by Olive | Nov 19, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year by Ally Carter (2024) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Fun combination of a romance with a cozy mystery. Maggie and Ethan have been thrown together on a Christmas trip to an old manor that belongs to a famous mystery writer....
by Olive | Nov 12, 2024 | Book Reviews
Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur (2024) Contemporary romance. Part of the Under the Mistletoe Collection. Quick novella. Super quick little romance here with Everleigh who is spending Christmas at her late grandmother’s house and fireman Griffin who...
by Olive | Nov 11, 2024 | Book Reviews
The Heiress Swap by Maddison Michaels (2023) Historical romance. Victorian-era England. Book 1 of the Dollar Princess series. Evie is the orphaned illegitimate cousin and companion to American heiress Aimee who convinces Evie to switch places for the Season: Evie will...
by Olive | Nov 5, 2024 | Book Reviews
Hook, Line, and Sinker by Tessa Bailey (2022) Contemporary romance. Book 2 of the Bellinger Sisters series. Fox is not a commitment kind of guy, but he starts a text-based friendship with Hannah after she leaves his small fishing town. And then when she’s back in town...
by Olive | Nov 4, 2024 | Book Reviews
Married in Haste by Cathy Maxwell (1999) Historical romance. Regency-era England. Book 1 of the Marriage series. Heiress Tess has been stalling on settling down since she seems to enjoy the attentions of the marriage mart, but when she starts a scandal at a ball, her...
by Olive | Oct 31, 2024 | Book Reviews
Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake (2024) Contemporary romance. Standalone novel. Gah, the angst. This one is a second chance romance that involves one person having left the other at the altar. And we do get a flashback to the wedding day and it is...
