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Reader Favorites – Are you in the mood for an unconventional love story? I have a book-list for that!

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Are you in the mood for true love despite unusual circumstances and social norms? That kind of romance that develops naturally, but causes plenty of strife in the process? From age differences, to unacceptable liaisons to scary situations, to impossible connections, these stories have our stomachs in knots, all while giving us swoon-worthy butterflies.

I’ve compiled all of our most “unconventional love story” favorites (at least so far), into one easy-to-click list. You want 5-star, best of the best, tried-and-true reads? Dig in, my book friends!!! :D read more

Reader Recommendations – Age Gap Romance Books where the older Hero knew the heroine when she was a child…

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Noelene has a reader recommendation request!!! This particular trope seems to be one of my most popular lists requests (but each time, it gets even more defined). Today Noelene is hoping we can make her a list of exactly this:

Noelene: Hi Maryse !

I’m looking for a particular trope. I want an age gap romance BUT where the H knew the h when she was a child. (Like for eg Torn by Carian Cole) Do you have some recommendations pls ?

Maryse: I’ll start a list!! In the meantime, have you read All the Ugly and Wonderful Things: A Novel? Here’s my review. read more

Reader Favorites – In the Mood for Age Gap Romance Books? I have a list for that!

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It’s time for “May-December romance” after our own hearts!! Whether you’re in the mood for an older woman and a younger man, or an older man with a younger woman, we’ve built lists of book recommendations for you to pick and choose from to your hearts content! 😀

This particular trope (Age Gap Romance) seems to be one of my most popular list requests these days, but each time I get a reader request for another Age Gap list, it gets even more defined.

Serena: yes!!! So many great books on this list. read more

Our Favorite Age Gap Romance Books

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This trope is becoming a fast favorite (or has been for some time now) but the requests for reader recommendations have been numerous, all of the sudden!! AND I AM ALL IN!

Nikki: Hi Maryse! Any chance we could see a list of popular age gap romance? I feel like I’m in a year long hangover from Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas so definitely more recommendations for books like that! Lol.

Michele: I love age gap books with the man a lot older , I added the two to my kindle , do you have any more suggestions for age gap books. read more

Book Review – A Five Minute Life by Emma Scott

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A Five-Minute Life

One of my favorite authors in the world because of her fascinating, heartwarming (and at times, super-stressful) love stories, and she’s hit another one right out of the ball park!

Whoooooooooo how I enjoyed it. I’m always wholeheartedly hooked when exploring characters dealing with mental health (or physical) conditions, and a persevering love that conquers all, and this one rocked my romance world. What I loved about it most? While it did remind me of a few movies – and the author mentions that (movies I’ll never forget, they were just so good), this story took it’s own turn and developed into a life of its own. read more

Tessa Cole – Nephilim’s Destiny Series Reading Order

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REVERSE HAREM ALERT!!! Our resident reverse harem reader, Tessa, recommends these!!

Tessa: OH! For RH lovers, Tessa Cole’s series, The Nephilim’s Destiny, is insanely good. The romance is a slower build but the characters, plot and overall arc is awesome.

And each one is a “mystery” that ends in HFN with the overall storyline going through all the books.

About book #1:

I’m Officer Essie Shaw, and I shouldn’t exist. If anyone finds out their friendly neighborhood beat cop is a nephilim — public enemy number one — I’ll be imprisoned. Or worse, dissected. I survive by keeping my head down and my barely-there magic under wraps. read more