Title: Kiss Me, CatalinaAuthor: Priscilla Oliveras Genre: RomancePublished On: November 1, 2022Publisher: Montlake RomanceSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 280 Synopsis: Dreams come true for an untamable rising star and a mariachi idol in a rousing romance about passion, fame, and family by USA Today bestselling author Priscilla Oliveras. Ambitious San Antonio singer Catalina βCatβ Capuleta gets the chance of a …
Tag: review
Blog Tour | Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family by Erika Hayasaki
Title: Somewhere Sisters: A Story of Adoption, Identity, and the Meaning of Family Author: Erika Hayasaki Genre: NonfictionPublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Algonquin BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 317 Synopsis: Identical twins Isabella and HΓ were born in Vietnam and raised on opposite sides of the world, each knowing little about the otherβs existence, until they were reunited …
ARC Review | Built to Last by Erin Hahn
Title: Built to LastAuthor: Erin HahnGenre: RomancePublished On: October 18, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 330 Synopsis: Shelby Springfield has spent the last ten years trying to overcome her past, sanding it away like she does the rough spots on the vintage furniture finds she makes over. But as a former child star, itβs …
ARC Book Review | One Last Gift by Emily Stone
Title: One Last GiftAuthor: Emily Stone Genre: Contemporary, RomancePublished On: October 11, 2022Publisher: Dell (Penguin Random House)Source: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 379 Synopsis: When a young woman finds herself lost and at a crossroads, one last gift from her brother just might give her another chance at life and at love in this epic holiday romance from the …
ARC Book Review | Bad Girl Reputation by Elle Kennedy
Title: Bad Girl Reputation (Avalon Bay, #2)Author: Elle KennedyGenre: Romance, New AdultPublished On: October 4, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digitalPages: 320 Synopsis: When former bad girl Genevieve West returns home for her motherβs funeral, sheβs prepared to keep her distance from her ex-boyfriend, Evan Hartley. Their history is rife with turbulence. And passion. A heck …
ARC Book Review | Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch
Title: Spells for Lost ThingsAuthor: Jenna Evans Welch Genre: Young AdultPublishes On: September 27, 2022Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young ReadersSource: print and digital (Netgalley)Pages: 368 Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato comes a poignant and romantic novel about two teens trying to find their place in the world after being unceremoniously dragged to …
ARC Book Review | Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young
Title: Spells for ForgettingAuthor: Adrienne Young Genre: Fantasy, MysteryPublishes On: September 27, 2022Publisher: Delacorte PressSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: A rural island community steeped in the mystical superstitions of its founders and haunted by an unsolved murder is upended by the return of the suspected killer in this deeply atmospheric novel. Emery Blackwoodβs life was forever …
ARC Book Review | The Make-Up Test by Jenny L. Howe
Title: The Make-Up TestAuthor: Jenny L. HoweGenre: RomancePublishes On: September 13, 2022Publisher: St. Martin’s GriffinSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 332 Synopsis: ONE TO WATCH meets BEACH READ in this smart, swoony, romantic comedy, in which two college exes find themselves battling against each otherβand their unresolved feelingsβfor a spot in a prestigious literature Ph.D. program. Allison Avery …
ARC Book Review | Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Title: Carrie Soto Is BackAuthor: Taylor Jenkins Reid Genre: RomancePublishes On: August 30, 2022Publisher: Ballantine BooksSource: digital (Netgalley)Pages: 352 Synopsis: In this powerful novel about the cost of greatness, a legendary athlete attempts a comeback when the world considers her past her primeβfrom the New York Timesbestselling author of Malibu Rising. Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination …
Review | Signal Moon: A Short Story by Kate Quinn – Including an Excerpt & Giveaway
Title: Signal MoonAuthor: Kate QuinnGenre: Historical FictionPublished On: August 1, 2022Publisher: Amazon Original StoriesSource: digitalPages: 57 Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Diamond Eye comes a riveting short story about an impossible connection across two centuries that could make the difference between peace or war.Yorkshire, 1943. Lily Baines, a bright young …