Review: The Pumpkin Spice Cafe - Book #1 Dream Harbour Series - Laurie Gilmore - August 2023 I had been so excited to read this series as it has been quite popular and also just screamed a cozy feel to it and OMG that's exactly what it was, this is the type of read that you can read without having to think too deeply about and was just a book version of a Hot Cocoa or in this case a Pumpkin Spice Latte. Jeanie was busy working in the city as a PA right until her boss had a heart attack. Jeanie realized that she had worked so hard and she had no friends, and if she died - nobody would come to find her until it was too late. This made her have an epiphany and headed to the small town where her Aunt Dorothy lived. Here in town, Aunt Dot owns The Pumpkin Spice Cafe and has decided to sell it to Jeanie while she goes off traveling. Strange things have been happening though with the cafe and when Jeanie talks to it at the town meeting, she is paired with the hot farmer aka Logan to do ...

Marrying the Mechanic: A Small-Town Clean Romance Shanna Hatfield (Summer Creek, #7) Publication date: October 24th 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance A heartwarming journey of love, growth, and the bonds that tie hearts together even when life leads down unexpected paths. Mechanic Jace Easton grapples with the sudden changes happening around him. His younger sister, Tassie, has always relied on him, but now she’s off traipsing around the globe with the prince of her dreams. As Tassie prepares to step into her future, Jace is confronted with the harsh truth that she has matured, and so has her best friend, Deena. The deepening attraction he feels for Deena—a pull that becomes increasingly difficult to ignore—leaves him further unsettled and struggling to accept his new reality. Deena Durant may earn her living welding farm equipment, but her true passion lies in crafting metal sculptures. Alongside her artistic dreams, she clings to the hope that Jace might eventuall...

Even if It Hurts The first worlds-collide novel in the Huntley Square series. Coming September 16th Cover: K. Leah My life and career have conditioned me to be prepared for—and desensitized to—traumatic events. Rather, they should’ve. But one phone call blindsided me in a way I never expected, and now there's a screaming eight-month-old in my custody. I would’ve done anything to ensure my niece didn’t enter the system, but I never wanted a family. I never wanted ties to anyone, period. But then my meddling office administrator forcibly hires a nanny for me, and all my resolute vows start crumbling when I come face to face with Lainey...

Review: Betting On You - Lynn Painter - November 2023 This book was the first one I had read of Lynn Painter's and I loved it as it reminded me of the "betting" movies of my late tweens/ early teen years where the popular guy made a bet that he could bed the female geeky character, only to fall head over heels with her and then of course the losing jerk, goes and ruins their HEA as he just proudly announces in front of the girl, that the guy won the bet. Like what a douchebag. On Instagram, a group of friends were doing a buddy read this month and since I had received an ARC copy from HarperCollins NZ, it was the perfect time to get stuck into it and give it a read. The book starts with our two main characters Charlie and Bailey meeting at the airport and then becoming seat buddies. They are both members of the Divorced Kids Club. Three months later, the pair meet again at the movies while Charlie is on a date with Becca and Bailey has Zach. The pair once go their separa...

Review: Wallflower - Cookie O'Gorman - March 2021 This book had captured my attention as I love those stories of #nerd meets and falls in love with a #jock as it can show that opposites truly do exist and also that you can never judge a person by their looks and that under a plain girl will be the "forever" one and that under pretty looks are "easy girls". For Viola, she inherited her mum's nerdiness rather than her dad's athletic ability and looks. Viola is her mother's daughter and would rather spend her time reading and hanging out with the animals at the shelter. In this book, we see the bullies call Viola "dog girl", I have to admit I didn't like this as it got me a bit confused as I had just last week read a book called "Dog Girl" which was also about an #nerd who worked at a dog shelter and this is also what the bullies called her and this felt too close for my comfort especially also since both books are published b...