Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Griffin for the digital review copy and the opportunity to be an early reader. This one hits shelves October 28th.

Paige recently finished her degree in songwriting. When Stillwater Music calls with interest in her demos, she knows her life is about to change, but in the meeting she’s told her lyrics are flat—so universal they won’t connect with anyone. She’s got a deal if she can rewrite them herself or work with a lyricist.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Books for the digital review copy and the opportunity to be an early reader. This one hits shelves today, October 14th.

Nicole has struggled with infertility for years. Her doctors say there’s little to no chance of her and Gabe ever having a child. In one last “Hail Mary” attempt, Nicole visits their gestational carrier, Valerie, in Virginia for the implantation only to return home and discover Gabe has been sleeping with their dog walker.

Thank you to NetGalley and Saturday Books for giving me the opportunity to be an early reader of a digital review copy. This one hit shelves today, October 7.

Thank you to NetGalley and Dell/Ballantine Books for giving me the opportunity to be an early reader of a digital review copy. This one hit shelves on September 30.

Thank you to NetGalley and Berkley Publishing for digital review copy, the opportunity to be an early reader, and the offer to join the blog tour. This one hit shelves on October 7th.

When Cassandra Parker shows up at the Griffith Brothers Ranch as a publicist, she’s all New York City sass and knows this is her penance for a high-profile client smearing her name with lies. Her fiancé and also boss, Tripp, sure didn’t come to her aid and quickly abandons her amongst the cowboys. Christian Griffith wants nothing to do with what Cassandra has been hired for, but he can’t keep his eyes off her.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s for the digital review copy and the opportunity to be an early reader. This one hit shelves on September 16th.

Tess Bright grew up on all things Austen. Her mother was always reading Jane Austen’s works and had adaptations on the television. Now that Tess is grown, she’s landed her dream job as Catherine in an adaptation of Northanger Abbey. If only her mother were alive to see it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Saturday Books for giving me the opportunity to be an early reader of a digital review copy. This one hit shelves on September 16th.

Margot met Aaron (I mean, Oliver) three years ago. Their first and only date was a disaster, that is until the steamy car makeout she’s never forgotten. Years have passed. Margot still hasn’t been promoted to become a full blown literary agent. She still hasn’t found love. And somehow the dating apps still keep matching her with Oliver.

This book sat on my shelf since it debuted. I selected it for my Book of the Month Club box and then let it rot. My main draw was that I heard the author was involved in the screenwriting of adaptations for some of my favorite romances: Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry. My main hesitation was that I’d heard this one contained a lot of open-door, on-page romance scenes. While that is true, the story was so compelling that I didn’t feel those scenes overwhelmed the plot. I’m sorry I slept on this one for so long.

I ate this up. It was most definitely a teen drama with all kinds of eye-rolling moments. It was angsty and a bit toxic. I hated the ending. The author even apologizes for it in her acknowledgements—not enough, Mona Kasten. These characters better get redemption! It’s a good thing I have book 2 on deck.

I finished this two weeks ago and keep thinking about it.

This took me back to my college English major days. Yes, these two are in an MFA program, but it still put me right back into those classrooms full of writing, creativity, awkwardness, and exposure. Leigh is one of the most relatable characters I’ve ever read. The way she adjusts herself to please the people around her. The way she holds back her comments in class (or isn’t sure she even has anything meaningful to say) were just like me as an undergrad.

There was so much about this I loved. The premise alone? I mean, what a heart-wrenching opening. I felt the grief in my bones and my family saw the evidence in the tears streaming down my face, especially in some of the closing chapters.

Boy, has this one had some buzz, at least in the circle of Bookstagrammers I follow online. I hadn’t run across any reviews under 5-stars when I started reading, but I don’t think I’ll be completely alone in having some mixed feelings on this one.

It’s another Ali Hazelwood win in my book. Maybe even a new favorite!

When I picked up Ivy Fairbanks’s debut novel, Morbidly Yours, late last year, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It did not disappoint.

This book surprised the heck out of me.

After reading Love, Theoretically back in 2023 (and loving it, I should add), I thought Ali Hazelwood had crossed my threshold for steam in her books.

You’ve heard of the forbidden love trope. Sometimes it feels a bit tired and overdone, but I’m not sure I’ve ever quite read it like this.

Here’s the deal. I loved this book, but, and it’s a big one, I kind of had to tell myself that I was not reading an Emily Henry title.

Lana Lord is famous. She’s been acting in Hollywood on a prominent drama that is produced like and often feels like a soap opera. No one even knows her real name is Meg Bryan. No one knows that she and her best friend, Aimee, had planned to study acting in Ireland but ended up staying in Florida. No one really knows Meg at all.

Ellis and Wren grew up together and had their son, Sam, as teens. A decade later, their marriage fell apart. Now in their 30s, they still can’t keep their minds off each other. A summer road trip to drop Sam at college is an opportunity to see whether forever might still be possible.

I love it when a book surprises me, not because it had twists and turns I didn't expect (although I'll take that, too), but when I went in without high expectations and they are exceeded. I read Jilly Gagnon's rom-com of 2024, Love You, Mean It, and I had a good time with it, but there were a few parts of it that just didn't work well for me. It was a solid read, but I didn't find myself immediately wanting to read everything by this author.