by Olive | May 28, 2026 | Book Reviews
The Stranger I Wed by Harper St. George (2024) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Doves of New York series. Cora and her sisters are the illegitimate daughters of a wealthy gentleman in New York, who is dangling their inheritance from their...
by Olive | May 26, 2026 | Book Reviews
The Best Worst Thing by Lauren Okie (2025) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Heartbreaking and messy in all the best ways. We start with Nicole and husband Gabe’s last ditch effort to implant their embryo into a surrogate who lives across the country from them....
by Olive | May 19, 2026 | Book Reviews
The Miseducation of Caroline Bingley by Lindz McLeod (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Austentatious series. After Mr. Darcy marries Elizabeth Bennett, Caroline Bingley is wondering why it wasn’t her instead. And it turns out, she’s a...
by Olive | May 13, 2026 | Side Hustle Diaries
Introduction As I fell into the bookish space on social media in 2021, I started seeing shops that sold bookmarks and other accessories for readers. Somehow, I stumbled on corner bookmarks, made with either paper or fabric. And then I decided I wanted to figure out...
by Olive | May 12, 2026 | Book Reviews
Captured by Beverly Jenkins (2009) Historical romance. Book 3 of the Le Veq series. Typical plot-filled adventure here with Ms. Bev. Dominic is a privateer who attacks an English vessel and takes Clare with him. She’s super feisty and doesn’t want to leave her...
