Contemporary Romance – Page 41

That Volcano Roll, Though

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon

July 12, 2020 by Jen K 4 Comments

Bingo Square: Friendship (three women become friends after they discover they were all dating the same man) I was debating between using this one for Money! or Friendship but realized I had a few other decent choices for Money! among both books to be reviewed and books to be read so Friendship it is! Samiah Brooks is successful in her career, she owns her own home, and she has a killer wardrobe. The one thing missing on her check list – the guy! The most […]

Friends to lovers – but not the greatest of reads

My Favorite Half-Night Stand by Christina Lauren

July 9, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR12 Bingo: Friendship (the friendship between the two protagonists and the rest of their group is really central to the story) Official book description: Millie Morris has always been one of the guys. A UC Santa Barbara professor, she’s a female-serial-killer expert who’s quick with a deflection joke and terrible at getting personal. And she, just like her four best guy friends and fellow professors, is perma-single. So when a routine university function turns into a black-tie gala, Mille and her circle make a pact that […]

There are Infinite Right Answers

Sweetest in the Gale by Olivia Dade

July 9, 2020 by Emmalita 1 Comment

Sweetest in the Gale is an anthology of novellas by Olivia Dade, all set in her fictional Marysburg. Each of the stories is lovely. The first and the third ripped my heart out for different reasons. In Teach Me, Dade introduced us to Candy Albright, an English teacher and Force to be Reckoned With. In “Sweetest in the Gale,” fellow Marysburg High English teacher, Griff has noticed Candy, but his grief for the death of his wife has disconnected him from other people. Since that first Marysburg […]

Extremely Readable Romance About People Who Need Therapy

Dear Enemy by Kristen Callihan

July 7, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

I have a lot of unread books on my kindle, but I still went looking for new books in the Amazon Prime library last night. I clicked on Kristen Callihan’s Dear Enemy, which I remembered hearing about, but I couldn’t remember what I heard. I decided to read a few pages before bed just to see if I wanted to read it. Hours later I was almost half way through and showed no signs of stopping. With a couple of breaks for naps, I finished […]

I wanted to love this book, but I didn’t

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

July 5, 2020 by LanierHgts 1 Comment

cbr12bingo – Cannonballer Says Red, White and Royal Blue received so many excellent reviews from Cannonballers and just in general, that I decided I had to read it. Unfortunately, for me this book was a solid “meh,” bordering on “no thanks.” First, what I did like. I loved that the characters spanned the spectrum of race, color, gender and sexual orientation. I mean, a democratic female president with half Mexican kids, yes please! I also loved the intimacy of the texts between some of the […]

“She didn’t need a man to keep her company when she already had plans to get a dog.”

The Legal Affair by Nisha Sharma

July 3, 2020 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Nisha Sharma’s The Legal Affair is so much fun. After reading a series of really fantastic books that dealt a lot with grief, Sharma’s Raj and Ajay were a much needed break. I stayed up until 2 am finishing the book. This is the second book in a trilogy, and you should read the first book, The Takeover Effect, first. I did not and there are things I know I missed as a result. In the aftermath of the thwarted hostile takeover of Bharat, Inc., Rajneet “Raj” […]

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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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