💥💥/5 Described as a modern-day Cinderella story, in “How to Survive a Modern Day Fairy Tale”, Claire Ventura, people pleaser and wanna-be cookie entrepreneur is shocked when she literally almost runs into tech billionaire, Nate. Immediately, Nate knows Claire is “the one” and sets out to woo her by whisking her to Paris. Candidly, there…… Continue reading How to Survive a Modern Day Fairy Tale
Tag: contemporary romance
Duke, Actually
Was this like a cheesy Hallmark Christmas movie in book form? Yes. But, was it also cute, charming, and steamy? Also yes! After being jilted by Princess Marie in Princess for Christmas (the first book in the series), Maximillian von Hansburg, Baron of Louden, feels adrift and trapped by his future as heir to the…… Continue reading Duke, Actually
The Ex Hex
💥💥💥💥/5 Never mix vodka and witchcraft, Aunt Elaine always says. One night, heartbroken after a summer fling with Rhys Penhallow and fueled by bubble bath, vodka, and candles Vivianne Jones curses Rhys. When he returns 9 years later for the Founder’s Day Festival to recharge the town’s ley lines, things start to go wrong. The…… Continue reading The Ex Hex
It Happened One Summer
💥💥💥💥💥/5 I absolutely adored this book – without doubt Tessa Bailey’s best book yet! When socialite Piper Bellinger is cut off by her Stepdad and sent to Westport, a tiny Washington fishing town, to run her late father’s bar, she’s determined to get back to LA and her life as soon as possible. Especially after…… Continue reading It Happened One Summer
When Stars Collide
💥💥💥💥/5 Fun fact: Susan Elizabeth Philips is one of THE authors that got me into romance. Ten years ago, I read Simply Irresistible and I think I ran straight to the library to stock up on every single book in her catalog (most weren’t even on kindle yet!). I was beyond excited to see she…… Continue reading When Stars Collide
May Top 5
If there was a theme to the books I read in May, it was probably contemporary romance with yellow covers 😂. These were all so good, but if you have not read A for Aunties yet, please do. It is so funny and just bonkers. Here were my favorite books of May: People We Meet…… Continue reading May Top 5
April Top 5
So many good books came out this month, but I got distracted and haven’t even finished them all yet. My TBR pile grows! I ended up reading 43 books this month. I absolutely crushed Kate Stewart’s Ravenhood series and it was hard to pick between the 3, but Exodus (book 2) just edged out Flock…… Continue reading April Top 5
March Top 5
March was such a long month. I read 42 books this month, which might be a new record for me! It made picking only 5 of my favorites seriously hard. I did a lot of comfort re-reading this month, so to make it easier on myself, I only allowed one re-read to make the list.…… Continue reading March Top 5
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