max Powell. Olivia has zero interest in dating a politician, but when a cake arrives at her office with the cutest…
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Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson

Synopsis When their foster-turned-adoptive mother suddenly dies, four brothers struggle to keep open the doors of her beloved Harlem knitting shop, while dealing with life and love in Harlem.Jesse Strong is known for two things: his devotion to his adoptive mom, Mama Joy, and his reputation for breaking hearts in Harlem. When Mama Joy unexpectedly passes away, he and his brothers have different plans on what to do with Strong Knits, their neighborhood…
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Hero by Jolie Vines

Synopsis Ella is finally free.  Gordain's military career seems to have hit a dead end.  He shouldn't agree to her scheme but he can't seem to be able to walk away.     This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Review Hero is the third book in the a Marry the Scot Novel, I haven't read the other two but I think that for the most part this…
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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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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
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Trope Tuesday: Enemies to Lovers vs. Friends to Lovers

I am taking a break from my usual top ten Tuesday to bring you Trope Tuesday.  Every Tuesday this month, in honor of my #RomanceReadsApril Instagram challenge.   I will discuss the merits of two tropes as well as give you some reading recommendations for each of trope.  Today's Trope Tuesday is Enemies to Lovers v. Friends to Lovers.   Enemies to Lovers:  Definition:A trope in fiction where characters start off their relationship as enemies…
April 7, 2020
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My Favorite Half-Night Stand

Synopsis Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single.So when a routine university function turns into a black tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that they’ll join an online dating service to find plus-ones for…
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Book Review: Crew

Crew by Tijan Genre: Young Adult Contemporary, Dark Romance Book 1 in the Crew Series Rating:  3/5 Synopsis Bren is the only female member of her crew, but when she breaks one of the crew rules, no falling in love with a fellow crew member what will happen? This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Review I have seen books by Tijan all over the place,…
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Frankly in Love by David Yoon

Thank you to Penguin and Libro.fm for providing me an audio copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.     High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional expectations and their own Southern California upbringing. His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart, beautiful–and…
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Meet Cute by Helena Hunting

Talk about an embarrassing introduction. On her first day of law school, Kailyn ran - quite literally - into the actor she crushed on as a teenager, ending with him sprawled on top of her. Mortified to discover the Daxton Hughes was also a student in her class, her embarrassment over their meet-cute quickly turned into a friendship she never expected. Of course, she never saw his betrayal coming either... Now, eight years later,…