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Weekly Reads: April 27 to May 3, 2026 (historical romance)

by Olive | May 5, 2026 | Book Reviews

Nearly a Bride by Sabrina Jeffries (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 2 of the Lords of Hazard series. Loads of plot and intrigue here. Giselle needs help from the Earl of Heathbrook because she fears her passport from France to England is being...

Top Five Favorite Romance Books of April 2026 – historical romance, contemporary romance, formula one romance

by Olive | May 4, 2026 | Book Reviews

First to Finish by Rebecca J. Caffery (2026) Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Pole Position series. Poor Johannes is in a rough place with his secret boyfriend being a total asshole. Heartbreak all around really. And it’s affecting his racing. Luckily, his race...

Weekly Reads: April 20 to 26, 2026 (fantasy romance, contemporary romance, historical romance)

by Olive | Apr 28, 2026 | Book Reviews

The Thorn Queen by Sasha Peyton Smith (2026) Fantasy romance. Book 2 of the Rose Bargain series. Continuation of The Rose Bargain and pretty much makes no sense if you didn’t read it. Ivy is our main character here, human lady married to a magical king, and in love...

Weekly Reads: April 13 to 19, 2026 (contemporary romance, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers)

by Olive | Apr 21, 2026 | Book Reviews

Set Point by Meg Jones (2026) Contemporary romance. Book 3 of the Game, Set, Match series. Ines and Chloe have been rivals on the tennis court for years, mostly from Chloe being aggressive and unprofessional. Plus she ghosted Ines once after they kissed at a party. It...

Penalty Box Queer Hockey Romance Book Series by Ari Baran

by Olive | Apr 15, 2026 | Book Reviews

Game Misconduct by Ari Baran (2023) Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Penalty Box series. Another strong start to an MM hockey romance series. Mike is pretty lonely and used to getting into fights on the ice, most often with rival player Danny. They meet...

Weekly Reads: April 6 to 12, 2026 (formula one romance, historical fantasy, contemporary romance)

by Olive | Apr 14, 2026 | Book Reviews

First to Finish by Rebecca J. Caffery (2026) Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Pole Position series. Poor Johannes is in a rough place with his secret boyfriend being a total asshole. Heartbreak all around really. And it’s affecting his racing. Luckily, his race...
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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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