Queen B’s Decree: No matter what pen name she uses, I will read anything Erin Nicolle writes. We’ve got your standard “my grandfather is the king of a tiny European country and I need to be married to accept the crown” marriage of convenience trope. But Torin doesn’t want the woman his grandfather “won” in […]
Queen B’s Decree: Whenever I read a Claudia Burgoa book, I prepare myself for some angst. Famous Last Words does not skimp on the angst, nor the emotional pain. Seraphina and Brahms were childhood friends-to-lovers until a GIANT secret separates them. It’s only years later they reunite, but Seraphina ain’t down for it. Filled with […]
Queen B’s Decree: Do you see this cover? OF COURSE I’m going to read this book, I can’t resist. Swift and Saddled was a quick and happy read. Wes is one of the best MMC’s I’ve read in a while. He recognizes Ada’s walls and her boundaries and he doesn’t push…just quietly supports her. And […]
Queen B’s Decree: It has been years since I last read a Mariana Zapata slow burn. Y-E-A-R-S. Her books are just so intimidating for me. All the waiting! All Rhodes Lead Here hooked me from the start. Immediately Rhodes is the grump to the sunshine, Aurora. He’s her reluctant landlord, after his son rented out […]
Queen B’s Decree: There hasn’t ever been an Anita Kelly book that I haven’t loved, and How You Get the Girl doesn’t break that streak. Julie is a high school girl’s basketball coach, and one day her newest player’s foster mom walks in…and it’s the ex-WNBA player that was featured in the posters on he […]
Queen B’s Decree: The Friendship Study gave me a lot of warm, fuzzy feelings. Even though I did cry at one point. Lulu and Jesse have an awkward blind date then unexpectedly meet up at a psychological study on the local college campus about the current generation having a hard time making friends. The rules […]
Queen B’s Decree: I couldn’t put this one down; I couldn’t stop gushing about it to my friends. The set-up is slightly complicated: Athena is engaged to Johnny. Athena meets Johnny’s older brother, Matthew, for the first time at their engagement party—which leads to a “moment.” Fast forward and Johnny dumps Athena a week before […]
Queen B’s Decree: I must have been in my cowboy era when I discovered Paisley Hope and immediately signed up to read her debut. And boy, am I glad I did. Holding the Reins was a fantastic read. Great characterizations, just the right amount of steam, a wonderful sense of familial support, and true emotional […]
Queen B’s Decree: How to Dance features a hero that has cerebral palsy, and that is something I wanted to read about so much. After reading, I learned that the author himself incorporated his real-life experience into Nick, and that made it even more meaningful. Hayley and Nick have the opposite of a meet-cute, but […]
Queen B’s Decree: I’ve determined that I am 100% into Lynn Painter’s humor. She just makes me laugh. Hallie and Jack have one hot night after his sister’s wedding and then they assume they’ll never see each other again. Until they find each other on a dating app and start talking—and becoming best friends. They […]