Layla has given up dating after another bad date. Caleb offers her a month of no-strings practice dating to renew her faith in men. What will they do when it doesn‘t feel like practice anymore?

4.5⭐️ This is my favorite of the series b/c I‘m a sucker for fake dating. I liked both of the characters; their banter was great. I wanted a little more spice.

#romancebooks

Axel & Rooney have been friends for a while. One kiss unveils their hidden feelings towards each other over the years. Axel‘s inheritance requires him to be married for at least a yr, so Rooney volunteers. What happens when their marriage starts to feel real?

This one was so cute & funny. I liked both of the characters. I just wanted more banter & spice.

This is a collection of interconnected short stories taking place during a black out in New York City. These stories contain all kinds of love found during time of crisis.

4.5 ⭐️ This one was such a great short quick read. It had a great ending. I liked the lgbtqia representation. I didn‘t like the main couple very much. I wanted more of the other couples.

#yabooks #romancebooks #shortstories

This is a collection of stories varying from a night in Prague, the growth of Libby & Nash‘s relationship, & to how Toby survived the fire.

3.5⭐️ This one was interesting. I liked some of the POVs, except Toby‘s. His, I didn‘t find really necessary, & it was slow, which made it boring. I liked the little comedy there was. I wanted more romance.

#yabooks #mysterybooks

Emmy returns to her hometown after an injury in horse riding. There she runs into her brother‘s best friend, Brooks. They can‘t seem to be able to stay away from each other, so they have to keep their relationship a secret. Will they be able to?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was cute & funny. The FMC was a little annoying. I wanted a bit more spice.

Arthur‘s only in New York for the summer. He didn‘t think he‘d meet anyone, until Ben. When they get separated, the universe reunites them. Will they be able to live up to each other‘s standards? What happens after the summer?

This one was okay. I liked the lgbtqia representation. It was a bit slow, a little longer than it should‘ve been. I wanted a little more romance.

Olivia‘s apartment floods & the only place she can stay at is Sammy‘s, her ex. Their relationship didn‘t end very well, but as they spend more time together, they discover they had miscommunications. Will they be able to get over their past?

This one‘s my favorite of the series. It was cute & had good comedy. The characters were less annoying than the others. I wanted a little more spice.

Enzo goes to meet his fiancée‘s family, & comes to find out the girl who saved his life‘s her cousin. Vanessa wants the boy she can‘t have. Will she be able to get out from under her uncle? How will they deal w/ their attraction to each other?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one‘s my favorite of the series. Good balance between story & spice. I also liked both of the characters.

Figure skaters & hockey players are meant to be kept separate. That‘s until the hockey rink‘s flooded & Anastasia‘s figure partner‘s injured, he claims, by hockey player, Nate. They have to share a rink & Anastasia has to practice w/ Nate.

I actually liked this one despite other‘s bad reviews. I liked both of the MCs character arcs. There was good romance. It was a little longer than it should‘ve been & the writing could‘ve been a little better.

The Grandest Game‘s conducted by Avery & 3/4 Hawthorne brothers. This games‘s filled w/ multiple puzzles that lead to a million dollar prize. There are 7 spots, but only one winner. Grayson‘s one of them, but who will take up the other 6. Will he be able to get far?
I liked the puzzles, they weren‘t as good as the other books, maybe because I listened to the audiobook, so physical/ebook would be better. I didn‘t like the characters very much.

A fling wasn‘t enough for Evie & Beckett. When Evie returns to Lovelight to take a break from her busy & disconnected influencer life. Will they be able to avoid their attraction to each other? Will Evie be able to go back to her old life?

This one was a little boring. There was very little comedy & spice. I wanted more romance & banter between them.

Tori & Darcy have to go through the Reckoning, trials from each element that determines whether they stay in the academy or are expelled. They are also being hazed my the seniors & have to pass their exams. Will they be able to juggle those tasks as well as their love lives?

This one is my favorite of the series so far. There‘s good comedy, spice, character development, & fantasy aspects.

Dahlia‘s engagement‘s broken off & she‘s having a design block, so she returns home. Her childhood nemesis Julian challenges her to flip historic homes to save the business. Will their fights turn into something else? Will she get out of her block? Will she go back to the city?
This one was okay. The writing was better than most of her other books. I liked the little comedy it had. It was a little slow here & there. I wanted more romance & spice.

