Review originally posted by Mandi on 7/8/2016. Moonshot by Alessandra TorreReleased: July 5, 2016Contemporary/Light SuspenseSelf Published I read Hollywood Dirt last year and was really taken by this author’s writing style. Moonshot is different from Hollywood Dirt, for those familiar with her work. I really enjoyed Moonshot but I must warn that this book is not for everyone. Let me tell you why it may not be for you: 1. The hero is a professional baseball player. A Continue Reading
New Release Spotlight- Relationship Goals by Brittany Kelley
Relationship Goals by Brittany KelleyContemporary RomanceJuly 8, 2025 by Berkley About the Book: Ted Lasso meets How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days in this steamy sports romance about an infamous star soccer player who is forced to fake date a Hollywood starlet, only to develop real feelings for her—just as she learns he was pretending and vows to get even.Abigail Hunt’s Hollywood dreams could best be described as slow burn…but she’s about to graduate from TV sidekick to dramatic actor. When Continue Reading
Retro Review: Into the Blue by Chanel Cleeton
Review originally posted by Mandi on 7/7/2016. Into the Blue by Chanel Cleeton (Wild Aces #2)Released: July 5, 2016Contemporary RomanceBerkley This second chance romance is so sweet and sexy, I think I smiled through the whole book. Eric and Becca were sweethearts growing up, and both fell deeply in love. But Eric felt the pull of the Air Force and left Becca behind to pursue his dreams. It wasn’t that he wanted out of the relationship, it was that he wanted to experience Continue Reading
Retro Review: My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted by Kini on 6/13/2017. My Roommate’s GirlPublication Date: June 12, 2017Contemporary/New Adult RomanceSelf Published The day a judge gave me the choice between going to prison or going to college was the day I vowed to stop stealing. Never again would I see something beautiful and beyond my means and take it, just because I wanted it. Just because I could. When I moved in with Jerry, it was with good intentions. I needed a place to live while I got my Continue Reading
Review: When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia Sosa
When Javi Dumped Mari by Mia SosaContemporary RomanceJune 24, 2025, by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Review by Melanie A slow burn friends to lovers told through dual POVs and dual timelines, the story of Javi and Mari vaguely echoes the same beats as When Harry Met Sally, a movie I don’t particularly like but I did enjoy this book. Javi and Mari meet in college and though they seem polar opposites in a lot of ways, a friendship blossoms. Sure, there's an underlying layer of simmering sexual Continue Reading
Review: Never Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson
Never Been Shipped by Alicia ThompsonContemporary RomanceJune 10, 2025, by Berkley Review by Angela Everyone knows friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes, add in the "getting the band back together vibe" and a lovely cover and I'm all yours. Never Been Shipped is a friends to lovers, has been rockstar romance. It started out slow, which is probably why it took a little longer for me to make it all the way through to the end. ElectricOh! is a band that broke up years before Continue Reading
Review: Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston
Sounds Like Love by Ashley PostonContemporary Romance/Magical RealismJune 17, 2025- BerkleyARC Review by Angela Oh, how I adore this author and her magical romances. Every new book surprises me and I fall just a little more in love with her prose. This story introduces two characters, both artists in the music industry struggling with their career and life choices who find themselves telepathically connected after a kiss on a balcony. Joni Lark is a songwriter, living the dream in Continue Reading
Retro Review: North to You by Tif Marcelo
Review originally posted on June 6, 2017 by Mandi. North to You by Tif MarceloContemporary RomanceReleased: June 6, 2017Pocket Star Favorite Quote: “I don’t think I can be a gentleman for much longer.” I suck in a breath as her hands come forward to the buckle of my belt. “I don’t think I asked you to be one.” She jerks me closer. Debut author? Check. A heroine who owns a food truck? Check. A hero who is a super good guy and gets a second chance at wooing his Continue Reading
Review: Along Came Amor by Alexis Daria
Along Came Amor by Alexis DariaContemporary RomanceMay 27, 2025, by Avon Review by Melanie Along Came Amor is the latest title from Alexis Daria and the third and final book in her Primas of Power series. Given that it’s been a minute since the last book in this series came out (almost 4 years to be exact), it took some doing for me to reacquaint myself with the series and the large cast of characters. This story features a sexy romance between recently divorced school teacher Ava Continue Reading
Retro Review: Showmance by L.H. Cosway
Review originally posted May 23, 2016 by Tori. Showmance by L.H. CoswayRomance ContemporaryMay 16, 2016Self Published Favorite Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to just love and be loved in return.” Fans are sure to notice the deviation in plot and characterization that Cosway takes in her latest endeavor. Showmance is a sweet, sexy, mildly angst driven romance that perfectly showcases the allure of opposite attraction by slowing building a Continue Reading