Hey guys! I hope you all are doing well. It’s about a month since I’ve ended up blogging. This post was supposed to go up last week but work ended up being busier than I thought. I unfortunately have been in a reading slump. I very slowly read one book in May but didn’t end up finishing it until June 1st. I think I’ve been released from the slump because I’ve been constantly wanting to pick up my current read. I’m hoping it gets me back into blogging because I miss you guys. I do feel I’ll start and then things will come up at work. I’m trying though. Anyway, let’s dive in to see what books I plan to read this month.
Tag: Contemporary Romance
May TBR
Hey guys! I’m back again with another TBR. My TBR last month didn’t really go as planned. I did only read one of the books from the list. So I’m going to try to squeeze those in plus any new releases. I think I’m just in a bit of a book slump. I’m currently reading Foxglove By Adalyn Grace. I’m enjoying it but don’t have the urge to read. Let’s dive in to see my reads for May!
Waiting on Wednesday: Just for the Summer By Abby Jimenez
Just for the Summer By Abby Jimenez
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Adult, Chick Lit, Adult Fiction
Pages: 432 pages
Release Date: April 2nd 2024
Publisher: Forever
Plot: Justin has a curse, and thanks to a Reddit thread, it’s now all over the internet. Every woman he dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they come up with a plan: They’ll date each other and break up. Their curses will cancel each other’s out, and they’ll both go on to find the love of their lives. It’s a bonkers idea… and it just might work.
Emma hadn’t planned that her next assignment as a traveling nurse would be in Minnesota, but she and her best friend agree that dating Justin is too good of an opportunity to pass up, especially when they get to rent an adorable cottage on a private island on Lake Minnetonka.
It’s supposed to be a quick fling, just for the summer. But when Emma’s toxic mother shows up and Justin has to assume guardianship of his three siblings, they’re suddenly navigating a lot more than they expected–including catching real feelings for each other. What if this time Fate has actually brought the perfect pair together?
Why I Need This Book: Well I’ve been on a romance kick lately. I don’t normally read this much romance but here I am. I recently read Abby’s short story in the Meet Cute collection on Amazon. I ended up really enjoying it a lot. I really want to read a full book by her. This sounds right up my alley. I can’t wait to pick this up!
Have you read Abby Jimenez? If so, what’s your favorite book by her? Will you be picking this book up when it comes out?
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Blog Tour: Maya’s Laws of Love By Alina Khawaja
Maya’s Laws of Love By Alina Khawaja
ISBN: 9780778305248
Price: $17.99 USD
Publication Date: March 26th 2024
Genre: Romance, Adult, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, India, Adult Fiction
Where to Buy: HarperCollins| BookShop| Barnes & Noble| Amazon
Plot: Maya Mirza’s unlucky-in-love past seems to be turning around when she ends up in an arranged marriage to the on-paper perfect man. But as she heads to her wedding in Pakistan, she finally meets the man of her dreams—and what could be more unlucky than that?
Murphy’s Law is simple: anything that can go wrong will go wrong, and no one knows that better than Maya Mirza.
Maya Mirza has always been unlucky in love. When she was in grade one, one of the mean girls told her crush that she liked him and he loudly proclaimed he hated her because she had cooties. When she was in grade six, she wrote her new crush an anonymous love letter, only to realize later she signed her name without realizing it. In grade twelve, she gathered the courage to ask out her crush, only to hurl all over him. Bottom line—romance sucks.
However, it seems like Maya’s luck may finally be turning up when she secures a marriage proposal from Imtiaz Porter. Imtiaz has everything—good family, great job, charming personality; everything, except Maya’s heart. But that’s okay. Love can grow after marriage, right?
Just when Maya thinks she’s finally broken her curse, it all comes crashing down when she gets on a plane to go to Pakistan for her wedding and ends up sitting next to Sarfaraz, a cynical divorce lawyer who clashes with her at every possible turn. When an unexpected storm interrupts her travel plans, Maya finds herself briefly stranded in Switzerland, and despite their initial misstep, she and Sarfaraz agree to stick together until they reach Pakistan.
Over the several days they travel together, disaster after disaster happens, from their bus crashing to having to travel on foot to getting mugged. However, the more time they spend together, the more Maya realizes she and Sarfaraz may have more in common than she thought. But of course, this is when she realizes her unlucky in love curse will always be with her—because how unlucky is it that she may have finally met the man of her dreams while on her way to her own wedding?
