Blakely & Bowen are queens. This is all the things I love most in a #romcom- witty banter, awkward & hilarious relationship beginnings, sexual and emotional chemistry. It‘s so good that I bought the whisper sync immediately after I finished. The narrators are gold too. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️#romantsy

Fun prequel novella - Mark isn‘t happy his sister is getting married quickly and is also fighting his attraction to the groom‘s best friend because he‘s a separated single dad with no time for dating. Drunken accidental group texting occurs. Free audio version available on You Tube. ❤️❤️❤️❤️#romantsy

Keeland is a romance superstar. #1 in the Kindle store with a bullet. Georgia & Max have a fun meet cute & instant chemistry. Feelings develop despite their agreement they are just dating for the summer. Like all Keeland books, there is a breakup related to an angsty secret. I felt aggravated with Georgia at times because she WAY overthinks everything and would annoy me in real life. But Max is a dreamboat & I really enjoyed the book. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is a lovely story about the power of books and libraries, family relationships, unlikely friendships, and grief. Some parts are very sad. You may need a tissue or two. 📚📚📚📚📚

This wasn‘t my favorite Annabeth Albert book but I enjoyed it and will read the next book in this series. I really like Greg Boudreaux as a narrator. #romantsy ⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️

Book 2 of m/m #romantsy suspense with #cozymystery vibe. I wasn‘t sold on the romantic relationship and the suspense plot resolution came out of left field. No real foreshadowing. I didn‘t hate it but I don‘t know that I will continue reading the series. 🔫🔫🔫

M/M #romantsy suspense with #cozymystery elements. Sebastian was an interesting character and I loved the literary references. I didn‘t love the #romantsy plot. 🔫🔫🔫🔫

Sort of braggy infomercial for Rodger‘s consulting business & not much practical takeaway. Best thing I got out of this was encouragement to free up some of my time by deciding on how I could reduce time spent on meal prep that didn‘t involve eating out all the time. However, my solution wasn‘t her suggestions of hiring a chef or paying for expensive meal prep service. 💵💵💵

There‘s nothing surprising in this book & how helpful it is depends on where you are at in your financial planning. Personally, I got a couple of good ideas from this that made it worth the read for me. 💵💵💵💵

Conclusion to the couple trilogy that kicks off Royal Elites series. The underlying suspense plot threads wrap here and I was underwhelmed. It wrapped up too neatly and the characters still didn‘t really grow. It‘s all very dysfunctional and not in a crazy sauce entertainment way. I don‘t see more Rina Kent in my future. 👎👎 #romantsy #kindleunlimited

Book 2 after cliffhanger ending. Character development? Not really. Aiden‘s still an ass and Elsa‘s still too stupid to live. Sex continues to be unsexy. #romantsy #kindleunlimited

I like crazy sauce books & dark bully dub con #romantsy doesn‘t bother me. But I kind of hate read this one. I disliked this for same reasons I didn‘t really care for 50 Shades. Aiden is manipulative asshole & Elsa is weak and too stupid to live. I continued reading because I wondered if there would be character development. There‘s lots of sex but it wasn‘t sexy. #kindleunlimited

Sweet, fluffy instalove mpreg #romantsy. #kindleunlimited🎄🎄🎄

The Trump & Putin similarities were rather on the nose & the Gamache connection felt forced. Otherwise, this was an entertaining & well paced political thriller. They wrapped up the story but left the door open for a series. I‘d love a movie and I‘d read more. 💣💣💣💣 https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/hillary-clinton-louise-penny-...

