Tag: reading
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Love Walked In: A Bookstore Rivals Romance
Love Walked In by Sarah Chamberlain (Sept 2, 2025) I loved Sarah’s 2024 release, The Slowest Burn, and so I was anxiously awaiting this one! Mari Cole’s life is singularly focused on bookstores. She is uniquely skilled at reviving struggling indie shops and getting them back on track. Does she have friends? No. Does she…
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Rookie Season by Katie Bailey: A Sweet Hockey Love Story
Rookie Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner (August 21, 2025) Thank you, @bookedwiththeemliys @authorkatiebailey and @Leah.brunner.writes for the gifted advanced reading copy of the first book in the Hockey Boys of Loft 3B series! Noah Downsby is just starting his first season in the NHL and is laser-focused on playing his best and contributing…
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Adventurous Romance in ‘Digging Dr. Jones’
Digging Dr Jones by Olivia Jackson (May 2, 2025). When I first laid eyes on this book, I 100% thought to myself, “I don’t care what this book is about, I’m in love with the cover and reading it” – and WOW, am I glad I did. What a perfect summer read with equal parts…
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A Nostalgic Journey with ‘The One and Only Vivian Stone’
The One and Only Vivian Stone by Melissa O’Connor (July 22, 2025) Huge thanks to Gallery Books and Simon Audio for the gifted advanced print and audio copies of this ABSOLUTELY STUNNING DEBUT! After her grandmother’s passing, Margot DuBois returns to the house she once shared with her mom and grandma to prepare it for…
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Baseball Workplace Rivalry Turns Romantic
Last Night Was Fun by Holly Michelle AKA Holly James (June 10, 2025) – Thank you, @avonbooks and @harpervoyager for the #gifted advanced reading copy of this really fun summer read! Emmy Jameson loves her job as a baseball data analyst, even if it is something of a boys club. A boys club led by…
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Why The Big Fix is a Must-Read Romantic Comedy
The Big Fix by Holly James (March 25, 2025) – Huge thanks to @hellohollyjames, @dreamscapemedia, and @kensingtonbooks for the #gifted listening copy of this hilarious, romantic, and thrilling caper that I absolutely devoured in a single day! Penny Collins, a computer science professor taking a breather from her push for tenure, reluctantly lets her sister…
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