Tag: Forced Proximity
The Pact by Ava Sutton
(ARC Read) You know those books that completely consume your life for a few days and then leave you emotionally stranded when they’re over? Yeah… The Pact was that book for me. Ava Sutton took one of my favorite romance setups, the “if we’re still single at thirty” pact between best friends, and somehow turned…
Draft Pick by Indy Valentine
(ARC Read) Draft Pick snuck up on me in ways I wasn’t expecting. I knew I was going to find a fun baseball romance with gorgeous men, but what I got was something so much more emotional, tender, and honestly? One of the sweetest portrayals of parenthood I’ve read in a long time. “I’m weak…
Risk the Play by Kaylee Ryan
(ARC Read) There’s just something about a big, intimidating football coach turning into a complete softie for the people he loves that gets me every single time, and Coach Will Warner absolutely had me melting. Risk the Play was tension-filled and wrapped in the kind of promise that keeps you turning pages just waiting for…
The Rulebreaker by Piper Rayne
(ARC Review) Piper Rayne really said “what if we took years of unresolved feelings, brother drama, longing, baseball tension, and emotional damage and made it impossible to put down?” because WOW. The Rulebreaker absolutely consumed me. “You like making me wait?”“I like watching you fall apart.” Decker and Penelope’s story is the definition of a…
The Roommate Rules by Brighton Walsh
(ARC Review) Move over Steele brothers, because Declan is officially my favorite. I did not see that coming, but here we are. If tension could be heard, it would sound like the nonstop spark between Declan and Penelope. From the second they’re on the page together, their banter is quick, sharp, and just a little…
Safe Keeping by Kristen Proby
(ARC Read) This age gap, bodyguard romance absolutely hit for me. Gideon James, the ultimate definition of protective. Former Secret Service agent, now running his security training facility on his family’s ranch, and still carrying the weight of his past, especially the moment that ended his career. He’s controlled, a little grumpy, and he keeps…
Chasing the Fire by Paisley Hope
I genuinely don’t know how to put into words what Chasing the Fire did to me, but I’m going to try anyway, because this story deserves more than a quick, surface-level reaction. At its core, it’s about two people who don’t believe they’re worthy of the kind of love they’ve always wanted and what happens…
Tangled in Trouble by Harloe Rae
(ARC Read) I love a good opposites-attract romance, but Tangled in Trouble takes it a step further by throwing an ex-con “nanny” into the life of a grumpy, widowed single dad who absolutely should know better, and then letting his daughter make the final call. And honestly? Ronnie might be the smartest character in the…
Fire and Ice by Carly Robyn
(ARC Read) Some books hook you with drama, some with spice, but Fire and Ice pulled me in with personality. From the very first chapters, Kennedy and Cameron felt like real people I wanted to spend time with. Their banter is effortless, their chemistry sneaks up on you, and the emotional moments hit in a…
Just Another Summer Crush by Lyra Parish
(ARC Read) When I get an ARC from Lyra Parish, everything else immediately goes on hold, and Just Another Summer Crush was no exception. I picked this up and finished it in one afternoon because I simply couldn’t put it down. This book is sunshine, salt air, chemistry, and just the right amount of spice…