The first #Harlequin category #romansty to include a same sex couple. I bought at Walmart because I wanted to support the diversity. Category books don‘t stay in store long but you can still get in ebook or paperback on Amazon. This was delightful. Adam & Wes are quirky and vulnerable in ways that compliment each other & Adam‘s daughter, Gus, is believably precocious. It‘s just lovely. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

I think this story would work really well as a Hallmark movie but as a book it fell a bit flat for me. I really liked the characters and setting but the premise was a bit unrealistic & the plot resolved too neatly. 🎄🎄🎄

I‘ve been waiting on this movie for years because the book is one of my favorites. The movie was delightful and stuck pretty closely to the book. I loved it!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ #romcom #romantsy

Grumpy/sunshine trope. Neighbors Paul & Gideon have been mostly ignoring their interest in one another for years. Gideon finally convinced Paul to decorate for the holidays & they connect while working on it. The conflict here is all internal due to their own insecurities. It‘s a spicy Hallmark type story & I love that they are in their 40s. Favorite Christmas read so far this season. #romansty #kindleunlimited 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

“We‘d rather be small, and then our petty little sins would be forgivable.” Objectively this is a well written book but it was just so-so for me. I almost DNF at one point. It‘s quirky and odd which I can love but I constantly felt like I was missing some subtext. But I think it‘s a case of me and not the book.

Retelling mashup of Les Miserables and the Jungle Book. There were some places that the story moved too quickly through scenes but overall it was good. I‘ve never read Les Miserables or The Jungle Book and I want to read both now. I‘ll be watching for the next book in the series. 🥖🥖🥖🥖

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Not in database. Mara is a starving artist & wounded bird who becomes a pawn in a game between two rival artists who are also serial killers. Cole is a sociopath who becomes obsessed with Mara. Very dark #romansty & not for anyone who needs trigger warnings. This is first book in duet & ends on semi cliffhanger. I didn‘t really buy into the romance but I‘m interested enough in how it resolves to read book 2 when it comes out. #kindleunlimited

Not in the database. Another revenge trope by K.A. Merikan. Shane‘s not a good guy but he‘s not really a bad guy either. There is quite a bit groveling in this one after Shane tries to follow through on his revenge. The big bad is a bit too stupid to live but I enjoyed this one and am interested to see what they do with the secondary characters in the rest of the series. #romantsy #kindleunlimited 3.5 🏍🏍🏍

Revenge trope. Zane & Roach are tied together by a curse after Roach‘s motorcycle club beats Zane before they all die. The magical element is mysterious & not fully explained which gives the book a bit of dark fairy tale vibe. Zane is pretty unlikeable & Roach is kind of pathetic. I love the morally gray characters and dark #romantsy themes in Merikan‘s works but this was not my fave. #kindleunlimited 🏍🏍🏍

Diesel returns so there is less Morelli & Ranger page time. I‘d read a reverse harem fanfic version of Stephanie Plum. It was the usual fluff and shenanigans but an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours. It‘s probably only 🔫🔫🔫 but an extra 🔫 for Grandma and because it‘s consistently fun.

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I‘ve been on a #Hallmark watching kick and I‘m always here for a Pride & Prejudice retelling. Super cute and more #romcom than Hallmark usually is. #romantsy 🐶🐶🐶🐶

Secret baby is never a favorite trope for me. There really isn‘t any connection to Christmas & there were several plot elements that were really unrealistic. 🔫🔫🔫 #harlequin #romantsy

All the good things about #romcom - witty banter, slightly altered reality where characters are kind of ridiculous but it works because they are perfect together. Loved the black moment and the grovel. People should definitely go on a bad vacation together before they get married. 🌴🌴🌴🌴🌴 #romantsy Apparently this is sort of an angstier When Harry Met Sally which I have somehow never seen. I should remedy that.

Bad guys are trying to kill forensic anthropologist before she can identify DEA agent they murdered. Undercover ATF agent breaks cover to save her. There wasn‘t much Christmas in this story despite the title. The suspense plot had a pretty good twist. #harlequin #romantsy 🔫🔫🔫🔫

Someone is committing the murders in Addison‘s book and a handsome ex police officer is protecting her. The connection between the 2 main characters is too coincidental but the suspense plot was decent. Bonus points for the canine side character. #harlequin #romantsy 🔫🔫🔫🔫

“I wanted to pit a man freed from all responsibilities but his appetites against women whose lives are shaped by their endless responsibilities. I wanted to pit Dracula against my mom. As you‘ll see, it‘s not a fair fight.” 💀💀💀💀

The pacing was a bit slow in spots but overall I really liked this one. I love an unreliable narrator and an ending I didn‘t guess ahead of time. 🗡🗡🗡🗡

