by Olive | Jun 24, 2025 | Book Reviews
The One in My Heart by Sherry Thomas (2015) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Starts with a one night stand that turns into fake dating with benefits. Evangeline is a materials science professor who cares for her mentally ill stepmother and randomly meets...
by Olive | Jun 17, 2025 | Book Reviews
The Duchess in His Bed by Lorraine Heath (2019) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 4 of the Sins for All Seasons series. Widowed duchess Selena is at the ladies’ club on the prowl for Aiden Trewlove, the owner and bastard son of some unnamed lord. We get...
by Olive | Jun 11, 2025 | Book Reviews
How to Get Away with Marriage by Fenna Edgewood (2022) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Must Love Scandal series. Fake engagement for inheritance plot. We’ve met the amiable Hugh Cavendish in a previous book, but now he’s up for a fake engagement...
by Olive | Jun 10, 2025 | Book Reviews
Coming in Hot by Josie Juniper (2025) Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Frontrunners series. Starts off steamy with a one-night stand between strangers who meet at a hotel bar. But it all turns bad when Natalia realizes she just slept with Klaus, her best friend’s...
by Olive | Jun 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
The Lady Makes Her Mark by Susanna Craig (2025) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 3 of the Goode’s Guide to Misconduct series. Constantia is the anonymous satirical cartoonist at a ladies’ magazine and is always fearful of being followed. When all...
by Olive | Jun 3, 2025 | Book Reviews
Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood (2025) Contemporary romance. Standalone romance. Follow-up to Not in Love. I loved this book so much. Yet another humorous and steamy book from Ali Hazelwood. We’ve got a destination wedding in Italy and the groom’s younger...
