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IT TAKES TWO TO MANGO BY CARRIE DOYLE

6/30/2022

It Takes Two to Mango is book one in the Trouble in Paradise cozy mystery series. While it was a rough start for me I ended up really enjoying this tropical mystery.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 29, 2021
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Trouble in Paradise #1
Pages: 290 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

It's all fun in the sun until there's a murder in paradise

After Plum Lockhart's job as a travel magazine editor is eliminated in corporate cuts, she decides she's sick of cold winters in NYC and fruitless swiping on dating apps—what she needs is a dramatic change of scenery. On a whim, she accepts a job as a villa broker and moves to a beautiful Caribbean island.

However, paradise isn't as perfect as it seems: the slow pace of island life, the language barrier, and a cutthroat office rival make Plum question leaving her old life behind. But when a client is found dead in the jacuzzi of Casa Mango—a property Plum manages—she knows she's really in a jam. With a killer loose on the island Plum will have to deal with a stonewalling police chief, a string of baffling clues, and a handsome Director of Security to solve this deadly case!

SMART GIRLS DON'T KISS ALIENS BY ALINA JACOBS

6/27/2022

Smart Girls Don't Kiss Aliens is a hilarious romcom from Alina Jacobs! If you're a fan of laugh out loud alien smut then you don't want to miss this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 31, 2022
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Series: First book in the Untitled series
Pages: 232 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Crash-land on an alien barbarian planet and told there’s no way home?

LMAO! I’m a rocket scientist. Miss me with that noise.
Anyone else might have a nervous breakdown, but I was abducted with my besties! Between us, we have fifteen PhDs.
We will be getting off this planet. Trust.

No, I will not be finding an eternal bonded mate among the seven-foot-tall alien males.
No, I will not be wearing a furkini and walking around barefoot.
And no, I will not be moving into a cave with no internet or running water and accepting my fate like the rest of the freed human women on this craft-cocktail-forsaken planet.
Two liquid hydrogen rockets and a smidge of deep-space travel later, and we’re back home on Earth.

TORN BY CARIAN COLE

6/24/2022

Fans of age gap, forbidden romances will want to read Torn by Carian Cole. This is especially true if you enjoy a swoony fahter's best friend romance!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: August 28, 2016
Genre: Forbidden (age gap) Romance
Series: All Torn Up #1 (can stand alone)
Pages: 522 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Carian Cole brings an unputdownable, angsty age gap romance that is a top favorite in its genre.

When I was five years old, I told Toren Grace I was going to marry him when I grew up. When I turned eighteen, I made it clear I still felt the same. The problem? He's fifteen years older than me, and he's my father's best friend.

Toren Grace. My pseudo-uncle. He's always been my rock—the one I should never, ever want. But I do want him, and I love him. I always have.

Tor's one of the good guys. He's loving and devoted with a strong moral compass. One unexpected kiss between us rocked him clear off his axis. Now, we can't forget how that kiss felt, and what it changed. Nothing will ever be the same between us.

But I'm not a little girl anymore, and he's everything I want.

A NOT SO MEET CUTE BY MEGHAN QUINN

6/21/2022

I've been a fan of Meghan's books for a few years now and they never get old! If you enjoy a fake relationship, romantic comedy then make sure to check this one out!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: November 2, 2021
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: Billionaire Romcom #1
Pages: 404 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

From USA Today bestselling author of The Highland Fling comes a brand new romantic comedy about a desperate billionaire seeking to find a fiancée. This modern day take on Pretty Woman is brilliantly clever and hilariously page-turning.

How did you two meet?

The quintessential question asked to every couple. And the answer is usually some bubbly, lovey dovey tale of being struck in the bum by Cupid’s arrow.

My meet cute (well not so meet cute) is slightly different. I was trolling a wealthy neighborhood in Beverly Hills, searching for someone to take me as their bride, you know, to make my arch nemesis jealous who consequently just fired me.

He was stomping around the block like some sort of gorgeous ogre, mumbling about a business deal gone wrong and attempting

THE RECKONING BY CAROLINE PECKHAM AND SUSANNE VALENTI

6/18/2022

This series just keeps getting better and better with each book! If you enjoy romantasy (romance/fantasy) then don't miss these books! Just be sure to read them in order.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 4, 2019
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Series: Zodiac Academy series #3
Pages: 562 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

The answer to your question will be revealed on the Lunar Eclipse. But when finding the truth, don't let the shadows take you.

The week of The Reckoning has begun.

And senior students have been tasked with making the freshmen's lives pure hell as we prepare to take the assessment that will decide whether we stay at Zodiac Academy or lose our places here forever.

With the Lunar Eclipse on the horizon, my sister and i have more to worry about than just passing our exams.

A dark plot is unfolding and the shadows are drawing closer.

It looks like our enemies could be more powerful than we ever realised.

