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Book Review | Forever Home

Title: Forever Home by Hope Toler Dougherty Pages: 300 Genre: Christian fiction, romance Publisher: Scrivenings Press (Aug. 16, 2022) Summary With a fulfilling job and a home of her own, former foster child, Merritt Hastings, relishes her stable, respectable life. Dreaming for more is a sure way for heartache. When a contested will turns her world upside down, she must revaluate what’s…

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Hocus Pocus Readathon TBR!

Hello everyone and happy October! I love this time of year. From the changing leaves to pumpkin everything and, of course, all the spooky and festive, seasonal reads. For some added, spooky season fun, I’ve decided to take part in the Hocus Pocus readathon. I’ve participated in the past, but it’s been a few years, so I am super excited to be able to participate again. This year I am signing up…

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Book Review | The Cheat Sheet

Title: The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams Pages: 336 Genre: romance, contemporary fiction Publisher: Random House (Apr. 26, 2022) Summary Is it ever too late to leave the friend-zone? Hi, my name is Bree Camden, and I’m hopelessly in love with my best friend and star quarterback Nathan Donelson (so is half of America, judging by the tabloids and how much the guy dates). The first step is…

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Book Review | Shadowcast

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Shadowcast by Crystal D. Grant, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! About the Book Title: Shadowcast Series: The Gateway Trilogy Author: Crystal D. Grant Publisher: Quill and Flame Publishing Release Date: September 20, 2023 Genre: Fantasy Romance (Clean) He has known nothing but darkness for years. Now it’s time to let it consume him. After witnessing the…

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Book Review | Positively, Penelope

Welcome to the Takeover + Review Blitz for Positively, Penelope by Pepper Basham hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! About the Book Title: Positively, PenelopeSeries: Skymar #2Author: Pepper BashamPublisher: Thomas NelsonRelease Date: August 1, 2023Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance Told mostly through letters, texts, and email, this contemporary romance will charm its way into hearts as…

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Book Review | The Nice Guy

Title: The Nice Guy by Abi Sabina Pages: 327 Genre: romance, contemporary Publisher: self-published (Apr. 20th, 2023) Summary Here’s my advice: Never fall for your boss when he is a walking red flag. After finding out that my boyfriend cheated on me, I packed my bags and moved to Sunshine Falls.  My uncle’s ready to retire, and he has always dreamed of me taking over his partnership at the…

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Book Review | Meet Hate

Title: Meet Hate by Abi Sabina Pages: 269 Genres: romance, contemporary Publisher: self-published (Jan. 19th, 2023) Summary If there’s one thing I’m sure of, it’s that I’ll do anything to prevent some suit from walking onto my family farm and buying it from us. Hayes may think he can show up at our home, fling a contract in my face, and I’ll drop to my knees and thank him for saving the…

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Book Review | Confessions to a Stranger

Title: Confessions to a Stranger by Danielle Grandinetti] Pages: 351 Genres: historical fiction, mystery, Christian fiction Publisher: Hearth Spot Press (Mar. 14, 2023) Summary She’s lost her future. He’s sacrificed his. Now they have a chance to reclaim it—together. Wisconsin, 1930—While fleeing for her life, Adaleigh Sirland’s rescue of a child introduces her to a family who provides her…

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Top 10 Books on my Spring TBR

Top 10 Books on my Spring TBR

It’s Top Ten Tuesday – a weekly bookish list hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl! This week’s topic is: SPRING TBR Springtime always has me looking for beautiful and memorable reads. With flowers blooming outside it makes me want to read books with flowery writing and a storyline that really draws me in. I also love to read lighthearted romances that really make you feel like love is “in bloom.”…

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Book Review | The Do-Over

#bookreview of The Do-Over by Lynn Painter is now up!

Title: The Do-Over by Lynn Painter Pages: 304 Genres: YA, contemporary, romance, time travel Publisher: Simon & Schuyler Books for Young Readers (Nov. 15th, 2022) Summary After living through a dumpster fire of a Valentine’s Day, Emilie Hornby escapes to her grandmother’s house for some comfort and a consolation pint of Ben & Jerry’s. She passes out on the couch, but when she wakes up, she’s…

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Book Review | The Bodyguard

Title: The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Genres: contemporary , romance Publisher: St. Martin’s Press (Jul. 19th, 2022) Summary She’s got his back. Hannah Brooks looks more like a kindergarten teacher than somebody who could kill you with a wine bottle opener. Or a ballpoint pen. Or a dinner napkin. But the truth is, she’s an Executive Protection Agent (aka “bodyguard”), and she just got…

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Book Review | Things We Never Got Over

Title: Things We Never Got Over by Lucy Score Pages: 552 Genres: romance, contemporary Publisher: Bloom Books (Jan. 12th, 2022) Summary Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride. Naomi wasn’t just running away from…

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Book Review | It Starts With Us

Title: It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover Pages: 323 Genres: romance, contemporary fiction Publisher: Atria Books (Oct. 18th, 2022) Summary Lily and her ex-husband, Ryle, have just settled into a civil coparenting rhythm when she suddenly bumps into her first love, Atlas, again. After nearly two years separated, she is elated that for once, time is on their side, and she immediately says…

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5 Books to Read to This Valentine’s Day

I don’t know about you, but I love Valentine’s Day! Any excuse to celebrate love is a day I want to be a part of. In honor of the holiday, here are 5 books that I would recommend you read this Valentine’s Day! The Bodyguard by Katherine Center I just recently finished this one and it is so, so cute and fun! It is such a sweet story about finding love and true connections in the most unexpected…

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Book Review | Bright Burning Stars

Title: Bright Burning Stars by A. K. Small Pages: 304 Genres: YA, realistic fiction, contemporary, Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers (May 21st, 2019) Summary Best friends Marine Duval and Kate Sanders have trained at the Paris Opera Ballet School since childhood, where they’ve formed an inseparable bond forged by respective family tragedies and a fierce love for dance. When the body of a…

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2023 Reading Goals

Now that we’re one month into 2023, it’s had me thinking about the reading goals I made for this year, and my progress so far. Here are my goals: Read the books I already own instead of buying more. Read at least 12 nonfiction and 12 classics. Focus on pages read vs. books read. Find time to read every day. Post on bookstagram/booktok/blog more. Utilize the library more. One goal that…

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Book Review | The Paper Palace

Title: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller Pages: 400 Genres: contemporary, literary fiction Publisher: Riverhead Books (July 6th, 2021) Summary “This house, this place, knows all my secrets.”  It is a perfect July morning, and Elle, a fifty-year-old happily married mother of three, awakens at “The Paper Palace”–the family summer place which she has visited every summer of her life.…

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