Author Bio: Alina Khawaja is an author from Ontario, Canada, with a never-ending love-hate relationship with the snow. She is a graduate from the University of Toronto, where she majored in English and double minored in History and Creative Writing, and is now pursuing a Master’s degree in
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March TBR
Hey guys! I’m trying to figure out what books I’d like to read in March. I’m having a tough time lately picking a TBR. I’ve been just picking as I go. There were some books I wanted to read in February but didn’t get to. I might pick up some of those as well. Let’s dive in and see what I picked for March!
Blog Tour: Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair By Laura Piper Lee (Giveaway!)
Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair By Laura Piper Lee
Pages: 336 pages
Publication Date: February 13th 2024
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Adult Fiction, Queer
Links: Goodreads| Amazon| Barnes & Noble| IndieBound
Plot: Hannah Tate can hardly believe her sleep-deprived eyes when she finds an engagement ring hidden in the closet. Killian, her superresponsible, incredibly attractive boyfriend—and the father of her new baby, Bowie—is finally going to propose. But a romantic night out goes horribly wrong when Killian reveals he’s dumping Hannah, not proposing.
Furious and heartbroken, Hannah takes Bowie and moves in with her mama and stepdaddy in the mountains of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Hannah realizes that her parents’ cabin has vacation property gold written all over it—and could save her mama from going broke. Again.
Only problem? The cabin’s décor is .. . mildly terrifying and it’s in desperate need of renovation. Hannah hires the hot carpenter living in the treehouse next door to fix up the place. Not only does River respect Hannah’s business acumen, he looks at her like she’s a woman, not a hot mess. And Hannah can’t deny that River awakens something new inside her.
Can Hannah embrace a future that looks different from the picture-perfect family she once dreamed of . . . and maybe start living life on her own terms?
Author Bio: Laura Piper Lee writes lots of things–desperate pleas to her partner for emergency caffeine,to-do lists that never get done, impassioned texts on her favorite supplements (it’s Berberine, look it up)–but she only gets paid to write adult romantic comedies featuring characters as hapless as she is.
Add her debut Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair to your to-reads shelf, or hell, if you want to be a hero, pre-order it even
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Blog Tour: The Last Days of Lilah Goodluck By Kylie Scott
ISBN: 781525804809
Price: 18.99 US | 23.99 CAN
Publication Date: February 6th 2024
Genre: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Adult, Adult Fiction
Where to Buy: Harlequin| BookShop| Barnes & Noble| Amazon| Books-A-Million
Plot: Red White and Royal Blue meets The Last Holiday in this delight of a novel, about a woman who unexpectedly finds “fall in love with a prince” on her bucket list after a fortune teller tells her she only has a week to live. Ideal for fans of Sophie Cousens and Rebecca Serle.
Your boyfriend is cheating on you
You will be passed over for the promotion
5-8-12-24-39-43
Your soulmate is a royal prince
And your time is up a week from Monday
When Lilah Goodluck saves the life of Good Witch Willow as they’re crossing a busy LA street, the last thing she expects is five unwanted predictions as a reward. Who gives someone the lotto numbers then tells them they’ve only got a week to live? And who believes in that nonsense anyway?
But when the first three predictions come true within twenty-four hours, Lilah’s disbelief turns to mild panic. She’s further horrified when she nearly runs a car off the road that belongs to Alistair Lennox, the illegitimate son of the English king.
Alistair is intrigued by her preposterous story, but Lilah is adamant about resisting the heat between her and the playboy prince. If he’s not her soulmate, then the last prediction can’t come true. But as the days count down, they become maybe friends…and then maybe more. Between the relentless paparazzi and his disapproving family, dating a sort-of prince isn’t easy, especially when you have death on your doorstep.
Author Bio: Kylie Scott is the New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and international bestselling author of 19 novels including the Stage Dive series, the Dive Bar series, the Larsen Brothers series, and West Hollywood series. Her most recent release, Pause, debuted on the USA Today bestseller list. Her books have been translated into fourteen languages, and she has sold over 2 million copies worldwide.
