Excerpt from Charming Scottish Bastard

I'm thrilled to share an excerpt from Charming Scottish Bastard, the latest installment in the Under the Kilt series by the amazing Melissa Blue! This rom com series is extremely glommable, full of heat, heart, and humor, and I am so excited there is a new book out today. You can read this as a …

Review of Just Like That

Just Like That by Cole McCade. 2020. Note: This review is part of the Blog Tour for Just Like That. It includes an excerpt at the end.  Content warnings for review: This review references MCs with anxiety, depression, trauma, and suicidal ideation, but does not describe these things in detail.  This is one of the …

Review of The Boyfriend Project

The Boyfriend Project by Farrah Rochon. Forever. 2020. This is book one in a new series centering three women who become friends after the live tweeting of a bad date leads to them realizing that they have been all duped by the same guy and confronting him together in public. The beginning of this book …

Best Reads February-April 2020

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read February-April 2020. I was delayed in the February post, and by the time I was able to start working on it, it was clear I was going to be reading next to nothing in March, so I combined them, thinking I could finish the …

Review of The Girl Next Door

The Girl Next Door by Chelsea M. Cameron. Carina Adores. 2020. Note: This review is part of the Blog Tour for The Girl Next Door This is one of the first books released in Carina's new Adores line, which is focused on contemporary romances where LGBTQIAP+ characters get happy endings. This line of books has …

#RomBkLove: Musician/Singer/Composer MCs

This post is part of #RomBkLove, a month-long Twitter event where folks share their recs for romances that fit particular themes. My theme for today is romances with MCs that are musicians, singers and composers. I love romances that center music not just because I love singing and playing music, but also because I love the …

Interview with Alex Gino

I loved Alex Gino's middle grade book Rick, which comes out April 21! I am thrilled to share this interview with them where we discuss this wonderful book, which gave me so many feels. A Bit About Alex Alex Gino is the author of middle grade novels You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! and the Stonewall …

Review of Matzah Ball Surprise

Matzah Ball Surprise by Laura Brown. Entangled Lovestruck. 2020. Take a moment just to look at the cover for this book. This cover makes me incredibly happy. It is so rare to find covers for romances that have such clear Jewish representation. The Jewish couple on this cover are gorgeous together, cheerful, have amazing chemistry, …

Fave Jewish Rep in Romances I Read 2018-2019

At the beginning of 2018 I deliberately went seeking Jewish representation in romance, and had intended to do a post sharing my faves, but didn't manage it. So I thought I'd start a new yearly tradition. This post lists my favorite romances with Jewish representation that I read in 2018-2019, organized by trope. (Not all …

Fave Valentine’s Day Themed Romances 2020

This post lists my favorite Valentine's Day-themed romances I read this year.   These recs definitely show my bias towards contemporary romance of all flavors; it includes erotic romance, Western romance, and romantic comedy. You may also be interested in my 2018 Valentine's Day's romance recs list and my 2019 list, which include other subgenres. I link …