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When you reach the part where the heartaches come the hero would be me. But heroes often fail.

Partners in Crime by Alisha Rai

August 7, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR16Bingo: Fiasco We start in L.A. where Mira gets dumped by her boyfriend of six months. They were set up and started dating after their matchmaker, Hema Auntie, agreed to continue to work with Mira even though Mira had rejected the last twelve matches. Afterward, Mira is sitting in her car and attempting to breathe through yet another disappointment when she receives a call from an attorney’s office. This starts a series of events that has her reconnecting with one of her first matches, Naveen, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Alisha Rai, cbr16bingo, con artists, exes, first-generation American, Indian American, Las Vegas, matchmakers, reunion romance, secret past

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:68 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Alisha Rai, cbr16bingo, con artists, exes, first-generation American, Indian American, Las Vegas, matchmakers, reunion romance, secret past ·
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“I trust you to love the shit out of my boy, and not hurt his shitty little heart. I know it will be messy because, yeah.”

Taste: London Love Book Two by Sophia Soames

January 6, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Just like that, I was exposed and helpless and being blown apart by the man I apparently couldn’t resist. The man I disliked to the point of not doing my job properly. ― Sophia Soames, Taste Finn is the rule-following, hardass hotel manager of the Clouds Westminster Hotel. He is good at his job and expects nothing less than perfection from himself or the rest of his staff. Mark Quinton is the new head of food and beverage at the hotel, and he is everything […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: chef, customer service, enemies to lovers, gay romance, Hotel life, London, oil and water, queer romance, secret past, Sophia Soames, transgender characters

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: chef, customer service, enemies to lovers, gay romance, Hotel life, London, oil and water, queer romance, secret past, Sophia Soames, transgender characters ·
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