Soledad had everything planned for her perfect family. Until, her husband gets arrested for embezzlement from the company he works for. The owner of the company gets close to Soledad to see if she‘s hiding any info for her husband. What he doesn‘t expect is to fall for her, & vise versa.

4.5⭐️ I enjoyed everything about this one, but the 1st one‘s still better. This one was a little slower & I wanted a bit more spice.

Stevie still not only has to solve the Truly Devious case from 1936, but also her classmate‘s. Her parents want to pull her out of the school for her safety. How will she stay? Will David be able to help her w/ the case?

3.75⭐️ This one was a little better than the 1st one because there was a bit more mystery. It was still slow & had almost no romance.

Freya & Aiden‘s marriage has been on the rock lately. They don‘t how it got there, but the Bergman family plans to help them get out of it. So, they plan an island getaway for them. Will it help or push them over the edge?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I‘m not a second chance romance fan, but I actually really did enjoy this one. It was funny, cute, & spicy. I liked the characters & the writing was better than others before.

Stevie starts school at Ellingham Academy, where one of the greatest unsolved crimes had taken place at the hands of the mysterious killer named Truly Devious. They have returned & killed one of her classmates; it‘s up to her to uncover the mystery.

I was really disappointed by this one. It was really slow b/c there was no action until close to the end. The missing pov labels also made it very confusing as times. Hardly any romance.

Hallie goes on a dating app, where she meets Jack. They start a wager on who can find The One 1st before a friend‘s wedding. After many dates later, the wedding has approached, so they decide to go together as fake dates. Will their growing feeling change into something?

This one was boring. The characters were bland & so was the romance. There was a little comedy here & there that I liked, but I wanted more. I did like there was a happy ending.

Due to the mistake from last year that costed the team a win, Hunter is celibate. Then, smart-mouth Demi comes in & has him reconsidering b/c she just broke up w/ her long term boyfriend & is looking for a rebound. Will he be able to withstand her?

This one was okay. I didn‘t like the main characters very much. I did like the little romance & comedy it had, but wanted more.

Kris doesn‘t want her dad marrying his gold-digging gf, so she hires Nate to seduce the gf. The more they hang out w/ each other, the more they want to seduce each other instead. Will Kris‘ plan work? Or will it backfire?

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is my least favorite of the series. I didn‘t like the characters. I wanted more spice & romance. I did like the little bit of comedy there was.

#romancebooks #anahuang

Cassie knows about the secret organization her mother was a part of. As the Naturals look for them, bodies keep piling up. Could her mother still be alive? Will she be able to take down the organization?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I really enjoyed this & this series, definitely recommend. I liked the ending, it was left open enough for the Naturals to grow, but tied up the mystery of the series.

Grayson finds his half-sisters. That gets him into some trouble, so they try to help him? Will they find out he killed their dad? Jameson becomes entangled in secret society game w/ Avery. Will he come out on top?

⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was really slow 70% of the time. I expected more puzzles. I was really disappointed by this book after Final Gambit. There was a good segue into the next book though.

Annie‘s searching for her match, but small town Rome limits her options & the men find her boring. Bad boy bodyguard Will‘s required to live in Rome for Amelia‘s wedding, so Annie asks him to fake date her for tips. What happens when they start having feelings for each other? Will he stay?

This one was better than the 1st one. There was more romance & comedy. I wanted a little more spice though.

It‘s been 5 years since Shanghai, & Farrah didn‘t expect to see her first love, Blake, again. They couldn‘t get each other out of their minds during that time. Will time affect their relationship?

I liked this one better than the 1st one. There was a little more spice, but I wanted a bit more. Nice short read. I would still recommend reading it as a physical or ebooks.

Farrah plans to fall in love, but not w/ whom she expected. Blake ran away from his football career to Shanghai & didn‘t expect to fall for Farrah. Will 1 yr be enough for their relationship to last or will they go their separate ways?

I made the mistake of reading the 2nd one 1st, so I would recommend reading this series in order. This one was cute & had banter. I would also recommend the physical/ebook, I didn‘t really enjoy it as an audiobook.

Abbie thinks her 4 yr boyfriend Richard‘s going to propose. Instead, he breaks up w/ her b/c as a lawyer he says he needs someone serious. She finds his boss on a dating app, & contorts a plan for him to bring her to the Christmas party to get back at Richard. Will she begin to have feelings for him?

4.5⭐️ I was happy w/ the spice & plot. The character arcs were great. There was good comedy & romance. The writing just felt repetitive at times.

