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Review: The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen

September 29, 2014 by Mandi

The Understatement of the Year by Sarina Bowen (The Ivy Years #3) M/M New Adult Romance Released: September 29, 2014 Self Published Reviewed by Mandi I very recently wrote a blog post gushing my love for the Ivy Years series by Sarina Bowen, so it should be no surprise that the third book in this series gets an easy A grade from me. It's so well done that I just want to read it over and over again. Let me set it up. As teenagers, Graham and Rikker were best friends and as they got a Continue Reading

Your new Must Read Series: The Ivy Years by Sarina Bowen

September 9, 2014 by Mandi

I'm in love with a new adult series. I know – I never thought I'd say those words. I actually scrunch up my nose and shake my head when someone tells me to read a new adult series. Usually because the new adults I've tried are filled with the most ridiculous angst and I feel old reading them (although I will say, there is a reference to the hero's mom watching Melrose Place when she was pregnant with him that made me feel old. But I'll deal.) But I'm in love with this series (not to be a Continue Reading

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June 21, 2024 by Angela

A swoony, heart-wrenching small-town romance from USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Sarina Bowen! Leila: What I meant to do: quietly divorce my lout of a husband and then have a child all on my own. What happens instead: my crush comes back to town when I’m at my most vulnerable. After too many cocktails, I ask him to be my baby’s father. In my defense, it’s been a rough couple of months. Seeing Matteo Rossi again after fourteen years has done a number on my emotions. And Continue Reading

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February 9, 2026 by Angela

“Irresistible… A vibrant second-chance love story about repairing community and romantic connection.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on A Dish Best Served HotThe third book in the riotously funny Vega Family Love Stories finds self-assured firefighter Leo Vega trying to reignite the embers of a love gone cold.Leo Vega’s love life has been on life support since long before the gunshot wound that put him on leave from the fire department. Now, a year after his injury, he’s hoping to both return Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

February 2, 2026 by Angela

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December 1, 2025 by Angela

Perfect for fans of Rachel Gillig and Alix E. Harrow, a devastatingly romantic epic fantasy about the undying bond between a knight and their mage."Intricately imagined and deftly told, The Second Death of Locke is the perfect pairing of romance, pining, and sprawling epic fantasy." ―Hannah Whitten, author of The Foxglove KingLove. Loyalty. Sacrifice. Grey Flynn has dedicated her life to her mage, Kier. She will be his blade on the battlefield, his healer and protector. The deep well of raw Continue Reading

Retro Review: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen

November 28, 2025 by Angela

Review originally posted 11/28/2017 by Tori. A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle HazenSeries: Sex, Love, and Rock & Roll, #1Contemporary RomanceDecember 4, 2017Self Published Favorite Quote: “Men are like beautiful agents of Satan, spreading insecurity and misery throughout the world.” Jera McKnight has a full plate with her indie band, college, and work. Wholeheartedly embracing celibacy after her last boyfriend blamed her for his performance issues in the bedroom, Continue Reading

Monday Morning Book News!

November 24, 2025 by Angela

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New Releases- Week of November 3-7, 2025

November 4, 2025 by Angela

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Thrown for a Loop: A New York Legends Hockey Romance by Sarina BowenAMZ * BN * K * GP The Weekend Crashers: A Novel by Jamie BrennerAMZ * BN * K * GP Ellie Hayes and the Himbos by Vanessa KingAMZ * BN * K * GP The Scandal You Started by Nylah MonroeAMZ * BN * K * GP Not So Merry in Maldives by Mia HeintzelmanAMZ * BN * K * GP A Manny for Christmas: A Single Mom, Second Chance Holiday Romance by Elodie HartAMZ * BN * K * GP A Grump in Moose Falls by Continue Reading

New Releases- Week of August 11-15, 2025

August 12, 2025 by Angela

Contemporary Romance/Romantic Suspense:Love & Other Killers by Brynne WeaverAMZ * BN * K * GP Heart Strings (A Love in Galway Novel Book 2) by Ivy FairbanksAMZ * BN * K * GP For the Record: A Novel by Emma LordAMZ * BN * K * GP Please Don't Go (The Midnight Strike Series Book 1) by E. SalvadorAMZ * BN * K * GP The Sun and the Moon by Rebekah FaubionAMZ * BN * K * GP Rivals to Lovers: A Novel by Elise WaylandAMZ * BN * K * GP Cold Shoulder, Hot Take (Seattle Puckaneers Book 2) by Tisha Continue Reading

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