Category: Contemporary
All Rhodes Lead Here by Mariana Zapata
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 […]
How You Get the Girl by Anita Kelly
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 […]
The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett
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 […]
At First Spite by Olivia Dade
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 […]
Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope
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 […]
How to Dance by Jason B. Dutton
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 […]
The Love Wager by Lynn Painter
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 […]
Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez
Queen B’s Decree: I adored Yours Truly from start to finish. I’m just gonna list everything I love about it. So basically…I loved nearly everything about it and everyone should read and/or listen to it. Yours Truly was a recommendation from a friend…and I’ll be paying more attention to her recs in the future. Book: […]
Red String Theory by Lauren Kung Jessen
Queen B’s Decree: Red String Theory just made me so happy while reading. The premise is one of my favorite things…soulmates. How could I not be happy?? Rooney, our FMC, is an artist that has based her entire art identity about the red string theory: a theory that each person has a red string attaching […]