always flow, but the retirement community setting is surprisingly sassy and fun for this second-chance romance while caring for her dying mother until she passed away; and a second-chance love (one of my favorite romance The second-chance romance is sweet, and Eli is obsessed with Vera.

The Romance Revival is somewhat of a departure for them, and I'm intrigued. is also the author of Wrong Place, Wrong Time, a book I loved, as well as Famous Last Words. 03 The Romance

Bletchley Park codebreaking story featuring a tenuous dragon-human truce; and I'm listening to the romance But someone mischievous has put the dust jackets of her wholesome books on LGBTQ+ novels, romances, literary Little Library of Banned Books as an audiobook. 02 A Language of Dragons: An Epic Tale of Forbidden Romance

Dream State felt like different genres in one book; what felt like a romance became a story of characters design says "literary fiction" to me, but the novel felt at first very much like a light, formulaic romance But the draw to the romanticized past and what might have been, alternating with the waxing and waning

Ali Hazelwood brings her wonderful banter and an intriguing mystery to this steamy interspecies romance If you like books about interspecies romance (yes, I just typed that sentence!)

In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists, are competing for a permanent position as a newspaper But the person receiving these missives is not Forest, but Iris's work nemesis, Roman. Then an unexpected arrival and violent event rip apart everything Iris and Roman had been building.

debut cozy novel showcases many of my favorite elements--magic, banter, a grumpy-sunshine hard-won romance

noir, dark humor mystery; I'm reading Lex Croucher's soon-to-be published sassy young adult medieval romance things get complicated for both Mariel and Clem in this sassy, fun, queer historical fiction young adult romance

Monaghan is also the author of books including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance For my full review, please check out this link. 04 The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren The Romance Luca's memory loss propels the "second-chance" aspect of the romance, and the couple's redoubled efforts

She wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough She finds that the traditional thinking about a Guinevere-Lancelot romance is off base, but Vera builds

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm listening to Emily Henry's upcoming romance story-within-a-story, Great about their work--but when opposites attract, Henry brings the characters together with warmth and romance

emotionally sensitive NFL player and his quirky, irresistible female agent is a sweet second-chance romance I loved the fake marriage, the push and pull of career and love, and the second-chance romance.

Bovalino's non-swooning romantasy novel (featuring a female knight, one of my current-favorite elements ), The Second Death of Locke ; I'm listening to the first in Ariel Sullivan's futuristic sci-fi romance

insurmountable challenges, the threat of the entirety of hell's wrath, wonderfully morbid humor, some hard-won romance Bardugo writes dark-tinged fantasy better than almost anyone, and she allows for romance between social-outcast heroes in a gritty world, so that it never feels like romantasy.

Ruby Dixon's paranormal, interspecies-romance novel Bull Moon Rising  begins with privileged heiress Dixon is the author of 21 Ice Planet Barbarians novels and dozens of other steamy-romantasy books.

In the third book in the series, the significant romantasy elements take a back seat to quests for knowledge This makes the angsty romance at the heart of the book feel like reckless ridiculousness rather than series offered less page time to the dramaaaatic elements, but there's no denying that this series is romantasy --and for me, the romantasy pieces are the least intriguing elements.

It’s not being swept off my feet and romanced, not about being reckless.

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading The Villain Edit , a contemporary romance novel about a dating-focused 01 The Villain Edit by Laurie Devore Jac Matthis is a romance novelist whose first book tanked (the main

Magicians would be: dark, edgy, yet also warm, with mature magic-focused plot points, deep friendships, romance

01 Divine Rivals (Letters of Enchantment #1) by Rebecca Ross In Divine Rivals, Iris and Roman, two journalists But the person receiving these missives is not Forest, but Iris's work nemesis, Roman.

story is lovely, and Veronica's matter-of-fact approach to this relationship as well as cross-class romance

cop, has settled into small-town Ireland life, made connections, developed a low-key but deeply felt romance

from three different names bestowed upon a baby boy; I'm reading the first in Dani Francis's dystopian romance

Monaghan is also the author of books including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance

existence--not to mention Darnay's more handsome, less world-worn version of Carton's appearance, and his romance

In the acknowledgments, the authors reference wanting to create a Romancing the Stone-type playful, fast-paced Something Wilder is romance with a vivid Western setting, and while the early turns and surprises didn't

mother and her three grown daughters as Lara recounts the surprisingly layered story of her youthful romance due to the virus, and to make the time pass, the girls beg Lara to share the story of her youthful romance

historical fiction-horror story, The Buffalo Hunter Hunter ; I'm listening to Abby Jimenez's newest romance

The author's historical fiction romance-writing is evident here, in contrast to the tone of The Last is summarized rather than shown, and I felt that I could see evidence of Martin's historical fiction romance

01 Bull Moon Rising (Royal Artifactual Guild #1) by Ruby Dixon Ruby Dixon's paranormal, interspecies-romance had realized that Dixon is the author of 21 Ice Planet Barbarians novels and dozens of other steamy-romantasy

Protective Services visits), all while navigating complex family dynamics--and maybe even a hint at a future romance

The Books I'm Reading Now I'm reading Katherine Center's newest romance, The Love Haters ; I'm reading

Marske continues the LGBTQ-positive storylines in a Jack-Alan romance that is frequently intensely steamy

Done and Dusted (Rebel Blue Ranch #1) by Lyla Sage In the first book in Lyla Sage's modern-day Western romance

Wray is a pen name for Chrissie Manby, author of Three Days in Florence and forty other romance novels

There is a lot more sexy yoga here than I could have dreamed of, plenty of romance, so very much wine But once I settled in, I gleefully tore through what felt like a mix of the detail and romance of Diana

cop, has settled into small-town Ireland life, made connections, developed a low-key but deeply felt romance

about loyalties and motivations, gutsy skirmishes, deep friendships, familial duty, and a smoldering romance Lu offers up their smoldering romance from a distance, focusing mainly on their emotional connection

a key treasure map and handling hard-to-please fathers--and it lays the groundwork for a forbidden romance

and present-day obsession with fitness and happiness; and I'm listening to Ali Hazelwood's paranormal romance

Monaghan's tone is spot-on, so I eagerly ate up all of her characters' romance scenarios, interpersonal Monaghan is also the author of books including Nora Goes Off Script, Same Time Next Summer, Summer Romance

I loved this story about relationships, complications, famous/everyday person romance, and a love of

She wrapped some of my favorite elements in funny banter, poignant (non-swooning) romance, and enough Meanwhile, she finds that the traditional thinking about a Guinevere-Lancelot romance is off base, but

resources, our main protagonist is swept up into a relationship she never anticipated--the cooking and romance

She felt like she was seeing with two different eyes: an eye full of stars that still saw the romance Tess experiences unexpected, touching, and never-cheesy romance.

They beg her to share the story of her youthful romance and acting job alongside the now-famous Peter

big-hearted story with magical realism, ghosts that haunt or help, earnest sweetness, a little wholesome romance

the Summer (Part of Your World #3) by Abby Jimenez Abby Jimenez is wonderful at crafting a satisfying romance

True Biz is a coming-of-age story, a beginner's primer on Deaf culture, and a captivating novel about romance

I loved feeling confident that all would work out in some fashion, and ultimately the teen romance here