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  • Winging It with You: Love and Adventure Unfold
    LGBTQ, Romance, Spicy

    Winging It with You: Love and Adventure Unfold

    Winging It with You by Chip Pons (June 10, 2025) Thank you PRH Audio and Putnam Books for the gifted advanced listening copy of this absolute delight of a book! I loved every second of this sweet, swoony, and unexpectedly emotional adventure. Asher Bennett just got dumped. At the airport. Moments before boarding a fight…

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  • Exploring Love and Ambition in Kennedy Ryan’s Latest Novel
    Romance, Spicy

    Exploring Love and Ambition in Kennedy Ryan’s Latest Novel

    Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan (May 13, 2025) I may be late to the Kennedy Ryan party, but I am so glad I finally be here. Thank you @hachetteaudio and @readforever for the #gifted advanced listening copy of this breathtaking, soul-deep love story. Hendrix and Maverick are forces in their own right – powerful,…

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  • ‘Not Safe for Work’: A Deep Dive into Gender Dynamics in Corporate Culture
    Romance, Spicy

    ‘Not Safe for Work’: A Deep Dive into Gender Dynamics in Corporate Culture

    Not Safe for Work by Nisha J. Tuli (May 20, 2025) Huge thanks to Book Sparks, Hachette Audio and Forever for the gifted print and advanced listening copy of this workplace romance. Tris knows she’s qualified (more than qualified) but time after time, the opportunities go to underqualified white men in khakis. So when she’s…

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  • The Escape Plan: A Magical Romance in Serendipity Springs
    Romance

    The Escape Plan: A Magical Romance in Serendipity Springs

    The Escape Plan by Katie Bailey (April 23, 2025) Huge thanks to Katie Bailey for the gifted copy of this heartwarming, magical, and slow-burn romance—the eighth and final installment in the Only Magic in the Building series! Beckett McCarthy is grieving the loss of his beloved grandmother, the one person who always reminded him to…

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  • Explosive Dystopian Romance: Silver Elite Review
    Fantasy, Romance

    Explosive Dystopian Romance: Silver Elite Review

    Silver Elite by Dani Francis (May 6, 2025) Huge thanks to PRH Audio and Delrey Books for the #gifted advanced listening copy of this high-stakes, all-consuming dystopian romance. I was hooked from chapter one! One of my favorite things about reading is going into a book knowing nothing and finishing with a new favorite, that’s…

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  • The Retirement Plan: A Twist of Suspense and Black Comedy
    Mystery

    The Retirement Plan: A Twist of Suspense and Black Comedy

    The Retirement Plan by Sue Hincenbergs (May 6, 2025) Thank you, William Morrow, Harper Audio, and Libro.fm for the gifted advanced reading and listening copies of this sharp, suspenseful, and surprisingly heartfelt novel! Pam, Shalisa, Marlene, and Nancy always dreamed of retiring to matching beach condos with their husbands – until the men lost their…

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