Tag: FRIENDS TO LOVERS
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…
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…
In A Rush by Kate Canterbary
From the dedication (“for soft girls”), I knew I was in for something special, and Kate Canterbary delivered exactly that. In a Rush is the perfect mix of tenderness, humor, and heat, built around two people who’ve loved each other forever but never quite at the same time. It’s a story that captures what it…
All This Time by Harlow James
Set in the charming small town of Blossom Peak, All This Time is everything I want in a second-chance romance. It’s emotional, sexy, and brimming with found family, laughter, and love that feels fated. Laney Hart and Fletcher Adams’ story is heartbreak and hope intertwined. He’s the boy who used to climb through her window…
Chasing Forever by Piper Rayne
This book was pure heaven; a love story years in the making, if only Brooks can finally stick the landing. Brooks Watson has carried a torch for Lottie Owens for most of his life. But when his brother left her standing in a wedding dress, humiliated in the middle of town, Brooks knew he might…
Goal Line by Julia Connors
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: childhood best friends to lovers is the best trope. Luke and Eva are a great example why this trope works so well. They have history. They have trust. They have inside jokes and corny stories they can use against each other. They have unconditional love and…
Before We Came by Sloane St. James
Wow. Just…wow. When I turned the final page, I had to sit with my feelings for over an hour, completely overwhelmed, not even sure what I was feeling, only that I was feeling everything and I needed to feel it. I’ve never read anything quite like this. It wasn’t whiplash exactly, but there were so…
Change of Hart by Bailey Hannah
I feel like I’ve just run an emotional marathon—my mind and heart are exhausted, but in the best possible way. That’s what the best books do: they pull you in, make you feel like you’re right there in the trenches with the characters, and only let you go when the time is right. It’s all-consuming,…
Protect by Paisley Hope
When I closed the final page of Protect, my chest felt both raw and full, with longing, with hope, with the ache of second chances earned hard. This isn’t just a reunion romance; it’s a vivid emotional journey that burned through grief and lit a path toward healing. Violette has built her life around two…
Weekend Reads Recap
I don’t know about you, but there’s something magical about a weekend that’s just wall-to-wall books. The kind where your coffee gets reheated three times because you’re too deep in the story to care. This weekend’s lineup was a mood: ❤️ The Rule Breaker by Stephanie Alves – Forbidden tension, secret glances, and the kind of…