Review: Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid - June 2025 This is honestly one of the hardest reviews I've had to write, and anyone who follows my reading journey knows that's saying something. I'd been practically vibrating with excitement for months, counting down the days until I could get my hands on Atmosphere. When Amazon showed it was sold out everywhere, I nearly had a meltdown – but then my incredible friend swooped in with a BookHero NZ voucher for my birthday (shoutout to the best gift-givers!), and I finally secured my precious copy. Here's where things get complicated, and you know I'm always brutally honest with you all: I went into this book with very specific expectations. I was absolutely convinced this would be a heart-wrenching deep dive into the 1986 Challenger disaster, packed with the kind of emotional devastation that would leave me sobbing into my tea at 2am. Instead, Atmosphere took me back to the early 1980s, following Joan Goodwin as she joins...

Review: The Things We Leave Unfinished - Rebecca Yarros - February 2021 Before Rebecca Yarros took the world by storm with her Dragons and Romantasy series, she had written quite a few romance novels with a military background due to her family's knowledge of her husband in the military. Determined to continue clearing my print bookshelf, I grabbed this one which had been sent to me by a fellow bookstagrammer. This book gave me strong Nicholas Sparks vibes and I felt it could be likened to The Notebook with Allie and Noah's love being similar to Scarlett and Jameson's and then also Dear John with the letter writing and the military twist. Georgia's great-grandmother who raised her was famous for her romance novels and was like a fictional Danielle Steel. She has now died and Georgia on the end of a marriage divorce has returned home as she inherited everything in her Gran's will. She arrives home to discover her mother has pretended to be her and hired male novelist...

Code of Knights and Deception Eliza Hampstead Publication date: December 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Time-Travel Outlander meets Black Mirror in this sizzling time-travel romance! Sophia’s family vacation in England takes an unexpected turn when a visit to the historic Warwick Castle catapults her back to the year 1401. Stranded in a world vastly different from her own, she must adapt to the brutal realities of medieval life, ultimately discovering a strength and resilience she never knew she had. She finds unexpected friends and solace in her ancient surroundings, but her newfound peace is shattered by a violent attack. Driven to action, she disguises herself as a man and begins sword fighting lessons, determined to defend herself. Henry, the castle’s enigmatic master-at-arms, is a chivalric knight with dark secrets. As he trains Sophia, their connection ignites a forbidden love that defies the strict social norms of the time. But their passionate affair is ...

Can a bluestocking and mathematician admit the truth of their feelings, or will a certain devilish element end a love that’s just begun? Dive into this tale of gothic mischief, medicine, and murder, and discover the Wakefields, four spinster sisters and the brother who’s determined to see them matched. A DEVILISH ELEMENT by Madelynne Ellis is the first book in the Wooing the Wakefield’s series. Readers of a delicate disposition beware, spicy shenanigans, chemistry, and corpses abound in this tale of gothic Regency romance. Read Now Amazon → https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZP8Y8F3 Universal Product Page or Sign Up Notification Page: https://books2read.com/ade Remote Cedarton Castle is haunted. That’s what Eliza Wakefield's sisters say before she sets off to visit her recently married friend. The crumbling ruin is even more isolated and foreboding than expected. Its inhabitants, a small cluster of Lord Linfield’s closest allies. Moreover, all is not well with the Linfield’s marri...

The Cruel Dark Bea Northwick Publication date: October 31st 2023 Genres: Adult, Gothic, Romance Millicent Foxboro is haunted. Not by ghosts, but by the anguish of her past and the uncertainty of her future. After all, even in the progressive year of 1928, most people would balk at hiring a woman who’d spent two months in a mental ward for traumatic amnesia. So when an uncommon assistantship to a reclusive Professor of mythology falls into her lap with an ungodly salary attached, her desperation for stability overrides her cautious nature. To Millie’s dismay, the widowed Professor Callum Hughes and his estate, Willowfield, are more than she bargained for. The once magnificent home, known for its sprawling gardens and dazzling parties, is falling to pieces after the death of the professor’s fragile wife. What’s more, the staff has been reduced to the only three people not frightened away by rumors of ghosts, leaving the halls empty and languishing in bitter memories. The prof...

19 Historical Romance authors come together for a steamy new Enemies and Friends to Lovers, Marriage of Convenience, and Forced Proximity Anthology. If you love delightfully debonair and devilishly dangerous dukes that command your attention, you'll need to get your hands on this! Keep reading for more details about this upcoming romance release. Title: I Like Big Dukes and I Cannot Lie Authors: Annabelle Anders, Amy Rose Bennett, Clair Brett, S Cinder, Alyssa Clarke, Emmanuelle de Manupassant, Tamara Gill, Caroline Lee, Carrie Lomax, Beverly Oakley, Ebony Oaten, Eve Pendle, Sky Purington, Amy Quinton, Stacy Reid, Lily Reynard, Ellie St. Clair, Mariah Stone, and Laura Trentham Release Date: 09/12/2023 Genres: Historical Romance Trope: Enemies to Lovers, Friends to Lovers, Marriage of Convivence, and Forced Proximity From the delightfully debonair to the devilishly dangerous, these dashing Dukes can't help but command your attention. And let's not forget the real st...

