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Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy

Sep 17
3 min

Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy

Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy Published by St. Martin's Griffin Book 2 in the Avalon Bay series When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her mother’s funeral, she’s prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck of a lot of passion... which she’s trying desperately to forget. But it’s impossible not to run into Evan in the small coastal town where they once ran wild. And the momen

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin

Aug 18
7 min

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting by Sophie Irwin Published by HarperCollins Kitty Talbot needs a fortune. Or rather, she needs a husband who has a fortune. Left with her father’s massive debts, she has only twelve weeks to save her family from ruin. Kitty has never been one to back down from a challenge, so she leaves home and heads toward the most dangerous battleground in all of England: the London season. Kitty may be neither accomplished nor especially genteel—but she is

A Secret Scottish Escape by Julie Shackman

May 21, 2021
2 min

A Secret Scottish Escape by Julie Shackman

A Secret Scottish Escape by Julie Shackman Published by HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter When Scotland’s sleepiest hamlet becomes the centre of hot gossip, Layla Devlin finds herself caught in a mystery… When Layla’s fiancée has an unexpected heart attack and dies – in another woman’s arms, no less – Layla is determined to pack up and leave Loch Harris, the village she’s always called home. But an unexpected inheritance and love for her quiet corner of Scotland send her dow

Like Cats and Dogs by Kate McMurray

Apr 22, 2021
2 min

Like Cats and Dogs by Kate McMurray

Like Cats and Dogs by Kate McMurray Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca Book 1 in the Whitman Street Cat Cafe Series Can you fight like cats and dogs, and still be perfect for each other? Things are getting ruff in this Brooklyn neighborhood when new veterinarian Caleb Fitch moves in next door to the Whitman Street Cat Cafe and gets on the wrong side of cafe owner Lauren Harlow. Lauren has a few things to teach the new vet on the block, and rescuing kittens is only the start.

Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly

Mar 23, 2021
3 min

Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly

Dirty Talker by Mira Lyn Kelly Published by Mira Lyn Kelly Book #4 in the Slayers Hockey Series His mouth is hot enough to melt the ice. Ten days. That’s all I’m asking for. But not one of my NHL teammates is willing to cough up a sister, cousin, or trusted friend to play my fake girlfriend for this wedding. Pucking BS. Yeah, my mouth has been known to get me into places I don’t belong. But this Class Five panty melter is on lockdown because the last thing I need is another c

High Heels in the Highlands by Liz Hurley

Mar 16, 2021
3 min

High Heels in the Highlands by Liz Hurley

High Heels in the Highlands by Liz Hurley Published by Hera Book 3 in the Hiverton Sisters Series Clementine’s swapped a London flat for a Scottish castle – but will she get her fairytale ending? After discovering they had inherited an enormous fortune, as well as the titles of ‘Lady’, the lives of the five Hiverton sisters have never been the same. While oldest sister Ariana settles in Norfolk, fashion designer Clementine heads to the Scottish Highlands to investigate their

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin

Feb 23, 2021
3 min

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin

Five Ways to Fall Out of Love by Emily Martin Published by Inkyard Press How do I hate thee? Let me count the ways… Aubrey Cash learned the hard way not to rely on love. After all, Webster Casey, the new boy next door she’d been falling for all summer, stood her up at homecoming in front of everyone with no explanation. Proving her theory that love never lasts seems easy when she’s faced with parents whose marriage is falling apart and a best friend who thinks every boy she d

Love Songs For Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Book Review

Dec 28, 2020
4 min

Love Songs For Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Book Review

Love Songs for Skeptics by Christina Pishiris Published by Sourcebooks Landmark Zoë Frixos gets the whole love song thing. Truly, she does. As an editor at a major music magazine in London, it's part of her job description. But love? Let's just say Zoë's been a bit off-beat in that department. After falling hard for her best friend, Simon, at thirteen and missing every chance to tell him how she felt before he left town, Zoë came to one grand conclusion: Love stinks. Twenty y

The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth Book Review

Dec 27, 2020
2 min

The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth Book Review

The Brass Queen by Elizabeth Chatsworth Published by CamCat Books In 1897, a fiery British aristocrat and an inept US spy search for a stolen invisibility serum that could spark a global war. Miss Constance Haltwhistle is the last in a line of blue-blooded rogue inventors. Selling exotic firearms under her alias, the ‘Brass Queen,’ has kept her baronial estate’s coffers full. But when US spy, Trusdale, saves her from assassins, she’s pulled into a search for a scientist with

The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz Book Review

Nov 18, 2020
2 min

The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz Book Review

The Pearl by Tiffany Reisz Published by 8th Circle Press Book 3 in The Godwicks Series When Lord Arthur Godwick learns his younger brother is up to his bollocks in debt to Regan Ferry, owner of The Pearl Hotel, he agrees to work off the tab...in her bed. Soon the handsome but troubled Arthur discovers he's a pawn in an erotic game of revenge--and nothing, including his lover, is what it seems. RATED: 18+ CATEGORY:

Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Book Review

Oct 7, 2020
3 min

Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Book Review

Try As I Smite by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled Book 4 in the Brimstone Inc. Series Bah humbug just got a lot darker. Alasdair Blakesley is the head of the Covens Syndicate. He shouldn’t need to look beyond the witches and warlocks he governs, or his own abilities, to solve any problem. But a demon infestation means he can’t trust anyone who may be possessed. The last person he wants to ask for help is also the only person who can fix this, so he sucks up his pride and

