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Reader Recommendations – Friends to lovers romance books

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Many requests for this list and oh boy do we have recommendations!!!

Nothing better than that slow burn. That… true-to-life angst and pining, OR surprise realization, that you have fallen deeply in love with the love of your life. And he just happens to be your very best friend.

Tracie: I just finished “Bad at Love: A Standalone Friends-to-Lovers Romance” by Karina Halle and would love to know if you have a list of other books or recommendations of books where they start as “just friends” first?? read more

Mariah Dietz – The Dating Playbook Series Reading Order

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<— SPORTS ROMANCE SERIES and it sounds like it’s all sorts of our favorite tropes!! YAY US!! The final book in the series just went live today, so the author let us into her writing world (and the inspiration for her series) right here in a fun guest post.

Kostantina: Mariah Dietz, Your books are amazing!! They make me want to stay home and read instead of work ! ❤️❤️❤️

P.S. Each one CAN be read as a standalone, and the author says:

I wanted to ensure that each book could stand alone and be read and enjoyed as a true standalone and that for those who had been with me through this series, they would receive an entirely new story with new plots and struggles and accomplishments, while still getting the comfort and familiarity through glimpses at the previous couples. read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the heroine that has feelings for her best guy friend, but his mother hates her!

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Kelly needs our book help!! And I LOVE that there is so much detail of what she remembers ’cause I have a feeling this one will be guessed quickly. And it sounds tumultuous. YAY US!!

She asks:

Maryse, need your help finding a book.

Earlier today I was on Facebook and saw a recommendation for a book by Siobhan Davis. So I opened up my library to see if I already had it, (I am a book hoarder so sometimes I have a book already in my library but haven’t read it), and I thought I had found it and started reading it. read more

Five Fun Facts and an excerpt of Soleil’s “Sisi’s Alpine Christmas”

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FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS CHRISTMAS ROMANCE ALERT!! Who’s ready for a cozy Christmas story? One that happens in ITALY!! Ahhhhhh Christmas in Italy. YES PLEASE!! Plus, it’s super-bargain priced today AND it’s on Kindle Unlimited. 😀 !!! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!

Soleil is celebrating her recent book release, Sisi’s Alpine Christmas: A heartwarming, grown-up couple, friends-to-lovers holiday romance full of uplifting, sensuous joie de vivre to savor better times (Niccolò Count of Marezza Book 1) today by sponsoring today’s newsletter. read more

Book Review – Make Me Yours by Melanie Harlow

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I couldn’t help but to jump into this new release!!! It hit the Amazon charts and has stayed there, strong and steady for days with tons of amazing reviews (and it’s currently at the #1 spot!!!).

PLUS!! It had all of my favorite tropes rolled up into one. Sexy-single dad-cop that’s also her neighbor that she’s been crushing on for YEARS!!! YEEEEEEEEEEARS!!!! 😲 YES PLEASE!!!

Rae: Love her Maryse. The whole story including the book cover was 💝 👌👌

Kimberly: It was a great read! read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book that was just released about the high school girl with a rough childhood…

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Ashley is looking for this book! And it rings a bell for me, BIG TIME!! Like… as if I highlighted a bit of the blurb on one of our recent release lists… but it’s also once of my favorite themes, so I can’t pinpoint it.

She asks:

Hi Maryse!

Heeeeeelllllpppp! I saw a book a few weeks ago for pre-order and made a note to remember it. I, of course, immediately forgot.

Then I saw it again this week on Facebook and it just came out! Believe it or not, I can’t find it again.

I know it’s about a high school girl with a rough childhood – maybe a neighbor she falls in love with?? Or maybe I’m making that part up. read more