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SNOWED IN WITH THE PLAYER BY REBECCA JENSHAK

11/25/2022

This is the perfect Christmas novella for romance fans! Brother's best friend, snowed in at a cozy cabin, and just plain old love for the holiday! I can't wait for the next one.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: October 25, 2022
Genre: Christmas Romance
Series: Holiday with the Players #1
Pages: 150 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Purchased.

It was supposed to be a weekend of holiday cheer.

Just me and my twin sister, watching Christmas movies and baking cookies.

My brother was absolutely not supposed to show up with half the football team.

Including Teddy. My brother’s best friend and my secret crush.
I’m the shy sister. The one with her nose stuck in a book and quoting every word of Elf, not the one getting attention from guys like Teddy.

He’s cool and smart and so handsome I could die.

The only thing that could make things worse is if I got snowed in with him. Alone.

FIRST COMES LOVE BY EMILY B. RIDDLE

11/17/2022

First Comes Love is Emily Riddle's debut romcom and it's a total winner! I love how sassy and outspoken our female lead is and watching her grow was wonderful!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: November 15, 2022
Genre: Sweet Romcom
Series: The Kissing series #1
Pages: 372 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Author.

A woman who loves her child-free life falling for a divorced dad?
What could go wrong?

It’s no accident Andie Werking’s life looks a lot like her handmade goods boutique, fun, stylish and sassy. At thirty-eight, she knows herself and what she loves: expensive coffee, starting work around lunchtime, and late nights reading while snuggling with her spoiled Corgis. Building her business, cultivating strong friendships, making her adorable bungalow a home, and digging into a progressive church has taken passion and perseverance, and she’s got plenty of both.

However, her aversion to babies, children, and everything babies-and-children related has left Andie single for far longer than she ever anticipated. That all changes when funny, kind and stupidly handsome Dr. Joe walks into her life, bringing his custody agreement and three spirited children with him.

LIFE AFTER WIFE BY AMBER KELLY

10/18/2022

I adore Amber Kelly's stories! They are the perfect small town romances filled with heart! I recommend literally everything she writes!

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: January 31, 2022
Genre: Small Town Romance
Series: Balsam Ridge #1
Pages: 296 pages
Format: eBook. Source: Kindle Unlimited.

After my marriage crumbles, I run from the scrutiny of my suburban Stepford-wife life to my hometown of Balsam Ridge, Tennessee, with my son to pick up the pieces.

The small mountain town offers plenty of opportunities for a fresh start: genuine friendships, reconnecting with my mother, and even finding work with the biggest family in town, the Tuttles.

It was only supposed to be for the summer, and catching feelings for someone wasn’t part of the plan, but with his quiet confidence the sexy as sin Graham Tuttle has broken down all my walls.

Now that I’ve found my footing again, should I go back and reclaim my life or take hold of an entirely new one?

THE INHERITANCE GAMES BY JENNIFER LYNN BARNES

8/10/2022

I wasn't sure if The Inheritance Games would live up to all the hype but it did! This is an exciting mystery novel that's both puzzling and addicting!

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: September 1, 2020
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Series: The Inheritance Games #1
Pages: 385 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Avery Grambs has a plan for a better future: survive high school, win a scholarship, and get out. But her fortunes change in an instant when billionaire Tobias Hawthorne dies and leaves Avery virtually his entire fortune. The catch? Avery has no idea why--or even who Tobias Hawthorne is.

To receive her inheritance, Avery must move into sprawling, secret passage-filled Hawthorne House where every room bears the old man's touch--and his love of puzzles, riddles, and codes. Unfortunately for Avery, Hawthorne House is also occupied by the family that Tobias Hawthorne just dispossessed. This includes the four Hawthorne grandsons: dangerous, magnetic, brilliant boys who grew up with every expectation that one day they would inherit billions. Heir apparent Grayson Hawthorne is convinced that Avery must be a conwoman, and he's determined to take her down. His brother, Jameson, views her as their grandfather's last hurrah: a twisted riddle, a puzzle to be solved. Caught in a world of

THE NANTUCKET INN BY PAMELA KELLEY

8/9/2022

The Nantucket Inn is book one Pamela Kelley's beloved Beach Plum Cove series and I'm so glad I took a chance and read it. I can tell this series is going to be a favorite.

Rating: ★★★★
Release Date: April 19, 2019
Genre: Women's Fiction
Series: Beach Plum Cove series #1
Pages: 389 pages
Format: Paperback. Source: Purchased.

Lisa Hodges needs to make a decision fast. Thanks to her dead husband’s gambling addiction, their savings is almost gone. In her early fifties with a large, waterfront home on Nantucket to support, Lisa hasn’t worked in over thirty years, has no in-demand skills and is virtually unemployable.

Her only options are to sell the house and move off-island, or, she could use her cooking and entertaining skills and turn her home into a bed and breakfast. She desperately needs it to succeed because she has four grown children with problems of their own and wants to stay close to them.

Her oldest daughter, Kate, has a fabulous career in Boston--working as a writer for a popular fashion magazine and engaged to a dangerously handsome, photographer, who none of them have met.

A GOOD GIRLS GUIDE TO MURDER BY HOLLY JACKSON

7/17/2022

This is the first book in a long time that actually lived up to the hype for me! What an incredibly gripping read! And it's young adult! I highly recommend it.

Rating: ★★★★★
Release Date: February 4, 2020
Genre: YA Mystery and Suspense
Series: A Good Girl's Guide to Murder #1
Pages: 389 pages
Format: Hardcover. Source: Purchased.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD• Everyone is talking about this addictive must-read mystery with shades of Serial and Making a Murderer about an investigation turned obsession, full of twists and turns and with an ending you'll never expect.

Everyone in Fairview knows the story.

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend, Sal Singh, who then killed himself. It was all anyone could talk about. And five years later, Pip sees how the tragedy still haunts her town.

But she can't shake the feeling that there was more to what happened that day. She knew Sal when she was a child, and he was always so kind to her. How could he possibly have been a killer?

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!

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.

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.

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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