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Hi, I'm Suzanne. Proofreader by day, book blogger by night, devourer of books 24/7. My reading tastes: Basically you name it, I probably like it. I read a lot of contemporary and historical, both adult and YA, and I've also been enjoying more and more fantasy lately. Hobbies include: buying and hoarding of books, rambling about books to anyone who will listen, and trying to recommend books to my family and friends whether they are readers or not - because seriously, how can you not love to read books?

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Thanks so much to @sourcebookscasa for this #gifte Thanks so much to @sourcebookscasa for this #gifted copy. 🩷 Review - ALL TOO WELL (26 in 2026 read #2) 🩷 Author - Corinne Michaels Original Pub Date - 8/17/24; This edition - 4/29/25 Corinne Michaels is an author I’ve been wanting to read for a while now, and I even had an older copy of this book on my 26 in 2026 TBR challenge. I’m grateful for this beautiful gifted copy because it was the perfect motivation to finally start the Ember Falls series. I’m so glad I did too because this was such a good read! Years ago Lachlan broke Ainsley’s heart, but now she has returned to Ember Falls to interview him for her article on former athletes. Lachlan is now the town’s fire chief, a single dad, and he’s as sexy as ever. I enjoyed both of these characters from the moment we meet them and was eager to see them reconnect and work through whatever happened between them when they were younger since it was clear that they had feelings for one another and amazing chemistry as well. I loved the charming small town atmosphere, Lachlan’s adorable daughter Rosie, as well as all of the side characters. I look forward to learning more about some of them in future books and have already purchased the next two books in the series. Read this one if you’re a fan of: ✨Single Dad ✨Brother’s Best Friend ✨Small Town Romance ✨Second Chance Romance ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - How was your weekend? What are you reading to start off the week?
Thanks to @read_bloom, @meghanquinnbooks, & @hambr Thanks to @read_bloom, @meghanquinnbooks, & @hambright_pr #partner for the #gifted eARC & ALC. 🦩 Review - JUST FOR THE CAMERAS (Bay Area Players 1)🦩 Author - Meghan Quinn Pub Date - 2/3/26 Meghan Quinn is one of my go-to authors when I need a good laugh and she absolutely delivers in her latest rom-com, Just for the Cameras. This is the first book in a new series, but it does feature characters from throughout the Meghan Quinn universe, so if you’re a fan of Meghan’s books, you may recognize some fun familiar faces. I fell in love with this book from the very first moment when Graydon and Maple meet. Graydon is a grumpy football player who, along with a couple of his teammates, have been assigned to volunteer at the local zoo for a PR campaign. Graydon is not happy about this and is even less thrilled when he’s told he will be working with the flamingos. As he is mocking the flamingos and whining about the whole experience, Maple, the zookeeper he’ll be working with, walks in and overhears every word. Needless to say, sparks fly! Grumpy-sunshine is one of my favorite tropes, so I was all in on seeing this relationship evolve and it did not disappoint. As always, Meghan Quinn writes some of the funniest banter I’ve ever read so I ate that up. I also love the tension of a good forced proximity romance and that aspect was *chef’s kiss*. The emotional aspect of the story was great too and was well balanced with all of the laugh out loud humor and with the spicy romance element. One of the highlights for me was the football player group chat. It was hilarious how Graydon grew from hating its existence to really becoming buddies with his teammates. I hope we see more from those guys in future books. I did an immersive read and adored the full cast narration, which featured many of my favorite narrators, Connor Crais, Emma Wilder, Teddy Hamilton, J.F. Harding, Jason Clarke, Stella Hunter, & Samantha Brentmoor. They played off each other so well & it made for a phenomenal listening experience that had me cackling my way through the book! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - If you could work with any zoo animal, which would you choose? AOTD - Giraffes or pandas
🩷 BROTHER’S BEST FRIEND ROMANCE BOOK RECS 🩷 Happy Friday, book friends! Today I’m back to share some of my favorite romance reads that feature the brother’s best friend trope. This is always a fun trope so I have quite a few recs. If you have recs, you can add to this list, feel free to mention them in the comments below. Brother’s Best Friend Book Recommendations: In Your Dreams by Sarah Adams P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connolly The Re-Do List by Denise Williams Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center Holding the Reins by Paisley Hope If Only You by Chloe Liese If All Else Sails by Emma St. Clair All Too Well by Corinne Michaels Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles Wild Love by Elsie Silver Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood Love in Plane Sight by Lauren Connolly Into the Tide by Laura Pavlov Mr. Wrong Number by Lynn Painter The Game Changer by Lana Ferguson The Plus One by Mazey Eddings The Dating Plan by Sara Desai Comeback by Rebecca Jenshak Just Don’t Fall by Emma St. Clair Bridesmaid for Hire by Meghan Quinn Say You Swear by Meagan Brandy Beautiful Player by Christina Lauren ❓QOTD - Have you read any of these or do you have any more brother’s best friend recs to add to this list? Or what are your weekend plans?
