It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey
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It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Synopsis Piper Bellinger is fashionable, influential, and her reputation as a wild child means the paparazzi are constantly on her heels. When too much champagne and an out-of-control rooftop party lands Piper in the slammer, her stepfather decides enough is enough. So he cuts her off, and sends Piper and her sister to learn some responsibility running their late father’s dive bar... in Washington.Piper hasn’t even been in Westport for five minutes when…
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People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry

Synopsis Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She's a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart--she's in New York City, and he's in their small hometown--but every summer,…
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Let It Show by Tawna Fenske

Synopsis Yeah, I agreed to live at an old cult compound and let cameras tail me around, but a plotline about a grumpy single dad finding love? Big nope. All I want is a brewery to run and a fresh start with my daughter. Just toss me the keys, keep the psych sessions short, and remind me again why I can’t fall for Dr. Mari Judson.At least I’m not alone. She’s as thirsty…
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Small-Town Romance

There is something special about a small-town romance. Though I've never lived in a small town, I love reading books that take place in them. The fact that everyone seems to know everyone's business just makes these stories all the more entertaining. There are also usually some great side characters, and quirky town myths or events. This post contains affiliate links. You can read more on my disclosures page. Hot and Hammered Series…
March 19, 2021
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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Trope Tuesday: Unlikely Heroes

Happy Trope Tuesday Link-Up! Today's topic is unlikely heroes. As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books and Chocolate in your own post so that others know where to find more information. You can find the link-up…
July 21, 2020
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Trope Tuesday: Small Towns

It is Trope Tuesday Link-Up! And today we are going to be talking about small towns. As a reminder each week there will be a trope for you to use as inspiration, find the trope list here. All post types are welcome: lists, book reviews, anything really, feel free to make it your own. Please link back to All the Books and Chocolate in your own post so that others know where to find…
July 14, 2020
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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…
You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle
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You Deserve Each Other by Sarah Hogle

Synopsis Naomi Westfield has the perfect fiancé: Nicholas Rose holds doors open for her, remembers her restaurant orders, and comes from the kind of upstanding society family any bride would love to be a part of. They never fight. They're preparing for their lavish wedding that's three months away. And she is miserably and utterly sick of him.Naomi wants out, but there's a catch: whoever ends the engagement will have to foot the…
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Rom-Com Book Review: Faker by Sarah Smith

Synopsis Emmie Echavarre is a professional faker. She has to be to survive as one of the few female employees at Nuts & Bolts, a power tool company staffed predominantly by gruff, burly men. From nine to five, Monday through Friday, she's tough as nails--the complete opposite of her easy-going real self. One thing she doesn't have to fake? Her disdain for coworker Tate Rasmussen. Tate has been hostile to her since the…