Review: Following Maggie - Book #7 Insta-Spark Collection - Melanie Moreland - April 2022 Y'all, sometimes you need to step away from the serial killers and psychological mind games (looking at you, thriller TBR pile!) and dive headfirst into something that'll make your heart do little happy flips. Following Maggie was exactly the palate cleanser my book-loving soul needed. Picture this: You're stuck at an airport because Mother Nature decided to throw the snowstorm of the century. Sounds miserable, right? Wrong! Not when you're Maggie, who's dealing with the heavy stuff—both parents gone, inheriting a property that needs more TLC than a rescue puppy—and you bump into Sebastian Ruggers. This guy is literally walking toward a life he doesn't want, trading his music dreams for a soul-crushing office job because daddy dearest thinks following your passion is just "foolish dreaming." What starts as an airport #meetcute (and honestly, who doesn't lov...

Review: The Study Session - Book #3 The Jocks and Nerds Collection - Darcy Rose - May 2025 Sometimes life throws you those peculiar reading days—you know the ones. Your brain craves the escape of a good book, but every book on your shelf feels as appealing as cold soup. Your eyes glaze over at complex plots, and even your favorite authors seem to demand too much mental energy. It's during these literary doldrums that books like The Study Session become absolute lifesavers. Darcy Rose's third installment in The Jocks and Nerds Collection arrived at precisely the right moment in my reading journey. After battling through several dense literary novels that left me feeling more exhausted than enlightened, I needed something that would remind me why I fell in love with reading in the first place. This book delivered exactly that comfort-food reading experience. The premise is delightfully straightforward: Jax, a football player starting fresh at a new university, needs academic ...

Review: The Bookworm - Book #1 Jocks and Nerds Collection - Darcy Rose - May 2025 As a self-confessed book lover, I was immediately drawn to The Bookworm , the first installment in Darcy Rose’s Jocks and Nerds Collection . With a title like that, how could any bookish reader resist? I was eager to dive into this quick, edgy new adult erotica — and it did not disappoint. The story kicks off with an attention-grabbing moment as Talon and Sawyer, two protective jocks, intervene when they witness a man striking a young woman. That woman is Merritt, and unfortunately, the attacker is her own father — an abusive, controlling man who has made Merritt’s life miserable. Talon and Sawyer step in, rescuing her and offering her the safety and peace she’s been denied for so long. From there, The Bookworm delivers a fast-paced, instalove romance that’s both sweet and steamy. Talon, the jock prince, becomes Merritt’s hero, not just by saving her from her father but by showing her what real care an...

      Review: Monday : Tall, Dark and Aromatic - Book #1 The Hookup Cafe - Fifi Flowers - April 2017 Get ready to swoon! Fifi Flowers delivers a delectable blend of romance, humor, and insta-love in her novella Monday Tall, Dark and Aromatic. This quick read offers readers a cozy escape into the life of Pansie, a charming café owner with a knack for brewing more than just coffee. Set in the whimsical Cafélicious, Pansie's Monday night poetry events take a steamy turn when Basil, a ruggedly handsome gardener with a poetic soul, takes the stage. Mistaken for a homeless man upon his arrival, Basil quickly proves he's much more than meets the eye, captivating the audience—and Pansie—with his sensual verses. When he directs his "panty-dropping" poetry toward her, sparks fly, and a delightful romance blooms. Flowers excels at crafting relatable, quirky characters who leap off the page. Pansie is a relatable heroine with her blend of confidence and vulnerability, while Bas...

Review: PS You're Mine - Alexa Riley - January 2016 Being in a reading slump always sucks as it's like everything you try is just so blah and nothing is holding your attention. When I start to feel like this, I scroll through my Kindle and grab authors that I know I will enjoy, and more often this scratches the reading itch. Alexa Riley is an author I hadn't read in years, but if you are a fan of instalove romances and sometimes ones that are just great feelgoods - then she is the author for you. In PS You're Mine, we meet high school teacher Katie Lovely whose class is currently partaking in a pen pal programme with the military. After handing out the names, she realizes that there is one left so she takes it upon herself and starts writing letters to Sergeant Major Mark Gunner. As I was reading this, I had the feeling that he looked like the character that plays Young Gibbs on NCIS Origins. As the book goes along, Katie and Mark continue writing letters and she send...

