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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

Synopsis Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster.  Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his…
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Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams

Synopsis A hacktivist and a cat café owner decode the friend zone in this romantic comedy from the author of Undercover Bromance.Alexis Carlisle and her cat café, ToeBeans, have shot to fame after she came forward as a victim of a celebrity chef’s sexual harassment. When a new customer approaches to confide in her, the last thing Alexis expects is for the woman to claim they’re sisters. Unsure what to do, Alexis turns…
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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

Synopsis Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children.Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen—especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide…
The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez
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The Friend Zone by Abby Jimenez

Synopsis Kristen Petersen doesn't do drama, will fight to the death for her friends, and has no room in her life for guys who just don't get her. She's also keeping a big secret: facing a medically necessary procedure that will make it impossible for her to have children.Planning her best friend's wedding is bittersweet for Kristen—especially when she meets the best man, Josh Copeland. He's funny, sexy, never offended by her mile-wide…
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Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey

Synopsis Rosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is faithful and a great provider, but the man she fell in love with ten years ago is nowhere to be found. When her girlfriends encourage Rosie to demand more out…
Well Played by Jen DeLuca
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Well Played by Jen DeLuca

Synopsis Stacey is jolted when her friends Simon and Emily get engaged. She knew she was putting her life on hold when she stayed in Willow Creek to care for her sick mother, but it's been years now, and even though Stacey loves spending her summers pouring drinks and flirting with patrons at the local Renaissance Faire, she wants more out of life. Stacey vows to have her life figured out by the…
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Fix Her Up by Tessa Bailey

Synopsis Georgette Castle’s family runs the best home renovation business in town, but she picked balloons instead of blueprints and they haven’t taken her seriously since. Frankly, she’s over it. Georgie loves planning children’s birthday parties and making people laugh, just not at her own expense. She’s determined to fix herself up into a Woman of the World... whatever that means.Phase one: new framework for her business (a website from this decade, perhaps?)Phase…
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Trope Tuesday: Tortured Heroes – Moonlight Scandals

Again, I am doing a review for the Trope Tuesday Link-Up. This week's trope is tortured hero, and I decided to review Midnight Scandals by Jennifer L. Armentrout. If you'd like to participate or see the upcoming tropes click here. Tortured Hero The Tortured Hero trope is a very popular trope, especially in romance. In this trope, the hero usually has some dark secrets in their pasts. They are usually dark and broody…
September 8, 2020
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The Roommate by Rosie Danan

Synopsis The Wheatons are infamous among the east coast elite for their lack of impulse control, except for their daughter Clara. She’s the consummate socialite: over-achieving, well-mannered, predictable. But every Wheaton has their weakness. When Clara’s childhood crush invites her to move cross-country, the offer is too much to resist. Unfortunately, it’s also too good to be true.After a bait-and-switch, Clara finds herself sharing a lease with a charming stranger. Josh might be…
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Why Romance is the Genre Everyone Needs Right Now

I think we can all agree this has just been a pretty shit year.  I don’t think I need to go into detail.  I have relied on books more than ever as a form of escapism, and particularly the romance genre.  Romance as a genre gets a lot of judgment, but it is also a great genre to read when you want to escape the reality that is 2020.  Here are just a…
September 4, 2020