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Sapphic Romance at a Winery: A Review of ‘Zoe Brennan, First Crush’
Read more: Sapphic Romance at a Winery: A Review of ‘Zoe Brennan, First Crush’Zoe Brennan, First Crush by Laura Piper Lee (Jan 21, 2025): Thank you to Net Galley and Dreamscape Media for the advanced listening copy of this swoon-worthy sapphic romance! And thank you to @purplecouchbookshop for picking this as our February Romance Book Club read! When she discovers that a prestigious wine festival is coming to…
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Earl Crush: A Regency Romance of Love and Intrigue
Read more: Earl Crush: A Regency Romance of Love and IntrigueEarl Crush by Alexandra Vasti (Jan 21, 2025) Many thanks to St. Martin’s Press and Libro.fm for the gifted advanced listening copy of this smart, sexy, and action-packed Regency romance! Lydia Hope-Wallace, whom readers first met in Ne’er Duke Well, is back and as bold as ever. Still writing her political and seditious pamphlets as…
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How Unromance Breaks Love Clichés with Humor
Read more: How Unromance Breaks Love Clichés with HumorUnromance by Erin Connor (Jan 14, 2025) This one was an immediate pre-order for me. I couldn’t wait to dive into such a tongue-in-cheek, self-aware romance novel! Sawyer Greene is a romance author battling debilitating writer’s block and a looming deadline, all while being deeply cynical about love. Enter Mason West, a famous actor who…
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Love Over Airwaves: Aiden and Lucie’s Journey
Read more: Love Over Airwaves: Aiden and Lucie’s JourneyFirst-Time Caller by B.K. Borison (Feb 11, 2025) Thank you, Berkley Romance and PRH audio for the #gifted advanced digital and audio copies of this homage to Sleepless in Seattle! Aiden Valentine hosts a call-in radio advice show about love, but he’s become disillusioned and cynical. The calls no longer excite him—until a tween dials…
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Exploring Racism and Kindness in Needy Little Things
Read more: Exploring Racism and Kindness in Needy Little ThingsNeedy Little Things by Channelle Desamours (Feb 4, 2025) Thank you to Wednesday Books and Macmilllan Audio for the gifted advanced listening copy of this absolutely enthralling and thought-provoking YA speculative mystery. Imagine being able to hear the small needs of everyone around you – pencil, cough drop, nail file, chapstick. That’s the life of…
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Not Another Love Song: Music, Passion, and Tension
Read more: Not Another Love Song: Music, Passion, and TensionNot Another Love Song by Julie Soto (July 4, 2024): This one had been on my backlist TBR forever, and I’m so glad I finally got to it! Xander Thorne is not only a classical music prodigy but also the child of classical music royalty. On the other hand, Gwen Jackson is a rare individual…
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