Tender Temptation Kaylene Winter (Charming Irish, #1) Publication date: October 3rd 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Tender Temptation is a scorching tale of age-gap, insta-forbidden-love, hidden identities, coming of age, and second chances. I’m a master at rebuilding structures, yet my own life is a constant work in progress. As the middle brother in a family of superstars, I’ve battled alcohol addiction and shoulder the hefty challenge of taking over the family business. My world makes a seismic shift when I fall hard for Ivy Bright, a vibrant, enigmatic firecracker whose captivating energy makes me feel invincible. Ivy is more than just a spark in my shadowed world—she’s a blaze. Her luminous presence ignites a clandestine desire in me that I can’t resist. But Ivy harbors deep secrets and a tragic past that keeps her trapped in a life she never chose. Despite our undeniable chemistry, her decision to conceal her age and identity backfires spectacularly, threat...

Review: Love in the Stacks - Book #5 Love in New Bedford - Delilah Peters - October 2019 On Saturday last week, I ended up in the hospital and while waiting decided to click into something random on my Kindle, so I got my partner to pick a page number and a book number and it landed on Love in the Stacks by Delilah Peters. This was part of The Dirty Bits/ Love in New Bedford series published by Carina Press. This book also helps with being a Christmas in July-themed read as it is set at Christmas between two library workers. Ben and Poppy, this Christmas are going to both brave up and talk to one another and who knows what hijinks they might get up to between the stacks, especially after one Christmas Party that leaves Ben and Poppy stranded and stuck in the library overnight together. As a former librarian and a lover of books, I loved this read as it highlighted a few of my favorite things from librarians, quirky characters, love of Christmas, book recommendations, and romance betwee...

He's the rockstar she's always idolised. She's the muse he never saw coming. Can they turn an accidental "I do" into a forever kind of love? If you love jaded rock stars, Vegas weddings and steamy backstage encounters, then you’ll be swept off your feet by Marrying Olivia by Morgana Bevan, an opposites attract, instalove, secret relationship, accidental marriage, rockstar romance. Buy Now! Direct → https://bit.ly/4aESYsj Amazon → https://amzn.to/3J6FycN B&N → https://bit.ly/3PPrUhS Apple → https://apple.co/4ajQKyL Kobo → https://bit.ly/3U4m7re Google → https://bit.ly/4cKch55 Universal → https://books2read.com/MarryingOlivia A rockstar romance that began with a teenage crush...and led to an unexpected "I do." Lewis I've spent years perfecting the art of keeping people at arm's length. But Olivia, with her angel's voice and her heart on her sleeve, slips past my defences like they're made of paper. ...

He's the rockstar she's always idolised. She's the muse he never saw coming. Can they turn an accidental "I do" into a forever kind of love? If you love jaded rock stars, Vegas weddings and steamy backstage encounters, then you’ll be swept off your feet by Marrying Olivia by Morgana Bevan, an opposites attract, instalove, secret relationship, accidental marriage, rockstar romance. Buy Now! Direct → https://bit.ly/4aESYsj Amazon → https://amzn.to/3J6FycN B&N → https://bit.ly/3PPrUhS Apple → https://apple.co/4ajQKyL Kobo → https://bit.ly/3U4m7re Google → https://bit.ly/4cKch55 Universal → https://books2read.com/MarryingOlivia A rockstar romance that began with a teenage crush...and led to an unexpected "I do." Lewis I've spent years perfecting the art of keeping people at arm's length. But Olivia, with her angel's voice and her heart on her sleeve, slips past my defences like they're made of paper. ...