Romance

The Husband List (The Worthington Brides #2) by Ella Quinn

3 stars

Lady Madeline and her two sisters are entering the marriage mart and create a list of qualities for their prospective husbands to meet. As they navigate the balls and carriage rides, Madeline is drawn to MP Harry Stern. He’s a great dancer, his conversations are interesting and he makes her pulse pound, but he’s not a peer, and therefore, does not meet the one qualification her mother insists upon. Harry is insistent on his pursuit of Madeline. Will she let her feelings rule her decision or the husband list?

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August 18, 2023 0

A Hollywood Ending by Melanie Summers

This is a cute contemporary romance involving a famous actress and the bodyguard hired to protect her. Courtney is married to an A-list actor who publicly dumps her for a younger woman. She flees her movie premiere and finds herself in the woods at her bodyguard, Damien’s, cabin. The paparazzi are trying to find her, so her management team suggests she hide out there until they can plan a way to deal with them.

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August 13, 2023 0

Give the Devil His Duke (Drop Dead Dukes #1) by Anna Bradley

This regency era romance involves Giles, Duke of Basingstoke, and Lady Francesca, daughter of the parents that Giles’ father ruined 10 years earlier. The ton believe she’s in London for the season, but really she’s there to beg her horrible uncle for money for her and her mother. They’ve been living in the country in a cold, drafty cottage and are barely surviving.

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August 13, 2023 0

Love at First Site by Phoebe MacLeod

This is a cute, funny, contemporary romcom set in England about a project manager named Ella whose life is derailed when her longtime boyfriend and colleague Lee jumps ship to work for her company’s competitor, causing her to lose her job. Deciding that her boyfriend is a selfish narcissist that she has made excuses for for far too long, she takes a job in southern England working as a project manager on a building site – something she’s never done before. As she slowly starts to get her feet underneath her, and gains the respect of her colleagues, the rug is once again pulled out from underneath her.

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August 3, 2023 0

Pieces and Parts (A Storyhill Musicians Novel) by Annmarie Boyle

This is a sweet, funny, warm and fluffy contemporary romance about a single dad and traveling musician and the woman he hires to teach and care for his 8 year old son that wants to go on tour with him. This is book four of a series but can be read as a stand alone. I haven’t read any of the previous books but found enough background in the story to not feel lost. That said, I enjoyed this book so much I’ll be going back and reading the first three.

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July 23, 2023 0

Wounds of Ash: Book One of the Vendi Chronicles by K.L. Hester

This is a wonderful first book in a new YA fantasy series. The kingdoms of Myral and Gralanth are separated by a range of mountains. The Myral people have magic. It’s capital is Ringard and it’s ruled by a High Enforcer, who is a member of a group of fierce warriors called Ringada. Gralanth people do not have magic, and both sides are wary of each other.

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July 17, 2023 0

Unfortunately Yours (A Vine Mess #2) by Tessa Bailey

I really enjoyed this funny, flirty contemporary romance set in Napa Valley. Natalie loses her finance job in NYC and her fiance. She returns home to the family vineyard to lick her wounds. There she drowns her sorrows in cabernet and makes plans to start a new business. She is smart, capable, and knows her own mind. I liked her ability to own her mistakes, but not let them define her.

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July 9, 2023 0

Teacher of the Year (Teacher’s in Love, #1) by M.A. Wardell

Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin’s life is sweet. Returning from break, the New Year finds Marvin all set to welcome a new pupil to his class. But when Illona walks in with her cute-as-hell single dad beside her, Marvin’s focus starts to slide. As their friendship starts to deepen, Marvin realizes Olan has the potential to teach him things about love he never thought possible. But with the Teacher of the Year award and his school’s future on the line, now’s not the time for anything complicated. Will the couple’s goals finally mesh and provide them with a future?

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June 25, 2023 0

The Love Theorem by Camilla Isley

This was a really cute STEM romcom involving a rocket scientist and a famous actor who’s meet cute occurs in a hotel broom closet. Lana is on her way to earning her professorship when she finds out her long-term boyfriend has been sleeping with her best friend. Christian Slade, America’s sexiest man alive, in a desperate attempt to escape the paparazzi finds himself in a broom closet with Lana. Unable to leave a damsel in distress, he offers help, only to realize she has no idea who he is. The two start dating and Christian is loving being with someone that he knows likes him for him, and not his fame or money. But what happens when Lana finds out who Christian is? Will their relationship survive?

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June 25, 2023 0