Tag: Contemporary

Review: Love to Hate You by Marina Adair

Review: Love to Hate You by Marina Adair

This was a cute cupcake read. Easy, quick, and left a smile on my face. Love to Hate You by is about an independent bookstore owner falling for the owner of the box chain bookstore moving in across the street. Summer Russo bought her aunt’s bookstore a few years prior and has kept it going […]

Posted May 8, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Review: Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Role Playing by is a GenX romance featuring online gaming, a grumpy single mom, and cinnamon roll love interest. After making a deal with her college-aged son to socialize more, Maggie joins an online gaming guild as Bogwitch, making it clear that she does not want friends and is there only to play. Otter, the […]

Posted April 17, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 1 Comment
TTT #260 ~ Spring Time Covers

TTT #260 ~ Spring Time Covers

Happy Tuesday y’all! This week’s topic is “Books with Springy Covers.” For me, that means pastels and flowers and all things sunshine or rain 😅 Here are some of my favorites that have released recently or are coming soon that remind me of spring in no particular order. As always, covers/titles link to blog review, […]

Posted April 8, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
Review: The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

Review: The Break-Up Pact by Emma Lord

The Break-Up Pact by is a sweet, second chance rom-com about two best friends. June and Levi grew up together and were practically inseparable until they were. Fast-forward ten years and now they are back together, faking a relationship after their respective break-ups went viral. Dubbed the Revenge Exes, the two agree to a fake […]

Posted April 7, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 1 Comment
Review: Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

Review: Swept Away by Beth O’Leary

Swept Away by is a rom-com you won’t soon forget. What if you were lost at sea with your one night stand? That is exactly what happens to Zeke and Lexi when they drunkenly stumble onto their houseboat the night before only to find themselves in the middle of the ocean the next morning with […]

Posted March 31, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 4 Comments
Audio Review: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison

Audio Review: First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison

First-Time Caller by is a contemporary romance about a single mom looking for love and a talk-radio host burned out by love. The story opens with Lucie Stone’s daughter calling in to Heartstrings, a romance hotline, with the idea of setting her mom up on a date. Lucie overhears the call late in the evening, […]

Posted March 7, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
Review: Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid

Review: Beauty and the Mustache by Penny Reid

I adored this book! Beauty and the Mustache by is the fourth book in Knitting in the Series and the book that starts the spin-off series Winston Brothers. I read the spin-off series first, it was my introduction to Reid, so I was really excited to start this one. Ashley Winston is living her best […]

Posted January 30, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 3 Comments
WoW #291 ~ Great Big Beautiful Life

WoW #291 ~ Great Big Beautiful Life

Happy Wednesday y’all! This week I’m eagerly waiting on Great Big Beautiful Life by . Henry has become an auto-buy author for me. I’ve loved all her books to date. I haven’t even read the blurb to this one as I’m writing this post, and I still cannot wait to read it

Posted January 29, 2025 by Lillian in Features / 4 Comments
Audio Review: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

Audio Review: On the Edge by Ilona Andrews

On the Edge by is the first in a contemporary paranormal romance series called . This book introduces us to Rose, Declan, and the worlds of the Broken, the Weird and the Edge which lies between them. Rose is living her day-to-day life, trying to eek out an existence for herself and her younger brothers […]

Posted January 17, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 4 Comments
Review: Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel

Review: Playing Flirty by Shameez Patel

Playing Flirty by is a sweet contemporary romance about two frenemies who forge a bond over board games. Rose Marie Jones may not have her dream job and her relationship status is best described as lukewarm acquaintances, but she has big dreams if she’s only willing to take the risks. William Ashdern is Rose’s best […]

Posted January 13, 2025 by Lillian in Reviews / 2 Comments