The Phantom Paragrapher

#HotAndHandy Lynne Hancock Pearson Publication date: October 15th 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Everyone in town loves the handsome handyman. Everyone except his new neighbor. Out of jail and desperate for work, Vincent scrapes by with odd jobs. He’s hired to help the gray-haired lady move in next door but stumbles when he finds nothing old or feeble about Hilary. Rejected by her husband after her body rejected implants, the breast cancer survivor shuts out Vincent until a kitchen appliance crisis forces her to accept his help. Convinced that he could do better, she keeps the younger man at a distance, but he persists, building her confidence and coaxing her out of her colorless cocoon. With the hot handyman by her side and in her bed, Hilary develops a community program bringing at-risk youth into the building trades. But not everyone wants to see the ex-con succeed. An old foe is determined to derail Vincent, and Hilary is caught in the chaos. She’s ready to

Ice Ice Maybe Rich Amooi Publication date: September 24th 2024 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance “I want you to date my daughter.” Those seven words hit Nolan Reid like a puck to the head. Once destined for NHL stardom, a skiing accident left Nolan driving the Zamboni for the San Diego Sea Lions. But his humble life of maintaining the ice is about to get complicated. The billionaire owner’s insane plan? Nolan fake-dates his daughter Zena to ignite her ex’s jealousy. The twist? Said ex is the team’s star player, and his green-eyed monster apparently fuels goals. Suddenly, Nolan’s navigating a minefield of pretend kisses, all-too-real feelings, and death glares from a human sequoia oozing enough testosterone to give him secondhand chest hair. With sparks flying, the playoffs looming, and her ex itching to use him as a toothpick, Nolan is playing a high-stakes game of Jealousy Jenga that could crumble any moment. But for a shot at love with Zena? He might just ri

Ten years is a long time to be infatuated with your former best friend, especially when she’s dating your brother. So, when a wedding invitation with his name embossed on the front comes in the mail, it feels like a fastball to the heart. But when I discover my unrequited crush isn’t the blushing bride, all bets are off b ecause I’m ready to take my shot and this time, I’m playing for keeps. Readers who enjoy hate-to-lovers and unrequited romances will consume Make My Heart Malt by Gia Stevens, a standalone sports romance. Blurb A sizzling hate to lovers, unrequited crush, standalone sports romance by romantic comedy author Gia Stevens… Dessa should have been mine... until my brother kissed her first. Ten years is a long time to be infatuated with your former best friend, especially when she’s dating your brother. So, when I receive a wedding invitation with his name embossed on the front, it feels like a fastball to the heart. But it turns out, my unrequited crush isn’t the blushin

Review: Part of Your World - Book #1 Part Of Your World Series - Abby Jimenez- April 2022 Paula's reading series out of order struck again sadly, this is one of those downsides of being a mood reader and also not doing the research before hopping into books haha :P. I read Book #3 first Just for the Summer and loved the book, so going back to Book #1 I didn't enjoy it as much as I probably would have if I had read it first. This was because of a couple of things, the first was that I knew how this couple's relationship was going to end up and second, the character Neil was painted as a villain and an asshole in this book as I got used to Mr. Nice Guy Dr. Neil Rasmussen in book #3 where he was the lovely landlord and happy guy who let them in their lives and fell for Emma and Daniel's dysfunctional mother. In Part of Your World, Alexis Montgomery has been dating Neil and broke up with him as he was gaslighting her and making her feel super small and not worthy.  This boo

Review: Never Forget You - Fiona Lucas - September 2022 I was left in two minds after reading this book as it was one of my favorite tropes and one of those soulmates/true love, once-in-a-lifetime love stories but at the same time, I had picked it up as the back seemed like it would be emotional and the book boasted an emotional journey which I had hinted possible crying in spots and that was what I happened to be in the mood for. Unfortunately, this book didn't make me cry or tear up but it was a #meetcute romance love story, one of those once-in-a-lifetime love reads where despite obstacles and time passing, you know that these two people are just supposed to be together. The book starts with Lilli and Ben who meet each other in London in a secret garden and spend the next 3 hours together. Ben wishes he could stay longer, but for the next year, he is about to embark on his big trip around the world. The pair make a goal to meet each other at the church, a year from now. One year

Review: The Wife Upstairs - Freida McFadden - March 2020 Sylvia has just gotten out of a toxic relationship and is inching close to eviction from her apartment, she just needs to find a new job. On a day that seems to go to crap, she is given a sliver of hope as she meets Adam Bennett. He is looking for someone to act as his wife's live-in companion as a few years ago his wife had an accident and fell down the stairs. Sylvia accepts even though it just seems too good to be true. She is about to discover that, that is the case as Victoria leads Sylvia to her diary that she kept from when she first met Adam and leading up to their marriage and living in this big house. As Sylvia reads it, she starts to see another side of Adam one that paints him as a bad guy and possibly the source of why Victoria fell down the stairs. As Sylvia gets closer to Adam, she is asked by Victoria to grab his gun for her as Adam needs to "die". When things start to spiral, Sylvia will find hersel