Elle's blind date with the beautiful, snobby sister of her new business partner is a disaster, but she considers that emblematic of her life in general. It's for the best, really. Darcy strikes her as a particular kind of stick-up-the-butt snob who would hate everything about Elle and her chaotic life. But every time her … Continue reading I’m Reading: Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
I’m Reading: Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera
Warning: Contains Spoilers 26-year-old American Desta Joy Walker begin his life in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The country was his father's first love as well as the place of his death. When Desta tries to follow in his father's footsteps as an aid worker, he finds the shoe doesn't quite fit. He reconnects with his heritage … Continue reading I’m Reading: Finding Joy by Adriana Herrera
I’m Reading: Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter
While I love Paranormal Romance, the genre has been flooded with vampires, shapeshifters, and twenty-year-old ass-kicking women. A new genre has popped up for readers who like their magic a little more subtle and their relationships a little more varied. Paranormal Women's Fiction features older women with magic, struggling through life changes, identity, and the … Continue reading I’m Reading: Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter
I’m Reading: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen
Jera McKnight has sworn off men. Relationships will only end in heartache, since her last boyfriend convinced her she could never keep a man happy. Instead she pours her heart into her drums, making music and fighting towards the big time with her best friend Danny and lead singer, Jax. When gorgeous Jacob accidently throws … Continue reading I’m Reading: A Cruel Kind of Beautiful by Michelle Hazen
I’m Reading: The Match by Sarah Adams
Evie works for Southern Service Paws, helping clients with disabilities match with highly trained service dogs. When she gets an email to meet with the father of Sam, an eleven-year-old girl with epilepsy, Evie is especially eager to help someone with her own diagnosis find independence. The problem is that the email setting up the … Continue reading I’m Reading: The Match by Sarah Adams
I’m Reading: Verity by Colleen Hoover
If you're a fan of the classic gothic romance Rebecca, this modern Indie romantic suspense will give you all the steamy thrills and chills you're looking for, with polished, sophisticated prose and sympathetically broken characters. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling author who travels upstate to the gloomy home of Verity Crawford, a famous author who … Continue reading I’m Reading: Verity by Colleen Hoover
I’m Reading: Outmatched by Callihan and Young
Rhys Morgan is a former heavyweight champ in desperate need of cash to keep his gym afloat. Parker Brown is a wealthy environmental research scientist in desperate need of a fake relationship to satisfy a misogynistic boss. It was supposed to be just business. Neither expected to fall in love. It's a classic collection of … Continue reading I’m Reading: Outmatched by Callihan and Young
I’m Reading: Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
Annie Cassidy is obsessed with the magic of happy-ever-afters. When a movie crew comes to her home town to film a rom-com, there's potential for two dreams to come true. She can finally work for a real Hollywood director, and maybe stumble into a real-life love story. I'll be completely honest, I didn't make it … Continue reading I’m Reading: Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey
I’m Reading: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
As a writer and beta reader, I know it's tough to make your main character's life miserable. They're our friend, after all. We invest in them emotionally and spend a lot of time in their heads. But most really great books require at least some suffering on the part of the protagonist for the sake … Continue reading I’m Reading: I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella
I’m Reading: Hands Down by Mariana Zapata
(Warning: Contains spoilers). The Wall of Winnipeg and Me was my first Mariana Zapata. It was for a lot of folks as it became the exemplar for slow-burn, enemies to lovers with a fake relationship. I went on to read almost everything in Zapata's catalog, and they continue to be comfort-food favorites I return to … Continue reading I’m Reading: Hands Down by Mariana Zapata