A Home for the Holidays review

by | Dec 30, 2024 | Uncategorized

When I am choosing a holiday book to read, I typically want a cozy, feel-good read. I don’t want to encounter loss and grief, especially not in the first few chapters. Therefore, I never would have picked up A Home for the Holidays by Taylor Hahn, if I’d been choosing...

The Christmas Crush review

by | Dec 15, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Christmas Crush by Noelle Douglas takes the story of a small town baker up against a big city corporate rival and flips it around. The rivals to lovers trope is well loved by many, but I especially enjoyed this twist on the typical Hallmark-type romance by making...

The December Market review

by | Dec 6, 2024 | Uncategorized

 If you’re looking for a holiday story with heart and soul, The December Market by RaeAnne Thayne is for you. Set in the small Idaho town of Shelter Springs, the story provides a realistic romance between Amanda Taylor, small business owner and all-around...

‘Tis the Damn Season review

by | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

Three friends are fed up with holiday preparations and the way their families are treating them, so they decide to take a holiday in the Scottish highlands the week before Christmas. ‘Tis the Damn Season by Fiona Gibson tells the stories of three best friends....

Santa Overboard review

by | Dec 2, 2024 | Uncategorized

In the romance genre, it’s nice to find heroines who are a bit more “experienced” at life. In Santa Overboard by Carolyn McBride, Katie is a divorced mom to a college-aged daughter, and lives in Occoquan on the shores of the Potomac River in Virginia. Katie is...

This Time Next Year review

by | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized

On New Year’s Eve 1989, two women experience labor together in a London hospital. One will give birth to a son and steal the name the other had planned to give her child, along with the large cash prize for being the first baby born in the 1990s. This Time Next Year...

The Night Before Christmas book review

by | Nov 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

Often good rom-coms have something to do with a holiday. The Night Before Christmas by Nicola Knight is all about Felicity and James, who meet on Christmas Eve at the animal rescue where Felicity works. They rescue a kitten and its mother and then bond over their...

The Merry Matchmaker review

by | Nov 27, 2024 | Uncategorized

If you’d enjoy a different Christmas romance this season, check out The Merry Matchmaker, the newest book by Sheila Roberts. Everyone has a friend like Frankie Lane, the one who is always trying to fix other people’s love lives while neglecting her own. Since suddenly...

Catching Whimsy book review

by | Nov 26, 2024 | Uncategorized

Sometimes we all need a friendly voice of encouragement to help us start the day. Bob Goff has provided a much-needed companion for your morning routine in his latest book, Catching Whimsy: 365 Days of Possibility. The daily passages are meant to help readers “wake up...