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Janine: ‘Tis the season for books set during the winter holidays, and I’d love to know your thoughts on the holiday settings in romances and in other books. Generally speaking, do books set during the holidays draw you? What do you like least and/or best about them? Which holidays do ... more >
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She wasn’t looking for love, but it found her. Zaynab flees a dysfunctional marriage, saving herself from an emotional breakdown. After two years of therapy overseas, she returns to reconnect with the son she left behind. She is not interested in remarrying, but then a sexy firefighter pulls her from ... more >
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Hafsah Simpson is different from some of the women she knows. She’s not interested in falling into someone arms, just because her parents think she should. Neither is she aching for love. Finding that the men who’ve approached her, have done so because their parents arranged the meeting, she’s fed ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsChristmas / electrician / friends-to-lovers / Holiday / holiday novella / Maine / novella / working classComments Off on REVIEW: Holiday Sparks by Shannon Stacey
House-sitting for her parents seemed like a good idea, until the microwave blew up and the lights went out. Now Chloe Burke thinks upgrading the electrical system of her childhood home while they are away would make the perfect Christmas gift. Fortunately, there’s an electrician in town who can get ... more >
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Someone has to fix their broken human. Raskli’s not sure why it has to be her. As a security officer on an interspecies ship, Growlan Raskli’s experienced in heading off species-specific aberrant behaviors in order to keep the peace. But when her captain asks her to find out what’s bothering ... more >
Book Reviews / C ReviewsAsian characters / Canada / Christmas / fake relationship / holiday novella / novella / opposites attract / POC / POC author / TorontoComments Off on REVIEW: Her Pretend Christmas Date: A Cider Bar Sisters Novella by Jackie Lau
She’s home for the holidays with her starchy fake boyfriend… Although she’s the fun and outgoing one, Julie Tam has always lived in the shadow of her older sister, Charlotte. Now Charlotte has a good career and a great boyfriend whom their parents love, and Julie has neither of those ... more >