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The Placebo Love Effect (Residents in Romance book 2) by Kathryn Riya

I enjoyed this sweet rom com that centers on one of my favorite tropes – fake dating. Miley is an anesthesia resident and Rohit is an ICU nurse and tennis coach. Their best friends are dating each other and both are very close to their sibling and family. Miley and Rohit identify closely with their cultures, which along with problems with past exes, dampens their dating lives. When Miley’s best friend can’t attend a Planned Parenthood gala, Miley asks Rohit to attend with her as friends. When they see each other out of their scrubs, however, their hearts go pitter pat.

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September 14, 2024 0

The Love Position (Foxbrooke, #4) by Evie Alexander

This is book 4 in the Foxbrooke series but can be read as a stand-alone. This book centers on Sophia Hunter-Savage, sister of James Hunter-Savage who is the love interest of Lady Estelle Foxbrooke in the previous book, The Upper Crush. In this book, archeologist Sophia has just suffered a double whammy. Her long-time boyfriend cheated on her with two of his students, and then stole credit for an important historical find that Sophia actually made. Crushed, and suffering from extreme anxiety, she returns home to figure out her next steps.

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September 8, 2024 0

Such Charming Liars by Karen McManus

This is an entertaining YA Mystery/Thriller set on a billionaire’s swanky compound. Kat is a teenager that grew up fast and had to be older than her years. Her mother is a jewel thief working for a woman that rescued her and Kat in Vegas after a disastrous quicky marriage and divorce to a smarmy con-man. Jamie is planning to go straight, but owes her boss one last job at the billionaire’s birthday party. When they arrive at the location, they discover Jamie’s ex-husband and his son Liam there too. Liam was Kat’s step-brother for a hot minute while their parents were married. Neither has forgotten the other, and yearn to develop a relationship with each other again.

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August 23, 2024 0

Somewhere You Belong (Carrington Cove #1) by Harlow James

This book is a sweet and spicy contemporary romance that will have you swooning over a new book boyfriend.

I really enjoyed this book. The chemistry between Willow and Dallas, first in the form of bickering and then in the former of teasing, was palpable. Their easy banter and sexy flirting was adorable. Who knew there was such a thing as manners kink? Willow is determined and uptight, Dallas is caring but cautious. Both are grumpy in their own way. Both have not had a relationship in a long time, but are jolted awake by the other. I like how they both lie to themselves that they aren’t drawn to the other.

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August 3, 2024 0

The Fake Out Flex (Hockeymances #1) by Ash Kelly

This sweet, witty, closed-door pro hockey sports romance gave me all the feels. It’s hard to believe it’s the author’s debut because it’s so well written. It has some of my favorite tropes and was a delight to read. If you like Pro hockey sports romance, Fake dating, Brother’s best friend, High school crush, Boy obsessed, Cozy small town feels, Chosen family, and Closed door romance tropes, you’ll love it too.

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July 12, 2024 0

First Lie Wins by Ashley Elston

This is a great mystery/thriller with a cunning female and an exciting plot. Evie is for hire. She’s given an identity, then a location, and finally the mark. She worms her way into the mark’s life to accomplish her mysterious boss Mr. Smith’s objective. Once done, she disappears to assume another identity, in another town. Evie is happy with this arrangement until now.

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June 30, 2024 0

Icon and Inferno (Stars and Smoke #2) by Marie Lu

This was a fun YA Mystery/Romance. I didn’t realize this was book 2 of a series, but this book is a stand alone mystery so I didn’t feel too lost.

Sydney is a spy and Winter is a popstar. They had a fling a year ago on an undercover mission and went their separate ways, not expecting to see each other again. But now, the agency needs cover that only Winter can provide, so Sydney makes contact again. The timing couldn’t be better as damaging secrets of Winter plays out in the tabloids and he’s ready to get away for a bit. Their mission is dangerous and doesn’t go as expected, but that’s when their training kicks in.

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June 15, 2024 0

The Art of Murder (The Village Detectives #1) by Fiona Walker

This is a cozy mystery with colorful characters, plenty of twists, and a quirky English village as a backdrop. Former comic Juno has returned to England to care for her elderly mother who is engaged to a smarmy man who may or may not be a wife-killer. She hopes her friend Phoebe, who is a disgraced journalist turned novelist, can help her figure out if her mother’s fiance is hiding a murderous past. But before the duo can get into that mystery, an local art dealer washes up dead on the village’s famous river bank. Thus is the origin story of The Village Detectives.

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June 2, 2024 0

Heiress Takes All by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka

This was a fun YA book about a former heiress taking revenge on the father that kicked her and her mother out of their mansion with nothing after the divorce. Barely scraping by, and with mounting medical bills piling up, Olivia spends months enlisting fellow high schoolers to enact the perfect plan of vengeance. Even better, it all takes place during her father’s third wedding. What could possibly go wrong?

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June 2, 2024 0