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Weekly Reads: May 25 to 31, 2026 (historical romance, contemporary romance, legal thriller)

by Olive | Jun 2, 2026 | Book Reviews

Never Spar With a Viscount by Lindsay Lovise (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Secret Society of Governess Spies series. Ivy is a governess who teaches self-defense classes to women in the village at night. One day, she’s approached by the...

Top Five Favorite Romance Books of May 2026 – historical romance, contemporary romance

by Olive | Jun 1, 2026 | Book Reviews

How to Fake It in Society by KJ Charles (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Standalone novel. Scheming and friendship and slow burn romance. Titus is a shopkeeper who is about to be totally destitute when his former lover and current landlord raises the...

Doves of New York Historical Romance Book Series by Harper St. George

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...

Weekly Reads: May 18 to 24, 2026 (contemporary romance, historical romance, hockey romance, soap opera history)

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....

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

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...

Weekly Reads: May 4 to 10, 2026 (historical romance, contemporary romance)

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...
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Who’s Olive?


Hi, I'm Olivia, aka Olive. I'm always trying out random crafts and things... so this blog shows the evolution of all the stuff I'm interested in.

Hobby Timeline:
2014-2015: Photography, digital scrapbooking
2015-2017: Brush lettering
2018-2021: Crochet
2021-present: Romance book reading

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