B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAfrican American / Atlanta / Contemporary / holiday novella / Kwanzaa / novella / POC / POC author / The Holiday Shorts series / workplace-romanceNo Comments
A fated brunch and an unlikely Cupid… Sienna Charles is tired of the same old, same old. Same old job, same old city, same old friends. Same old men. Just when she’s relegated herself to living Groundhog’s Day, romance edition, Booker Lasalle swaggers into her life, courtesy an open position ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews#metoo / boss/secretary / Chinese American heroine / Contemporary / f/f / friends-to-lovers / interracial relationship / Jewish heroine / Los Angeles / May-December Romance / television show / workplace-romanceNo Comments
Trigger warning: Dear Meryl Wilsner, The setting of you debut novel, a contemporary romance titled Something to Talk About, was one of the first things that brought the book to my attention. Entertainment industry settings interest me, but I’m a little leery of reading about show business in romances because ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsboss/secretary / Contemporary / Disabled Heroine / Marriage-in-Trouble / road-romance / secrets / workplace-romance4 Comments
… a delightfully charming love story about what happens when two assistants tasked with keeping a rocky relationship from explosion start to feel sparks of their own. Carey Duncan has worked for home remodeling and design gurus Melissa and Rusty Tripp for nearly a decade. A country girl at heart, ... more >
Book Reviews / C+ ReviewsContemporary / family relationships / Firefighters / Harlequin Heartwarming / self discovery / workplace-romanceNo Comments
To love and protect… sometimes means letting go. After her brother dies bravely battling a forest fire Laura Wheeler is left devastated. Becoming a Cape Pursuit volunteer firefighter seems like the perfect opportunity to take back control of her life. If only fire chief Tony Ruggles wasn’t so reluctant to ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsAustralia / Christmas / Contemporary / holiday novella / office worker / workplace-romance5 Comments
A Christmas story that packs a punch… It’s Shelby Yule’s job to make sure the office Christmas party was a success. That means no dodgy Kris Kringle presents, no one gets too sloshed, and there are definitely no dance floor injuries. Never did she think she’d have to worry about ... more >
B+ Reviews / B- ReviewsContemporary / Hockey Player / publicist / sports romance / workplace-romance27 Comments
Dear Ms. Bowen, I’ve enjoyed most of your Ivy Years NA books and when I saw that you had an adult contemporary romance spinoff series coming out, I decided to give the first book in the Brooklyn Bruisers series, Rookie Move, a try. Georgia Worthington is the senior publicist for ... more >