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Categories Book Review, Kristina Forest

Kristina Forest | The Love Lyric

The Plot (from Goodreads): Iris Greene used to be a woman with a plan. But all of that changed after she met the love of…

February 4, 2025February 11, 2025
Categories Alexa Martin, Book Review

Alexa Martin | Better Than Fiction

The Plot (from Goodreads): As a self-proclaimed book hater and a firm believer that the movie is always better, Drew Young didn’t anticipate inheriting her…

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Categories Book Review

Rachel Runya Katz | Whenever You’re Ready

The Plot (Goodreads): After reconnecting on a road trip, two friends must decide if love is the ultimate risk worth taking in this funny, emotional…

August 25, 2024August 25, 2024
Categories Book Review, Karelia Stetz-Waters

Karelia Stetz-Waters | Second Night Stand

The Plot (from Goodreads): A burlesque performer and a professional ballerina fall in love while competing on a reality TV talent show. Izzy Wells—aka burlesque…

May 27, 2024May 27, 2024
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Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers

Kellye Garrett | MISSING WHITE WOMAN Spoilers

The Plot (from Goodreads): It was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend, Ty, took care of everything—the…

May 23, 2024August 27, 2024
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Categories Book Review, Myah Ariel

Myah Ariel | When I Think of You

The Plot (from Goodreads): Kaliya Wilson has paid her dues. But all the years behind the reception desk at a flashy film studio have only…

April 24, 2024April 26, 2024
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Categories Book Review, Denise Williams

Denise Williams | Technically Yours

The Plot (from Goodreads): Pearl Harris has learned the hard way to be careful in work and in love. When she is appointed acting director…

April 7, 2024May 23, 2024
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Categories Book Review, Kristina Forest

Kristina Forest | The Partner Plot

The Greene Sisters series in order: The Neighbor FavorThe Partner PlotThe Love Lyric The Plot (from Goodreads): Two former high school sweethearts get a second…

March 20, 2024January 26, 2025
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Categories Book Review, Kristina Forest

Kristina Forest | The Neighbor Favor

The Greene Sisters series in order: The Neighbor FavorThe Partner PlotThe Love Lyric The Plot (from Goodreads): Shy, bookish, and admittedly awkward, Lily Greene has…

January 16, 2024January 26, 2025
Categories Book Review, Naina Kumar

Naina Kumar | Say You’ll Be Mine

The Plot (Goodreads): In this utterly charming debut romance, a teacher with big dreams joins forces with a no-nonsense engineer to survive an ex’s wedding…

November 6, 2023January 8, 2024
Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Vanessa Lillie

Vanessa Lillie | Blood Sisters

The Plot (from Goodreads): A visceral and compelling mystery about a Cherokee archeologist for the Bureau of Indian Affairs who is summoned to rural Oklahoma…

November 6, 2023March 13, 2024
Categories Bolu Babalola, Book Review

Bolu Babalola | Honey & Spice

The Plot (Goodreads): Sharp-tongued (and secretly soft-hearted) Kiki Banjo has just made a huge mistake. As an expert in relationship-evasion and the host of the…

September 3, 2023January 8, 2024
Categories Book Review, LS Stratton, Reviews with Spoilers

LS Stratton | Not So Perfect Strangers

The Book:  Not So Perfect Strangers by LS StrattonPublished March 28, 2023 by Union Square & Co.Date read: May 1, 2023 The Characters:  Tasha and…

May 10, 2023August 23, 2023
Categories Book Review, Farrah Rochon

Farrah Rochon | The Hookup Plan (The Boyfriend Project #3)

The Plot (from Goodreads): Successful pediatric surgeon London Kelley just needs to find some balance and de-stress. According to her friends Samiah and Taylor, what…

September 3, 2022August 23, 2023
Categories Book Review, Shirlene Obuobi

Shirlene Obuobi | On Rotation

The Plot (from Goodreads): Angie Appiah is the epitome of the Perfect Immigrant Daughter. She’s got it all: medical school credentials, a handsome lawyer boyfriend,…

July 9, 2022February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Kosoko Jackson

Kosoko Jackson | I’m So (Not) Over You

The Plot (from Goodreads): It’s been months since aspiring journalist Kian Andrews has heard from his ex-boyfriend, Hudson Rivers, but an urgent text has them…

April 26, 2022March 14, 2024
Categories Book Review, Shauna Robinson

Shauna Robinson | Must Love Books

The Plot (from Goodreads): Meet Nora Hughes—the overworked, underpaid, last bookish assistant standing. At least for now. When Nora landed an editorial assistant position at…

March 28, 2022February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Preslaysa Williams

