by michelle | Apr 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
Providing a modern twist on the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan classic You’ve Got Mail, Rachel Runya Katz brings a multicultural, queer love story to readers with Isn’t It Obvious? The dual narration follows the stories of high school librarian Yael, who has a secret podcast...
by michelle | Mar 23, 2026 | Uncategorized
History buffs and sports fanatics alike will enjoy the book A Big Mess in Texas: The Miraculous, Disastrous 1952 Dallas Texans and the Craziest Untold Story in NFL History by David Fleming. Personally, I fit into both categories so I was intrigued to read about...
by michelle | Mar 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Elle Cosimano has struck comedic oil with her stories about single mom Finlay Donovan and her accountant-nanny-best friend Veronica Ruiz. The latest installment, Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line, is a laugh-out-loud comedy of errors to prove Vero’s innocence of the...
by michelle | Jan 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Have you ever responded to a wrong-number text? I’m not talking about the blatant ones that are clearly spam, but when someone honestly thinks you are someone else. In Last Night was Fun by Holly Michelle, Emmy is spending another night at home alone when she receives...
by michelle | Dec 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Bookstore romances combine two of my favorite subjects in one fun-to-read novel. Sarah Chamberlain’s Love Walked In follows the story of Mari Cole, a friendly American book “whisperer” with a knack for helping struggling independent booksellers on the brink to...
by michelle | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
I love a good romance where friendship turns into something more, probably because this trope is the closest to real life, especially my own true love story. So, when I got this ARC called Friends to Lovers by Sally Blakely, I was excited to dive in. Joni and Ren have...
by michelle | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Romantic paranormal comedy The Good Boy by Stella Hayward starts with a wish. Genie is still single on the eve of her 30th birthday. Her family is concerned that she spends too much time with her dog and not enough time looking for a date. So, when told to make a wish...
by michelle | Nov 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
Last Christmas they met and fell in love over a kitten rescue. Can their relationship continue past their happily-ever-after moment? When I learned there was a sequel to The Night Before Christmas, a sweet holiday romcom I enjoyed last year, I was excited to get the...
by michelle | Oct 17, 2025 | Uncategorized
When Lana Rubicon’s morning begins with her unexpectedly sprawled on her kitchen floor, yogurt matted in her hair, she never could have imagined the diagnosis the doctor would give her. Fast forward seventeen weeks — she has moved in with her daughter Beth and...
by michelle | Aug 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Thank you to Katy on Journey of Smiley for allowing me to contribute to her collaborative post “What Grievers Really Need: How to Support Others and Yourself through Grief.” I shared my grief story at the beginning of the year in her post called...
