Weekly Reads: May 11 to 17, 2026 (time loop romance, historical romance)

Time Loops & Meet Cutes by Jackie Lau (2025)

Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Noelle eats some delicious, but slightly sketchy dumplings at a night market and ends up in a time loop. Over the many times that she relives June 20th, she learns to let go of her rigidity a bit and live without consequences. Problem is that she meets a guy and it’s pretty depressing when she starts to have feelings for him, and he doesn’t remember him the next day. Romance was cute, and the time loop was an interesting plot, but started to get repetitive and a bit sad after awhile. Probably how Noelle was feeling all along.

Ebook and audiobook borrowed from my local library via Libby.

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The Last Lady B by Eloisa James (2026)

Historical romance. Regency-era Scotland. Standalone novel. Chaos and ghosts and a terribly husband here. Genevieve has married a much older wealthy man so that she can pay for her younger sister’s dowry. She plans a marriage of mutual respect and companionship, but absolutely no romance or consummation. But after seven months of marriage, she’s off to the wintry hunting lodge where she meets her husband’s mistress, the ghosts of his previous wives, and a whole cast of other misfit characters. It’s basically a whole comedy of errors type of story, which is very entertaining, and then somehow she falls in love with Sir Godric, a friend of her new stepson, and actually more age-appropriate for her. Some gothic mystery vibes here and delightfully entertaining.

Ebook and audiobook borrowed from my local library via Libby.

The Dove and the Rogue by Harper St. George (2026)

Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 3 of the Doves of New York series. Starting with the marriage proposition that ends the previous book, Jenny promises David a night in his bed in exchange for a marriage of convenience as a way to allow her sister to marry someone unsuitable. But of course Jenny and David actually have feelings for each other, even though they spend most of the book denying it. And trying very hard not to get attached. They flirt, they marry, they bed down, and then they go their separate ways. But really, both of them need to admit that they really just want each other. Steamy and angsty in all the best ways.

Advance ebook provided by Harper St. George via NetGalley.