Fern and Will spent a whole 24 hours together and planned to meet up a year later, but he never showed. 9 years later, he shows up to help her family‘s resort. Will she be able to forgive him for standing her up?

4.5⭐️ I enjoyed this one way more than her 1st book. There was a little more comedy & romance, but I wanted a bit more spice.

Evangeline has to save Apollo from a curse. Jacks says he‘ll help if she helps him open the Valory arch. In order to do that, they have to collect 3 stones. Will she be able to save Apollo? Will their attraction for each other increases while on their journey?

Hot take: I didn‘t really enjoy this one. Evangeline & Jacks were annoying throughout the whole book that I found it boring. I don‘t feel a need to read the last one.

Liv‘s dad, who ran away to Greece, asks her to help him w/ his Atlantis documentary. When she gets there, she meets Theo, her father‘s charming “prod g”/assistant. Will she ever understand her dad? Will all the alone time w/ Theo led to something?

This one was cute. It was just a little slow & long for me. I also wanted a little more romance. It was interesting learning more about theories on Atlantis tho

Gwyn‘s successfully running her witchcraft shop, when Llywellyn “Wells” come to reclaim the town his family used to run by opening his own witchcraft shop across the street from Gwyn‘s. They can‘t seem to stay away from each other. A new coven causing trouble causes them to work together.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was better than the 1st one. There was more banter, romance, & spice. It was just a little slow for me.

Daphne‘s fiancé left her for his childhood best friend, Petra. Daphne‘s new roommate ends up being Petra‘s ex-boyfriend. They devise a plan to make it look like they‘re dating through social media. What happens when the feeling start to feel real?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This is my favorite Emily Henry so far. I was cute, funny, & a great balance of spice & story.

#romancebooks

Nick & Charlie have said the 3 words “I love you” to each other. Charlie‘s out of rehab & wants to take their relationship to the next level. Will he have the confidence? Nick‘s scouting universities, which one will he choose?

Like all the others, I loved this one. It was cute & funny. I also liked that they didn‘t have Charlie be completely cured of his eating disorder; it was realistic.

Inspired by her favorite film “When in Rome,” Pop Princess Amelia runs away to a small town where she meets grumpy baker Noah. As much as Noah tries to stay away from her, he can‘t help but be near her. Will Amelia go back to her old life?

This one was cute. I just didn‘t like the slow-burn, even though I know in this one it was necessary. This one was actually necessary, but I wanted a little more spice. I did like the ending.

Evangeline tries to stop the person she loves‘ wedding, so she asks Fate Prince of Hearts, Jacks, for help. Her plan backfires. She travels to another city where she runs into Jacks. He tells her to marry Prince Apollo, but after they do, he‘s poisoned. Who poisoned him? What will she also discover?

I liked this one a little better than the Caraval series. The writing is a little better & there‘s more magic. I wanted a little more romance though.

A retelling of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Cade‘s a priest who comes to Festivalé for cleansing. There he meets Amaya, whose dancer name is Esmeralda. Cade feels he has a monster within him that he feels Amaya brings out of him. When trouble finds Amaya, will Cade save her or kill her too?

I didn‘t like this one. It was too weird & awkward for me. I didn‘t like either of the characters & they didn‘t have any character arcs.

Darcy finds books as a way to escape the mess of her mom‘s hoarding habit. She kept people at bay until Asher walks into the bookstore she works at. He seems to have a mess of his own to figure out. Will they accept the mess in each other‘s life?

I DNFed this book half way through. It was too slow for me and there was little to no romance between the characters. I wanted at least more banter.

A retelling of Aladdin. Yasmine‘s forced to marry before her father dies. She already loves a servant, but her father‘s assistant wants to keep the power he has, so he‘ll have to marry the girl he detests. What happens when their hate turns into something else?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was a good retelling. I‘m not an Aladdin fan, but I liked the enemies to lovers aspect. I just got annoyed by the FMC & I wanted a tiny more spice.

#darkromance

Frankie‘s the head of Ren‘s hockey team‘s social media. So, asking her out is out of the question. That‘s until she considers leaving for another job. Will he be able to tell her out he feels?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was so cute. There were some funny parts. I also liked the disability diversity. There could‘ve been a little more spice.

#romancebooks

The Bayview crew‘s back for the summer, trying to get back to normal after everything the last 2 yrs. But is it ever normal? They get shaken up when one of them goes missing. But someone else also returns.

