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    Book Review:: Writing Mr. Wrong | Kelley Armstrong

    June 19, 2025

    Wow! This is the first book I’ve read of Kelley Armstrong’s, but click over to her author’s website (button at the end of this post) to see…

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    Book Review:: Steal My Breath Away | Sarah Castille

    June 18, 2025

    I am quickly growing into a romantic suspense wh*re and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Sarah Castille’s new release of Steal My Breath Away does it…

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    Book Review:: The Night We Lost Him | Laura Dave

    June 17, 2025

    I’m coming to realize that Laura Dave is one of my favorite authors right now. She’s an excellent atmospheric writer. The tone of her books is clear…

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    Book Review:: Gloves Off | Stephanie Archer

    June 16, 2025

    Fan of sports romance? Stephanie Archer should be on your list! Gloves Off is the fourth book in her Vancouver Storm series. The Fake Out, the second…

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    Book Review:: Coming in Hot | Josie Juniper

    June 15, 2025

    Another Formula 1 sports romance! It opens with a spicy scene, which is pretty indicative of what to expect in a romance. If it was a pepper,…

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    Book Review:: Planes, Trains, and All the Feels | Livy Hart

    June 14, 2025

    I feel it is my duty to leave a review of this book after seeing so many bad reviews. Who are you people?! I’ve read this book…

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    Book Review:: Sounds Like Love | Ashley Poston

    June 13, 2025

    The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston was one of the most surprising delights when I was first getting heavy into romance. The voice, the concept, the execution…

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    Book Review:: Read Between the Lines | Emily Kerr

    June 12, 2025

    The grouch in the library may not be as bad as he seems… Kat is ready for love, and she thinks she’s finally found it through a…

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    Book Review:: Never Been Shipped | Alicia Thompson

    June 9, 2025

    Music is a powerful phenomenon. It can transport us to a place or time, if only in our minds. For Micah and John, it brings them back…

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    Book Review:: Sunny Side Up | Katie Sturino

    June 8, 2025

    Sunny Side Up is a new novel by Katie Sturino for all the second-act ladies out there. Sunny is trying to find her mojo after a divorce…

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Emily's bookshelf: read

What the River Knows
The Rule Book
Wild Love
Every Time I Go on Vacation, Someone Dies
The Cheat Sheet
The Rom-Commers
Not in Love
My Not So Perfect Life
First Down
Clean Sweep
Greta & Valdin
The True Love Experiment
Killing Floor
Hate Mail
The Unhoneymooners
This Bird Has Flown
Savor It
Thank You for Listening
This Summer Will Be Different
The Last City


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