Finding Margaret Fuller by Allison Pataki – 416 pages ARC from Ballentine Books and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Massachusetts, 1836. Young, brazen, beautiful, and unapologetically brilliant, Margaret Fuller accepts an invitation from Ralph Waldo...
Symphony of Secrets by Brendan Slocumb – Audio ARC from PRH Audio and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Bern Hendricks has just received the call of a lifetime. As one of the world’s preeminent experts on the famed twentieth-century composer Frederick...
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano –400 pages ARC from Dial Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: William Waters grew up in a house silenced by tragedy, where his parents could hardly bear to look at him, much less love him. So it’s a relief when...
Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese – 336 pages ARC from St. Martins and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: Hester by Laurie Lico Albanese: Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with...
Gilt by Jamie Brenner – 384 pages  Finished Copy from GP Putnam for an honest review Book Blurb: Gilt by Jamie Brenner: The Pavlin family built an empire on love. As the first jewelers to sell diamond rings exclusively for proposals, they started a tradition that has...
She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino – 396 pages ARC from Getred PR for an honest review Book Blurb: She’s Up to No Good by Sara Goodman Confino: Four years into her marriage, Jenna is blindsided when her husband asks for a divorce. With time on her hands and...
Review:Drive Me Crazy by Carly Robyn blew me away with its humor, heart, and heat. I’m newer to rom-com (Romantic Comedy) and after reading quite a few of them, I totally think that this one shines above.Full disclosure, I know the author quite well. She’s my daughter; but it’s the honest truth when I say I loved the heck out of this book. I was literally laughing out loud at some points and fell hard in love with Blake, the broody Brit, and Ella, the relatable journalist who could be my BFF.The pacing of the story was spot on as I fell into the fast-paced life of an F1 driver, and the toll racing takes on both their minds and bodies. I appreciated the slow burn to the ultimately spicy and steamy romance. It made the wait and tension totally worth the wait! For me, smart conversation and good banter can make or break a book. This one had so much wit and humor that I’d be happy with that alone.The settings in this book take the reader all around Europe which makes for great escapes. Ella, who hails from Chicago before moving to New York, offers many local references which I loved.On top of the heart, humor and heat, there are also some serious issues woven through the book such a loss of a parent, mental illness, and sexual abuse. These issues are presented with sensitivity and care.Bottom line, if you’re looking for a book to make you laugh with a good dollop of spice, pick this one up. Readers are all saying they can’t wait for the second in the series.@carlyrobynauthor 📘Have you ever watched an Formula One race? OR Favorite trope in rom-coms? ... See MoreSee Less