I absolutely loved being back in Maplewood Falls and checking in with Oakley and Finn and getting to know Fallon and Levi was such a treat. From their first meeting I loved both of them and could not wait to see them fall hard for each other! Fallon being the one who hates Christmas and Levi being so holly jolly was fun and adorable and the town was the ideal setting for their wintery, cozy and spicy romance. Watching Fallon open up with Levi’s gentle guidance was beyond sweet and the epilogues were everything, loved it! 

 I’ve been reading a ton of holiday romance lately to prepare for my reading guide and this is one of the best ones I’ve read recently! The author never misses for me, her books have a great balance of banter, heat, tenderness and humor and this one had that all wrapped up in a big Christmas bow. Both narrators nailed the emotional component of the characters and brought this charming story to life 

This was such a cute holiday collection, it’s three novellas from three different authors and I enjoyed all of them. This would be perfect during the busy holiday season and you could jump in and out, maybe read one story even if that’s all you had time for. If you’re in the mood for some festive, hallmark style reads try this collection! 

This one was tense, set against the backdrop of a raging wildfire a community battles just to stay alive but while that may be the largest obstacle they face it’s not the only one. This is told via the perspectives of Sam, True and Mel who are a close knit unit made up of everyday people who are just trying to do their best. All three were easy to relate to, normal people trying to do right by their family and I was very sympathetic to their issues. Sam and Mel’s youngest daughter has a life threatening heart condition and her story truly scared me as a parent and then add in a fire literally in their backyard and the tension was SO high. If you live in an area where wildfires are an occurrence you know how scary it can be and the author did a great job of capturing that fear and anxiety. If you like character driven suspense with likable characters try this! ​

I absolutely loved the authors previous release, The Last Love Note so I was thrilled to get an early copy of her latest. The premise here was so interesting, Emma wakes up in the hospital after a car accident and she has lost her memory. She thinks she’s 16 still but she’s actually 29 and her husband died in the accident and she doesn’t remember being married to him. From there things flip back and forth between the present day and the past as you learn what happened in Emma’s life from when she was a teenager to now. There is some mystery surrounding the way her life looks now versus the way she remembers it at 16 and it goes dark at times and it’s definitely emotionally heavy. This was meaningful and special, I loved it and recommend it when you want a book about second chances that will break your heart and put it back together again. 

This was one of those effortless type of reads for me, I was truly sucked into the story for the majority and found it to be very engaging. Katherine was a likable character for me and I was desperate to know why someone was following her and what they wanted from her. It lost me as the story progressed because many of the happenings seemed a bit too coincidental and not at all plausible. I wasn’t altogether pleased with the answers either, but I did like most of this. Overall a quick and fast paced domestic suspense I mostly enjoyed. 

At its core this is about a woman struggling in not only her marriage, but her life overall and how she’s lost herself and her passion for things that used to matter. The whole thing feels like you’re a fly on the wall, you get to hear Diana and Oliver’s marriage issues during therapy and also in her interviews with woman about sexuality. The cliffhanger killed me, I NEED to know what happens next! All of the narrators were excellent, I love a multicast listen. 

I liked the first book in this series but I think I enjoyed this one even more! It still had that combination of tender and spicy but it also had an emotional component that broke my heart. Andi Arndt was one of my very first favorite narrators and she still is and Christian Fox is just 🥵