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Finding Love at Sea: Total Dreamboat Review
Total Dreamboat by Katelyn Doyle (June 24, 2025) Thank you Flatiron Books and Macmillan Audio for the gifted advanced reading and listening copies! Hope Lanover is in desperate need of a reset. Her relationship has imploded, her boss is the worst, and she’s lost her spark. Luckily, her best friend Lauren, a media influencer, secures…
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Dementia and Romance: Exploring Love in Challenging Times
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston (June 17, 2025) Huge thanks to Berkley Romance and PRH Audio for the gifted advanced digital and audio copies of this deeply moving, sweet, and swoony story that had me laughing, crying, and reflecting on what really matters. Joni Lark can’t write a song anymore, and that’s a huge…
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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
Problematic 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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Why You Must Read Shield of Sparrows Now
Shield 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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Tender Romance Unveiled: Meet Mo and Jess
Give Me a Shot by Gia de Cadenet (May 6, 2025) Thank you to PRH Audio and Dell Romance for the gifted advanced listening copy of this beautifully tender, emotionally rich romance. Mo is a man of routine – he finds comfort in control and calm. As a highly sensitive person (HSP), he experiences the…
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