Preslaysa Williams | A Lowcountry Bride

The Plot (from Goodreads): Maya Jackson has worked for Laura Whitcomb, Inc, a renowned New York City bridal gown brand, for years and dreams of…

December 24, 2021February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Peace Adzo Medie

Peace Adzo Medie | His Only Wife

The Plot (from Goodreads): “Elikem married me in absentia; he did not come to our wedding.” Afi Tekple is a young seamstress whose life is…

December 1, 2021February 5, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Kirthana Ramisetti

Kirthana Ramisetti | Dava Shastri’s Last Day

The Plot (from Goodreads): Dava Shastri, one of the world’s wealthiest women, has always lived with her sterling reputation in mind. A brain cancer diagnosis…

November 30, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Wanda M. Morris

Wanda M. Morris | All Her Little Secrets

The Plot (from Goodreads): Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta,…

November 29, 2021February 24, 2022
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Categories Book Review, Sonya Lalli

Sonya Lalli | A Holly Jolly Diwali

The Plot (from Goodreads): Twenty-nine-year-old Niki Randhawa has always made practical decisions. Despite her love for music and art, she became an analyst for the…

November 19, 2021February 5, 2023
Categories Book Review, Tif Marcelo

Tif Marcelo | The Holiday Switch

The Plot (from Goodreads): Lila Castro is ready to take on her last winter break of high school. The snow is plentiful, the mood is…

October 28, 2021February 5, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Reviews with Spoilers, Shanora Williams

Shanora Williams | The Perfect Ruin

The Plot (from Goodreads): A brutal tragedy ended Ivy Hill’s happy family and childhood. Now in her twenties and severely troubled, she barely has a…

October 9, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Priscilla Oliveras

Priscilla Oliveras | Island Affair

The Plot (from Goodreads): Sought-after social media influencer Sara Vance, in recovery from an eating disorder, is coming into her own, with a potential career…

September 1, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Farrah Rochon

Farrah Rochon | The Dating Playbook (The Boyfriend Project #2)

The Plot (from Goodreads): When a personal trainer agrees to fake date her client, all rules are out the window in this delightful romantic comedy…

July 23, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Tahmima Anam

Tahmima Anam | The Startup Wife

The Plot (from Goodreads): Newlyweds Asha and Cyrus build an app that replaces religious rituals and soon find themselves running one of the most popular…

July 13, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Jenny Lee

Jenny Lee | Anna K Away

The Plot (from Goodreads): How the mighty have fallen. Anna K, once the golden girl of Greenwich, CT, and New York City, has been brought…

July 6, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Rachel Howzell Hall, Reviews with Spoilers

Rachel Howzell Hall | And Now She’s Gone

The Plot (from Goodreads): Isabel Lincoln is gone. But is she missing? It’s up to Grayson Sykes to find her. Although she is reluctant to…

May 19, 2021December 4, 2021
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Categories Book Review, Thien-Kim Lam

Thien-Kim Lam | Happy Endings

The Book:  Happy Endings by Thien-Kim LamPublished May 18th 2021 by AvonDate read: May 17, 2021 The Characters:  TrixieAndre Buy it on Bookshop.org | Amazon…

May 18, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Jenny Lee, Reviews with Spoilers

Jenny Lee | Anna K

The Plot (from Goodreads): Meet Anna K. At seventeen, she is at the top of Manhattan and Greenwich society (even if she prefers the company…

May 9, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Farrah Rochon

Farrah Rochon | The Boyfriend Project (#1)

The Plot (from Goodreads): Samiah Brooks never thought she would be “that” girl. But a live tweet of a horrific date just revealed the painful…

April 29, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Louise Erdrich

Louise Erdrich | The Night Watchman

The Plot (from Goodreads): Thomas Wazhashk is the night watchman at the jewel bearing plant, the first factory located near the Turtle Mountain Reservation in…

March 12, 2021August 23, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Brit Bennett

Brit Bennett | The Vanishing Half

The Plot (from Goodreads): The Vignes twin sisters will always be identical. But after growing up together in a small, southern black community and running…

February 20, 2021April 14, 2023
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Categories Book Review, Alyssa Cole, Reviews with Spoilers

Alyssa Cole | When No One Is Watching

The Plot (from Goodreads): Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting…

January 27, 2021August 9, 2022
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Categories Book Review, Sara Desai

Sara Desai | The Dating Plan

The Book:  The Dating Plan by Sara Desai, 2021 The Characters:  DaisyLiam Get it on Amazon. The Plot (from Goodreads): Daisy Patel is a software…

January 21, 2021August 23, 2023
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