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- Review of My Heart Went Walking by Sally Hanan
For much of the book I wasn't quite clear on the status of the characters' evolving romantic loyalties Una and Cullen together for much of the book, so it was impossible to evaluate the strength of their romantic
- August Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
I hereby present to you historical fiction, literary fiction, romance, fantasy, and science fiction. In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West are a young married couple on the verge Click here for my full review of The Paradise Problem --and links to lots of other romantic fiction titles
- ICYMI: My Very Favorite Reads from the First Half of 2021
It's fun and romantic with great characters. strong young women split by time (and, secondarily, complex male characters the women love as family or romantic But then her daring best friend (who writes sexy romance novels!) data-driven dating program that makes sense to her--and she receives an unheard-of 98 percent compatible romantic The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic.
- Review of Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
orbit--and into her loving family, which includes her volatile and no-nonsense mother, her beloved and romantic
- Review of The Secret Book of Flora Lea by Patti Callahan Henry
She questions her current romantic relationship, her planned job change, and what her future might look
- Review of In a New York Minute by Kate Spencer
I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
This is the type of romantic fantasy I adore. realizations that a septuagenarian achieves around her health, children, past secrets, friendship, romantic
- Review of Yellowface by R. F. Kuang
that she is decimating Athena's work by inserting tired tropes, racist elements, unsettlingly silly romantic
- Yet Another Six of My Favorite Fiction Reads from the Past Year
01 See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic In fact, she's reminded again that her schedule really doesn't allow time for romantic entanglements How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) is a wonderfully romantic story about finding your own true
- Review of Beasts of a Little Land by Juhea Kim
JungHo grows older and becomes involved in the fight for independence, while Jade finds an unlikely romantic
- January Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
couple of unlikely heroes' magnificent quests alongside wonderful supporting characters--as well as a romantic -please see Voyage of the Damned . 02 My Oxford Year by Julia Whelan My Oxford Year takes a light, romantic
- Review of The Women by Kristin Hannah
who served there, suffered, and were largely forgotten or denied; this storyline is conflated with romance-novel The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/26/24 Edition
01 The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren In Christina Lauren's newest romantic fiction, Anna and West
- My Very Favorite 2021 Reads So Far
It's fun and romantic with great characters. strong young women split by time (and, secondarily, complex male characters the women love as family or romantic But then her daring best friend (who writes sexy romance novels!) data-driven dating program that makes sense to her--and she receives an unheard-of 98 percent compatible romantic The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/22/24 Edition
But the hotel couple's romantic future isn't the only one Charlie has placed a bet on.
- October Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Each of their romantic relationships is unconventional, and various players involved struggle to let tantalizing peek into Novik's next world, with a savvy, gruff female captain at sea, her beloved, artistic, romantic
- Review of Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott
chance to write material for his sets--and, against her friends' advice, she sets her sights on him romantically
- Review of A Study in Scarlet Women (Lady Sherlock #1) by Sherry Thomas
A slow-burn romantic spark between Charlotte and a longtime friend, Lord Ingram, offers a different angle Sherry Thomas also writes young adult fantasy books as well as historical romances.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/2/23 Edition
admission book, Where You Go Is Not Who You'll Be by Frank Bruni; I'm reading Josie Silver's newest romantic
- Review of The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore
"Romances are about the complexities of human beings, about the way we all have a best and worst self Jac Matthis is a romance novelist whose first book tanked (the main protagonist chose her career over
- Review of The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz
It's 1911, and fourteen-year-old Joan's life is far from the romantic, sweeping novels she loses herself inspired by her grandmother's journal, explores art, faith, challenge, transformation, imagination, romance
- Review of One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston
I recently listed some of my favorite romantic, light stories in the Greedy Reading List Six Great Light
- Review of The Becoming (The Dragon Heart Legacy #2) by Nora Roberts
In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series, she set up a romantic
- Review of Come and Get It by Kiley Reid
compromised her morals as the situation bloated into the complications that it does: of emotional and romantic
- Review of Iron Flame (Empyrian #2) by Rebecca Yarros
Yarros's experience as a romance author remains showcased in book two through teen-angst-dramaaatic, Yarros's romance-novel background is evident with the very specific sex scenes (no detail is left unshared These elements follow from the romance-novel feeling of Fourth Wing.
