Sing Anyway by Anita KellyContemporary June 1, 2021, Self PublishedPurchased Review by Melinda This is a powerhouse of a novella from what I think is a debut author. Discovering an author at the beginning of their career can be so fun to follow them on their path and I hope to do so with Anita Kelly. I love a good fluffy romance which I define as one that is soft and without heavy conflict. I need those kinds of romance constantly and I alternate often between angsty or Continue Reading
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"A page-turning romantic feast that will have you desperate for more. I was immediately hooked." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken From New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott comes an irresistible new romance. When a vicious attack leaves 25-year-old Clementine Johns with no memory, she's forced to start over. Now she has to figure out who she was and why she made the choices she did - which includes leaving the supposed love of her life, Continue Reading
Review: What if You & Me by Roni Loren
What If You & Me by Roni LorenContemporary RomanceJuly 6, 2021, by Sourcebooks CasablancaAudio ARC Review by Melinda I really love parts of this book so much. This continues the Say Everything series and examines mental health, trauma, and disability in really interesting, yet romantic, ways, and I love all of that. I love that both Andi and Hill felt like real characters, they were fully fleshed out with realistic issues and flaws. Messy characters are my favorites, and these two Continue Reading
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National Bestseller Olivia Dade bursts onto the scene in this delightfully fun romantic comedy set in the world of fanfiction, in which a devoted fan goes on an unexpected date with her celebrity crush, who’s secretly posting fanfiction of his own. Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. The world may know him as Aeneas, star of the biggest show on television, but fanfiction readers call him something else: Book!AeneasWouldNever. Marcus gets out his frustrations with the show through Continue Reading
Review: Capture the Crown by Jennifer Estep
Capture the Crown by Jennifer EstepGargoyle Queen #1FantasyJuly 6, 2021, by Harper VoyagerReview by Angela Capture the Crown is the first book in the Crown of Shards spin-off series featuring two well-known characters. The Gargoyle Queen series will follow Gemma Ripley as she first acts as a spy for the kingdom of Andvari, uncovers sinister plots, and teams up (and maybe falls in love?) with an enemy to prevent a war. Readers first met Gemma in Kill the Queen, when she was a young girl Continue Reading
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners returns with an effervescent, “emotional…and surprising” (Shondaland) novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by science—or is it fate? Perfect for fans of The Rosie Project and One Plus One. In this “sexy, science-filled, and surprising romance full of warmth and wit” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics Continue Reading
New Releases: Week of July 5-9, 2021
What If You & Me: A Breathlessly Hot & Emotional Contemporary Romance (Say Everything Book 2) by Roni Loren AMZ * BN * K * Audible Out of Character: A Rivals LGBTQIA New Adult (True Colors Book 2) by Annabeth Albert AMZ * BN * K * Audible Too Good to Be Real: A Novel by Melonie Johnson AMZ * BN * K * Audible Riley Thorn and the Corpse in the Closet by Lucy Score AMZ * BN * K * Audible Hat Trick : A Hockey Romance by Jennifer Miller AMZ * BN * K * Audible The Introvert's Guide to Speed Continue Reading
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Deal with the Devil is Orphan Black meets the post-apocalyptic Avengers by USA Today and New York Times bestselling author duo Kit Rocha. Nina is an information broker with a mission—she and her team of mercenary librarians use their knowledge to save the hopeless in a crumbling America. Knox is the bitter, battle-weary captain of the Silver Devils. His squad of supersoldiers went AWOL to avoid slaughtering innocents, and now he's fighting to Continue Reading
Mid-Year Update: What We Can’t Wait to Read Next… July-December 2021
Angela: I expect to be mad at myself after this post goes live and people start reminding me of books that I forgot to add to my list. For now, this is my most anticipated for the second half of 2021. I reserve the right to add books in the comments section. LOL. Devil in Disguise (Ravenels Book 7) by Lisa Kleypas- 07/27/2021 Velvet Was the Night by Silvia Moreno-Garcia- 08/17/2021 Battle Royal: A Novel by Lucy Parker- 08/17/2021 Bombshell: A Hell's Belles Novel by Sarah Continue Reading
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“Second First Impressions is the warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humor and heart. I want to live inside Sally Thorne’s brain.” —Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling of Beach Read From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women—under the watchful eye Continue Reading