Category: Contemporary
Honor by Danielle Baker
Queen B’s Decree: Oof, the grief and emotion in this series just doesn’t stop coming, does it? Teddy is a newly-widowed mom of two (soon to be three) and she’s just moved in next door to her brother’s best friend/boss, Xander. And Xander is this hot, older dude who never thought he’d have a family […]
A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland
A Jingle Bell Mingle by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy
Protect by Paisley Hope
Queen B’s Decree: You know, second chance trope can be dicey with me. Usually a miscommunication, or one character makes all the decisions for the couple. But Paisley…somehow Paisley wrote it in a way that it made sense and I couldn’t stop reading. Grief is a major theme for this entire series, and it’s done […]
Temple of Swoon by Jo Segura
Queen B’s Decree: Temple of Swoon felt like I was watching an action-y RomCom movie. Is it a little cheesy? A bit instalove-y? Unbelievable events and actions? Yes to all of those. But did I still devour and enjoy this one? Again, yes. Miri and Rafe are instantly smitten with each other when they meet, […]
The Fault in Forever by Claudia Burgoa
Queen B’s Decree: A love triangle is not my favorite trope, but this one included a character just waking from a coma. I had to know what would happen. And I learned this felt less like a love triangle, and more like a widow who hasn’t even attempted to process her grief. While technically Keane […]
Fight by Sloane St. James
Queen B’s Decree: Fight starts out pretty heavy, Cal’s mentor and superintendent has just died—in a trauma-inducing way–and then Cal finds his fiancee cheating while at the funeral. I can definitely see why he turns into a fuck boy. Years later he meets up with Scottie, new in town after escaping from what I would […]
The Reed Rivers Trilogy by Lauren Rowe
Mr. Nice Spy by Tiana Smith
Queen B’s Decree: Mr. Nice Spy starts with a bang—literally, Andee works as a pyrotechnic expert. Andee has just done a DNA test to find and confirm her biological father and unfortunately she discovers he is an international criminal, when the CIA shows up at her doorstep. She’s kidnapped by her father’s men, along with […]