B Reviews / Book Reviewsbest friend's brother / Cancer / Chef / childhood friends / Contemporary / friends-to-lovers / Harlequin / Indian American / Maryland / opposites attract / POC / POC author / sister's best friend1 Comments
He cooks for their customers…but he’d rather cater to her heart! One impetuous, slightly drunken kiss has turned up the heat on chef Amar Virani’s feelings for Divya Shah. He’s been in love with the sexy pastry chef—his sister’s best friend!—since they were teenagers, but a painful tragedy in his ... more >
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When violinist Anna Sun accidentally achieves career success with a viral YouTube video, she finds herself incapacitated and burned out from her attempts to replicate that moment. And when her longtime boyfriend announces he wants an open relationship before making a final commitment, a hurt and angry Anna decides that ... more >
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Sometimes the best path is the unexpected one. Jack is on the verge for leaving for college, but before he does, he wants to track down his estranged brother, Alex and find some closure in the wake of their father’s death. Meanwhile, Hallie has just found out some upsetting news ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsCancer / Christmas / Contemporary / dancer heroine / England / friendship / introvert / shy hero / Willoughby CloseComments Off on REVIEW: Christmas at Willoughby Close by Kate Hewitt
Welcome back to Willoughby Close, with four new residents and happy endings to deliver… Belinda ‘Lindy’ Jamison has moved to the Cotswolds for a fresh start and to open a dancing school—her lifelong dream. Pushing forty and still looking for Mr. Right, Lindy is determined to no longer wait for ... more >
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This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >
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“Pure joy” – This news item is a mix of wonderful and tragic. Six weeks ago, the little girl was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Survival statistics are grim. Last month she had asked for pictures of dogs to help her through her treatment and was inundated with over 75,000 ... more >