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Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Review: Then There Was You by S.L. Scott

There Was Yours by S.L. Scott felt like a hug to the soul… and then completely wrecked me before putting me back together again. Then There Was You is set to release on March 27th, and you can download this one-of-a-kind romance via Kindle Unlimited. Check out my spoiler-free book review of Then There Was You by S.L. Scott.  Best of 2026.


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Synopsis: 

The time is now.


New emotional and hopeful standalone novel by New York Times bestselling author S.L. Scott.


I’d almost forgotten what it felt like to smile, to laugh, and to really live. Until I met him.


Heart-stoppingly handsome.

Totally forbidden.

Keats Matthews looked at me like I was something special.


He was escaping his past. I wanted to escape my present. Together, we fell hard and fast and knew we had found forever. Or so we thought …


Six years later, his shoulders are broader than I remembered, his charming smile thaws my frozen heart, and it’s so tempting to run my fingers through his hair like I did years ago. But it’s the tenderness and warmth in his brown eyes that remind me of the forever we almost shared.


It’s magic when we’re together again. Our chemistry has only magnified. Seeing him, confident and more irresistible than ever, has me falling for him all over again and hoping for a second chance.


But he still believes our timing was off before. He’s wrong. It was the secret I kept hidden that was our undoing. Time hasn’t healed old wounds, and not everything hidden has come to light. When it does, we’ll stand together or fall apart. Either way, we must find out.


Author's Note: This contemporary standalone packs in the romance, heart-swoons, and love that never dies, but does not contain cheating or love triangles. It's one love in this book. Two souls that are meant for each other who will have to overcome obstacles to be together.


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Spoiler-free Review: Then There Was You by S.L. Scott

Then There Was YouThen There Was You by S.L. Scott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

There Was Yours by S.L. Scott felt like a hug to the soul and then completely wrecked me before putting me back together again. S.L. Scott… what did you do to my heart?! I have a book hangover in the best way.

Sosie and Keats’ story was magical and tragic in the most unforgettable way. One of those once-in-a-lifetime, soul-deep, twin flame connections that completely consumes you. The kind of love that feels rare, powerful, and a little bit soul-sucking in the best way.

And then it’s gone.

What follows is an emotional ride filled with family drama, complicated relationships, and a once-in-a-lifetime journey of the heart and soul. Every obstacle adds another layer, deepening the story and making it feel raw, real, and impossible to put down.

S.L. Scott delivered something truly poetic, passionate, and deeply emotional. This story will own a piece of my heart. This wasn’t just a love story; it was about loss, longing, and finding your way back to something that once felt impossible to hold onto. I loved this one. One-click worthy. I can’t wait to make graphics for this one!

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Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Review: Blood of the Stars by Monica James

I actually screamed when Monica James told me she was working on the third book in the Blood of the Stars (In Love and War Book 3). No exaggeration. I'm thrilled to say it exceeded my expectations!  Just, WOW.  Check out my spoiler-free review below. 

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Review: Blood of the Stars by Monica James KIndle Crack

Blood of the Stars 

Book 3 • In Love and War

Release date: March 3rd, 2026

Photographer Michelle Lancaster Michelle Lancaster

Cover model Christopher Jensen


Synopsis:

Ruthless Viking warriors.

A fierce heroine.

Why choose romance with serious

touch-her-and-die energy.

Epic, dark, and oh, so bloody.


I actually screamed when Monica James said she was working on Blood for the Stars.  I might have begged her a few times to write another book in this series.  


I actually screamed when Monica James told me she’s working on Blood for the Stars.

Truth be told I may have begged her more than once to write another book in this series lol. 

Dreams DO come true, book friends.


Please read this series in order.

North of the Stars

Fall of the Stars 

Blood of the Stars


My beloved England is finally saved, for I am now queen.
 

The rules have changed, and peace now settles over the Kingdoms.
 

This is the life I was destined for.
 

However, this life isn't without regret because I'm missing an integral piece of my heart.
 

I believed we were forever.
 

But for England to prosper, I had to give up everything for the only man I ever loved.
 

And that man is Skarth the Godless.
 

I do not know where he is.
 

But this is the sacrifice I must make because a Saxon queen cannot love a Northman.
 

But I do.
 

I always have.


A love fated in the stars…stars which I wish to set alight—for what good is love if you cannot embrace it with both hands?
 

