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Weekly Reads: February 16 to 22, 2026 (contemporary romance)

by Olive | Feb 24, 2026 | Book Reviews

It’s All in Your Head by Sabina Nordqvist (2026) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Strangers from an online chronic illness message board meet and fake date. Skylar is just trying to be helpful and prevent Pike’s mom from calling the cops for a wellness check,...

Favorite Romance Audiobooks Narrated by Karissa Vacker (contemporary romance)

by Olive | Feb 23, 2026 | Book Reviews

Here’s a round up of a bunch of my favorite romance books narrated by Karissa Vacker. Click on the image below to go to the Libro.fm listing page to check it out. (Affiliate links used, so if you make a purchase, I get a small commission) Thanks so much for reading...

Romance New Releases from December 2025 (contemporary romance, historical romance)

by Olive | Feb 22, 2026 | Book Reviews

Sin Bin by Chelsea Curto (2025) Contemporary romance. Book 5 of the DC Stars series. Timeline overlaps a little bit with Hat Trick and starts with a one night stand between hockey coach Brody and his player’s sister Hannah. Things get interrupted, but it’s a reminder...

Taming of the Dukes Historical Romance Book Series by Amalie Howard

by Olive | Feb 18, 2026 | Book Reviews

Always Be My Duchess by Amalie Howard (2022) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Taming of the Dukes series. High stakes meet cute when running from footpads, Lysander and Neve have an instant connection. He hires her to pretend to his escort for...

Weekly Reads: February 9 to 15, 2026 (historical romance, contemporary romance)

by Olive | Feb 17, 2026 | Book Reviews

An Urgent Kiss by Alexa Aston (2026) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 6 of the Captivating Kisses series. Tragic prologue for Hugo, who grew up with a stutter and a cruel and abusive father. He’s all grown up in this story, taken the title of earl, and...

Romance New Releases from November 2025 (contemporary romance, historical romance)

by Olive | Feb 15, 2026 | Book Reviews

Ladies in Waiting Anthology (2025) Historical romance-adjacent. Regency-era England. This was a collection of short stories based on various side characters from Jane Austen novels. It was fun to see some of my favorite authors in historical romance writing about...
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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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