Before the Crown by Flora Harding Book Review

Sep 9, 2020
2 min

Before the Crown by Flora Harding Book Review

Before the Crown by Flora Harding Published by One More Chapter Before the crown there was a love story… Windsor Castle, 1943 As war rages across the world, Princess Elizabeth comes face to face with the dashing naval officer she first met in London nine years before. One of the youngest first lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Philip represents everything she has always been taught to avoid. Instability. Audacity. Adventure. But when the king learns of their relationship, the su

Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson Book Review

Aug 29, 2020
3 min

Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson Book Review

Touch of Evil by Cecy Robson Published by Cecy Robson, LLC Book 10 in the Weird Girls Series Book 1 in the Weird Girls: Touch Series Emme Wird, the healer and powerful telekinetic hasn’t had the best luck with males. Her sisters have found their mates and their forever loves. After a series of disastrous dates, Emme will settle for a decent meal and polite conversation. When the pack member Emme had dinner with is found dead, it is up to Emme and her werewolf pal Bren to solv

Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman Book Review

Aug 8, 2020
3 min

Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman Book Review

Crown of Crowns by Clara Loveman Published Independent, Ingram Spark Book 1 in the Crown of Crowns Series By law, Kaelyn and Roki shouldn’t have anything in common. They shouldn’t even be friends. And whatever they do, they can never, ever fall in love. Kaelyn, a young noblewoman, feels smothered under the harsh constraints of the Decens-Lenitas, the legal and moral code that governs the people of the Geniverd Kingdom. When she meets Roki, a handsome young man from the city w

Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown Book Review

Jul 22, 2020
4 min

Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown Book Review

Love Me Like You Do by Aimee Brown Published by Aria A runaway bride. A handsome stranger. Two pasts to put behind them. Parker is ready to marry the man of her dreams. But he isn't ready to marry her. It would be helpful if he didn't choose their wedding day to tell her this. But as she flees from the travesty behind her, she literally runs into the arms of a handsome stranger. The southern drawl, the dreamy eyes, she can't fall for another man after being left at the altar

Faking It by Rebecca Smith Book Review

Jul 1, 2020
3 min

Faking It by Rebecca Smith Book Review

Faking It by Rebecca Smith Published by One More Chapter Meet Hannah Thompson: wife, mother, teacher and… secret erotica author? My Guilt List: 1. If we have a date night then I’m always asleep before it’s halfway through and honestly, if I had to choose, I’d rather have a hot bath and read my book than engage in any other nocturnal activity. 2. If we do actually have you-know-what then it’s not unheard of for my mind to wander… and I’m not talking about sexy things – I’m tal

Just Saying by Sophie Ranald Book Review

Jun 11, 2020
7 min

Just Saying by Sophie Ranald Book Review

Just Saying by Sophie Ranald Published by Bookouture I almost gave up on love. My ex, who called his private parts ‘Nigel’, was enough to put me off men forever. But then I met Joe. Alice thought she’d found Mr Right. Her blue-eyed boyfriend Joe gives her butterflies, makes her bacon sandwiches when she’s hungover, and doesn’t have a nickname for any of his body parts. She should have known it was too good to be true. Because one day, Alice and Joe bump into Zoe. According to

Bait n' Witch by Abigail Owen Book Review

Jun 6, 2020
5 min

Bait n' Witch by Abigail Owen Book Review

Bait n' Witch by Abigail Owen Published by Entangled: Amara Book #3 in the Legendary Consultants series In love with the witch hunter father of her charges... Rowan McAuliffe has been hiding most of her life. Secretly trained in her powers by an unusual source, she’d been taught not to trust anyone. Especially other witches. However, after she was forced to perform a hateful act against her will, she now hides from the Mage High Council who seek answers, and possibly her life

Echoes by Alice Reeds Book Review

Jun 4, 2020
6 min

Echoes by Alice Reeds Book Review

Echoes by Alice Reeds Published by Entangled: Teen Book #2 in the Echoes Series They wake on a deserted island. Fiona and Miles, high school enemies now stranded together. No memory of how they got there. No plan to follow, no hope to hold on to. Each step forward reveals the mystery behind the forces that brought them here. And soon, the most chilling discovery: something else is on the island with them. Something that won't let them leave alive RATED: 13+

Crushing It by Lorelei Parker Book Review

May 23, 2020
13 min

Crushing It by Lorelei Parker Book Review

Crushing It by Lorelei Parker Published by Kensington Publishing Corporation In life, as in gaming, there's a way around every obstacle . . . To pitch her new role-playing game at a European conference, developer Sierra Reid needs to overcome her terror of public speaking. What better practice than competing in a local bar's diary slam, regaling an audience with old journal entries about her completely humiliating college crush on gorgeous Tristan Spencer? Until the moderato

Tropes

Sibling's BFF/BFF's Sibling

Fake relationship

Enemies to Lovers

Workplace Romance

Friends to Lovers

Neighbors/Roommates

Opposites Attract

Marr. of Convenience/arranged

Mates/Fated Love

Secret/Mistaken Identity

Celebrity Hero(ine)

Seduction coach

One Night Stand/Fling

Working Together

Accidental/Surprise Pregnancy

Friend/Sibling's EX

Friends with benefits

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual

Fairytale/Myth Retellings

Boy squad/Girl squad

Unrequited Love

Runaway Bride/Groom

Grump & Sunshine

Touch Her and Die

Taboo: Step Siblings

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