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Not Actually Yours is the second book in Sophie L. Henderson’s Vancity Fire series, and for me, it was a step up from the first. This fake-dating romance delivers exactly what you’d expect from the trope: chemistry, tension, and just enough emotional vulnerability to keep things interesting. The story follows Nix, a guarded schoolteacher who’s… Continue reading Not Actually Yours by Sophie L. Henderson
If you’re looking for a thriller that slowly tightens its grip until you can’t look away, The Anniversary delivers exactly that. Centered around the chilling legend of the May Day Killer—a serial predator who strikes every May 1st—this story follows two teens, Quinn and Jules, whose lives collide in high school and remain intertwined for… Continue reading The Anniversary by Alex Finlay
If you’re looking for a rom-com that feels like a mashup of chaos, chemistry, and just the right amount of heart, delivers exactly that.This story kicks off with a wildly fun premise: two rival music executives wake up married in Las Vegas with zero memory of how it happened—and somehow still have to compete to… Continue reading Winner Takes All by Emily Martin
Hazel has been gone from her small hometown of Idless in the English countryside for years. Now returned in the wake of a traumatic divorce and crumbling personal life, her simple plans are to lay low at her parents’ vacated house, reconnect with her prickly sister Cathy, and slowly get back on her feet. Cathy… Continue reading Dark is When the Devil Comes by Daisy Pearce
While eleven-year-old Nora Davis was up in her bedroom doing homework, she had no idea her father was killing women in the basement. Until the day the police arrived at their front door. Decades later, Nora’s father is spending his life behind bars, and Nora is a successful surgeon with a quiet, solitary existence. Nobody… Continue reading The Locked Door by Freida McFadden
In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto delivers a refreshingly unique romance set against the high-stakes world of meteorology—and it absolutely hooked me with its blend of science, tension, and heart. Quincy Monroe is a force to be reckoned with: a woman in STEM with a PhD in atmospheric sciences, a thriving online weather platform, and… Continue reading In Stormy Weather by Chelsea Curto
This one starts with a slow creep—but don’t let that fool you. Once it gets going, it absolutely explodes with twists and turns. This is a psychologically clever legal thriller that keeps you constantly second-guessing everything and everyone. Leila Reynolds is thrown into her first murder case, defending a man she’s represented before—one she couldn’t… Continue reading Dissection of a Murder by Jo Murray
If you love fake dating, sports romance, and laugh-out-loud banter, First and Forever by Lynn Painter is such a fun, feel-good read. Duffy Distefano is a diehard Minnesota Coyotes football fan who suddenly finds herself going viral for all the wrong reasons. After the team’s mascot aggressively grabs her during a game, Duffy reacts the… Continue reading First and Forever by Lynn Painter
There are two kinds of people no one ever expects to be murderers: little girls and old ladies—and Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick has been both. At eighty-one years old, Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick has spent her entire life living under the shadow of a childhood crime that earned her the nickname “Mad Mabel.” After decades of whispers… Continue reading Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
Darling Daffodils Farm is a grumpy–sunshine, rivals-to-lovers romance set on a charming daffodil farm that delivers equal parts heart, sass, and spice. While this one started a little slow for me—and I’ll admit I was initially pretty frustrated with a few of the characters—the story really came together once their backstories started to unfold. As… Continue reading Darling Daffodils Farm by Brittanee Nicole