🎧 AUDIOBOOK REVIEW 🎧 Thanks to @prhaudio #p 🎧 AUDIOBOOK REVIEW 🎧 Thanks to @prhaudio #prhaudiopartner for the gifted ALC. Review - BOOKS & BEWITCHMENT Author - Isla Jewell Pub Date - 2/3/2026 I’m still firmly in my cozy fantasy era, so this bookish-themed, small town witchy romantasy was right up my alley. Rhea has always lived a pretty average life, living with her pet parrot and working a desk job at a local insurance company. When a grandmother she never met suddenly dies and leaves her everything, Rhea decides to pack up and head to Arcadia Falls, the quaint mountain town where her grandmother had lived and where Rhea’s mother has warned her never to visit. What Rhea finds when she gets there is that not only has she inherited a rundown video store in need of a major upgrade, but she has also inherited a magical heritage she knew nothing about. This story is so fun! There’s a sweet, slow burn romance with Hunter, the town’s sexy handyman, who also happens to be the son of her grandmother’s biggest witchy rival, but the real highlight of the story for me is Rhea’s journey of self-discovery as she learns to embrace her family’s witchy history and as she transforms the old video store into her dream bookstore. There’s also plenty of whimsy as the spirit of Rhea’s grandmother somehow ends up inside of Rhea’s parrot, allowing for unexpected bonding as well as some hilarious chaos along the way. The audiobook is 10 hours and 29 minutes, and with Thérèse Plummer’s spirited narration, the time just flew by. Her portrayal of Rhea’s sassy grandmother in particular had me chuckling nonstop. Recommended for fans of cozy, witchy reads, small town romances, and journeys of self-discovery. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - If you were a witch and could have any animal as your familiar, what animal would you choose?
🔎 THRILLER THURSDAY 🔎 Thanks for the free e 🔎 THRILLER THURSDAY 🔎 Thanks for the free ebook & #gifted ALC @htp_hive @htpbooks @parkrowbooks & @htpbooks_audio #htpbooks #HTPHive Review - IT’S NOT HER Author - Mary Kubica Pub Date - 2/3/26 What is meant to be a peaceful vacation turns into a family’s worst nightmare in Mary Kubica’s latest psychological thriller, It’s Not Her. Courtney, her brother, and their famillies have rented remote lakeside cottages in anticipation of a relaxing trip with plenty of family bonding time. The trip turns out to be anything but relaxing when Courtney is awakened by a horrific scream and discovers that her brother and his wife are dead, her niece Reese is missing, and in the same cabin, her nephew Wyatt is asleep and unharmed upstairs. Courtney is determined to find out what happened to her brother and sister-in-law and to find Reese, but the harder she tries to find the truth, the more twisted and tangled things seem to get, to the point where she has no idea who she can trust, if anyone. This book was so good! I was completely hooked from that first blood curdling scream and the sense of urgency to find Reese and figure out what happened to her parents. The story is fast-paced, full of tension and suspense, and I absolutely loved the atmospheric quality of the writing. I also really loved how the story unfolds in a dual timeline and also through multiple perspectives. We follow Courtney while she tries to unravel the many mysteries and secrets that this town seems to be hiding, while at the same time, we get Reese’s perspective, which gives us the lead up to that fateful night and beyond. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time I read and even though I thought I had things figured out a couple of times along the way, I was kept guessing until the end and was truly shocked by the big reveal. I read this with my eyes and ears and blown away by the audiobook, which was narrated by Jennifer Jill Araya, Brittney Pressley, and Gary Tiedemann. They all did such a great job conveying the suspenseful and atmospheric vibes of this story, helping to make this a book I didn’t want to put down. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 ❓QOTD - What’s your ideal vacation like?