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 5/22/23 Edition
to Lucinda Williams's memoir, Don't Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You; I'm reading a light-fiction romantic
- Review of Sarahland: Stories by Sam Cohen
reimagined trans biblical character; to a Buffy-obsessed Sarah writing fan fiction to understand her romantic
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 4/25/22 Edition
JungHo grows older and becomes involved in the fight for independence, while Jade finds an unlikely romantic
- Review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
much of the page time in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo on the fascinating dynamics of Evelyn's romantic
- March Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
You can click here for my review of Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy , here for my Bossy take on American The relentless pacing, romantic obsession, twists and turns, dramatic setbacks, exhilarating success,
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 11/10/20 Edition
Fable is the first in a two-book series, and the blurb promises "romance, intrigue, and adventure." what it might mean for her career, for promoting body positivity, and maybe even for her lackluster romantic She's in--for a fantastic wardrobe, incredibly awkward moments, scripted romance, and a beautiful Malibu It's a wonderful opportunity for a romantic story involving unapologetic body positivity, and I hope
- Review of Dear Emmie Blue by Lia Louis
But letting go of expectations about realistic cause and effect in order to buy into a romantic setup difficult for me than suspending my disbelief to buy into the outlandish or supernatural aspects of a romantic
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 6/26/23 Edition
her enemies in order to search for the ultimate treasure map; and I'm reading Ava Wilder's upcoming romantic
- Six More Time-Travel Stories to Dive Into
See You Yesterday by Rebecca Lynn Solomon Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic book, please see The Space Between Worlds. 03 In a Holidaze by Christina Lauren In a Holidaze is a romantic
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/1/22 Edition
How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) is a romantic story about coming into your own and being
- My Twelve Very Favorite 2021 Reads
strong young women split by time (and, secondarily, complex male characters the women love as family or romantic But then her daring best friend (who writes sexy romance novels!) data-driven dating program that makes sense to her--and she receives an unheard-of 98 percent compatible romantic The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. the others, and through an omniscient viewpoint, Beautiful World Where Are You tracks the characters' romantic
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/31/22 Edition
light fiction Nora Goes Off Script, Nora Hamilton is a scriptwriter--an expert in crafting the perfect romantic
- Review of Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese
branded a witch like her great grandmother, also named Isobel--she encounters Nathaniel Hathorne, a romantic
- Review of Honor by Thrity Umrigar
She considers the ease with which she could enter a casual romantic entanglement--while she desperately
- Review of Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney
the others, and through an omniscient viewpoint, Beautiful World Where Are You tracks the characters' romantic
- One More List of My Favorite Historical Fiction Reads of the Year
historical fiction story about the building of the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina, had a romantic The romance aspect of the story became more of a focus than I was anticipating, and I enjoyed Callaway's who served there, suffered, and were largely forgotten or denied; this storyline is conflated with romance-novel The excellent historical fiction here is conflated with romance-novel-worthy storylines and dialogue
- Review of Jack by Marilynne Robinson
gentle yet affecting book in her Gilead series, this time about faith, grace, human connection, and a romance Jack focuses on the meandering, excruciating, grace-filled romance of a star-crossed couple just after simply go on--makes him seem like an unlikely candidate for practical, goal-focused Della to set her romantic Della's evolving thoughts about faith and meaning in life; and the heart-wrenching, tender, ill-fated romance
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 8/8/22 Edition
Roberts In The Awakening, the first book in Nora Roberts's Dragon Heart Legacy series, she set up a romantic
- June Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
month, Christina Lauren's heartwarming, funny story featuring strong friendships, plus it's steamy and romantic But then her daring best friend (who writes sexy romance novels!) data-driven dating program that makes sense to her--and she receives an unheard-of 98 percent compatible romantic The story is steamy and romantic at times without being dramatic. health scare, sibling tensions, some teenaged foolishness that leads to trouble, glimpses of satisfying romance
- Review of Great Circle by Maggie Shipstead
young women split by time (and, secondarily, the complex male characters they each love as family or romantic
- Review of The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers #1) by Becky Chambers
Interspecies relations are prickly, comfortable, romantic, puzzling, or all of the above.
- Review of The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati
Donati has also written a series of four books in her Wilderness series, which sounds like an epic romantic
- Three Books I'm Reading Now, 10/3/22 Edition
She encounters Nathaniel Hawthorne, a romantic, aspiring author who is struggling to cope with his family's
- Review of The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
She hadn't discussed their romantic relationship until this book, and she seems to still be considering
- May Wrap-Up: My Favorite Reads of the Month
Thirty-two-year-old Fern Brookbanks has pinned most of her romantic dreams on Will Baxter--despite the connection and a pact to meet up one year later at her family resort...but while Fern showed up to their romantic














