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Blogmas Day 24: Book Review – The Holiday Swap By Maggie Knox
The Holiday Swap By Maggie Knox
Genre: Christmas, Romance, Holiday, Fiction, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Adult, Contemporary Romance, Adult Fiction
Pages: 351 pages
Publication Date: September 30th 2021
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Plot: A feel-good, holiday-themed romantic comedy about identical twins who switch lives in the days leading up to Christmas–perfect for fans of Christina Lauren’s In a Holidaze and Josie Silver’s One Day in December.
All they want for Christmas is a different life.
When chef Charlie Goodwin gets hit on the head on the L.A. set of her reality baking show, she loses a lot more than consciousness; she also loses her ability to taste and smell–both critical to her success as show judge. Meanwhile, Charlie’s identical twin, Cass, is frantically trying to hold her own life together back in their quaint mountain hometown while running the family’s bustling bakery and dealing with her ex, who won’t get the memo that they’re over.
With only days until Christmas, a desperate Charlie asks Cass to do something they haven’t done since they were kids: switch places. Looking for her own escape from reality, Cass agrees. But temporarily trading lives proves more complicated than they imagined, especially when rugged firefighter Jake Greenman and gorgeous physician’s assistant Miguel Rodriguez are thrown into the mix. Will the twins’ identity swap be a recipe for disaster, or does it have all the right ingredients for getting their lives back on track?
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Arc Review: The Wake-Up Call By Beth O’Leary
The Wake-Up Call By Beth O’Leary
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Christmas, Chick Lit, Adult, Adult Fiction, Holiday
Pages: 240 pages
Publication Date: September 26th 2023
Publisher: Berkley
My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
Plot: Two hotel receptionists–and arch-rivals–find a collection of old wedding rings and compete to return them to their owners, discovering their own love story along the way.
It’s the busiest season of the year, and Forest Manor Hotel is quite literally falling apart. So when Izzy and Lucas are given the same shift on the hotel’s front desk, they have no choice but to put their differences aside and see it through.
The hotel won’t stay afloat beyond Christmas without some sort of miracle. But when Izzy returns a guest’s lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management that this might be the way to fix everything. With four rings still sitting in the lost & found, the race is on for Izzy and Lucas to save their beloved hotel–and their jobs.
As their bitter rivalry turns into something much more complicated, Izzy and Lucas begin to wonder if there’s more at stake here than the hotel’s future. Can the two of them make it through the season with their hearts intact?
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Blog Tour: Wrapped With A Beau By Lillie Vale
Wrapped with a Beau By Lillie Vale
Pages: 368 pages
Publication Date: September 26th 2023
Genre: Christmas, Romance, Holiday, Adult, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Chick Lit, Fiction
Links: Goodreads| Amazon| Barnes & Noble| IndieBound
Plot: In its heyday, Piney Peaks and its beloved Christmas House were made famous by Sleighbells, a romantic holiday movie. 50 years later, the small town is ready for a new love story.
As a successful film liaison, Elisha Rowe has her heart set on one thing and one thing only: putting her hometown back on the map. So, when she gets the chance to secure a sequel to Sleighbells, she’s willing to do whatever it takes to make sure everything goes smoothly. Unfortunately, that includes claiming to have already secured permission to film at the historic Christmas house—permission she was very much denied by the gorgeous new owner.
Ves Hollins is only back in Piney Peaks long enough to sell the house he inherited from his great-aunt. The holidays have always been tough for Ves, and it’s not any easier when he’s distracted by memories of a Christmas long, long ago, and the undeniable charm of neighbor Elisha. Ready to return home to New York as quickly as possible, he has no plans to put down roots or fall in love…even if Elisha unravels his hesitations like a bad Christmas sweater.
There’s no question the two are opposites in every way. Ves is unquestionably frosty. Elisha is brimming with warmth. He doesn’t do commitment. She never runs from a challenge. But as the two grow closer, they quickly realize that the growing spark between them may be just what the season calls for.
Author Bio: Lillie Vale is the author of books for both teens and adults, including Wrapped with a Beau, The Decoy Girlfriend, Beauty and the Besharam, The Shaadi Set-Up and Small Town Hearts, an American Library Association’s 2020 Rainbow Books List selection. She writes about secrets and yearning, complicated and ambitious girls who know what they want, the places we call home and people we find our way back to, and the magic we make. Born in Mumbai, she grew up in Mississippi, Texas, and North Dakota, and now lives in an Indiana college town. Find her on Twitter @LillieLabyrinth and Instagram @labyrinthspine, or visit her website lillielabyrinth.com
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Bookish In Bed 