I binged the first few books in Sarina Bowen’s True North series and wasn’t planning on reading from the expanded universe but this book intrigued me because Kim Hartfield chose to write for one of Bowen’s characters from Speakeasy (True North #5). In that book, 22-year-old beer distributor and party girl Chelsea has her heartRead the Post
Written in The Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
Written In the Stars is a thoroughly modern romance for the millennial generation that hits all of the rom-com beats! Our heroines are Darcy, an uptight actuary scorned by love and Elle, a quirky, starry-eyed astrologist looking for true love. Get it? Elle. Darcy. I’ll admit, I was kind of stand-offish about this book becauseRead the Post
Out On The Ice by Kelly Farmer
Look, when it comes to me and Hockey I’m like Chance The Rapper in this SNL skit. I’m actually like this with most sports but when I saw this Rapinoe-esque model on the cover I had to read more. Hyperactive, rainbow-haired, pro-hockey player Amy Schwarzbach is spending the summer coaching with her idol and secretRead the Post
F/F Romance Mini Reviews
Something To Talk About by Meryl Wilsner This debut tells the slo-o-o-o-w burn romance between a Chinese-American showrunner in her 40s and her younger assistant. A Hollywood workplace romance with this kind of power dynamic may sound cringe but Wilsner navigates it effectively. Still, I could never fully engage with this one. I found theRead the Post
Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
Rating: Unrated| Avon | Contemporary | Once Ghosted, Twice Shy was a moderately paced perfect little romance to start the year off with, but I have to admit I felt like I was plunked down in the third act — I needed this to be a full story! We take a short walk through the start, endRead the Post
Black Romance Novellas
I finished off my romance reading year with these two novellas featuring Black characters. I think we can forget there is so much diversity within capital D Diversity and these two novellas showcase the diversity in Black romance with each character being from a different part of the diaspora. Former exotic dancer Cinnamon “Cin” BradleyRead the Post