Real Talk About the Representation in Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee

I Didn't Love This Book and I Still Bought a Copy Here’s the truth about Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee. I thought it was fine. Harlequin allowed me to read it via NetGalley. I didn’t love it, but I still bought my own copy. Why? As an Asian American reader, it feels important to…

ByMichelleApril 22, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | BOOK REVIEW

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley Sloan lost her fiancé in an unexpected accident nearly two years ago. Grief has been extra rough, and she's lost sight of her art career. She's on her way to visit her fiance's grave when a dog jumps in front of, and then into, her car. When she…

ByMichelleApril 9, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

Read an Excerpt from House Rules by Ruby Lang

Blog Tour: Get a Look Inside Ruby Lang's latest, out Monday, February 10 Ruby Lang is a risk taker. In her next novella, HOUSE RULES, she’s bringing together a once married, now divorced couple over the age of 40 in a second chance romance. And oh, yeah, they’re people of color. In a culture that…

ByMichelleFebruary 7, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

5 Can’t Miss Kindle Deals in Romance and Contemporary Fiction

It's been a little while since I've done a Kindle deals round up, but this month we've got five books in romance or contemporary fiction you can't (shouldn't!) pass up! Many of these authors have new books coming out this Spring, and these deals are a great chance to catch up on their back…

ByMichelleFebruary 1, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley It's true that Jenny Holiday's latest has a very G-rated contemporary fic cover. Mermaid Inn rolls along in PG/PG-13 territory for a good while, but this second chance, friends-to-lovers romance eventually takes a hard left into R territory, and I couldn't be happier. Eve returns to her…

ByMichelleJanuary 28, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

3 Bingeable Book Series in Romance

I love a good bingeable TV series as much as the next couch potato, but it's not something we usually see in publishing. And honestly, publishers would rather you buy the books as they come out, rather than waiting for all the books in a series to be available. But if your TBR is already…

ByMichelleJanuary 20, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

DailyWaffle’s 8 Most Anticipated Romances for 2020

Well, For the First Half of the Year, Anyway Book nerds, it's time to get our romance reads in order for 2020. If you're anything like me, it's a lot easier to manage in chunks, so we're just looking at the first half of the year. Here are my eight most anticipated romances for 2020…

ByMichelleJanuary 6, 20200Comments

Book Reviews

4 New Releases in Romance to Close Out 2019

New Titles From Kate Clayborn, Tracey Livesay, Roni Loren, and Joanna Shupe Hit Shelves This Week This is the last release week before we can slam the door on 2019. And with what romance authors have been going through this last week? It's the understatement of the year to say it's been rough. Authors with…

ByMichelleDecember 30, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

Blitzed by Alexa Martin | Spot Review

ARC provided by the publisher for review BLITZED by Alexa Martin was one of my most anticipated 2019 reads. As we got to know Brynn Sterling over the course of INTERCEPTED (review) and FUMBLED (review), it was pretty clear she'd eventually get her book. Her woman-focused bar, HERS, became the de facto gathering…

ByMichelleDecember 16, 20190Comments

Book Reviews

7 Romance Novellas to Read in November

The closer we get to the end of the year, the more some of us start panicking about meeting our Goodreads goals for the year. One of the great things about novellas is you can still get a great story in a quick read, and hit those goals in no time flat. Is it a…

ByMichelleNovember 4, 20190Comments

Real Talk About the Representation in Temporary Wife Temptation by Jayci Lee

The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez | BOOK REVIEW

Read an Excerpt from House Rules by Ruby Lang

5 Can’t Miss Kindle Deals in Romance and Contemporary Fiction

Mermaid Inn by Jenny Holiday | Book Review

3 Bingeable Book Series in Romance

DailyWaffle’s 8 Most Anticipated Romances for 2020

4 New Releases in Romance to Close Out 2019

Blitzed by Alexa Martin | Spot Review

7 Romance Novellas to Read in November

Book Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

The Fourth Princess by Janie Chang

26 New Asian and Pacific Islander Books for your 2026 TBR