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From First Page To HEA

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The One Where The MMC Already Has A Girlfriend…

January 1, 2024 Leave a Comment

Can you write a romance where the male main character is in a long-term relationship with another woman ? These romance authors give it a shot. Warning: Your Mileage Might Vary The Ex-Mas Holidays by Zoe Allison The Ex-Mas Holidays is a quaint holiday romance that pretends to be enemies-to-lovers but is more a secondRead the Post

Celebrities, Contemporary, East Asian, Historical, Interracial, Mini Reviews, Review, Small Town

Romance Reviews: Second Chances at Love and Life

December 30, 2023 Leave a Comment

The Inn on Sweetbriar Lane by Jeannie Chin (Blue Cedar Falls #1) Clay Hawthorn, a surly army vet, arrives in Blue Cedar Falls, NC to fulfill his fallen comrade’s dream of opening a dive bar on the small town’s uppity Main Street. Clay has a chip on his shoulder that turns off most of theRead the Post

Black Romance, Contemporary, New Adult, Review

Honey & Spice by Bolu Babalola

December 29, 2023 Leave a Comment

20-year-old Kiki Banjo has a lot of influence on the women of ‘Blackwell’–the African students at the majority-white Whitewell College. On her popular radio show, she teaches them how to keep their power while dealing with the school’s male population. But when the charming and emotionally intelligent Malachi transfers into school, the delicate ecosystem ofRead the Post

3.5 stars, Celebrities, Contemporary, Genre, Interracial, Latinx, Mini Reviews, Multicultural, Review, Reviews by Category, Romantic Elements, South Asian

Double Feature : Mariachi Superstars and One Wacky Heist

December 28, 2023 Leave a Comment

Kiss Me, Catalina by Priscilla Oliveras Mariachi is everything to Catalina “Cat” Capuleta. So when the offer arrives she jumps at the chance to go on tour with mariachi superstar Patricio Galáne. Unfortunately, performing and writing music with the dashing mariachi is more of a challenge than she suspects. Patricio keeps her at a distance;Read the Post

Genre, Historical, Review, unrated

The Counterfeit Scoundrel by Lorraine Heath

August 28, 2023 Leave a Comment

This book has an interesting setup. David Blackwood made his fortune from investments so he picks up a side hustle helping married women get divorced by pretending to have affairs with them. Daisy is an undercover private investigator tasked with finding out what goes on behind David’s closed doors. She goes undercover as a maidRead the Post

2.5 stars, Contemporary, Mafia, Review

Brutal Prince by Sophie Lark

December 31, 2022 Leave a Comment

Mafia Romance is often considered a subgenre of Dark Romance but I have this theory that Mafia Romance is really just an evolution of romantic suspense. Both subgenres are heavy on action, feature criminal anti-heroes and mustache-twirling villains. Brutal Prince certainly gave me all those vibes and nothing else.

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