📚 FEBRUARY HOPEFULS 📚 Happy Wednesday, book 📚 FEBRUARY HOPEFULS 📚 Happy Wednesday, book friends! I hope your week is going well and that you’ve already had some great reads this month. I’m a few days late sharing the books I’m hoping to read this month, but I think I’ve got a pretty good line up and I’ve actually already finished several of these so be on the look out for my reviews. There are several in my TBR that were gifted, so I’ve tagged those publishers. Thanks so much to all of them for their generosity! ♥ 📚 Physical Copies: 📚 And Now, Back to You by B.K. Borison Wyatt by Jessica Peterson (26 in 2026, book #5) Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler (Finished, review to come) Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid (Finished, review to come) Anywhere with You by Ellie Palmer (Finished, review to come) Blood Over Bright Haven (26 in 2026, book #6) Maybe This Once by Sophie Sullivan Gods Beneath the Ice by Alexandra Kennington Playing with Forever by Rebecca Jenshak Booking for Trouble by Jenn McKinlay Come What May by Corinne Michaels Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine 🎧📱E-ARCs/ALCs: 📱🎧 Racing Hearts by Ann Adams A Little Buzzed by Alys Murray Love Catch by Laura Langa Half City by Kate Golden When I Kill You by B.A. Paris The Girls Before by Kate Alice Marshall Fire Line by Maggie Gates Love Song by Elle Kennedy A Latte Like Love by Michelle C. Harris Finlay Donovan Crosses the Line by Elle Cosimano The Book Witch by Meg Shaffer Happy Ending by Chloe Liese ❓QOTD - What are some books you’re hoping to read in February? Do we have any in common?
Thanks for the free ebook & #gifted ALC @berkleyro Thanks for the free ebook & #gifted ALC @berkleyromance #BerkleyPartner#Berkley & @prhaudio #prhaudiopartner 🎨 Review - GET OVER IT, APRIL EVANS (Clover Lake 2)🎨 Author - Ashley Herring Blake Pub Date - 2/3/26 April Evans is having a rough go of things. Unlucky in love since her fiancee Elena dumped her a few years ago, now she has had to close her tattoo shop and rent out her house. April needs a fresh start so she takes a job teaching art at a new resort in Clover Lake. She doesn’t think things can get worse, but she learns her new roommate and coworker is Daphne Love, the woman Elena left her for. Daphne has landed this job because she too needs a fresh start. She thought she had found the love of her life in Elena, but now finds herself single and heartbroken. She doesn’t understand why her new roommate is so openly hostile to her because she has no idea that she was “the other woman” who Elena left April for. As they are forced to live and work together, April and Daphne eventually clear the air and slowly forge a new relationship based on trust and mutual support, combined with their own personal journeys of growth and renewed self-worth as they both realize how they were manipulated by Elena. I absolutely love how Ashley Herring Blake writes her characters. They always feel so messy, real, and relatable, no matter what they’re going through. I was especially invested in Daphne’s journey as she is also dealing with the fact that her conservative family basically cut her off when she came out. It was also great to see the endearing characters from the first book in this series again. I did this as an immersive read and really enjoyed Gail Shalan’s narration. She used distinct voices for each character so it was easy to tell them apart even when I didn’t have the ebook in front of me. She also did a wonderful job conveying the emotional tone of the story as well as the more fun moments. Recommend for fans of spicy, small town romance and journeys of self discovery and self love. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - Are you at all artistic or crafty? Or what are you currently reading?
Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyrom Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyromance #BerkleyPartner#Berkley & @prhaudio #prhaudiopartner 🩵 Review - THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU 🩵 Author - Libby Page Pub Date - 2/3/26 There’s nothing better than finding the book you need in your life at the exact right moment, and This Book Made Me Think of You was that book for me. I honestly grabbed it for review because I love bookish books and because I thought the cover was beautiful. Well, let me tell you, the story inside is just as beautiful, so beautiful that it made my heart hurt and had the tears flowing! The story follows Tilly, a young widow who is dealing with the grief of losing her husband way too soon. He knew he was sick and so before his death, he makes arrangements for his book loving wife to receive 12 special books, one per month for the first year after his death. Tilly had no idea he had done this, but it becomes a poignant way for him to not only walk her through her grief journey, but to also make her fall in love with reading again, to encourage her to meet new people, experience new adventures, and ultimately, to be open to falling in love again. I don’t talk much about my personal life on this account, but my husband was recently diagnosed with cancer. His is thankfully curable, but it has still had me thinking about what life would be like if I were suddenly to lose him. My own personal thoughts and experiences made this book resonate so much with me, and I pretty much cried my way through it. First with sad tears, but ultimately with tears of hope and even a little joy. That took this book I chose because it’s a bookish book with a lovely cover all the way to being my favorite read from January, surpassing all of my highly anticipated reads from that month! The audiobook is narrated by Zadeiah Campbell-Davies, and she was just perfect. Her tone, the pacing, the way she portrayed Tilly’s grief journey, everything was chef’s kiss. I highly recommend doing this one as an immersive read! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (♾️ stars honestly) ❓QOTD - What’s a book that resonated with you emotionally?
🩵 Review - FREE FALLING (Colburn Brothers 2) 🩵 Author - Jill Shalvis Pub Date - 2/3/2026 Caleb Colburn is a retired hockey player who came back to his small town to help his brothers run Colburn Restorations. Caleb is excited to prove himself to his family by managing one of their biggest historic restoration jobs to date, but not so excited when the architect he has to work with turns out to be his arch enemy from college, Emma Sumner. Emma is less than thrilled to see Caleb as well, but because her job is on the line, she can’t back out of the project so the two of them reluctantly get to work. I love a good forced proximity story because so much is revealed when the characters are forced to spend a lot of time together. In the case of Caleb and Emma, we get to see old wounds resurface as we learn why Emma feels so much hostility toward Caleb. I found both characters to be incredibly sympathetic, especially Emma who has been through so much and whose stubborn pride keeps her from letting others know just how much she has been struggling. I also loved the banter between them, which becomes increasingly friendly and flirty the more they work together and realize they’re attracted to one another. The romance is a slow burn, but very satisfying, and with a great deal of emotional depth along the way as they work through those old hurts and learn to trust one another. There’s also quite a bit of humor, especially between the brothers, which I loved. I’m fast becoming obsessed with these sexy, swoony Colburn brothers! I read this one with my eyes and ears and adored the narration of Sebastian York and Lila Winters. They did such an amazing job capturing the chemistry between these characters and bringing their love story to life. Perfect for fans of: Slow Burn Found Family Protective Hero Forced Proximity Enemies to Lovers Small Town Romance Thanks to @jillshalvis, @sourcebookscasa, and @hambright_pr for the #gifted review copies! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 ❓QOTD - Jill Shalvis is an auto-read author for me. Who are some of your auto-read authors?
📚 MESSY MONDAY - JANUARY WRAP-UP 📚 Hey book 📚 MESSY MONDAY - JANUARY WRAP-UP 📚 Hey book friends! I hope your week is off to a great start. Was January a good reading month for you? I had a great reading month, finishing 22 books, including 4 from my 26 in 2026 challenge TBR. A couple of holiday weekends and a couple of snow days helped make that possible. I also had a great month in terms of loving all of my reads, with nothing rated below 4 stars. I had a lot of highly anticipated reads in January so I’m not too surprised by that. I did have one DNF - well, I’m calling it a DNF for now because I want to revisit it, but I just couldn’t concentrate on it when I attempted it this month. I am also a little behind with my review writing, but you can expect to see reviews for most of the ones I flagged below this week. My photo features all of the physical copies I read, but I also read a few e-arcs and listened to several audiobooks as well. ❓QOTD: How was your reading month? What were some of your favorite reads from January? ❤️ 5 STARS ❤️ This Book Made Me Think