As promised, here's my list of 2021 Must Read YA Books. I'm featuring six titles here, but of course I'm tracking a longer list over on Bookshop.org. And while it's targeted for a teen audience, as a reader who rarely if ever saw herself represented in YA fiction, I'm devouring and championing these stories every…
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Ice Cream Lover, Jackie Lau’s latest romance, pairs grumpy hero Drew with Chloe, a bi-racial Chinese Canadian woman who is opening an ice cream shop in her mother’s memory. Drew’s ex left him at the altar, then wrote a thinly veiled self help book/memoir called “Embrace Your Inner…
Alexa Martin's INTERCEPTED Scores with a Sharp, Snarky, Laugh-Out-Loud Hilarious Romance
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When you read romance, obviously you’re supposed to be rooting for the main couple. In INTERCEPTED (out September 11, 2018), I found myself cheering not only for Marlee and Gavin, but for the rock solid friendships Marlee has with her…
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In Mr. HotShot CEO, Jackie Lau delivers equal parts sizzle and serious. It’s a rom-com that doesn’t rely on extremes to create attraction between its already magnetic main characters.
Mr. HotShot CEO continues the Kwan Sisters series, this time pairing Courtney Kwan with Fong Investments CEO Julian Fong.…
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Honest, Sexy, and A Summer Must Read Romance
Helen Hoang’s THE KISS QUOTIENT is a stellar debut. About a woman with autism who hires an escort to teach her the ins and outs of sex and romantic relationships, THE KISS QUOTIENT is sexy, smart, and a fantastic showcase…
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Jackie Lau’s new novella, GRUMPY FAKE BOYFRIEND (Kwan Sisters #1), has good bones. It stands out for its Toronto setting and a Chinese-Canadian heroine who has a diverse friend group. All things we don’t see enough of in the romance world.
Naomi, the heroine, is looking…
Alisha Rai’s Forbidden Hearts series is the contemporary romance we need in 2017
In WRONG TO NEED YOU (Forbidden Hearts #2), Sadia Ahmed is a widowed, single mother who runs into Jackson Kane, a man she hasn't seen or heard from in a decade. They were childhood friends, and he happens to be her…
