Book Review – Does It Hurt ? by H.D. Carlton

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  I’ve been hearing so much about this book the last few weeks and with such a deep reading slump, I wanted to reach something that was riveting and exciting.  This is a dark, erotic thriller/suspense about a lonely fugitive named Sawyer, who is on the run from her past (and from

Book Review – One of the Girls by Lucy Clarke

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a multi POV mystery thriller that takes place over a hen weekend aka bachelorette party in the Greek Islands. Lexie brought her best friends from school: Robyn and Bella (who don’t get along anymore); Ana, her newer friend from Yoga, Fen (Bella’s gf) and Eleanor, her future sister in

Book Review – Can’t Look Away by Carola Lovering

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  This is a multi POV story essentially about obsessive love and how it can endanger and hurt those that you care about. Shifting between two different timelines, Molly meets lead singer Jake Danner at a concert in the 2010s while he is performing and they fall in love quickly and they

Book Review – Nora Goes Off Script by Annabel Monaghan

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/ 5  Nora Hamilton’s husband Ben left her and her kids high and dry. As a romance screenwriter for the Romance Network, she poured her heart out in the script for “The Teahouse”. It ends up getting the big screen treatment, even filming scenes at her own home in Laurel Ridge. The famous

Book Review – Four Ways to Wear a Dress by Gillian Libby

My Review: ⭐️⭐️.5/ 5  A contemporary romance about a woman named Millie Ward who is fired from her job for speaking her mind. To lift her mood, her best friend Quincy invites her to California to visit and reassess what she wants to do next. Millie’s other friends sent her their joint black dress (that

The Wedding Season by Katy Birchall

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  The Wedding Season is slated as a contemporary romance based in London about Freya, a very organized, practical woman who is essentially left at the altar by Matthew,  her boyfriend of 12 years. Worst, she was told the news in a broom closet without a real reason other than that she

Book Review – Book Lovers by Emily Henry

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  Emily Henry is an auto-buy author for me after loving her first two books (Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation). It is an ode to all the romance bibliophiles out there. Nora Stephens is a literary agent that works hard to keep her clients happy and has a very

Book Review – A Relentless Rake by Anna Harrington

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐⭐/ 5  Perfect for those with  Bridgerton/Regency historical romance  withdrawals, this 4th installment of the Lords of the Armory series really hit the spot. I had not read the other books, but I had no problem following along and understanding what was going on. Alex Sinclair, Earl of St. James, is a notorious

Book Review – Chef’s Kiss by TJ Alexander

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐ .5/ 5  This is a charming, grumpy/sunshine-esque, slow burn queer romance about a woman named Simone, a pastry chef who creates recipes for a website called the Discerning Chef. Due to poor readership, they have to pivot to video to stay afloat – which is completely out of Simone’s comfort zone. With

Book Review – November 9 by Colleen Hoover

My Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐ ⭐/ 5  It is Fallon O’Neill’s last day living in LA before she departs to New York on her own. She meets Ben, a writer, who poses as her fake boyfriend, when she is in an awkward conversation with her father about her love life. For the last two years, she has