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Zomromcom by Olivia Dade

3.5 stars rounded up

This is a cute paranormal rom com about an independent woman teaming up with her vampire neighbor to get to the bottom of a zombie outbreak conspiracy. Edie tries to save her bumbling “bro” neighbor Max from a zombie attack, but he’s not what he seems and ends up saving her instead. This starts them down a long journey to not only survive a zombie outbreak, but help to protect her neighbors and get to the bottom of a government conspiracy.

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August 5, 2025 0

Somehow You Knew (Carrington Cove #5) by Harlow James

This is the fifth and final book in the Carrington Cove series and am I so sad to see it go. This book was the perfect send off, however, where the Shepard’s baby girl Hazel finally gets her HEA. Who knew it would end up being Gage, the nephew of Diane, an elderly lady she befriended after taking pictures of the Diane’s dog. Somehow Diane knew that Hazel and Gage were perfect for each other, but since both had sworn off love and relationships, Diane had to get sneaky to bring them together.

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July 31, 2025 0

Party of Liars by Kelsey Cox

This was a slow-burn mystery that occurs over the course of a day-long sweet sixteen birthday party for Sophie, with flashbacks involving almost the entire cast of characters. The mansion high on the hill towering over the town has always been the source of curiosity. The main characters are:

DANI: Sophie’s new stepmother who’s been plagued by self-doubt ever since the birth of her own baby girl

ÓRLAITH: the superstitious Irish nanny who senses a looming danger in this cavernous house

MIKAYLA: the birthday girl’s best friend who is not nearly as meek as the popular kids assume

KIM: the cunning ex-wife who has a grudge she can’t let go of . . .

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July 21, 2025 0

I Could Be Yours (The Toronto Terror Series) by Helena Hunting

This is a sweet and spicy contemporary rom com between Essie and her best friend’s brother Nate. They had a brief encounter and Nate ghosted her afterwards because he was leaving to go to college. Now they are forced to work together as the best man/maid of honor to help plan the happy couple’s destination wedding. Essie is beautiful, sweet, and thoughtful. People are drawn to her, but it seems only because of her looks without getting to know the real her. This makes her sad and fearful that she’ll never find her HEA. Nate was burned by a past relationship and that, coupled with his mother abandoning the family when he was a kid, turns him off love. He doesn’t think it’s real or that he’s capable of a lasting relationship.

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July 20, 2025 0

Difficult Girls by Veronica Bane

This is a fast-paced YA thriller that kept my attention from page 1. Greta is our unreliable narrator looking for a fresh start after an unfortunate “incident” at her prior school makes her an outcast. The author drips hints about the “incident” throughout most of the book and we don’t get the full picture until close to the end. It definitely makes the reader speculate what could have happened and I confess, I thought of worse things the “incident” could have been other than what it ended up being. I mean, the precipitating thing is awful, don’t get me wrong, but her response wasn’t so bad….was it? Eh. Maybe I’m just getting a big jaded and vengeful in my “old” age and believing more in karma for a**holes. But I digress.

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July 8, 2025 0

Bananapants by Penny Reid

This book is set in the Knitting in the City/Winston Brother’s universe and follows the story of two adult children of some of the original MCs in the previous book series. I listened to the audio of this book and the narrators did a great job. Ava is a tax attorney and misses her childhood best friend, who just disappeared from her life, leaving her heartbroken. Des is a professional thief and after having a huge blowout with his father, hasn’t been back to Chicago in 10 years. The only reason he’s back is to help a friend that was swindled. He needs to break into an elite secret society to take back what was stolen. Who need he’d run into Ava during one of his operations.

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July 5, 2025 0

Writing Mr. Wrong by Kelley Armstrong

This is a cute hockey second chance rom com. Gemma is an author and wrote a romance featuring a jerk based on her first crush. He just happens to be bad boy NHL player Mason. They knew each other growing up and after he allowed his friends to embarrass her, he was dead to her. Gemma and Mason are both going through their own crisis with their future, and are struggling with how to get through it. When Gemma appears on a tv talk show with a former classmate and she ambushes her with Mason, pointing out that he must be her inspiration for her new book, their publicists jump on the chance to help further their careers. They end up fake dating, and we all know what happens next.

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July 4, 2025 0

Wanting the Winger (Love on the Line, #2) by Brenda Rothert

This is book 2 in the Love on the Line series but can be read as a standalone. This time NHL winger Bash finds love with Lainey, the little sister of his childhood best friend. She’s moving to Cleveland to work on a 4 month research project and he offers her his home to live in while she’s there. Lainey had a huge crush on Bash when she was younger (he’s 4 years older than her). When she was 17 and he was 21 and already in the NHL she asked him to take her to her prom. He naturally said no and her heart broke. Now Lainey is engaged to marry Shane, a worthless POS not worthy of her. Bash has no trouble reminding Lainey every chance he gets that he’s not worthy of her. He thinks he’s being a good friend. Until he can’t deny he’s actually got feelings for her. Now, just to make her believe his feelings are real.

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June 29, 2025 0

Make the Play (Nashville Rampage, #1) by Kaylee Ryan

This is a sweet sports romance between Corie and her brother Landry’s best friend Knox. Landry and Knox are professional football players and have several fellow players in their small friendship group. When Corie returns home from college, she and her best friend Sloane are welcomed into the group.

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June 22, 2025 0