A Reviews / Recommended ReadsChicago / Contemporary / found family / rivals to lovers13 Comments
Dear Kate Clayborn, Oh what a delight this book was. I think I was expecting a book a little more serious, a little more like Love Lettering which I enjoyed in a different way. But as it happened, Love at First has a different tone, a more… light-hearted charm. There’s ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / family relationships / physical therapy / teacher heroine2 Comments
Growing up in a Papua New Guinea mission, Joss Palmateer is a gentle soul with a unique view of life. Still adjusting to a new home in the U.S and the sudden loss of her mother, love is the last thing on her mind. Sexy physical therapist, Ben Montgomery, meets ... more >
B ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / grumpy hero / media / newspaper / social experiment9 Comments
Disclaimer: I’m friendly with the author online, we talk often on Twitter, and I’ve met her a few times. She’s the kind of author who wouldn’t stop speaking to me if I didn’t like her books and I’m comfortable giving my honest opinion (else I wouldn’t review her work) but, ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAgent/Spies/Undercover / Chicago / Contemporary / enemies to lovers / family relationships / FBI agents7 Comments
After spending six years in Los Angeles—and the last six months wondering how her marriage fell apart—FBI Special Agent Jessica Harlow is looking for a fresh start. When she finds out that the Chicago field office has an opening for an undercover agent, returning to her hometown seems like the ... more >
B Reviews CategoryChicago / Chicago Stars / football / Private-investigator10 Comments
Dear Ms. Phillips: My book log tells me I haven’t read one of your novels in a while – the last one I read was in 2010, Call Me Irresistible. I ended up giving it a B+ but noting in the log that it had some of the elements I ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsChicago / Contemporary / estranged family / family relationships / mental illness / older couple7 Comments
A witty, quirky and unexpectedly moving story about cinema, secrets and a complicated love affair. A love of ‘70s bubblegum pop music isn’t the only unusual thing about William Murphy — being a six-foot-three albino also makes a guy stand out. Will’s life is simple and he likes it that ... more >