Category: Romance

  • Mate

    Mate

    Ali Hazelwood, 2025 4.75 Stars for Unhinged Delights Fantastic. Can’t wait to re-read as audiobook and spend more time in this world. This sequel to Mate goes straight into Northwest wolf den territory. In Bride, the big reveal was that they are mates, but this book starts there, at Go.…

  • August Lane

    August Lane

    Regina Black, 2025 5 Stars for Finesse and Craft Absolutely beautiful story of romance and beginnings and family/community. This story is a ballad, and it’s told in three different timelines but it transitions between each of them with perfect timing. I was so taken by August and Luke as these…

  • Up Close and Personal

    Up Close and Personal

    Ana Holguin, 2025 3.75 Stars for strong women I was excited about this book from the Smart Romance substack which had an author Q&A, but it didn’t give me fireworks and super swoon, although Silas wins the award for the hottest damn tattoo I’ve ever seen in a love story. …

  • Wild Card

    Wild Card

    Elsie Silver, 2025 2.75 Stars for Supported Tree Pose This one didn’t hit for me personally because I wanted more scenes of Gwen talking with friends and being a member of the community to care more about her and relate to her growth, outside of scenes with Bash and Clyde.…