THE DINNER GUESTS BY KIERSTEN MODGLIN

6/15/2022

The Dinner Guests is another fast faced mystery by one of my favorite authors, Kiersten Modglin! If you enjoy a locked room mystery then I recommend checking this one out!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: May 1, 2022
Genre: Mystery and Thriller
Series: None
Pages: 263 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

Six friends.
A lifetime of secrets.
One terrifying game.
When a group of friends receives unexpected invitations to a dinner party, they see it as a chance to finally meet the bizarre and reclusive new neighbor whose home is enshrouded in layers of security.

As the drinks are poured and dinner is served, the group begins to realize things are not what they seem. What starts out as an innocent night of fun soon becomes a seemingly calculated game filled with cryptic messages and chilling revelations.

With no way out, the guests are forced to play along in hopes of escape. Friendships fray, loyalties are tested, and the secrets they've kept from each other are revealed one by one.

Six friends walk into the house that night. Will six friends make it out?

A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN BY SARAH J. MAAS

6/12/2022

I'll admit it, I got super teary-eyed with this one because I can't imagine Rhys and Feyre's story being over. Regardless I am so glad I read these books because they are epic!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Series: ACOTAR series #3
Pages: 719 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

The epic third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas.

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin's actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre, but for everything-and everyone-she holds dear.

As war bears down upon them all, Feyre endeavors to take her place amongst the High Fae of the land, balancing her struggle to master her powers-both magical and political-and her love for her court and family. Amidst these struggles, Feyre and Rhysand must decide whom to trust amongst the cunning and lethal High Lords, and hunt for allies in unexpected places.

BAYOU BOOK THIEF BY ELLEN BYRON

6/8/2022

Bayou Book Thief is a great start to this brand new cozy mystery series! I'm already excited for the next book to release!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: June 7, 2022
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: Vintage Cookbook Mystery #1
Pages: 301 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Publisher (Berkley)

A fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron.

Twenty-eight-year-old widow Ricki James leaves Los Angeles to start a new life in New Orleans after her showboating actor husband perishes doing a stupid internet stunt. The Big Easy is where she was born and adopted by the NICU nurse who cared for her after Ricki’s teen mother disappeared from the hospital.

Ricki’s dream comes true when she joins the quirky staff of Bon Vee Culinary House Museum, the spectacular former Garden District home of late bon vivant Genevieve “Vee” Charbonnet, the city’s legendary restauranteur. Ricki is excited about turning her avocation – collecting vintage cookbooks – into a vocation by launching the museum’s gift shop, Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbooks and Kitchenware. Then she discovers that a box of donated vintage cookbooks contains the body of a cantankerous Bon Vee employee who was fired after being exposed as a book thief.

A FLICKER IN THE DARK BY STACY WILLINGHAM

6/5/2022

If you're interested in serial killer thrillers then you can't go wrong with A Flicker in the Dark! I read this book in one sitting! It's a fast paced and intense read!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: January 11, 2022
Genre: Thriller. Mystery. Suspense.
Series: None.
Pages: 356 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: BOTM.

When Chloe Davis was twelve, six teenage girls went missing in her small Louisiana town. By the end of the summer, her own father had confessed to the crimes and was put away for life, leaving Chloe and the rest of her family to grapple with the truth and try to move forward while dealing with the aftermath.

Now twenty years later, Chloe is a psychologist in Baton Rouge and getting ready for her wedding. While she finally has a fragile grasp on the happiness she’s worked so hard to achieve, she sometimes feels as out of control of her own life as the troubled teens who are her patients. So when a local teenage girl goes missing, and then another, that terrifying summer comes crashing back. Is she paranoid, seeing parallels from her past that aren't actually there, or for the second time in her life, is Chloe about to unmask a killer?

From debut author Stacy Willingham comes a masterfully done, lyrical thriller, certain to be the launch of an amazing career. A Flicker in the Dark is eerily compelling to the very last page.

FALLING FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND'S TWIN BY EMMA ST. CLAIR

6/2/2022

Falling for Your Best Friend's Twin is an adorable romcom that I read in one sitting! If you enjoy the best friend's brother trope and/or opposites attract trope then grab this one!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: October 11, 2020
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Series: Love Clichés #1
Pages: 290 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

There are a million and one reasons why I shouldn’t fall for my BFF’s twin... Too bad love isn’t reasonable.

Zane is my total opposite. He dates a steady string of women who are nothing like me. And there’s no way I would risk Zoey’s friendship over my teensy, tiny crush on her brother.

But when Zane hires me to help fix a glitch with his startup’s software, I run into two problems:
1. Someone on the inside seems to be sabotaging it.
2. Working with Zane every day sends my feelings into overdrive.

My master plan is to sniff out the rat, help Zane save the company, and get out while my heart is still intact. No biggie.

But somehow, I get roped into an investors’ spa trip. Which means spending a whole weekend with Zane and sharing a room with his date.

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