The Paris Match by Kate ClaybornContemporary RomanceApril 7, 2026 by Berkley Review by Melanie Sometimes, it takes me longer to finish a book that I’m reading with my eyes, especially if the book is boring and not holding my attention. It took me a week to finish this book but let me be perfectly clear, that was not due to boredom. I parse out a Kate Clayborn book like my 15 yo parses out the pricey macarons from Ladurée, the famed French patisserie with its flagship store in Continue Reading
New Release Spotlight- The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn
The Paris Match by Kate ClaybornContemporary RomanceApril 7, 2026- Berkley About the paris match: Physician Layla Bailey has spent over a year telling herself she's moved on from a painful but amicable divorce from her college sweetheart. Staying friends with her ex seemed like the mature thing to do, but when Layla is invited to her former sister-in-law’s destination wedding in Paris—where Layla once spent her own romantic honeymoon—she knows her commitment to maturity might be Continue Reading
Retro Review: Last Call by TL Watson
Review originally posted March 15, 2018 by Helyce. Last Call by TL WatsonContemporary RomanceMarch 15, 2018Self Published Gwen Cooper has missed her flight home and is attempting to text this information to her teenage son when she literally runs into a man, throwing them both to the floor. He spills his coffee all over her shirt, she drops her phone and loses a shoe. When they finally right themselves, she realizes that she’s bumped into actor Blake Donovan, Hollywood’s Continue Reading
Retro Review: Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan
Review originally posted March 23, 2018 by Sheena. Long Shot by Kennedy RyanA Hoops NovelContemporary RomanceReleased: March 22, 2018 Favorite Quote: He tries to demean me with his words…his words are a dog with no bite. They have no teeth with me. But who needs teeth when you have fangs? There are roughly, 172,000 words in the English language. The average person knows 20,000-30,000 words and uses 3,000 of them commonly. Out of all these words at my Continue Reading
Review: The Book Tour by Emily Ohanjanians
The Book Tour by Emily OhanjaniansContemporary RomancePublished March 3, 2026 by DellReviewed by Kate If you’re been reading my reviews for a while, you know that I am Armenian-American and very much in love with Armenian representation in romance novels. I immediately requested The Book Tour upon seeing the a) Armenian last name of the author and b) Armenian last name of the main female character. Premise? Tropes? Didn’t really play a part in my decision to read this Continue Reading
Retro Review: Pretty Face by Lucy Parker
Review originally posted 2/20/2017 by Mandi. Pretty Face by Lucy Parker (London Celebrities #2)Released: February 20, 2017Contemporary RomanceCarina Press I fell completely in love with Lucy Parker’s first book, Act Like it. Taking us back to the West End and the theater community with a hero who is a curmudgeon (at least to start) and a heroine who is on a popular yet trashy television show, and the tabloids have a field day with her character. Director Luc Savage is ready Continue Reading
Review: Still Into You by Erin Connor
Still Into You by Erin ConnorContemporary Romance February 10, 2026 by Forever Review by Melanie I had no idea what to expect when I started reading an ARC of this book as this was a new to me author (this is her second book and I fully plan to read her debut). What followed was a messy, complicated, second chance romance between the lead vocalist of one of metal’s biggest bands and a music journalist tasked with interviewing the band for its first interview in years. I have Continue Reading
Retro Review: Collision Course by Marie Harte
Review originally posted January 12, 2018 by Tori. Collision Course by Marie HarteBody Shop Bad Boys, #4Contemporary RomanceJanuary 2, 2018Sourcebooks Favorite Quote: “If you want him, have him. You have a right to be happy. Take joy in his man parts. Go forth, just don’t prosper.” Lou Cortez is a true ladies man. Gorgeous, sexy, well mannered, good job, loves his family…he’s every woman’s dream man if he says so himself. So why can’t he get the lovely Josephine Continue Reading
Review: Dirty Hit by Livy Hart
Dirty Hit by Livy Hart Contemporary Romance February 2, 2026 by EntangledReview by Melanie Hockey romance seems to be having quite the resurgence right now, given that we all collectively lost our hearts this past December over two fictional hockey players falling in lust and then in love over tuna melts and ginger ale. About a decade ago, I went through a serious hockey romance phase, which is hilarious really since the entirety of my knowledge about the sport could fit on a single Continue Reading
Review: Our Ex’s Wedding by Taleen Voskuni
Our Ex's Wedding by Taleen VoskuniContemporary RomancePublished on January 20, 2026 by BerkleyReviewed by Kate Our Ex’s Wedding is Taleen Voskuni’s third book and they just keep getting better and better! As an Armenian-American, I love these books with their Armenian-American protagonists and seeing my culture in a romance novel. I would like to note that I beta read Voskuni’s second book, Lavash at First Sight, but had no connection with this one before reviewing it. Our Ex’s Continue Reading