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Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This book captured me from page one! I fell for Reena and Nadim from their first meet-cute and only fell deeper as this adorable cute pair fight against their attraction as they find themselves pretending to be engaged!   Reena refuses to accept the almost too perfect Nadim and because her parents have arranged this union- she will not give them the satisfaction… even if he is extremely attractive, attentive and into food and bread as much as she is! Just because she refuses to marry him, that doesn’t mean they can’t be friends, and fake-engaged tamales for a food competition… As they film their contest entries, the chemistry is a delicious as the food they make and soon they decide that they can be a not -getting-married couple and let their attraction come to fruition! Like any good meal left out too long, this relationship starts to spoil when secrets from their and their families pasts finally come to the service. Can they sa...

Best Laid Plans The Garnet Run series, Book 2 by Roan Parrish ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 The sudden death of Charlies parents when he was eighteen and raising his younger brother, has molded him into the caregiver that he now is… only he is alone now , with only his cat Jane and his routine for company. When a surprise inheritance brings lone wolf, Rye to Garnet Run in search of a home he has never had, his surreptitious meeting of Charlie at his hardware store sets them on  path that neither of them expected and both of them always dreamed of: a  home and family. I am a sucker for a good odd couple pairing, and prickly Rye and cuddly Charlie make a a delightful match as they get to know one another. Soon they find that they not only have a spark between them, but are each in possession of what the other wants and needs to finds their own happiness. I especially enjoyed the softening of Rye as he takes it slow, respecting Charlies’s boundaries and uncertainties as they explore their ...

Hero Wanted Reluctant Heroes, Book 1 by Betina Krahn ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This book captivated me from the first chapter where our hoyden heroine strips to her underclothes to perform a daring water rescue of two women, while her fiancee sits back and watches agog! After growing up reading of hero’s like Ivanhoe, she can not believe that her fiancee is a coward… how will they ever get along? I absolutely loves the impetuous Lauren Alcott and the ever proper Rafe Townsend. These two opposites have been forced together in a match in order to same their family business… Lucy for them, once they agree to work together, they make a better team than on their own. Soon these enemies start seeing each other for who they are and quickly become infatuated with each other… Hero Wanted had me staying up late to keep reading from all the action, twist and turns and funny moments that made this story all the more enjoyable. Needless to say, this action packed, sweet romance is full of drama from th...

An Unexpected Earl Lords of the Armory, Book 2 by Anna Harrington ⭐⭐⭐⭐/5 Amelia Howard has family secrets and her brother’s blackmailer to foil when she runs into the last man on earth she wants to see right now… her childhood flame, now the Earl of Sandhurst, Brandon Pearce. He broke her heart twelve years ago when their families tore them apart. She has moved on and has no room for love in her life. Brandon has never forgotten his first love, Amelia, and what he runs into her at a disreputable masquerade ball, he feels the same sparks as before. But he’s working on a secret government mission to stop an elusive criminal group that her brother may be linked too… he needs to keep her at arms length, unless he wants all their secrets out in the open. I found that this book had a slow start, but picked up speed as it went on and the drama intensified. By the end of the book I was on the edge of my seat! I really enjoyed Amelia’s character. She had been felt some pretty hard obst...

Dream a Little Dream Sunshine Valley, Book 3 by Melinda Curtis ⭐⭐⭐ /5 Darcy Jones has had a busy year… she has broken up with her childhood sweetheart, married her mentor, become a widow and is now stepping into her deceased husbands robes and taking up the town judgeship. SO, all she needs I her redo working ex boyfriend back in town to add more drama to her life! Jason Petrie has regretted his mistakes ever since Darcy left him last year… he is willing to do whatever it takes to get her back. With the help of the local Widows league, his agent, his best friend and a gaseous pug he will ensure that he doesn’t add to Darcy’s troubles, but lightens her load. He will be the man she needs and hopefully her future. I found Jason and the town of Sunshine Valley cute and welcoming, but Darcy was a bit of an enigma. She had a very chameleon like personality and she was trying to find her colours in this new position she has found herself in. In doing so, she pushes away from people ...

The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 This contemporary romance/ historical fiction hybrid had everything I wanted and more! Recent divorcee, Georgia Stanton is not in the mood for love and happy endings…  So when a hot shot author is brought in to complete her great-grandmother and famous author’s memoirs, Scarlett Stanton, she makes one caveat; no happily ever after. Its not what happened and she wants the truth, not another romance. Noah Harrison knows what fans are expecting from the last , Scarlett Stanton book, a romantic HEA… if he can’t get Georigia to see things his way and trust him, it won’t only be his career that implodes. As Noah works on completing the last manuscript, we see Scarlett’s romance unfold with RAF pilot Jameson Stanton as WWII kick into gear. Jameson and Scarlett have an instalove connection but sadly life doesn’t always provide a happy ending as in fiction. Can Noah and Georgia learn form Scarlett and Jameson in order to ...

