Have you ever picked up a romance and realized as you’re reading that it’s so much more than a typical romance? That’s what happened here, there were so many layers to this story and yes, at its heart it’s definitely a romance but there was something special here. I’m a huge fan of the single dad trope and even more of a fan if there is also nanny/boss and I liked that this didn’t fit into the stereotypical idea when you hear those tropes. Again, it had a little something special, more depth than I expected. Both Mike and Aurora had some traumatic stuff from their past they needed to deal with and I truly appreciated that they tried to handle their own shit before jumping into a full blown relationship. It prob sounds like this is super heavy and it does deal with grief, disordered eating, and mental health issues but it was balanced by plenty of humor and lightheartedness too. I ended up doing mostly audio because it was fantastic and narrated by Joshua Jackson and Emily Ellet and they were both phenomenal and brought their characters to life. If you want a romance that feels mature and will make you swoon give this a try, I loved it so much! 

This one starts out so strong and it never let up for me, I was hooked after one chapter and that never waned for one minute. The author is one of a select few who can get me to read anything with a supernatural twist and it’s really just due to the fact that she’s so damn good at incorporating things of that nature into an everyday setting. Speaking of setting, the vibes from the start were so creepy and unsettling to the point where I felt like someone was watching me while I was reading 😂 A deserted road where strange stuff happens and a legend about The Lost Girl who haunts the road is already super creepy, then you throw in finding a hitchhiker who has been stabbed, and yeah creepy vibes for sure. The tension steadily builds as things progress and there are several interesting angles that are explored as the local cops are quick to want to pin the murder on April and Eddie and then this married couple are both harboring secrets of their own as well. The secondary characters were great too, specifically Rose who owns the house where April and Eddie are staying and the Snell sisters who are quirky teenagers with an obsession for true crime. It all leads up to an excellent conclusion with twists I didn’t see coming and answers that shocked me. The author can do no wrong for me, I loved all of her books! 

This series just keeps getting better and I’ve been waiting for Rowan’s book and it was sooo worth the wait. We saw glimpses of the hatred between Charlotte and Rowan in the previous books and I was so curious as to how they disliked each other because their anger is palpable and you just know there is something juicy in their backstory. There definitely was, you’ll have to read this to find out 😉 Fighting main characters in a romance equals amazing banter and Rowan and Charlotte’s back and forth sniping was everything. Tension like theirs also leads to some insane chemistry and they were explosive together in the most delicious way, talk about passion 🥵 If you haven’t started this serious what are you waiting for?! SO good, I adore the Whitlock family 

I’ll never get tired of the, whoops we accidentally drank too much and got married in Vegas trope so that’s literally all I knew about this one before I started it. Agatha and Carmen both decide they’ll give it a year before throwing in the towel even though they’re total opposites and their dynamic together was really fun. She is messy, free spirited and a firecracker and he’s more grounded and rational. With such opposing qualities it was cute to see what they brought out in each other as the book went on and their development both individually and in their relationship was well done. If you like forced proximity, friends to lovers, he falls first and accidental marriage this was really fun. 

Elle Kennedy can do no wrong and I’ve never read a book of hers that I didn’t love, but I was a little hesitant because this one has a love triangle and usually those just end up annoying me. I should’ve never worried for a minute though because the author knows exactly what she’s doing and she made me absolutely love a love triangle trope, like how?! The premise was also really fun, Abbey is heading to London for a college year abroad because she wants to live her life on her own terms for the first time. She was raised by a single father who is a retired rockstar and he was a wild child so he went full blown overprotective mode with his little girl. The only reason he is somewhat ok with her leaving is they both believe she’s gonna be roommates with three girls but whoops, it’s actually three boys. Besides that there’s a lot more that I loved going on here, you have the love triangle between Abbey and her roommate Jack and a musician, Nate, and a mystery running throughout the entire book. Abbey is doing a research project for school and that ended up being a fun subplot that I really enjoyed. All of the secondary characters were an amazing addition to an already fun read, from her roommates Jamie and Lee to Mr. Baxley who works in the library she uses for research, I adored them all. If you like some spicy romance, witty banter, cute men with accents, coming of age stories, found family, love triangle done right and travel I think you’ll love this! 

I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of one seemingly minor decision changing the course of someone’s life and that’s the concept explored here. Jane gets a call from her sister, Esme begging for ride home but it’s stormy and it brings back awful memories for Jane. In one timeline she picks Esme up and in the other she doesn’t and I really liked both timelines equally. In both home and gone sections there were some good twists and reveals and despite me assuming things could get a little confusing, they really weren’t, I followed along easily. I alternated between print and audio and was drawn more to the audio version as it’s narrated by Kelsey Navarro Foster and she gave such a great performance. Overall a pretty gripping family drama/thriller that I liked.

I used to think a surprise pregnancy trope wasn’t for me and then I’ve read several over the last year that I absolutely loved, so I was SO wrong. I think if it’s done right it can be such an amazing trope and friends, it was done so incredibly well here. I was also obsessed with the first book and just utterly delighted to be back in this world, Magnolia was a character I needed to know more about and she is such a firecracker, she cracked me up so many times with her larger than life personality. Tripp is a top tier book boyfriend, the way he takes care of Magnolia in what seems like the smallest of ways really adds up to mean so much to her. The Hollis family as a whole is quickly becoming one of my favorite fictional families, they are all so funny and entertaining. This one was also pretty spicy, the mouth on both Tripp and Magnolia had me blushing but I loved them together so much. If you like BFFs brother, surprise pregnancy, small town, cowboy, and forced proximity with a dash of suspense this one was so freaking good