Tag: Forced Proximity
Sweet Addiction by Bella Matthews
(ARC Review) Welcome back to Kroydon Hills, friends… and all I have to say is: ROME. FREAKING. TITAN. BENEVENTI. Bella Matthews did not come to play with this man, and I devoured every word like it was my last meal. Dillan and Rome have been dancing around each other for years—all sharp glares, snarky comebacks,…
Where You Belong by Kristen Proby
(ARC Review) We all knew Brooks Blackwell’s story was going to wreck us a little, and Kristen Proby made sure of it. Fifteen years ago, Juliet didn’t walk away from the man she loved because she stopped loving him. She left because someone she trusted twisted her loyalty into something dangerous. What looked like a…
Duke by Jessica Peterson
(ARC Review) “Of course I know what a bluebonnet is. I just don’t get why I have a nickname all of a sudden.”“Because you’re my Texas flower, remember?” Wheeler Rankin doesn’t go to Lucky River Ranch looking for romance. She’s just there to visit her best friend Mollie, handle business, and prove (yet again) that…
500 First Editions by Maggie Gates
I knew this was going to be a five-star read the second I met Willow Winslet in chapter one (I mean, how can you not love someone bold enough to buy a drugstore vibrator on a Friday night), but somehow Maggie Gates kept making it better. This book starts like a hilarious rivals-to-lovers rom-com and…
So Pucking Good by Sarah Smith
(ARC Review) “For the good girls who love getting railed by the bad boy.” Sometimes a story doesn’t just give you butterflies—it gives you hope. So Pucking Good is exactly that: tender, sexy, and full of the kind of friendship-first love that makes you believe in second chances and slow healing. When we first meet…
Black Ties & White Lies by Kat Singleton
Oh my HEART. I loved this book! Beck and Margo were such a ride in the best way. I melted. I kicked my feet. I blushed my way through five straight chapters of spice. Their chemistry isn’t fleeting or forced — it’s combustible and constant, a slow-burn obsession that finally has the space to ignite….
Freeing the Wild by Paisley Hope
“Haden, tell me something real.” Paisley Hope has officially carved out a permanent spot on my auto-buy list because she did it again. Freeing the Wild is everything I love in a small-town cowboy romance. It’s achingly heartfelt with just the right amount of toe-curling spice, and it’s packed with the kind of character depth…
Dust Storm by Maggie Gates
If you haven’t entered your cowboy era yet, let Dust Storm be your gateway. This book has everything—grit, humor, heart, and one emotionally intelligent cowboy who completely stole my heart. Christian Griffith is a single-dad rancher doing everything he can to raise his two daughters while keeping the family ranch running. He’s all rough hands,…
If You Claim Me by Helena Hunting
Connor and Mildred (Dred) are both damaged—damaged by the very people who were supposed to love them. Without question. Without pretense. Without judgment. They’re broken in different ways, shaped by different hurts, but their pain runs parallel in a way that feels achingly familiar. Mildred has never really had a home. A lifetime spent in…
A Very Merry Enemy by Lyra Parish
If there’s one thing Lyra Parish knows how to do, it’s take a small town full of chaos, heartbreak, and meddling family members, and make you want to move there anyway. A Very Merry Enemy is the perfect blend of sharp banter, genuine emotion, and the kind of laugh-out-loud moments that sneak up on you…