The Heart of a Texas Cowboy Two book compilation: Going Cowboy Crazy and Make Mine a Bad Boy by Katie Lane ⭐⭐⭐💫 /5 This two book compilation tells the story of twin sisters and there journey to find each other and their own HEA’s. I can imagine finding out as adult that you are are twin and meeting your doppelgänger would be a shock! Luckily for these two, they also find partners to ease them into this new reality. I enjoyed this first twins story more that the second because the heroine in the second grated on my nerves…  See below for my thoughts on booth books. Going Cowboy Crazy  ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 After leaning from her adoptive mother on her deathbed that she is in fact one of twins, Faith has found her way to the quirky town of Bramble Texas to find her long lost sister, Hope. She soon learns that Hope is in Hollywood, but Hopes old boyfriend, Slate is there to help her sort things out in the town that refuses to believe that she is Faith, not Hope before she gets b...

Hit Me With Your Best Scot Wild Wicked Highlanders, Book 3 by Suzanne Enoch ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 In the third instalment of the Wild, Wicked Highlander, our last of the MacTaggert brothers must find his bride and he only has two weeks to accomplish this feat and ensure the continued financial support of his people!  Ever belligerent and reticent to the task forced upon himself, Coll MacTaggert, Viscount Glendarril finds himself away from his prospective brides at the theatre and backstage where he meets the ravishing and unique lead actress, Persephone Jones.  After rescuing Persephone from her very insistent admires, a friendship is struck between her and Coll. Coll decides to take things further and informs his matchmaking mother that he has selected his bride, the infamous actress! In order to get Persephone to go along with his ruse, he promises to act as her bodyguard when stage occurrence start threatening her safety… Can Coll find himself a wife and ensure Persephone salt...

Dancing With Danger The Goode Girls, Book 3 by Kerrigan Byrne ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Mercy Goode has found her way on to the scene of a murder… and she is not alone! Form out of the shadows the ruthless and handsome head of The Fauves, Raphael Sauvageau explodes onto the scene when he sees danger for the beautiful sleuth! Now they are both arrested and have time to look back on their last acquaintance… when Raphael held Mercy hostage in the docks while trying to get his gold back from Mercy’s brother-in-law! Soon he escapes the prison carriage holing them and leave Mercy to her fate… but not for long. The attraction between these two and their mutual interest in avenging their murdered friend keeps binging them back together. But the life of a Fauve is dangerous and there is no place for attachments… How can a baron’s daughter and a notorious crime boss ever find happiness and a future together?  This story was filled the dark imagery and the grimy streets that we expect from Kerriga...

The Duke Heist The Wild Wynchesters, Book 1 by Erica Ridley ⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 The first book in Erica Ridley’s new series, The Wild Wynchesters  introduces the the Winchester family and hooks you in for a fun and fiesta ride! Chloe Wynchester is the unofficial leader of the Wynchester family, that consists of 6 orphans that were adopted buy the Baron Vanderbean and given all their hearts desires and the freedom to live life as they see fit…  And the Wynchester’s are bound and determined to retrieve a painting that the family purchased together and was stolen from them by the Duke of Fairfield. The original duke os gone and his son the new Duke has not been amenable to a fair trade or purchase of their painting since the Wynchester are beneath his notice. Chloe gathers the family together in order to use everyones unique skills to infiltrate the Dukes home and confidence in order to find their painting and bring it home. Too bad that infiltrating the Duke’s confidence will l...

The Beautiful Things Shoppe Seasons of New Hope, Book 2 by Philip William Stover ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ /5 Some sneaky matchmaking by New Hopes own Uncle Arthur, forces opposites Prescott and Danny to find common ground in the Beautiful Things Shoppe! Prescott is by the book and fond of all things classic and historical, while Danny is quirky and obsessed with collectibles and nostalgia. Their collections are as polar opposite as their personalities… but you know what they say about opposites - they attract! All it takes is a some shared projects and their mutual respect and admiration for each others craft and abilities turns their sparing attraction into a relationship. But when Danny leaves out some big items from his past and Prescott’s ex shows up in New Hope… can Danny and Prescott collect up the peaches of their relationship and forge it back together? I fell for this odd couple pairing from the first chapter! Their unique personalities were a great contrast and brought out the best i...