Enemies to lovers with fairly high angst which K. Webster is good at. 🥤🥤🥤🥤 #romantsy

Super cute #romcom about best friends and football. 🏈🏈🏈🏈 #kindleunlimited #romantsy

I read this because it is the latest controversial book in melodramatics at the local school board meeting because it was in classroom library for 11th-12th grade English. People even filed a police report regarding obscenity. 🙄 It was a little bit of a Holden Caulfield vibe to me & there was a lot in the book to talk about regarding class, racial and ethnic divisions. Perfectly appropriate for 16-18 year olds.🌟🌟🌟🌟 #bannedbooks

Book 1 of a paranormal reverse harem series. There is a lot world building and back stories so this isn‘t a fast paced book & I knew where the plot was headed pretty early. It also ends on a cliffhanger. But it was fun read. Anna the ghost and her ridiculous commentary are hilarious. #kindleunlimited

I totally read this because the cover caught my attention and it had a good blurb. Like many female main characters in a high school set bully romance, Carina was a bit TSTL. Fun read. #romantsy #kindleunlimited 🗡🗡🗡

Not in the database. This is first in series by Wendy Rathbone. It‘s sort of an #mpreg version of The Handmaid‘s Tale with #romantsy. 🌕🌕🌕🌕 #kindleunlimited

Not in database. Avery Stone is one of Yumoyori Wilson‘s pen names. This was the first book in paranormal series with vampires, werewolves and strange happenings. This was a fun read and I‘m looking forward to book two. There was some #romantsy but it was definitely secondary to the plot. #kindleunlimited 🐺🐺🐺🐺

Not your typical #romantsy. Bennett & Kieran have an affair that spans several years. I‘m not a fan of cheating stories usually but it works in this one. Since it‘s a romance, it ends more neatly than the scenario would go in real life but overall I really loved this one & liked that it was not the usual story. #kindleunlimited

Much of this story is about rich people who act horribly. Budgie made me think of Daisy Buchanan & Lily is so naive it‘s painful. Aunt Julie was my favorite. I thought the hurricane would be a more central part of the story but perhaps that was the point. The story all wrapped up a little too neatly but it was a fun read. #richpeopleproblems

Did the Stanley Hotel tour today. Maybe I‘ll read The Shining now.

This book had a lot more emotional depth than I was expecting. There were definitely places where talking like adults would have resolved issues but overall I really liked this one. #romantsy #kindleunlimited ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Co-writer #3 for this series. I have really enjoyed the Fox & O‘Hare books but this one was just meh. The plot was very OTT in places and this did not have the fun Kate & Nick banter I loved so much. Like Plum I‘ll still read but with much less enthusiasm and urgency. 🔫🔫🔫

This book is really bananas. The family relationship isn‘t as icky as it sounds as they are related by marriage not blood and don‘t have any family history or lasting ties. It‘s still dub con in places. Definitely not a book for everyone. It‘s a bit reverse harem except she ultimately chooses. I wasn‘t totally satisfied with the ending but there was a decent grovel. #romantsy #kindleunlimited 🍌🍌🍌🍌

I liked Teddy as a character. Romeo wasn‘t as fleshed out because the book was in Teddy‘s POV. This would have worked better for me as a dual POV. The plot and the mostly fade to black sex scenes just didn‘t gel for me. It was cute but I was left wishing for more. #romantsy #CarinaAdores ❤️❤️❤️

Fed up with getting jilted & lacking her passport so she can fly, Dawn drives across the US with her ex‘s brother. It‘s all predictable but full of lovely details about the places they stop, the food they eat etc. ❤️❤️❤️❤️ #romantsy #Harlequin

Another insta love romantic suspense story in Texas heroes series. Troy is a park ranger and Jared a firefighter. Meet cute when they rescue two young teens from a sinking boat. They later rescue the boys from abusive/neglectful dads. #romantsy 🔥🔥🔥🔥 I was hoping for a 4th book about Jared‘s brother but it‘s been over a year & author isn‘t on social media.