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DIAL A FOR AUNTIES BY JESSE Q. SUTANTO

10/20/2021

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Who knew that murder and mayhem could be so funny? Jesse Q. Sutanto kills it with this hilarious and whip smart read! I devoured it in one sitting.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: April 27, 2021
Genre: Romcom / Murder Mystery

Series: Aunties series #1
Pages: 319 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.
What happens when you mix 1 (accidental) murder with 2 thousand wedding guests, and then toss in a possible curse on 3 generations of an immigrant Chinese-Indonesian family?

You get 4 meddling Asian aunties coming to the rescue!


When Meddelin Chan ends up accidentally killing her blind date, her meddlesome mother calls for her even more meddlesome aunties to help get rid of the body. Unfortunately, a dead body proves to be a lot more challenging to dispose of than one might anticipate, especially when it is inadvertently shipped in a cake cooler to the over-the-top billionaire wedding Meddy, her Ma, and aunties are working at an island resort on the California coastline. It's the biggest job yet for the family wedding business—"Don't leave your big day to chance, leave it to the Chans!"—and nothing, not even an unsavory corpse, will get in the way of her auntie's 

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FAIRY GODMOTHERS INC. BY SARANNA DEWYLDE

9/22/2021

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Fairy Godmothers Inc. is a magical start to a brand-new series that I am so excited about! I love how this one FELT like a true fairytale and others who enjoy reading books like this won’t want to miss this one!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: December 29, 2020
Genre: Romantic Comedy. Magic. Paranormal. 

Series: Fairy Godmothers Inc. #1 
Pages: 306 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.
First in a magical new series full of edgy and hilarious antics, this is the read you need to finally give your year the fairy-tale ending it deserves! An enchanting story of love, dreams, and second chances—a delightful read for cold winter nights that fans of Christina Lauren, Tessa Bailey, and Kerry Winfrey can’t miss…

If love is the source of all the magic in the universe, and the town of Ever After, Missouri, is the epicenter of enchantment, then the locals are in dire need of a reboot. At least according to resident fairy godmothers Petunia, Jonquil, and Bluebonnet. Their solution? Blow a bit of fairy dust in the direction of those in need of romance. . . . What could possibly go wrong?
 
SOME KIND OF AWFUL . . .
 
Lucky Fujiki’s first name is a cosmic joke. Her luck is so bad, even 

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ROOMMAID BY SARIAH WILSON

8/26/2021

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Roommaid is an adorable and quirky romantic comedy that delivers in the feels! I adored Madison and Tyler and seeing them from strangers, to friends, and ultimately to lovers was wonderful!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: October 1, 2020
Genre: Romantic Comedy

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 301 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.
​From bestselling author Sariah Wilson comes a charming romance about living your life one dream at a time.

Madison Huntington is determined to live her dreams. That means getting out from under her family’s wealth and influence by saying no to the family business, her allowance, and her home. But on a teacher’s salary, the real world comes as a rude awakening—especially when she wakes up every morning on a colleague’s couch. To get a place of her own (without cockroaches, mold, or crime scene tape), Madison accepts a position as a roommaid. In exchange for free room and board, all she needs to do is keep her busy roommate’s penthouse clean and his dog company. So what if she’s never washed a dish in her life. She can figure this out, right?

Madison is pretty confident she can fake it well enough that Tyler Roth will never know the difference. The finance whiz is rich and 

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THE NEWCOMER BY MARY KAY ANDREWS

8/16/2021

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Mary Kay Andrews delivers in yet again the perfect beach read! This book has it all: suspense, beachy vibes, and women power! I devoured it and smiled long after I turned the last page.
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 4, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction. Beach Reads. 

Series: None. Complete standalone.  
Pages: 442 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: ​Purchased. 
In trouble and on the run...

After she discovers her sister Tanya dead on the floor of her fashionable New York City townhouse, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it: Tanya’s ex; sleazy real estate entrepreneur Evan Wingfield. Even in the grip of grief and panic Letty heeds her late sister’s warnings: “If anything bad happens to me—it’s Evan. Promise me you’ll take Maya and run. Promise me.”

With a trunkful of emotional baggage...

So Letty grabs her sister’s Mercedes and hits the road with her wailing four-year-old niece Maya. Letty is determined to out-run Evan and the law, but run to where? Tanya, a woman with a past shrouded in secrets, left behind a “go-bag” of cash and a big honking diamond ring—but only one clue: a faded magazine story about a sleepy mom-and-pop motel in a Florida beach town with 

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TO SIR, WITH LOVE BY LAUREN LAYNE

8/11/2021

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I genuinely loved every single thing about this book. It’s been a while since I was able to rate a book with five stars but this one deserves every single one!
Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: June 29, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy. Chick Lit. 

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 286 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased. 
Love Is Blind meets You’ve Got Mail in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy following two thirty-somethings who meet on a blind dating app—only to realize that their online chemistry is nothing compared to their offline rivalry.

