by Olive | Sep 22, 2026 | Book Reviews
Love Felt Like This by Julia Olivia (2026) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Loved this book so much. Definitely warm and cozy and an absolute delight. So Beverly is trying to revive her children’s puppet show, but is having a rough go of it. She meets rock star...
by Olive | Sep 20, 2026 | Book Reviews
First Earl I See Tonight by Anna Bennett (2018) I love a great marriage of convenience story. Our heroine here is being blackmailed and needs access to her dowry money, so she proposes to a destitute lord who needs his share of the money too. He’s worried she’ll...
by Olive | Sep 15, 2026 | Book Reviews
A Study in Sparkling by Jodi McAlister (2026) Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Literary Lovers series. You’d think this would be just a simple steamy friends with benefits romance, but basically the emotionally injured Fiona keeps breaking Satoshi’s heart. Satoshi...
by Olive | Sep 13, 2026 | Book Reviews
Hitched to the Gunslinger (2021) From fake engagement to a marriage of convenience, this book has pretty great communication between our two main characters. And I love how the town has basically adopted our hero as the town sheriff (even though he’s an outlaw). Ebook...
by Olive | Sep 9, 2026 | Book Reviews
Phoebe Berman’s Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick (2026) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. The romance plot here is secondary to the personal growth that Phoebe has to undergo to deal with her anxiety. It’s a great setup: the ever-anxious Phoebe has a list to...
