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Themed Book Recommendations: set in Washington, DC

This is my first Themed Book Recommendations post in a long while. I hope you haven’t fully forgotten how fun they can be. The theme for the return of TBR is romances set in Washington, DC. I was inspired to put this list together because later on this week I’ll be going there (or at […]

New Release: The Love Hypothesis, by @EverSoAli

When a fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction, it throws one woman’s carefully calculated theories on love into chaos. As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn’t believe in lasting romantic relationships–but her best friend does, and that’s what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and […]

New Release: A Lot Like Adios, by @AlexisDaria

Hi Mich. It’s Gabe. After burning out in her corporate marketing career, Michelle Amato has built a thriving freelance business as a graphic designer. So what if her love life is nonexistent? She’s perfectly fine being the black sheep of her marriage-obsessed Puerto Rican-Italian family. Besides, the only guy who ever made her want happily-ever-after […]

New Release: Mom Jeans and Other Mistakes, by @AlexaMMartin

Two best friends say I do to living together, for better or worse, in this bold women’s fiction novel from Alexa Martin. Jude Andrews is famous. Well, at least on Instagram. Her brand is clean eating, good vibes, Pilates, and casually looking like a sun-kissed goddess. In real life, however, she’s a total disaster. She […]

New Release: The Devil You Know, by @kitrocha

The Mercenary Librarians and the Silver Devils are back in The Devil You Know, the next installment of USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Kit Rocha’s post-apocalyptic Action/Romance, with hints of Orphan Black and the Avengers Maya has had a price on her head from the day she escaped the TechCorps. Genetically engineered for genius and trained for revolution, there’s only […]

New Release: For the Love of April French, by @campkilkare

April French doesn’t do relationships and she never asks for more. A long-standing regular at kink club Frankie’s, she’s kind of seen it all. As a trans woman, she’s used to being the scenic rest stop for others on their way to a happily-ever-after. She knows how desire works, and she keeps hers carefully boxed […]

New Release: The Heart Principle, by @HHoangWrites

A woman struggling with burnout learns to embrace the unexpected—and the man she enlists to help her—in this heartfelt new romance by USA Today bestselling author Helen Hoang. When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And […]

New Release: Everything Guilded, by @turnerlashelle

Glitter and gold line the streets of the hottest and most exclusive address in Atlanta, 3300 Buckhead Plaza. Three social climbers try to stay on their golden path to riches, fame, and high fashion. After her rich married lover dies, Queensley’s life as the kept woman comes to an end. Her lover’s spurned estranged wife […]

New Release: While We Were Dating, by @thebestjasmine

Two people realize that it’s no longer an act when they veer off-script in this sizzling romantic comedy by New York Times bestselling author Jasmine Guillory. Ben Stephens has never bothered with serious relationships. He has plenty of casual dates to keep him busy, family drama he’s trying to ignore and his advertising job to […]

New Release: Too Good to Be Real, by @MelonieJohnson

She plans to prove there’s a dozen reasons why life isn’t like a romantic comedy, only to discover the one reason it is… While her friends wish for meet cutes worthy of their favorite rom-coms, Julia is ready to give up on love. Swiping right has replaced getting swept off your feet and good old-fashioned […]