Recipe for a Charmed Life by Rachel Linden – Audio ARC from PRH audio and Berkley for an honest review Book Blurb: American chef Georgia May Jackson has one goal—to run her own restaurant in Paris. After a grueling decade working in Parisian kitchens, she is on the...
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt – 360 pages Book Blurb: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt: After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping...
Flying Solo by Linda Holmes – Audio ARC from PRH Audio for an honest review Book Blurb: Flying Solo by Linda Holmes: Smarting from her recently cancelled wedding and about to turn forty, Laurie Sassalyn returns to her Maine hometown of Calcasset to handle the estate...
The Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford –384 pages ARC from Atria and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: The Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford: Dorothy Moy breaks her own heart for a living. As Washington’s former poet laureate, that’s how she describes...
Sugar Birds by Cheryl Grey Bostrom – 328 pages ARC from She Writes Press and Netgalley for an honest review Book Blurb: For years, Harris Hayes has taught his daughter, Aggie, the ways of the northern woods. So when her mother’s depression worsens, Harris shows...
Twice in a Blue Moon by Christina Lauren – 368 pages ARC courtesy of Gallery Books in exchange for an honest review Book Blurb: Sam Brandis was Tate Jones’s first: Her first love. Her first everything. Including her first heartbreak. During a whirlwind two-week...
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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