      Lady Catherine Davenport never planned to be a damsel in distress, while Lord James Hastings, Duke of Pembroke, enjoyed the pleasures of any man with no intention of considering marriage. When a twist of fate brings them together, he unexpectedly becomes her savior, yet a threat to her at the same time. Fans of Alyssa Clarke, Stacy Reid, and Tamara Gill will swoon for Duke in Shining Armor by Hayleigh Mills, an Open Door, Opposites Attract, Historical Victorian Romance. Read Now!     Far from a helpless maiden, Lady Catherine Davenport had her wits and a trusty derringer pistol at her disposal. As she journeyed to Switzerland to attend school, she did not plan to play the damsel in distress. Yet, even the most independent lady could use a bit of unexpected assistance when faced with the threat of highwaymen. Enter Lord James Hastings, Duke of Pembroke, a man of wealth often maligned as a rogue or a rake. The truth, however, lay far from the...

Love on Target Shanna Hatfield (Pink Pistol Sisterhood, #2) Publication date: April 10th 2023 Genres: Adult, Historical , Romance Will romance hit its mark when true love is the target? Desperate for a fresh start, Rena Burke journeys from Texas to Oregon with only her father’s pistol and a plodding old mule for company. She takes a job working with explosives at a mine, spends her free time emulating her hero Annie Oakley, and secretly longs to be loved. Saddle maker Josh Gatlin has one purpose in life and that is his daughter. Gabi is his joy and the sunshine in his days. Then he meets a trouser-wearing woman living life on her own terms. Rena is nothing like his perception of what he wants in a wife and mother for his child, but she might just prove to be everything he needs. When tragedy strikes, will the two of them be able to release past wounds and embrace the possibilities tomorrow may bring? Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble — EXCERPT: To make sure sh...

Forever Bound Jessica Dall Published by: Entangled: Amara Publication date: October 17th 2022 Genres: Adult, Romance, Time-Travel From the minute Bridget Marshall began renovating the old Irish Castle she bought outside the Village of Shansally, Ireland (pop. 119) she’d been on the verge of being labeled another “Silly American.” But after years of managing other people’s hotels, she’s ready to run one herself. And nothing will get in her way, not even her grumpy next-door neighbor, Liam O’Flannagain. Soon, though, the dream Bridget’s been waiting for is becoming a living nightmare. The renovations, not to mention the budget, are out of control, and someone—or something—is determined to get her out of the castle. And if that wasn’t enough, whenever she’s with Liam, the castle’s ancient past seems to come roaring to life, sweeping them along in a story they’re apparently destined to relive. If she is to uncover the castle’s secrets, Bridget will need Liam’s help to figure out...

Dark Blue Waves Kimberly Sullivan Publication date: May 27th 2022 Genres: Adult, Historical, Romance, Time-Travel, Women’s Fiction When you wake up in Bath, England two hundred years in the past, how far can a love of Jane Austen get you? Janet Roberts dreams of an academic career in literature, so she can hardly believe her good fortune when she’s accepted into a Jane Austen graduate seminar in Bath, England. Settled in Georgian splendor among her seminar colleagues, Janet and her classmates live, eat and breathe Jane Austen. An accident interrupts this idyll when Janet regains consciousness in her own room—back in Regency England. For a scholar of nineteenth-century literature, this should be a dream come true. But Janet quickly learns there’s a world of difference between scholarly knowledge of the written page and maneuvering real life as a reluctant time traveler. Her burgeoning friendship with Emma Huntington eases her entrée into nineteenth-century society. However,...

Forever You Leah Busboom (Connor Brothers, #12) Publication date: January 12th 2022 Genres: Adult, Romance, Time-Travel Can love transcend the bounds of time? Laci V’s star is bright. The up-and-coming singer just released her new single and it’s climbing the country music charts. Her concerts are filling stadiums, and she’s soon to be nominated for a Grammy award. Laci’s quickly becoming a big-time celebrity. But after a storm rolls through one of her outdoor concerts, Laci wakes up in 1855. Matthew finds a woman from the future in a field near his homestead. He helps her and takes her home with him, and she fascinates him with stories of inventions that haven’t happened yet. Her determination and grit eventually capture his heart. But this rugged, handsome frontiersman isn’t quite sure what to do with this beautiful time traveler. As Laci gets to know Matthew, she falls in love with his kind and gentle ways, his fierce love for the land, and his indomitable pioneer spiri...