15 Books on the Lighter Side of Spooky Season

With Pumpkin Spice season right around the corner, it's time to get your spooky season TBR tuned up. Publishers have been rolling out witchy and magical titles all year long, so I've got a mix of out now and coming soon books to fill up your TBR. Enjoy! AVAILABLE NOW: Stripped of her…

ByMichelleAugust 23, 20220Comments

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In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer | Book Review

Kate Spencer's ode to NYC rom-coms a la Nora Ephron kicks off with an unforgettable meet disaster ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley In a New York Minute stands out in this Spring's rom-com lineup with an unforgettable meet disaster, a great friend group, and opposites attract tropey goodness. It's an ode to NYC…

ByMichelleMarch 15, 20220Comments

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MEET CUTE by Helena Hunting | 4 Star Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review Helena Hunting’s latest, MEET CUTE (Forever; April 9, 2019), is a perfect beach read…especially if you’ve ever had a crush on a teen TV star or boy band. Kailyn Flowers runs into Daxton Hughes, an old law school nemesis (and former teen heartthrob). Now both practicing attorneys, Daxton…

ByMichelleApril 1, 20190Comments

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99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review 99 Percent Mine Isn't the Hating Game and Here's Why That's a Good Thing Sally Thorne’s follow up to the Hating Game, 99 Percent Mine, has a sunshine yellow cover with purple text, but that bright cover doesn't totally match up with story. Thorne's latest has a…

ByMichelleJanuary 30, 20190Comments

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MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND by Christina Lauren | 4-Star Review

Review copy provided by the publisher Christina Lauren Keeps It Sexy as Their Rom-Coms Evolve In MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND, Millie Morris and Reid Campbell are two friends in a group of academics on the faculty at UC Santa Barbara. With the commencement banquet on the horizon, the gang decides to dive into dating…

ByMichelleDecember 4, 20180Comments

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THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory | 4 star Review

If You’ve Been Missing Rom-coms at the Movies, You’ve Got to Read Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel is absolutely delightful. Alexa and Drew meet cute and get stuck temporarily in a hotel elevator in San Francisco. Luckily, she’s armed with…

ByMichelleJanuary 16, 20180Comments

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Excerpt: Read the First Chapter of Helena Hunting’s Hooking Up!

Helena Hunting's next sexy romantic comedy, Hooking Up, is due out November 7. The standalone from the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series, follows Amalie Whitfield on what should be one of the best days of her life, her wedding day. Her new husband it seems, is a little less than committed. Get…

ByMichelleOctober 4, 20170Comments

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Food Fiction: Mixing it Up by Tracie Banister | Review

**Book provided by the author for review** In Mixing it Up, Cecily Sinclair is living the dream — she’s a Cordon Bleu-trained chef with her own Cable TV cooking show, Serving Romance. After the network is acquired by another media conglomerate, Cecily keeps her job, but the show undergoes a major makeover as the network tries…

ByMichelleSeptember 21, 20170Comments

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Cover Reveal: Hooking Up by Helena Hunting

Say hello (hellllooooo) to the cover of Helena Hunting's upcoming release, Hooking Up. The standalone rom-com from the New York Times bestselling author of the Pucked series, follows Amelie Whitfield on what should be one of the best days of her life, her wedding day. Her new husband it seems, is a little less than committed.…

ByMichelleAugust 2, 20170Comments

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Cover Reveal: Buns by Alice Clayton (Hudson Valley #3)

Today we're unwrapping Alice Clayton's Buns (the cover, anyway!), the third book in her foodie rom-com Hudson Valley series, coming in May. Check out the synopsis below -- this one's Archie and Clara's story. While we wait, get your own hot cross buns in shape or check out the first two books in the series, Nuts and Cream…

ByMichelleFebruary 24, 20170Comments

15 Books on the Lighter Side of Spooky Season

In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer | Book Review

MEET CUTE by Helena Hunting | 4 Star Book Review

99 Percent Mine by Sally Thorne | Book Review

MY FAVORITE HALF-NIGHT STAND by Christina Lauren | 4-Star Review

THE WEDDING DATE by Jasmine Guillory | 4 star Review

Excerpt: Read the First Chapter of Helena Hunting’s Hooking Up!

Food Fiction: Mixing it Up by Tracie Banister | Review

Cover Reveal: Hooking Up by Helena Hunting

Cover Reveal: Buns by Alice Clayton (Hudson Valley #3)

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