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Set It Up, a Netflix rom com revolving around assistants setting up their horrible bosses, unfortunately set me up for disappointment. Especially as a person of color who adores romance in all of its forms. I recognize this movie is a huge deal. It’s written and directed by women. I love those aspects, which is […]
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Talia Hibbert is back with a sequel to her small town series Ravenswood and this time she’s tying up the fate of Hannah Kabbah and Nate Davis in Untouchable. Nate knows Hannah is untouchable territory. She’s his employee. Hannah is sensible. Or she thinks she is, until late night conversations with the man who scrambled her […]
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Untouchable was such an experience to go through. It is my greatest honor here to be sitting metaphorically with two people whose story enchanted me and made me wanna piss myself laughing. I’m sure Nate and Hannah didn’t need to know this, but you all as readers did! This interview is part of the promotion […]
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Julian Winters’ debut is everything I’ve been anticipating and more. Queer cast? Check. Complex friendships? Check. Interesting lead that stirred my emotions? Check. Whether you go in because you want to support #ownvoices work, or if you’re a sports romance fan, you’ll love Running with Lions. Everything about Running with Lions intrigued me when I […]
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In a post-apocalyptic world, Kora, a super healer doctor who’s in search of a home, will find something quite like what she desires in Ashwin, a super soldier programmed not to feel or care but who finds all his programming is weak against Kora’s touch. Ashwin is a dystopian romance where extraordinary characters find love. […]
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Roan Parrish is back with Riven, a music centered contemporary with two flawed men who enchant one another and readers. There’s an age gap balanced by respect and trust. There’s struggle to overcome dependency, and there’s a fight to find one’s own voice in a world that’s almost too loud. I’ve been a huge fan of Parrish’s […]
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Pretending He’s Mine is a trope-loving reader’s dream that revolves around Ashley, who’s had the biggest torch for her brother’s best friend/agent Julian, who has nowhere to go but his place. Forced proximity, realizing dreams and a ridiculous amount of unresolved sexual tension later, PLUS a wedding, you’ll find yourself pretending Mia Sosa would write the […]
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Jackie Lau’s first romance book Grumpy Fake Boyfriend is a delightful contemporary with an introverted sci-fi writer named Will. Will agrees to be his best friend’s younger sister, Naomi, boyfriend for a weekend. Meet Will. He is grumpy, introverted, low-maintenance and is the kind of hero you wouldn’t expect to love so much. Will is the […]
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Meg Harding’s Contour is a contemporary romance with Jamie, a genderfluid YouTube sensation who’s all about being out and proud and Tyler, an Instagram Famous model who’s more than just a hot tatted-up body and puppies. Contour is short, sweet and has something for fans of contemporary romances that mix media in the storytelling process. You’ll […]
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Much like the last word in this book, Wanna Bet? is true. It’s true to its depiction of such subtle signs of alcoholism, it’s true to its heart fluttering romance between two best friends, it’s true to its incredible moments of friendship, and it’s true to its Muslim hero and fat black heroine. I was […]
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