My year of demon romances continues with Charlotte Stein's new novel, Dealing with a Desperate Demon. Though this is actually the second in the Sanctuary for Supernatural Creatures series, this works as a standalone, too. (Thankfully, as I wasn't aware of the first book until after I'd finished this one—oops!) Nancy is a quiet bookstore... Continue Reading →
Alexis Daria is an auto-read author for me, so I was excited for her new novella, The Holiday Hookup List, even though I don't read a lot of holiday romances. When former school enemies reunite at a holiday party, a steamy hookup brings them closer than they could have expected. Valencia and Gideon have both... Continue Reading →
The Austen Affair by Madeline Bell came out earlier this month, and though I only found it by surprise, it's become one of my favorite reads of 2025. It starts out in modern times, where Tess Bright and Hugh Balfour are the leading actors in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey. They're opposites in every way,... Continue Reading →
Alexandra Vasti's Belvoir's Library trilogy comes to end with the newly released Ladies in Hating. Set seven years after the first book, it stars Lady Georgiana Cleeve (she was so funny in Ne'er Duke Well!) and Cat Lacey. Both are popular Gothic novelists who publish under pseudonyms (it is the 1820s, after all). Some strange... Continue Reading →
Jenna Levine's My Vampires series has been one of my favorite things to happen in the last couple of years. After loving the first two books, I was excited for the third installment in the trilogy, Road Trip with a Vampire. This one introduces new characters (though Zelda was mentioned in the previous book). Zelda... Continue Reading →
Next week the Scared Sexy collection of six short stories comes out, and I was happy to get an early look at one of them: "Beautiful Nightmare" by Katee Robert. I've read one of their books before, Hunt on Dark Waters, and was interested in this story for its focus on a sleep paralysis demon.... Continue Reading →
Books and music: two of my favorite things to read about in a novel! This drew me to With Stars in Her Eyes by Andie Burke. It starts with Courtney Starling, stage name Kestrel, at a live event to launch her solo career and debut album. But it goes horribly wrong due to a bad... Continue Reading →
Happy release day to Aurora Palit's second novel, Honey and Heat! I loved her debut, Sunshine and Spice, and was excited to see Cynthia get her chance at love here. After a memorable one-night-stand, Cynthia finds out that Rohit works at the same business she does: her father's company. And he's now her #1 competitor... Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, Adib Khorram released his second adult romance, It Had to Be Him. After getting dumped for being "boring," Ramin makes the exciting choice to take a vacation in Milan. There he coincidentally runs into Noah, once a friend back in high school, and they quickly resume their friendship. It's not long before... Continue Reading →
Last year I loved Emily Sullivan's novel, Duchess Material. That series continues with Is This Real or Just Pretend?, in which eldest sister Alexandra decides a fake courtship with Lucien, son of her family's coachman, will be necessary for business. Not only would it deter her younger sister, Freddie, from ruining a possible marriage to... Continue Reading →
Alison Cochrun is an author I've been wanting to read for a few years, but I'm glad I started with her newest book, Every Step She Takes. Sadie is turning 35 and just realizing that she might be a lesbian, and in a panic, she goes on the Camino de Santiago trip her travel influencer... Continue Reading →
I couldn't let this month end without reading Regina Black's new romance, August Lane. Set between the late 2000s and 2023, this second-chance romance takes one-hit-wonder Luke Randall back to his small hometown in Arkansas to perform a song with the new Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, JoJo Lane. But he knew JoJo's daughter,... Continue Reading →
For the past couple of years, I have been loving Liana de La Rosa‘s Luna Sisters series. Following Ana María and The Fox in 2023 and Isabel and The Rogue in 2024, the trilogy now comes to an end with the fiery youngest sister in Gabriela and His Grace. Gabriela Luna is no friend of Sebastian Brooks, Duke of Whitfield, and... Continue Reading →
After loving The Hacienda a few years ago, I've been eager to read more from Isabel Cañas. This week she released her third novel, The Possession of Alba Díaz. Set in a mining town outside Zacatecas in 1765, it follows Alba Díaz as she gets to know the family of her new fiancé. It'll be... Continue Reading →
The year of music romances continues! Emma Lord's For the Record is a second-chance, enemies to friends to lovers romance between two former rivals, pop star Mackenzie Waters and punk rock frontman Sam Blaze. After two years away from the industry, they're each ready to make a solo comeback... until their label decides to make... Continue Reading →
This year I have been loving the reprint of Aurora Ascher's Hell Bent series. A couple weeks ago, the third in the series, Demon with Benefits, got its rerelease. I was so excited for this one ever since the first book, and guys, this was my favorite one yet! Meph is the fun-loving, happy demon... Continue Reading →
I have been absolutely loving all the music-themed romances coming out this year, and one of my most anticipated was Kate Golden's If Not for My Baby. It starts with the kind of unexpected opportunity we all dream of: Small-town waitress Clementine's best friend drops out of backup singing duties in a big star's tour... Continue Reading →
Maggie North released her debut novel, Rules for Second Chances, just over a year ago, and I'm glad I've finally read it. Liz is a socially anxious introvert who is just so tired of blending into the background. She wants to be seen, not stay in her husband Tobin's shadow. She asks for a divorce,... Continue Reading →
Today Danica Nava releases her second novel, Love Is a War Song, and I loved it! This romance follows Avery Fox, a new pop singer (and former child actress) after she's been canceled for maybe lying about being Native American and misrepresenting her culture. For damage control, she goes to stay with the Grandmother she's... Continue Reading →
Though I've always been a cat person, I loving seeing any pets take a central role in books, and that includes dogs! This led me to Pardon My Frenchie by Farrah Rochon. It stars a French Bulldog and—my personal dream dog—a Standard Poodle. Ashanti runs a successful doggie daycare, Barkingham Palace, as well as her... Continue Reading →
It's been years since I worked out in a gym, but Up Close & Personal by Ana Holguin made me want to join a spin class asap. What an inspiring and heartfelt debut! Jo De La Cruz has spent the last decade as a semi-famous spin instructor, both in always-full classes at the gym and... Continue Reading →
For me, the best summer reads tend to be ones that transport me to other countries around the world. One of my favorite destinations is Italy. That led me to Jill Francis's debut, The Summer You Were Mine. Fourteen years after childhood friends almost became something more, they're back in Italy together for their respective... Continue Reading →
I said earlier this year that I'm in my mermaid era, so it's no surprise that Venessa Vida Kelley's debut novel, When the Tides Held the Moon, was high on my list of new releases. Set in 1911 on Coney Island, it showcases a cast of characters who perform in Morgan's Menagerie of Human Oddities.... Continue Reading →
Virginia Heath's books are always a ton of fun, and that's certainly true of her latest: Look Before You Leap, the second in her Miss Prentice's Protégées series. This one follows Lottie after she's been fired (again) and gets a new job for the famously cranky Lady Frinton. Together they go to Kent for Lady... Continue Reading →
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