This was a good mystery. Kept second guessing myself throughout it. Addie & her sister kept getting on my nerves though. It was a good ending to the series.

Sawyer‘s running away from a crime she committed. She uses Enzo to get her out of dodge, but the boat gets caught in a storm. They crash at a lighthouse, & are forced to stay there w/ a creep lighthouse keeper. How will tbe proximity affect them? What is the keeper hiding? What will happen after they‘re rescued?

I was disappointed by this book. It had way too much spice (even for me) that there was no character development & barely any plot

A bar fight lands Alex on the tabloids, so Lauren‘s hired to keep him in check. What will happen when they start to spend a lot of alone time together & get to know each other?

I liked this one a little more than the 1st one. It had a bit more funny scenes & good banter. I liked the mfc, just not the mmc so much. I liked the diversity in plus size character & they didn‘t focus on her weight. I wanted just a little more spice.

Brenna‘s the coach‘s daughter, which means she definitely shouldn‘t be attracted to, let alone date, the rival‘s captain, Jake. They fake date for an internship Brenna wants at a sports news station. How will her dad react when he finds out? Will she get the internship?

5⭐️ I really enjoyed this one. It‘s my fav of the series. It was funny & cute, but still had a good amount of spice. I liked both the MCs. Definitely recommend!

#romancebooks

The Celestials Heirs tried to break Tori & Darcy, but they only made them determined. The girls decide to fight back in their own sly ways. Will the Nymphs finally make their attack? Do they get any closer to discovering what they are?

I liked this one a tiny bit better than the 1st one. The girls are a little smarter, learn to ask for help more. A little actual spice. I just mainly liked that they fought back even if it was the slightest.

A reimagining of Wizard Of Oz. Evelina‘s trying to find her sister‘s killer as she works as her father‘s secret weapon. She has a 1-night stand w/ Nicholas, who‘s an undercover trying to take down her family‘s drug trade. How will they hide their attraction to each other & Nick‘s secret?

I really enjoyed this. It had a good amount of spice & story. I liked the characters. The only thing was I wasn‘t too familiar w/ the WoO universe so I got lost.

Indy & Ryan never imagined living together or even fake dating, but that‘s what it‘s come to. What happens when it doesn‘t feel fake anymore? Will they tell each other how they feel? How will they tell Stevie?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was a great read. Top 10 this year. It was hilarious. There was a good amount of spice & story. There were character arcs. Better than the 1st book. Definitely recommend.

#romancebooks

Johnny‘s recovering from an injury that keeps him from rugby, but could bring him closer to Shannon. Shannon has to deal w/ CPS in keeping her family together. How will they juggle spending time w/ each other & deal w/ family stuff?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I liked this one a little better than the first one. There‘s a little more romance & Shannon had a bit of a character arc. There was also less DV & bullying. The ending was cute.

The Naturals are faced with another case. 3 bodies in 3 casinos in 3 days; all in public, but no footage. The bodies come w/ a code. Who‘s the killer? How does this relate to Cassie‘s mother‘s case? Will they able to figure it all out in time?

This one was ok. It didn‘t tie really well w/ the second one. There was no relevance to her mother‘s case until the end. The puzzles were still great; kept me guessing. The romance was there; a must.

Summer moves in w/ her brother‘s hockey mates. Her eyes are immediately set on Fitz, but he‘s in denial of their connection b/c she‘s from a different world than him. But what happens when his best friend & roommate, Hunter, takes an interest in her? What would her brother think of them together?

I liked this one. There was spice, could‘ve been a little more. There were a lot of funny parts. The little misogynistic scenes just triggered me a bit.

Shannon changed schools b/c she was bullied at her old school. She collides w/ rising star rugby player, Johnny. He‘s supposed to be focused on rugby, but he feels drawn to her, especially when she‘s being bullied again & faces DV at home. Will they be able to be together?

This 1 was ok. I don‘t like reading DV & bullying; it should be a TW. The writing wasn‘t that great. It was kinda funny. The main characters got on my nerves, mainly Shannon.

A crash during a race destroys Santiago‘s career, so he mostly stays in hiding. That‘s until Chloe breaks into his house when looking for her father. They fake-date to keep his family off his back, but after a while it doesn‘t feel fake. Will they give into their emotions? Will Santi get back into racing?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one was my favorite out of the series. I enjoyed the banter, the spice, & the characters.