This is a very sweet, heartwarming contemporary small town romance between dog groomer Sutton and firefighter Jameson. Sutton fled L.A. because of some messed-up family drama and landed in small town Amity, WA. She is hired by a small grooming business which overlooks the town fire department and the hot men that work there, including Jameson. Sutton has no desire to get involved with anyone, but Jameson is intent on wearing her down.
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This is a sweet and spicy novella romance between Harry and Darius, two teachers at the same school. Harry agrees to chaperone the boy’s hockey team on a road trip even though he knows nothing about hockey and the gym teacher, Darius, has teased him relentlessly for the last 4 years. But, road trips have a way of lessening inhibitions and when the only room left at the hotel for Darius and Harry has one bed, Harry discovers that not only is Darius not straight (much to Harry’s dismay), but he’s attracted to Harry. The couple connect, but of course, real life gets in the way once they get home.
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4.5 stars rounded up
Wow, what a wild ride! What did I just read? I requested this book because of these two lines in the book blurb:
Cameron Mortem has a problem―he can’t stop killing his partners.
His one directive? Don’t kill the new girl.
I was intrigued, but had no idea how crazy good this book would be. I couldn’t put it down and literally read it in one sitting, and then went straight to Kindle Unlimited and downloaded the second book in the series My Blade, Your Back and read that book in less than 24 hours. So. Freaking. Good.
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Callie gave up her career on the east coast to follow her husband’s job to Sacramento, CA for just a “couple years”. Twenty years later her husband dumps her for a new woman with a baby on the way. She’s an empty nester with no job prospects, a mother showing signs of dementia, and is facing a health scare. After taking to her bed and binging on junk food and booze, she realizes she needs to get back to the strong, smart, ambitious woman she started out being at the beginning of her marriage.
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This is book 2 of the Blossom Peak series but can be read as a stand-alone. Henley is surprised by a one-night stand when she drops off a baby in his lap and walks away. It’s currently available on Kindle Unlimited.
This book has great tropes:
🤱surprise baby
👨🍼single dad & nanny
✨boss/employee
❤️mutual pining
✨grumpy/sunshine
❤️close proximity
✨small town
Release date Jan. 20, 2026
This is a cute, cozy mystery with a sprinkle of romance. It has most of the same characters in the author’s previous book She Doesn’t Have a Clue but is it’s own standalone mystery. This book centers on ambitious Juliette Winters who is determined to save her struggling publishing company single-handedly by publishing a tell-all memoir from ruthless business magnate Warren Ellingham. Trouble is, he keeps putting off her request for pages from his book, and she’s losing patience.
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3. 5 stars rounded up. Release date 1-13-2026
This is a cute, contemporary romance that takes place on set of a Bachelor-type dating show. Georgia Rose applied and was accepted to be on the reality dating show to write an exposé on the producers, who she suspects of doing horrible things for ratings. What she didn’t expect was to run into her unforgettable one-night stand from the year before, country singer Rhett Auburn, who was the Bachelor in the show the previous year. He’s the season’s new host, and if the producers find out she knows him, all her plans are out the window.
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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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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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