Still Into You by Erin ConnorContemporary Romance February 10, 2026 by Forever Review by Melanie I had no idea what to expect when I started reading an ARC of this book as this was a new to me author (this is her second book and I fully plan to read her debut). What followed was a messy, complicated, second chance romance between the lead vocalist of one of metal’s biggest bands and a music journalist tasked with interviewing the band for its first interview in years. I have Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Hit by Livy Hart
Dirty Hit by Livy Hart Contemporary Romance February 2, 2026 by EntangledReview by Melanie Hockey romance seems to be having quite the resurgence right now, given that we all collectively lost our hearts this past December over two fictional hockey players falling in lust and then in love over tuna melts and ginger ale. About a decade ago, I went through a serious hockey romance phase, which is hilarious really since the entirety of my knowledge about the sport could fit on a single Continue Reading
Review: Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade
Second Chance Romance by Olivia DadeContemporary Romance November 25, 2025 by Avon Review by Melanie In the interest of full disclosure, let me state that Olivia Dade and I are friends. However, I want to be very clear, our friendship did not influence this review. Perhaps I was always predisposed to love a book titled Second Chance Romance. It is, after all, one of my top romance tropes. However, this is not technically a second chance romance by the strictest of Continue Reading
Review: Olive Becket Plays the Rake by Kat Sterling
Olive Becket Plays the Rake by Kat SterlingHistorical RomanceOctober 9, 2025Self-published Review by Melanie There’s a particular scene in this delightfully charming historical romance that made me fall hard, not just for the characters or the romance but for the way this author writes character development. I’m pretty certain I’m now a will read anything she writes kind of fan. Although, real talk, I’ve read everything this author has written thus far and I was already Continue Reading
Review: The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel Cleeton
The Lost Story of Eva Fuentes by Chanel CleetonHistorical FictionSeptember 30, 2025 by Berkley Review by Melanie Let me preface this review by stating that this is very much a historical fiction and not a historical romance. There is a very faint romantic storyline in this book but it is hardly the driving force or the main focus of the story. It is merely a slight sideplot and if that’s not your cuppa, then this book may not be for you. That being said, I was thoroughly engrossed Continue Reading
Review: Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la Rosa
Gabriela and His Grace by Liana De la RosaHistorical Romance August 26, 2025 by Berkley Review by Melanie This review is going to be super annoying to write because for the first 85% of this book, I was so confident that this was going to be a 5 star book and already mentally penning the 5 star review in my head and….then the last 15% of the book happened and honestly, I am so irate. I gave this book 4 stars on Goodreads because the first 85% is so strong and overall, this entire Continue Reading
Review: August Lane by Regina Black
August Lane by Regina BlackContemporary RomanceJuly 29, 2025, by Grand Central Publishing Review by Melanie I became an immediate fan of this author after reading her debut novel, The Art of Scandal and awaited her second novel with great anticipation. August Lane does not disappoint in that regard. If anything, it takes the drama found in her first novel and increases it by a hundred times. This book is all caps DRAMA. The titular heroine in August Lane is the daughter of a Continue Reading
Review: Atonement Sky (Psy-Changeling Trinity #9) by Nalini Singh
Atonement Sky by Nalini SinghParanormal RomanceJuly 15, 2025, by Berkley Review by Melanie Atonement Sky, the latest in Nalini Singh’s long running Psy-Changeling Trinity series goes where it has never gone before - to the skies. We’ve had leopards and wolves and bears (oh my!) and even taken to the water with the BlackSea Conclave but this is the first book in which we get an in depth look at a brand new changeling pack, WindHaven, made up of falcon changelings living in the desert 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: 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