by Olive | Oct 1, 2026 | Book Reviews
Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur (2026) Paranormal romance. Standalone novel. In the same universe as The Devil She Knows. Effie is a demon, newly engaged to one of the princes of hell, but in a bit of a contractual snafu. Turns out when she married her human...
by Olive | Sep 29, 2026 | Book Reviews
Blue Jean Summer by Maggie Gates (2026) Contemporary romance. Book 1 of the Wilder Estate series. Modern day marriage of convenience so that Hayes can keep his inheritance. After his grandfather passes away, there’s a stipulation in the will that Hayes needs to...
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...
