Romance

The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell

Tess was fired from her tv job but just landed her dream role of starring in an adaption of Northanger Abbey. She and her mother love Jane Austen and since her mother’s passing, she relies on Austen to feel close to her mother. The problem is that her co-star Hugh. He’s a handsome, arrogant British series actor that wants nothing to do with Tess or her messy life. An accident on set transports them to Regency England 200 years ago and they have no choice but to rely on each other to try to get back to modern times.

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September 5, 2025 0

He Falls First (Colburn Brothers, #1) by Jill Shalvis

This is my first Jill Shalvis book but I’ve already started checking out her backlog catalog of books on KU to read. The book is so sweet and the characters so lovable and witty they draw you in and make you thoroughly invested in them getting their HEA. Penny and Ryder have their own reasons for saying “no thank you” to love, so the last thing either of them expected was to feel so drawn to each other. They both are unexpected caregivers to family and while Penny is happy to do it and Ryder does it out of a sense of obligation, the push and pull of so much responsibility gives them plenty of things in common.

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August 24, 2025 0

Jeweler to the Blessed (Champions of Chaos #1) by Jillian Witt

4.5 stars

What a fantastic first book in a new, creative fantasy romance. This is the first book I’ve read by this author, but definitely want to read her backlog of books while I wait for book 2 of this series to come out. I’m a little distressed that I can’t find out anything about book 2 or an anticipated release date, but considering this book just came out on August 19, I guess my impatience is showing. 🙂

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August 24, 2025 0

Playing for Keeps (Seattle Hawks Ice Hockey #4) by Dakotah Fox

This is another sweet romance in an awesome hockey romance series and is available on Kindle Unlimited.

Tropes of the book.
🏒Hockey romance
🏒Best friends little sister
🤡Class clown MMC with troubled past
🏒FMC quits corporate world to teach yoga
❤️Resisting temptation
❤️Friends to lovers
❌Off limits
🎲What happens in Vegas…
🏒Playboy turned good boy
☀️Sunshine/mostly sunshine
Nicknames
🔥Mine
🕺Sexy dance
👼Good girl

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August 17, 2025 0

The Gem (Foxgloves Regency Romance, #2) by K. P. March

This is a sweet Regency romance and book 2 in the Foxgloves series. The book alternates between the current time when the main characters are adults and the past when they were children. Lady Genevieve is the daughter of a Duke who is a horrible person that abused her her whole life. She finds solace in Oliver, the second son of the rich businessman that owns the house on the other side of the lake. The two form an unlikely friendship that ends when Oliver, who is older than Genevieve, leaves to travel the world, become a man, and find his own fortune. His leaving breaks Genevieve’s heart.

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August 17, 2025 0

Pucking Enemies (Night Hawks Hockey Series Book 5) by Katie Strong

Book 5 of this series features photographer Rylee and NHL player Zander. They have a rocky first meet, a less than stellar second meet, and a scorching hot third meet. Too bad Rylee doesn’t seem to remember any of them. Rylee is a photographer for a sports magazine. She lives in Nashville but is assigned to feature the Stanley Cup winning Night Hawks in Denver. She’s friends with the wives of a couple players and is offered an apartment in Denver to stay at during her assignment. Problem is, Zander’s building is undergoing renovations and he’s got to move out during it. He’s offered the same apartment until the repairs are done. The couple’s fourth meeting is the most awkward of all.

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August 17, 2025 0

The Ever King (The Ever Seas #1) by L.J. Andrews

4.5 stars

Wow. What a ride! I devoured this book in two days and can’t wait to start reading the next book The Ever Queen. This book is set in the same world as the Broken Kingdom series, which I haven’t read, but can be read without having read that series first. I, however, will be adding that series onto my TBR immediately. This book was first published in 2023 but somehow I missed it. It was just re-released on August 5, 2025 in hardcover format by Ace Books with exclusive bonus content.

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August 8, 2025 3

Over the Moon (Rosewood River #3) by Laura Pavlov

This is book 3 in the Rosewood River series and features NHL player Clark and physical therapist (and the coach’s daughter) Eloise. Clark injured his knee in the last game of the Stanley Cup playoffs, but he scored the winning goal and is a champion. He’s gone back to his small hometown to recuperate and the team decided to send their new PT to help him recover. She’s the coach’s daughter, has just finished her advance degrees, and it’s her first job with the team. She’s smart, dedicated and determined to help Clark heal, despite her distaste for the egomaniac ladies man player.

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August 7, 2025 0

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