Skarth and I are connected in more ways than one. And when our children's lives are at risk and everything I fought so hard for is about to be destroyed, I forget I am Queen Emeline.
 

I am Hugrekki.
 

I must find Skarth, and only one person can help me.
 

Ulf the Bloody.
 

This is our final battle—a battle of the heart—and I fear it's a war we're all about to lose.
 

Godspeed…


North of the Stars (Book 1) 

Fall of the Stars  (Book 2) 

Blood of the Stars (Book 3)

Spoiler-free Review of Blood of the Stars

Blood of the Stars (In Love and War Book 3)Blood of the Stars by Monica James
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I actually screamed when Monica James told me she was working on the third book in the In Love and War series, Blood of the Stars. No exaggeration. Full fangirl moment.

Please note: you must read this series in order:

-North of the Stars
-Fall of the Stars
-Blood of the Stars

This isn’t a standalone experience. It’s an epic, emotionally layered journey filled with brutal sacrifice, fierce loyalty, betrayal, and survival. Every book builds so beautifully on the last. The battle scenes are wickedly raw and immersive. Monica doesn’t soften the brutality of the Viking world; she makes you really feel it. The clash of swords, the shifting alliances, the impossible choices, and the wicked plot twists all land with impact. But just when you think the physical battlefield is intense, the emotional warfare within these relationships hits just as hard.

Queen Emeline is everything. She’s strong, smart, strategic, and she takes what she wants, including her two fiercely devoted warriors and lovers, Skarth and Ulf. The “why choose” dynamic isn’t there for shock value; it’s layered, emotional, and seriously hot. The loyalty, tension, and love among the three of them create a powerful, all-consuming connection that drives this story forward.

And yes…Chapter 18. Let’s just say my Kindle started smoking. Heck, I started smoking ;) That chapter was equally passionate and explosive, but beyond the heat, what stayed with me most was the sacrifice. The emotional cost of loving during war. Monica weaves a wicked web of loyalty, lies, murder, and mayhem, yet somehow makes it feel both epic in scale and intimate at its core.

I’m not ready to leave this world. I would absolutely return to it in a heartbeat because that epic ending left me wanting more.

Monica, I’m going to beg again for another book. Please and thank you.

One-click Blood of the Stars. Vikings are HOT!



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Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Review: Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov

Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov is now live!  Check out my spoiler-free review below.  You can download it today or read it for free with Kindle Unlimited. This small-town romance series is unputdownable.   

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Blurb: 

A Small Town, Single Dad, Nanny, Age Gap Standalone Romance from USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author, Laura Pavlov.


Winnie Smith is the perfect nanny.

She’s reliable, warm, and my daughter adores her.

She cooks like a pro, styles pigtails like a fairy godmother, and knows her way around a car engine better than most mechanics.

She’s made life easier.

The house feels full again.

And maybe… so do I.

But living under the same roof has its challenges.

Like catching her in the kitchen after midnight… barefoot, in tiny sleep shorts, eating ice cream straight from the tub.

Don’t even get me started on the way that her lips wrapped around that spoon.

I digress.

It shouldn’t mean anything.

She’s a decade younger. I’m her boss.

She’s off-limits.

And yet, it’s all I can think about.

I was just looking for a nanny—not nightly cold showers and definitely not feelings.

But the more we blur the lines, the harder it is to keep pretending.

We say it’s temporary. No strings. Just one harmless arrangement.

But what if she’s not just what my daughter needs…

What if she’s exactly what I’ve been missing too?


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Narrated by: Sebastian York & @savannahpeachwood


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Spoiler-free Review:

Whisper Sweet Nothings (Rosewood River, #6)Whisper Sweet Nothings by Laura Pavlov
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Stop the presses — we finally discover who the anonymous author of the Taylor Tea is! If you’re a fan of the Rosewood River series, I know you are not missing this book. Whisper Sweet Nothings is the sixth and final book in the Rosewood River series by Laura Pavlov, and she definitely saved my favorite grumpy single dad for last.

Archer Chadwick stole my heart from the start, and I knew whoever ended up with him and his adorable five-year-old daughter, Melody, would have to be someone truly special. Archer meets Winnie Smith, a recently divorced romance author still chasing her own happily ever after. She takes a job as Melody’s nanny, and from the moment she steps into their world, you can feel everything beginning to shift.
I have to say, Laura’s child characters are some of my absolute favorites. Every single scene with Melody melted me. The bathroom moment when she thought Archer was crying literally had me laughing out loud. And don’t even get me started on Cutler’s cuteness factor. I adore him too. Melody and Cutler are life.

