The Dixon Rule by Elle Kennedy Rating: 4 out of 5. Series: Campus Diaries #2 Genre: Hockey Romance/New Adult Heat Level: Release Date: May 14, 2024 Publisher: Bloom Books I received a complimentary copy of this book from GetRedPR/publisher. SYNOPSIS Diana Dixon has a lot going on this summer. She’s rehearsing for a ballroom dance competition, juggling two jobs, and dealing with an ex-boyfriend who can’t take the hint it’s over. Yet despite all that, she still has plenty of time and energy to tell Shane Lindley to screw off. Shane just moved into her apartment building and seems dedicated t ..read more

Funny Story by Emily Henry Rating: 5 out of 5. Genre: Romance/Women’s Fiction Heat Level: Release Date: April 23, 2024 Publisher: Berkley I received a complimentary copy from Berkley and audiobook from PRHAudio. SYNOPSIS A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common. Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actual ..read more

Into the Dark by Jessa Hastings Rating: 5 out of 5. Series: Magnolia Parks Universe #5 Genre: New Adult Heat Level: (closed door) Release Date: February 13, 2024 Publisher: Dutton I received a complimentary copy of this book from Dutton & audiobook from PRHAudio. After reading the entire Magnolia Parks Universe series back to back I was so excited to get the opportunity to read Into the Dark. I knew that this would be a heavier book, but I was looking forward to the conclusion of Magnolia + BJ. I loved this book, just as I have loved the previous books. Jessa’s writing is so beautiful ..read more

Bride by Ali Hazelwood Rating: 5 out of 5. Genre: Paranormal Romance Heat Level: Release Date: February 6, 2023 Publisher: Berkley I received a complimentary copy and audiobook from publisher. SYNOPSIS A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha Werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance. Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between ..read more

Magnolia Parks Universe series by Jessa Hastings Genre: New Adult Heat Level: (mainly closed door) Rating: 5 out of 5. I picked up Magnolia Parks on a whim. I tried to read it a few months (maybe a year ago?) when it was on Kindle Unlimited, but couldn’t get into it. Then I kept seeing it all over social media and decided to give it another go. And this time I was fully invested. I think it’s because I let myself want to read a messy book. There’s no clear HEA at the end of these books and the characters come across as shallow and often self absorbed. But they know this and that’s what mak ..read more

I finished 2023 having read 122 books. A majority of these books were fantasy romances – a new favorite. A lot of my books this year were backlist books including the Shatter Me, Once Upon a Broken Heart and Folk of the Air series. These series became favorites with Folk of the Air one of my favorite series this year – the books just kept getting better as the series progressed. I also read a lot of KU this year with Ana Huang becoming a new favorite. Her books didn’t work for me when I tried to read them a few years ago, but I loved King of Wrath and went on to read her backlist. I finished ..read more

The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson Rating: 4 out of 5. Genre: Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Heat Level: Release Date: December 5, 2023 Publisher: Berkley I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher. SYNOPSIS Two wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months. Only a year out of residency, her grandmother’s obsession with Macken ..read more

Powerless by Lauren Roberts Rating: 5 out of 5. Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Romance Heat Level: Closed Door Series: The Powerless Trilogy #1 Release Date: November 7, 2023 I’ve been reading a lot more YA fantasy romance this year and it’s definitely because of books like Powerless. The chemistry + the angst + the tension was so good and I could not stop reading. I highly recommend this book if you’re looking for a fast paced fantasy romance! **not sponsored** SYNOPSIS She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be. On ..read more

Do Your Worst by Rosie Danan Genre: Paranormal Romance Release Date: November 14, 2023 Publisher: Berkley I have been a huge fan of Rosie’s since reading The Roommate a few years ago! Do Your Worst sounds like the perfect autumn romance full of curses, magic and of course romance. I’m excited to pick up this book. SYNOPSIS Sparks fly when an occult expert and a disgraced archeologist become rivals with benefits in this steamy opposites-attract romance from “go-to author” Rosie Danan (The New York Times Book Review). Riley Rhodes finally has the chance to turn her family’s knack for the supern ..read more

The Graham Effect by Elle Kennedy Rating: 5 out of 5. Genre: Contemporary Romance / Hockey Romance Heat Level: Series: Campus Diaries #1 Release Date: October 31, 2023 I was a bit hesitant going into The Graham Effect, because The Deal is easily one of my all time favorite romances. But I can honestly say that I LOVED this book and cannot wait to read the next book in the series! SYNOPSIS Gigi Graham has exactly three goals: qualify for the women’s national hockey team, win Olympic gold, and step out of her famous father’s shadow. So far, so good, except for two little things. Fine–a littl ..read more