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First Comes Like by Alisha Rai

Synopsis Beauty expert and influencer Jia Ahmed has her eye on the prize: conquering the internet today, the entire makeup industry tomorrow, and finally, finally proving herself to her big opinionated family. She has little time for love, and even less time for the men in her private messages—until the day a certain international superstar slides into her DMs, and she falls hard and fast.There’s just one wrinkle: he has no idea who…
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Romance Books Not Set in the United States

Happy Almost Valentines Day! I don't know about you, but with all this, COVID is making me dream of vacations! So I thought I would put together a list of some romance books set outside of the United States to make me feel a little like I'm traveling. Where do you want to travel to? Much Ado About You by Samantha Young Much Ado About You was a cute read that I enjoyed,…
February 12, 2021
No Good Deed by K.B. Everly and Emma Cole
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No Good Deed by K.B. Everly and Emma Cole

Synopsis My name was Eden Moretti.After being betrayed by those I’d trusted, my life spiraled out of control. I lost my innocence and dreams in one fell swoop.Now, I'm a junkie dancer who will do just about anything to earn a buck or get my next fix. When you're living off the books to stay hidden on the fringes between Carlotti and Finelli territory, anything means...anything.The mafia lords and their heirs own this…
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Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala

Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala YA Contemporary, LGBTQ+ Rating: ★★★★★ Synopsis Project Runway goes to Comic Con in an epic queer love story about creativity, passion, and finding the courage to be your most authentic self.Raffy has a passion for bedazzling. Not just bedazzling, but sewing, stitching, draping, pattern making--for creation. He's always chosen his art over everything--and everyone--else and is determined to make his mark at this year's biggest cosplay competition.…
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Waiting for Tom Hanks by Kerry Winfrey

Synopsis Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet-cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks—a man who’s sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat—her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight.When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and Annie gets a job on…
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Rom-Coms by Black Authors

February is Black History Month, and as everyone knows, the 14th is Valentine's Day. So I thought, let's combine to two and shout some of my favorite rom-coms by Black authors. While obviously there are some great romance books that aren't rom-coms by Black authors, these five just happen to be some of my favorite overall romances. Take A Hint Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert I love Talia Hibbert's Brown Sisters Series. Get…
February 5, 2021
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A Stitch in Time by Kelly Armstrong

A Stitch in Time by Kelly Armstrong Thorne Manor # 1 Fantasy, Romance, Time Travel, Mystery Steam Level: It's Getting Warmer Rating: ★★★★ Synopsis Thorne Manor has always been haunted...and it has always haunted Bronwyn Dale. As a young girl, Bronwyn could pass through a time slip in her great-aunt’s house, where she visited William Thorne, a boy her own age, born two centuries earlier. After a family tragedy, the house was shuttered…