This unputdownable small-town romance owned my heart. The entire series is solid gold. The Chadwick brothers’ group texts had me laughing out loud six books later. Laura seamlessly weaves in cameos from her other small-town series, and I loved seeing them. Honey Mountain, Cottonwood Cove, and Magnolia Falls felt like coming home— a group hug in a book. And if you haven’t read the other books, you won’t feel lost at all.

Rosewood River has been such a special series. No one does small-town romance, fun family chaos, and hard-earned HEAs like Laura . Thank you for the double epilogues, and that sneak peek at My Forever Girl absolutely made my day.

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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Review: Taylor's Father by Penelope Ward is LIVE

Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward is LIVE! Check out my spoiler-free review and get ready to one-click this unputdownable, age-gap, forbidden romance on Kindle Unlimited. Absolute PW magic.

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Title: Taylor’s Father

Author: Penelope Ward

Genre: Standalone Contemporary Romance

Tropes: Age Gap (17 Years), Best Guy Friend’s Father

Single Dad, Forbidden, Second Chance

Protective Hero, Sassy Heroine

Cover Design: Letitia Hasser, RBA Designs

Photographer: Brennen McMurray

Model: Levi Stocke

Release Date: February 22, 2026

SYNOPSIS:


From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward comes a new, STANDALONE contemporary romance…


When my best friend Taylor gifted me a vacation at a resort owned by his grandparents, the last thing I expected was to bond with a man seventeen years older.

Tate was also vacationing alone.

He’d come to Midnight Key to clear his head and reevaluate his life.

I’d come to get over my high school sweetheart who’d dumped me.

I’d spotted the brawny, tattooed Adonis in the lobby on the first day and thought he had to be someone’s hot dad.

But then we matched on an app that paired single men and women by proximity.

The problem was? At nineteen—almost twenty—I’d lied and said I was twenty-nine.

Tate outed me on our first date, and I fessed up to my real age.

But we continued to run into each other.

And eventually we found our connection was too magnetic to deny.

While we agreed to only use first names and to part ways at the end of the trip, I’d really fallen for Tate.

I never forgot him and knew he was the one who got away.

Remember that guy friend who gifted me the trip?

Well, four years later, Taylor got married.

He’d been estranged from his dad for years, though recently they’d reconnected.

What I didn’t know was that the man I’d had that torrid affair with at the resort would be standing next to Taylor in the receiving line.

My dream man Tate? Was Taylor’s father.


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Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/244954685


Spoiler-free Review of Taylor's Father

Taylor's Father (Special Edition)Taylor's Father by Penelope Ward
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

You know that electric, fate-filled, “this cannot be happening, but I’m not walking away” kind of connection? That’s Taylor’s Father by Penelope Ward.

Blair is a woman who knows exactly what she wants and I loved that about her. She’s confident, direct, and not playing games (except maybe the kind that make Tate blush 😉). When she has a chance meeting with Tate, the attraction is instant.

Tate is carrying emotional baggage from his past, filled with regret. He’s guarded, protective, and emotionally wrecked in ways he doesn’t even want to confront. Blair just might be the woman who truly sees him, and that changes everything.
But destiny isn’t done with them after their resort vacation meeting. Of course, the universe places them in the same orbit again, and this time it’s far more complicated, messy, and forbidden.

Penelope knows exactly how to build up tension and the feels. Just when you think you know where the story is headed, she pivots with a twist that hits hard.
I love Penelope’s books, but Taylor’s Father truly hit me in the feels. Tate and Blair’s story isn’t just deliciously peppered with spice, it’s filled with heart, healing, vulnerability, and hard choices. The deliciously messy, age-gap dynamic, the chef’s kiss forbidden factor, and that relentless push-and-pull make this one absolutely unputdownable. Taylor’s Father is on my top reads of 2026 list.


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AUTHOR BIO

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of contemporary romance.

 

She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor. Penelope resides in Rhode Island with her husband, son, and beautiful daughter with autism.

 

With millions of books sold, she is a 21-time New York Times bestseller and the author of over forty books. Her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages and can be found in bookstores around the world.

 

 

AUTHOR LINKS

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/penelopewardauthor

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PenelopesPeeps

Instagram: http://instagram.com/PenelopeWardAuthor

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@penelopewardofficial

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