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LOVE AT FIRST SPITE BY ANNA E. COLLINS

1/30/2022

Love at First Spite was a total winner for me! I love a good story with a revenge theme and this one truly hit all the marks!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 4, 2022
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 300 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Falling in love is the ultimate payback in this delightful, breezy romcom about an interior designer who teams up with an enigmatic architect at her firm to get revenge on her ex the only way she knows how: by building a spite house next door

They say living well is the best revenge. But sometimes, spreading the misery seems a whole lot more satisfying. That’s interior designer Dani Porter’s justification for buying the vacant lot next to her ex-fiancé’s house…the house they were supposed to live in together, before he cheated on her with their Realtor. Dani plans to build a vacation rental that will a) mess with his view and his peace of mind and b) prove that Dani is not someone to be stepped on. Welcome to project Spite House.

That plan quickly becomes complicated when Dani is forced to team up with Wyatt Montego, the handsome, haughty architect at her firm, and the only person available to draw up blueprints. Wyatt

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THE OVERNIGHT GUEST BY HEATHER GUDENKAUF

1/25/2022

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Heather Gudenkauf has once again written a book that is gripping from page one all the way through to the end. This is a dark and chilling read and will make you think twice about locking your doors at night!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 25, 2022
Genre: Thriller
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 337 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

A woman receives an unexpected visitor during a deadly snowstorm in this chilling thriller from New York Times bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf

She thought she was alone…

True crime writer Wylie Lark doesn’t mind being snowed in at the isolated farmhouse where she’s retreated to write her new book. A cozy fire, complete silence. It would be perfect, if not for the fact that decades earlier, at this very house, two people were murdered in cold blood and a girl disappeared without a trace.

As the storm worsens, Wylie finds herself trapped inside the house, haunted by the secrets contained within its walls—haunted by secrets of her own. Then she discovers a small child in the snow just outside. After bringing the child inside for warmth and safety,

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THE WEDDING RINGER BY KERRY REA

1/21/2022

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The Wedding Ringer has everything I love in a romantic comedy, and I can’t recommend it enough! It’s funny, has underlying emotion, and a sweet romance!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: November 9, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy.
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 328 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

A woman who wants nothing to do with love or friendship finds both in the unlikeliest ways in this hilarious and heartwarming debut by Kerry Rea.

Once upon a time, Willa Callister was a successful blogger with a good credit score, actual hobbies, and legs that she shaved more than once a month. But after finding her fiancé in bed with her best friend, she now spends her days performing at children's birthday parties in a ball gown that makes her look like a walking bottle of Pepto Bismol. Willa dreams of starting fresh, where no one knows who she used to be, but first she needs to save up enough money to make it happen.

Maisie Mitchell needs something too: another bridesmaid for her wedding. After a chance encounter at a coffee shop, Maisie offers to pay Willa to be in her bridal party. Willa wants nothing to do with weddings—or Maisie—but the money will give her the freedom to

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MADE IN MANHATTAN BY LAUREN LAYNE

1/17/2022

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One of the things I love most about Lauren Layne’s books is that many of them take place in the city! I’m not a city girl and prefer the small-town vibe much more in real life but visiting the city through books is so much fun! Just like in this one.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 18, 2022
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 297 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher.

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Central Park Pact comes a reverse My Fair Lady for the modern era about a pampered and privileged Manhattan socialite who must teach an unpolished and denim-loving nobody from the Louisiana Bayou how to fit in with the upper crust of New York City. Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren and Sally Thorne.

Violet Townsend has always been a people pleaser. Raised in the privileged world of Upper East Side Manhattan, she always says the right things, wears the right clothes, and never rocks the boat. Violet would do anything for the people closest to her, especially her beloved grandmother. So when she asks Violet to teach the newly-discovered grandson of her friend how to fit in with New York City’s elite, Violet immediately agrees. Her goal? To get Cain Stone ready to take his place as heir to his family company…but to say he’s not exactly an eager student is an understatement.

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THINGS WE NEVER GOT OVER BY LUCY SCORE

1/12/2022

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Lucy Scores writhes the perfect romance novel with Things We Never Got Over as it has both humor and emotion! I devoured this one from beginning to end.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 13, 2022
Genre: Small Town Romance
Series: None. Complete standalone.
Pages: 555 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Author.

Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.

Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.

Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.

There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-

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A COURT OF MIST AND FURY BY SARAH J. MAAS

1/6/2022

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A Court of Mist and Fury is incredibly romantic, action packed, and probably one of the best books I’ve ever read. I highly recommend readers who haven’t read this one to pick it up after reading ACOTAR!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 3, 2016
Genre: Fantasy
Series: A Court of Thorns and Roses #2
Pages: 641 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

The seductive and stunning #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to Sarah J. Maas's spellbinding A Court of Thorns and Roses.

Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she's now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

As her marriage to Tamlin approaches, Feyre's hollowness and nightmares consume her. She finds herself split into two different people: one who upholds her bargain with Rhysand, High Lord of the feared Night Court, and one who lives out her life in the Spring Court with Tamlin. While Feyre navigates a dark web of politics, passion, and dazzling power, a greater evil looms. She might just

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NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO

1/2/2022

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This book had its ups and downs for me. Some parts were action packed and exciting while other parts dragged on way too long. I got bored way more than I felt excited.

Rating: ★★★
Release Date: October 8, 2019
Genre: Adult Fantasy
Series: Alex Stern #1
Pages: 476 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

The mesmerizing adult debut from Leigh Bardugo, a tale of power, privilege, dark magic, and murder set among the Ivy League elite

Galaxy “Alex” Stern is the most unlikely member of Yale’s freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie mom, Alex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriends, dead-end jobs, and much, much worse. In fact, by age twenty, she is the sole survivor of a horrific, unsolved multiple homicide. Some might say she’s thrown her life away. But at her hospital bed, Alex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the world’s most prestigious universities on a full ride. What’s the catch, and why her?

Still searching for answers, Alex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of Yale’s secret societies. Their eight windowless “tombs” are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerful, from high-ranking politicos

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LOVE AT FIRST SPITE BY ANNA E. COLLINS

THE OVERNIGHT GUEST BY HEATHER GUDENKAUF

THE WEDDING RINGER BY KERRY REA

MADE IN MANHATTAN BY LAUREN LAYNE

THINGS WE NEVER GOT OVER BY LUCY SCORE

A COURT OF MIST AND FURY BY SARAH J. MAAS

NINTH HOUSE BY LEIGH BARDUGO

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