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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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Cat Sebastian’s latest book, Unmasked by the Marquess is an enjoyable historical romance set with a grumpy bi/pan Marquess and a non-binary liar, making them an unlikely pair tangled in a story of sacrifice and acceptance. I was lucky enough to receive an eARC of Unmasked by the Marquess from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest […]
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Helen Hoang has started her publishing career off with a bang with The Kiss Quotient. This is the autistic romance I’ve waited my whole life to read as an autistic woman much like Stella. I received an eARC of The Kiss Quotient from Berkley through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The author and I are also […]
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How do you piss off an entire community of authors? Trademark, baby. That’s how. You probably already know what sparked this entire controversy, but if you don’t, here is the tea on #cockygate. Did you, like me, think that it was over? Did you think Faleena had backed down? We couldn’t have been more wrong. In […]
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The word cocky has had romance authors and readers alike in an uproar for the last few weeks in a scandal that has been dubbed “cockygate.” Faleena Hopkins, an indie romance author, decided to trademark the term cocky. If you’re not familiar with trademark law, you can’t trademark words, but you can trademark the way they […]
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