Perpetually cheerful and eager to please, Gracie Cooper strives to make the best out of every situation. So when her father dies just months after a lung cancer diagnosis, she sets aside her dreams of pursuing her passion for art to take over his Midtown Manhattan champagne shop. She soon finds out that the store’s profit margins are being squeezed perilously tight, and complicating matters further, a giant corporation headed by the impossibly handsome, but irritatingly arrogant Sebastian Andrews is proposing a buyout. But Gracie can’t bear the thought of throwing away her father’s dream like she did her own.

Overwhelmed and not wanting to admit to her friends or family that she’s having second thoughts about the shop, Gracie seeks advice

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DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS LIFE AROUND BY CAMILLE PAGAN

8/4/2021

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While I love the message that Don’t Make Me Turn This Life Around sends, I have to say the content was really depressing. I was expecting this to be a lighthearted and funny read but find myself feeling really sad while reading it.
​Rating: ★★★
​Release Date: May 11, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete standalone. 
Pages: 251 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
​A witty and unexpected novel about a woman trying to keep her family vacation—and yes, her life—from going south by the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Life and Other Near-Death Experiences.

It’s been thirteen years since doctors declared Libby Ross-Velasquez a goner. Yet here she is—cancer free. So why doesn’t she feel more alive?

Sure, Libby’s husband, Shiloh, has been distant. One of their daughters has a serious health condition. And her father’s death hovers over Libby like a rain cloud. Still, this eternal optimist knows she’s the winner of the existential lottery.

But when her forced cheer isn’t enough to keep her family from catching her blahs, she decides to fly them all to Vieques. The Puerto Rican island is where she and Shiloh fell in love—and where she decided to fight for her life after her cancer diagnosis. Where 

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THE SEVEN DAY SWITCH BY KELLY HARMS

7/2/2021

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The Seven Day Switch is an excellent tribute to one of my favorite movies from the past; Freaky Friday! I don’t recall ever reading a book about true life swaps so this one was a big treat for me!
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: July 1, 2021
Genre: Women's Fiction

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 314 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Amazon First Reads.
​Two moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.

Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares. Despite her all-organic, SunButter-loving, free-range kids, her immaculate home, and her volunteering awards, she still has time to relax with a nice glass of pinot at the end of the day. The only thing that ruins it all is her workaholic, career-obsessed neighbor, who makes no secret of what she thinks of Celeste’s life choices every chance she gets.

Wendy Charles is a celebrated productivity consultant, columnist, and speaker. On a minute-by-minute schedule, she makes the working-mom hustle look easy. She even spends at least one waking hour a day with her kids. She’s not apologizing for a thing. 

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FIVE MINUTES LATE BY RICH AMOOI

6/10/2021

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When searching for laugh out loud romcoms books from this author kept popping up so I decided to give this one a try. WOW! This book is HILARIOUS! I laughed so much while reading it!
Rating: ★★★★
​Release Date: August 22, 2014
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy. 

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 348 pages
Format: eBook. Source: ​Purchased.
​Can an always-tardy garlic mogul and a punctual Silicon Valley librarian fall in love?

The world needs garlic and somebody’s got to sell that garlic. Cedric Johnson is that man. But even though he’s got just about everything he can wish for, Cedric is still missing one thing in his life: someone special. Fate may be on his side, but he encounters a few distractions along the way—like almost being killed by a UPS truck. Oh, and a little case of blackmail.

Ellie Fontaine is a walking Wikipedia with clear professional goals, but when it comes to landing Mr. Right, she doesn’t know jack squat. She gives online dating a shot, but ends up with an unappetizing buffet of unibrows and losers. What’s a girl to do?

After Ellie saves Cedric’s life, serendipity takes over as they continue to run into each other. Their connection grows stronger 

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THE SECRET BRIDESMAID BY KATY BIRCHALL

6/5/2021

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I loved every SINGLE thing about this book! It’s clever, charming, and downright HILARIOUS! This is the type of book I live for!
​Rating: ★★★★★
​Release Date: May 4, 2021
Genre: Chick Lit. Romantic Comedy. 

Series: None. Complete Standalone. 
Pages: 394 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: ​Purchased.
​Matrimony meets mayhem in a modern British romcom about a young woman charged with pulling off the biggest aristocratic wedding of the year––and the misadventures that ensue.

Sophie Breeze is a brilliant bridesmaid. So brilliant, in fact, that she’s made it her full-time job.

As a professional bridesmaid, Sophie is hired by London brides to be their right-hand woman, posing as a friend but working behind the scenes to help plan the perfect wedding and ensure their big day goes off without a hitch. When she’s hired by Lady Victoria Swann––a former model and “It Girl" of 1970’s London; now the Marchioness of Meade––for the society wedding of the year, it should be a chance for Sophie to prove just how talented she is.

Of course, it’s not ideal that the bride, Lady Victoria’s daughter, Cordelia, is an absolute diva and determined to make Sophie’s life a nightmare. It’s also a bit inconvenient that Sophie finds herself 

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