Review: Yours Truly - Book #2 Part of Your World Series - Abby Jimenez - April 2023 OMG you guys!!! I have FINALLY found a book that broke my reading slump! If you've been following my reviews lately, you know I've been struggling to find a romance that actually makes me FEEL something. After trudging through what felt like a desert of mediocre reads, "Yours Truly" by Abby Jimenez arrived like an oasis of everything I needed! Let me just say, this book HIT DIFFERENT. Like seriously, I was not prepared for how much it would wreck me in the best possible way. The minute I met Jacob, I literally saw myself in him. That awkward feeling when you're in a crowded room? CHECK. The way he sneaks off to eat by himself in quiet corners because social situations are exhausting? LITERALLY ME. As someone who constantly feels like I'm saying the wrong thing in social settings, watching Jacob navigate these same challenges while still being completely lovable was honestly s...

Title: The Last Time Series: The Last Ever #2 Author: Anna Bloom Genre: Contemporary Romance Tropes: Second Chance at Love, Forbidden Relationship Grumpy/Sunshine, Found Family, Medical Drama Release Date: April 26, 2025 BLURB “He swore he wouldn’t fall. She never expected to want him to.” OLIVIA Boxing Day was supposed to be spent with my children. Instead, I was alone in a hotel bar, drowning in heartbreak while my ex played happy families with his new girlfriend. And then he walked in. Dr. Ryan Simmonds—arrogant, guarded, and too damn gorgeous for his own good. He was supposed to be a one-night escape, nothing more. ✔ Not my sister’s heart surgeon. ✔ Not the man making my children laugh. ✔ And definitely not someone I could fall for when my world is already crumbling. RYAN I don’t get involved. Not after my fiancée left me for my brother. But Olivia Brown is a complication I never saw coming. ✔ She’s fierce, exhausted, and willing to fight the world for her sister. ✔ ...

Lucky Shot Shanna Hatfield Publication date: June 20th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance, Western What’s a girl to do when her aim is true? As a registered nurse at the Boise VA Hospital, Grace Marshall is devoted to her patients, but some wounds require more than medical care. A patient too stubborn and angry to accept the help he needs storms out of her exam room, ruffling her feathers. Yet, when the man returns to apologize, something about him tugs at her heart. Levi Gibson left for war young and idealistic but returned from Vietnam with physical scars and a haunted soul. He tries to banish the darkness brewing inside him with hard work on his family’s potato farm, but it’s a young nurse’s kindness that brings unexpected light and joy into his life. If Levi can open up to Grace and let her see his pain, could she be the key that unlocks a future full of hope instead of mere survival? After her father sends Grace a legendary pistol, target practice provides an ex...

Review: Mickey Chambers Shakes It Up - Charish Reid - June 2023 I tried to make June a month of reading my print books, but something I have discovered is that the print books I have had sitting on my shelf are well boring and so thank god for ebooks and my Kindle as I get to have amazing titles like this one. Mickey Chambers Shakes it Up was such a good read as we meet Mickey who teaches at the local university English classes as an adjunct professor. However, with more teachers coming in, her class load this summer is very light which means that she needs to pick up another job. Especially since the price of her thyroid medication is rising. It's times like this that I am glad that I live in New Zealand as we do not have the same problem as the US when it comes to medication costs as America. Mickey picks up a job bartending at a local bar owned by Diego Acosta. Diego has decided to go back to University. What happens though when Diego discovers that his teacher happens to be t...

How To Rope A Ruthless Cowboy Anya Summers Publication date: March 28th 2023 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Retired Navy Seal Medic and notorious womanizer Matt indulges his savior complex by moonlighting with Search and Rescue. This winter is shaping up to be a doozy, with weathermen warning of the upcoming snowstorm of the century, and sending Matt’s team into high alert. When a call comes in, Matt’s the only one available to rescue the foolish woman who got her ass stuck on a mountain in the middle of an epic storm. He’s ready to tear a strip off her for heading into the back country unprepared. But nothing could have prepared him for Kristy. She’s achingly beautiful, with fire in her eyes – and a death wish. Matt can’t deny his attraction to the sexy spitfire, but he vowed never to get involved with anyone this helpless ever again. Trapped together in a remote cabin until the storm clears, and against his better judgment, Matt caves to the magnetic desire between ...

Change for Lakewood Med T.J. Amberson (The Lakewood Series, #4) Publication date: May 31st 2022 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance SOMETIMES LOVE HAS BEEN THERE ALL ALONG… Elly Vincent, second-year emergency medicine resident at Lakewood Medical Center, swore off romance years ago. Her only problem: her best friend and the man she has secretly been in love with since high school, Grant Reed, just happens to be in her residency program. When Elly and Grant are assigned to spend a month together on an EMS rotation, Elly knows working closely with Grant will reignite all the feelings she has tried for years to ignore. Things at the fire station heat up even more when a dashingly handsome paramedic makes his interest in Elly clear. Suddenly, Elly finds herself torn between her love for Grant and the possibility of a relationship with someone new, and Elly knows that before the rotation concludes, she must not only decide if she wants to pursue an EMS fellowship, she mus...

Atlas Memorial: Love, Lust & Saving Lives Krista Harper Publication date: September 29th 2020 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Contemporary, Romance Recent college graduate Stella Reynolds has sworn off men in order to focus on passing her nurse residency, but when she gets caught up in a steamy love triangle between a gorgeous new physician and the playful paramedic next door, her ability to concentrate takes a backseat to love and lust. Will she miss out on a chance at romance and risk losing her nursing career before it even begins? Or will she pick the best suitor while also mastering her nursing skills in a high stress unit? It’s just another day of love, lust and saving lives at Atlas Memorial. Here’s what you can expect from Atlas Memorial: ♥ Quirky & Hilarious Female Lead ♥ Sexy New Physician vs Swoony Paramedic Love Interest ♥ Fast-Paced Urban Hospital Setting ♥ Medical Romance ♥ Laugh-Out-Loud Romantic Comedy ** PRAISE FOR ATLAS MEMORIAL ** “Stella’s q...