contemporary

Nash Falls (Walter Nash #1) by David Baldacci

This is the first book in a new series featuring mild mannered, kind, business genius Walter Nash. He’s got a prestigious job at a financial firm and is good at it. He has a beautiful wife and daughter and is making a good living. After his father’s funeral, he’s approached by the FBI and asked to be their inside man to take down a criminal enterprise that his business is involved in. At the top of this illegal operation is Victoria Steers, an international criminal mastermind that the FBI has been trying to bring down for years.

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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

The Holiday Post (Hideaway Harbor #4) by L.B. Dunbar

If you’ve been crushing on the “Target Santa”, you’re going to love this book. This is another book in the Christmas at Hideaway Harbor series and this time the story involves single mother Lumi who works in the small town’s post office and Saint, a globe-trotting toy mogul who crashes his fancy sports car just outside of town. Circumstances caused Lumi to stay in her small hometown although all she’s ever wanted was to see the world. Saint feels pressured by family expectations and wants to slow down and have something just for himself for a change, especially if it means having someone special in his life.

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November 14, 2025 0

The Holiday Fakers ( Hideaway Harbor #2) by Evie Alexander

4.5 stars

This is a sweet and spicy fake dating, one bed, friends to lovers Christmas book that is part of the interconnected Christmas at Hideaway Harbor series. Piper and Brody grew up together in their small town. He left town and became a Hollywood heartthrob, ghosting Piper and the entire town. Piper loved Brody from a young age but when he left her and their town in the dust, she hardened her heart to him. Well, sort of.

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November 11, 2025 0

Rebel Bride (Chicago Players, #2) by Kate Meader

This is a very cute hockey romance book involving a runaway bride and a guy who’s had a secret crush on her for years. When Summer crawls out the church window in her wedding dress and lands on Hatch, it was kismet. He sweeps her away to a family house and gives her the time and space to figure things out.

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November 10, 2025 0

Playmaker or Heartbreaker by Lila Marlow

This is a sweet hockey RomCom that’s available free on Kindle Unlimited.

Tropes:
🏒Second Chance
🧡Fake Dating
🏒Workplace Romance
🧡Sports Romance
🏒Age Gap
🧡Grumpy Sunshine
🏒Forced Proximity
🧡Closed Door Romance

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November 10, 2025 0

Tiny Wild Things

This is a twisty thriller that is creepy in the best sense. The book starts out slowly and builds tension until the crazy ending. Fran is a journalist that lets her ambition override her common sense. A reclusive artist choses her to take his first interview since the death of his wife. He lives on a secluded estate with spotty cell service, which automatically cues get-the-heck-outta-there vibes. Then Fran gets an anonymous message telling her he’s lying to you, get out while you can. Rather than follow this advice, she presses on. Mistake. Big mistake! Then he suggests they go hunting in the woods and she agrees. Seriously?! (face palm)

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November 10, 2025 1

If You Claim Me (Toronto Terror, #5) by Helena Hunting

I love the Toronto Terror book series and the found family it’s created. This is book 5 in the series, but can be read as a stand-alone. Mildred (Dred to her friends) is so strong I instantly loved her. She has a lot of past trauma but she actively works to not let it affect her life. Connor is so broken and misunderstood my heart melted every time someone put him down and he had to act like it didn’t affect him. Being a grumpy jerk is his defense mechanism, but his mask slips when he’s with Dred. I loved that she saw right through his act to the man beneath and gave him comfort and support.

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November 10, 2025 0