Review originally posted 10/25/2017 by Kini. Take the Lead by Alexis DariaDance Off #1Contemporary RomanceOctober 3, 2017SwerveRepublished by NYLA- 10/22/2025 This is basically a romance novel set in a fictional version of Dancing with the Stars. I watch the show with some regularity, so I was pretty interested in this book. It also features a Latinx heroine by a Latinx author, doubling my interest. Gina is a pro dancer on “The Dance Off” and really wants a strong partner to Continue Reading
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A party girl and a grumpy British CEO fake a dream European honeymoon for a reality TV show that could save their travel agency—and give them both a new lease on life (and love)—if only they’d take the chance.“Smart, sharp, sizzling.”—Elsie Silver, #1 New York Times bestselling authorRebecca “Bex” Daniels has just lost her entire family in a freak train accident, leaving her completely alone in the world and responsible for their travel agency. Only a few months after the tragedy, her father’s Continue Reading
Review: Who Needs Mistletoe? by Sarah Estep
Who Needs Mistletoe? by Sarah EstepContemporary Holiday RomanceSeptember 29, 2026 by Entangled Review by Melanie I’ve long been a fan of Sarah Estep since I discovered her debut novel three years ago (you can check out the review for Keyed Up here) and her latest, a small-town, girl next door holiday romance is just as charming and delightful as you would expect from her. This is the book version of a Hallmark holiday movie…if that movie had multiple sexy times scenes, Continue Reading
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Once a servant, now a princess, a young woman thrust into power challenges everything about the underground Fae realm in the spellbinding sequel to Sarah Hawley’s USA Today bestseller Servant of Earth.Kenna Heron is still reeling from her lover’s betrayal and the threat of an impending civil war. With only a sentient dagger and her two closest—and most powerless—friends by her side, she must navigate the treacherous politics of Mistei while coming to terms with her new identity as not just Fae, Continue Reading
Review: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally Carter
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Murder by Ally CarterKiss, Merry, Kill #2Holiday Mystery RomanceOctober 13, 2026 by AvonARC Review by Angela As soon this ARC hit my Kindle I started reading and did not come up for air until I had finished. I'm not usually a holiday romance reader, but I might become one if Ally Carter keeps writing these Christmasy murder mysteries with kissing. While this series is labeled as the second book in the Kiss, Merry, Kill series, it's only connected Continue Reading
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A merchant’s daughter who yearns for adventure gets more than she bargained for when she falls for a broodingly handsome stranger in this saucy romantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of The Hurricane Wars.“A true delight of a book! Spicy and heartfelt—this one is a winner all around.”—Katee Robert, author of Neon GodsAs the daughter of an ambitious merchant, Guinevere’s path has been predetermined: marry into a noble house of the Dwendalian Empire, raise her family’s station, and Continue Reading
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A BuzzFeed Best Romance of 2021!Sparks fly when a runaway heiress bargains with a devilish rogue to escape a marriage of convenience.No one would guess that beneath Violet Crenshaw's ladylike demeanor lies the heart of a rebel. American heiresses looking to secure English lords must be on their best behavior, but Violet has other plans. She intends to flee London and the marriage her parents have arranged to become a published author--if only the wickedly handsome earl who inspired her most Continue Reading