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Exploring Rom-Com Tropes in ‘How to Write a Rom-Com’
Read more: Exploring Rom-Com Tropes in ‘How to Write a Rom-Com’How to Write a Rom-Com by Christina Wolf (May 15, 2025) Thank you to Christina and Head of Zeus for the gifted digital advanced copy of this delightful charmer! Lucy Bowen works at the largest romance imprint in New York City, but she’s stopped believing in love herself, a tricky situation when your entire job…
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Exploring Age Gap Dynamics in Hazelwood’s New Novel
Read more: Exploring Age Gap Dynamics in Hazelwood’s New NovelProblematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (May 27, 2025) Thank you, @berkleyromance and @alihazelwood, for the absolute THRILL of getting a #gifted copy of this book! #berkleypartner #berkley Maya Killgore has been in love with Conor Harkness for three years – a total romance-novel-worthy cliché. He’s her brother’s best friend, fifteen years older, and absurdly…
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Exploring Courtroom Drama in The First Gentleman
Read more: Exploring Courtroom Drama in The First GentlemanThe First Gentleman by Bill Clinton and James Patterson (June 10, 2025) Thank you Hachette Audio and Little Brown for the gifted advanced listening copy of this fast-paced and classic political thriller! The book opens with Cole Wright, the First Gentleman of the United States, on his way to court for his own murder trial.…
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Reunion Cruise Romance: A Deep Dive into Never Been Shipped
Read more: Reunion Cruise Romance: A Deep Dive into Never Been ShippedNever Been Shipped by Alicia Thompson (June 10, 2025) Huge thanks to Berkley Romance and PRH Audio for the #ifted advanced digital and audio copies of this beautiful, nostalgic, and heart-tugging second-chance romance. Alicia Thompson proves once again why she’s an auto-buy author for me. You know those iconic songs that instantly transport you back…
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Why You Must Read Shield of Sparrows Now
Read more: Why You Must Read Shield of Sparrows NowShield of Sparrows by Devney Perry (May 6, 2025) I finally picked this one up after hearing rave reviews – and wow, you were all so right. This book completely consumed me from page one. Odessa is the eldest daughter of the king… and yet, she’s always been second-best. Her stepsister is set to marry…
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Exploring Trauma and Healing in Stolen Dreams by Natasha Madison
Read more: Exploring Trauma and Healing in Stolen Dreams by Natasha MadisonStolen Dreams by Natasha Madison (May 9, 2025) Thank you to the author for the gifted advanced reading and listening copies of this heart-wrenching, emotionally charged fourth book in a series I cannot stop thinking about! Emmett and Lilah both work at the equine therapy center, but they couldn’t be more different: she’s a rule-breaking…
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