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    Book Review:: Drive Me Crazy | Lizzy Dent

    May 6, 2026

    Buckle in, chappies, we’re going racing! We all know I’m a sucker for romance, and racing, so a romance with a backdrop of racing should be my…

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    Book Review:: If Only You Knew | Ellie K. Wilde

    February 13, 2026

    Man, sometimes you gotta go back to a genuine sports romance novel, and If Only You Knew by Ellie K. Wilde really fits the bill (also it’s…

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    Book Review:: Mile High | Liz Tomforde

    December 9, 2025

    Welcome to the best sports romance series I’ve read. In the Windy City series, Liz Tomforde has created an irresistable cast of characters you can’t help but…

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    Book Review:: The Book Club Boyfriend | Kendall Ryan

    November 29, 2025

    Another Kendall Ryan delight today in The Book Club Boyfriend! Scarlett is a jaded author stuck in a rut, and when she goes on live TV to…

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    Book Review:: Checking It Twice | Kendall Ryan

    November 22, 2025

    Friends, I’ve found you a lovely, swoony, holiday romance that will warm you up better than a cup of hot cocoa. It’s Checking It Twice by Kendall…

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    Book Review:: Pitcher Perfect | Tessa Bailey

    August 26, 2025

    Girl meets boy. Girl hates boy for being a sleezy womanizer. Boy is completely lost for her. Girl ‘hires’ him to fake date in order to catch…

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    Book Review:: Game Point | Meg Jones

    July 29, 2025

    My first tennis romance, and it’s a steamy one… Dylan is her own worst enemy when it comes to top level tennis competitions. She always, always chokes.…

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    Book Review:: Only Between Us | Ellie K. Wilde

    July 3, 2025

    Fans of a great sports romance, buckle up – book two in Ellie K. Wilde’s Oakwood Bay series is here! Only Between Us is the steamy love…

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    Book Review:: The Summer You Were Mine | Jill Francis

    June 29, 2025

    Second chances, autism representation, sports-y, and the idyllic backdrop of an Italian summer? Count me in. Jill Francis’ The Summer You Were Mine just might be the…

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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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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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