Romance

Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham

This is a very cute Regency romcom book Austenesque book telling the tale of Emmeline and Simon. Emmeline is a gothic author that prints in secret under a different name. Simon is the one that got away without any explanation. He returns to find a crumbling estate on the verge of bankruptcy and young siblings that need caring for. Simon’s siblings are strong-willed and opinionated and add much depth and humor to the story. His youngest sister Sofia and her pet frog Blast in particular are a hoot.

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January 4, 2026 0

Pick Me by Victoria Schade

This is a cute contemporary rom com that has pickleball as a major component. You heard me, pickleball. Brooke is a ghost writer for a series of cowboy romances that is suffering from major writer’s block since a bad breakup. While tagging along with her best friend to a pickleball game, Brooke sees Kai, a hot man that instantly gives her inspiration. She devises a plan to get close to him, which includes taking lessons from frumpy pickleball coach Owen.

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January 4, 2026 0

A Little Christmas Matchmaking (The Paradise Book 2) by Carolyn Brown

This is a very cute Christmas romance that’s book two in The Paradise book series but can be read as a stand alone. Tripp owns a leather shop in small town Spanish Fork, Texas and needs to hire help. Former leather shop owner Hank recently lost his wife and is looking for PT work. He moves to town, bringing his granddaughter Willa Rose with him. He helps her set up an antique store in the small town. Tripp comes from a big, loving family, complete with matchmaker Great Aunt Bernie. She’s decided that it’s high time Tripp finds love and is determined to find him a match. Preferably with Willa Rose. Both of them resist Bernie’s shenanigans, but can’t deny their attraction to each other.

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January 4, 2026 0

The Odds of You by Kate Dramis

Sage leaves her data analyst job to become an author. She writes a bestseller, but now has writer’s block as she writes her next book. On her way to Comic Con, she runs into a hot, but irritating passenger named Theo. He’s a breakout actor on the verge of fame. As they are leaving the plane, the paparazzi snap photos and mistake her as his girlfriend. They connect during the Con, but the pressure his fans put on her squashes anything actually happening between them. In an effort to cure her writer’s block, Sage goes to a location in Scotland that Theo told her about was special to him and his family. What she didn’t expect was to see Theo again.

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January 4, 2026 0

The Dangerous Ones by Lauren Blackwood

It’s been awhile since I’ve read a YA Fantasy/Romance vampire book and it’s great to get back to the genre. This book is a new twist, combining the Civil War and supernatural beings. I listened to the audio of the book and the narrators did a fantastic job portraying the numerous characters and instilling the danger they went through and the anger, desperation, grief, and determination of then during the story. Jerusalem is a black woman that spent years on a plantation as a slave with her family under the rule of a cruel and vicious vampire. After gaining her freedom she joins the military fighting the Confederate Army. She discovers she’s a Saint, people with enormous strength and incredible reflexes, and is paired with an ancient vampire, Alexei, and other Saint allies. The Saints often have special weapons that help them harness their power and Jerusalem’s is an ancient spear.

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December 31, 2025 0

All This Time (Blossom Peak #1) by Harlow James

This is a sweet second chance romance featuring two MCs that grew up together. Laney had a huge crush on Fletcher, who was her brother’s best friend and football teammate. Their attraction was undeniable, but Fletcher stayed true to the “no sisters” rule his buddies agreed to in high school. After turning 18, Laney confessed her feelings for Fletcher, but after a misunderstanding, the couple didn’t talk for the next 12 years. Fletcher becomes a pro football player and Laney stays in their small town. A mutual friend is getting married and Fletcher is the best man and Laney is the maid of honor. This means they are thrust together and forced to work together to fulfill their duties.

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December 25, 2025 0

Casting Shade ( Welcome to Amoresville #3) by Brandy Ayers

This is such a cute small-town romance about Delia and Wesley, filled with plenty of laughter, banter and spice.

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December 21, 2025 0

Downpour (The Griffith Brothers #2) by Maggie C. Gates

This is my first foray into cowboy romances and it did not disappoint. I loved this book! It has great chemistry between the main characters Ray and Brooke, cute banter, a loving & supportive family, & spice that will warm you up on a cold night.

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December 20, 2025 0

Hold Me Tight (Chicago Railers Hockey #2) by Jennifer Sucevic

This is a very sweet hockey romance about a hot hockey player that has been yearning for a player’s ex-girlfriend for years and her reluctance to trust again. Callie’s bakery is in the verge of bankruptcy and her rent just went up. River finally sees his chance to go for Callie and her sweet daughter Nora, and he’s decided to shoot his shot. He offers to let her live with him, but she must sleep in his bed – just sleep, for now. Callie reluctantly agrees, thinking it’s the only way to stay afloat until she figures things out, which she always does.

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November 28, 2025 0