The True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review This post includes affiliate links that kick us a small percentage at no cost to you if you use them to shop. If this post is helpful or helps you discover a new book, please use them to support my work -- thanks! Sometimes side characters are scene…

ByMichelleMay 16, 20230Comments

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3 New Romances to Stash in Your Beach Bag

Hands down my favorite of Emily Henry's books. Book Lovers is a meta take on the small town romance featuring enemies-to-lovers n publishing (Nora's an agent; Charlie's an editor). They initially butt heads in New York professionally and bump into each other again when Nora and her sister go on a girls trip to reconnect.…

ByMichelleMay 3, 20220Comments

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5 End-of-Summer Reads To Check Out Before the Season Slips Away

Four Romances & A Contemporary Fiction, But Who's Counting? How is it already the middle of August? It's been a summer of great reads, but we've still got a couple of weeks to go before summer slips away. I've got five end-of-summer reads for you to check out -- three I've read, and two more…

ByMichelleAugust 17, 20210Comments

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Book Review: Just Last Night by Mhairi McFarlane

Review copy provided by the publisher I got it totally wrong when I thought Just Last Night would be a beach read. Light, it is not. But Mhairi McFarlane's latest novel is absolutely wonderful. Now that I've read it, I get why the synopsis was so (purposely) vague. It made me think the story was…

ByMichelleJune 2, 20210Comments

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5 Late Summer Romances Perfect for Mon-swoon Season

Summer might be winding down, but there's no reason that hitting the books should be a bad thing. Pick up one of these late summer romances...I mean, don't they say July, August and September is mon-swoon season? I'll show myself out. HERE TO STAY by Adriana Herrera RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 25,…

ByMichelleAugust 25, 20200Comments

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Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop | Book Review

ARC won in a giveaway from Read It Forward Lush...dreamy...magical. If you're looking for an escape this summer, VANESSA YU is truly it. It's really not fair when a book has its best descriptor in the actual title, but VANESSA YU's MAGICAL PARIS TEA SHOP truly is magical. As with Natalie Tan's Book of Luck…

ByMichelleJuly 16, 20200Comments

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Summer Reads: 7 New Romances for Your Staycation

It's a Whopper of a Release Week While everything looks different this year, one thing remains the same: there's a crop of summer reads ready to whisk you away. Even if you're just taking a staycation, take a trip back in time with these historical romances available now or coming in July. If a contemporary…

ByMichelleJune 30, 20200Comments

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Get a First Look Inside Nina Bocci’s ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE

We've Got an Excerpt from the Book Hitting Shelves August 20 Nina Bocci steps out next week with ON THE CORNER OF LOVE AND HATE, the first book in her Hopeless Romantics series. This small town romance focused on a mayoral election brings together Emma and Cooper. They've known each other since they were kids…

ByMichelleAugust 12, 20190Comments

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WAITING FOR TOM HANKS by Kerry Winfrey | 4-Star Review & Excerpt

Review copy provided by the publisher for review A pitch perfect beach read! If you’re a mega-fan of 90s rom-coms, you and Waiting for Tom Hanks (June 11; Berkley Romance) by Kerry Winfrey are M-F-E-O. Made For Each Other. It’s a supercute (and totally self-aware) homage to the genre, with nods to everything from…

ByMichelleJune 3, 20190Comments

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May Must Reads in Romance and Women’s Fiction

I know it’s going to be a long summer of delicious reading, but you’ve got to pace yourself. Take advantage of May and get warmed up with these five novels perfect for sunny days at the pool, your next weekend away or when you get an hour to yourself for once. May Must Reads…

ByMichelleApril 29, 20190Comments