of You by Libby Page (Review to come) My Husband’s Wife by Alice Feeney Sunk in Love by Heather McBreen 🧡 4.5 STARS 🧡 The Re-Do List by Denise Williams It’s Not Her by Mary Kubica (Review to come) Just for the Cameras by Meghan Quinn (Review to come) The Perfect Assist by Jillian Arly A Killer Kind of Romance by Letizia Lorini The Lust Crusade by Jo Segura Catch Her If You Can by Tessa Bailey Free Falling by Jill Shalvis (Review to come) The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Review to come) 💛 4 STARS 💛 Last First Kiss by Julian Winters The Storm by Rachel Hawkins Anatomy of An Alibi by Ashley Elston For Our Next Song by Jessica James The Magic of Untamed Hearts by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland Stealing for Keeps by Rebecca Jenshak Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn Into the Tide by Laura Pavlov (Review to come) All Too Well by Corinne Michaels (Review to come) Books & Bewitchment by Isla Jewell (Review to come) 💚 3.5 STARS 💚 NONE 💙 3 STARS 💙 NONE 💜 2 STARS 💜 NONE 1 STAR or DNFs The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake (DNF for now, will revisit)
💖 FEBRUARY SPELLSTACK 💖 💖 February may b 💖 FEBRUARY SPELLSTACK 💖 💖 February may be the shortest month of the year, but it gives us so much to celebrate! From Groundhog’s Day to Valentine’s Day and Black History Month to President’s Day, February is as diverse as our spellstacks! Books Featured in my Stack: For Our Next Song by Jessica James Everything For You by Chloe Liese Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall Reel by Kennedy Ryan Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood A Love So g for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams Ramon and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Check out #Feb26spellstack to see all of the February stacks (and create your own)! DM @cynsfictionaddiction to join future monthly SpellStacks. ❓QOTD - What will be your first read of February? #februaryspellstack #bookstackchallenge
Thanks to @youhadmeathea #partner for the gifted r Thanks to @youhadmeathea #partner for the gifted review copy! 💫 Review - LAST FIRST KISS 💫 Author - Julian Winters Pub Date - 1/27/2026 This was just the sweetest follow-up to Julian Winters’ adult debut I Think They Love You. We meet Jordan and Jamie in that book so I was very excited to get to know more about them in this one. Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes, and Winters does such a great job writing this one. Jamie gave Jordan his first kiss when they were teenagers, and Jordan has never forgotten it or the feelings he has for Jamie. After another near kiss between them a year ago, Jamie breaks Jordan’s heart by telling him he’s not the right guy for Jordan to be with while he’s still trying to figure out his sexuality. Ever since then Jordan has been solely focused on his event planning career until that career brings him face to face with, of all people, Jamie, who is the bride’s best friend and man-of-honor at the wedding Jordan is in charge of planning. I absolutely adored both Jordan and Jamie. The chemistry between them is undeniable, which made me want to knock their heads together a few times along the way, but I definitely appreciated the very realistic and messy journey that the two of them take before they find their way to one another. Jordan, in particular, has an emotional journey of self-discovery, both in terms of his career and his sexual identity. This book is sweet, funny, and has just the perfect amount of spice. Highly recommended for fans of second chance romance and stories about finding your way. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - What book are you hoping to finish reading before the end of the month?
🩷 PINK WEDNESDAY - BOOK SPIRAL 🩷 Hey book f 🩷 PINK WEDNESDAY - BOOK SPIRAL 🩷 Hey book friends! It’s Pink Wednesday so I thought I would challenge myself to attempt to create a book spiral with all of my pink books. Major props to those bookstagrammers who are able to create such beautiful and symmetrical book spirals because this was so hard and even after over an hour of trying, mine still turned out super wonky. 😅 Books Featured: 🩷The Bodyguard Affair by Amy Lea 🌸The Partner Plot by Kristina Forest 🩷Happy Place by Emily Henry 🌸Late Bloomer by Mazey Eddings 🩷Just Our Luck by Denise Williams 🌸Let’s Call Her Barbie by Renee Rosen 🩷Once Smitten, Twice Shy by Chloe Liese 🌸First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison 🩷The Lost Ticket by Freya Sampson 🌸Do You Take This Man? by Denise Williams 🩷What Happens in Amsterdam by Rachel Lynn Solomon 🌸The Love Plot by Samantha Young 🩷Wild Love by Elsie Silver 🌸The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Broka 🩷The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton 🌸Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood 🩷Meet Me at the Lake by Carley Fortune 🌸The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon 🩷This Could Be Us by Kennedy Ryan 🌸The Blast from the Past by Lucy Score 🩷Bridesmaid for Hire by Meghan Quinn 🌸Hook Shot by Kennedy Ryan 🩷Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams 🌸Red White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston 🩷Here for the Drama by Kate Bromley 🌸All Too Well by Corinne Michaels ❓QOTD - Have you read any of these? Or what color books do you own the most and least of?
Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyrom Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyromance #BerkleyPartner #Berkley & @prhaudio #prhaudiopartner ❤️ Review - THE RE-DO LIST ❤️ Author - Denise Williams Pub Date - 1/27/26 Oh my goodness, Denise Williams has done it again! This slow burn, brother’s best friend romance had me so giddy the entire time I was reading. When we first meet Willow, she has just gone through a bad (and viral) breakup with her long-time boyfriend. Willow is devastated not just because of the breakup, but also because she feels like she has no identity outside of her ex because they had been together since high school. He took all of her firsts, and Willow decides it’s time to reclaim them while she’s dog sitting for her brother Cruz, who is currently deployed. She makes a list of every moment that she wants a re-do for and recruits Deacon to help her. Deacon is Cruz’s best friend, and he has been tasked with keeping an eye out for Willow while Cruz is away. Deacon had me swooning the entire book! He is so sweet, charming, and funny, and I loved how he was all in when it came to helping Willow with her list. I love a good brother’s best friend romance, especially that slight forbidden romance element, and this one was just so well written. I was invested in their relationship as it blossomed and really hoping Cruz wouldn’t kill Deacon when he got home. 😂 In addition to this being such a lovely romance, I also just really loved Willow’s journey to reclaim those firsts and figure out who she is without her ex. It’s a real journey of learning to love herself and I was just so here for it. I started reading this one with my eyes and then added in the audiobook and loved that Teddy Hamilton and January LaVoy portrayed these characters exactly as I was envisioning them. Both narrators are favorites of mine and their voices were so perfect together that I didn’t want to stop listening. Highly recommended for fans of: Slow Burn Romance Brother’s Best Friend Romance Age Gap Journey of Self Discovery ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 ❓QOTD - Is there a moment from your life that you would like to have a re-do?
Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyrom Thanks for the free book & #gifted ALC @berkleyromance #BerkleyPartner #Berkley & @prhaudio #prhaudiopartner 🛳️ Review - SUNK IN LOVE 🛳️ Author - Heather McBreen Pub Date - 1/27/26 Heather McBreen’s latest novel, Sunk in Love, explores the marriage in crisis trope, and I was so here for it! As much as I love getting to the happily ever after in my romance reads, I also love those stories that take us beyond that HEA. A lot of things can happen along the way to derail even the happiest of marriages and I think McBreen does a wonderful job of realistically exploring this topic. Both Rosalyn and Liam are wonderful characters and it’s easy to see that they still care about one another, even though they’re on the verge of divorce. Liam still wanting to officiate the vow renewal ceremony for Rosalyn’s grandparents in spite of how awkward it would be, and the fact that Rosalyn was also willing to go along with it and pretend that she and Liam are still together so as not to disappoint her grandparents just spoke volumes to me. It had me so invested in their relationship that I needed to see what had led them to this point. I loved that we are given glimpses into their married life to see exactly what happened to ultimately force them apart - that accumulation of resentment, hurt feelings, grief, and some unfortunate miscommunication. The more I saw the more I found myself rooting for them to find their way back to one another. I also loved that while the story tackles such a messy and emotional journey for these two characters, it’s also a delightful read that is full of humor, heart, and hope. I did this book as an immersive read, and with Brittany Pressley narrating, it was absolute perfection! As always, she perfectly captures the chemistry between the characters, both the fun flirty banter and the more emotional moments. Her performance definitely elevated my reading experience and helped me to fall in love with this book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ❓QOTD - What are you reading this week?
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We may request cookies to be set on your device. We use cookies to let us know when you visit our websites, how you interact with us, to enrich your user experience, and to customize your relationship with our website.

Click on the different category headings to find out more. You can also change some of your preferences. Note that blocking some types of cookies may impact your experience on our websites and the services we are able to offer.

Essential Website Cookies

These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features.

Because these cookies are strictly necessary to deliver the website, refusing them will have impact how our site functions. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. But this will always prompt you to accept/refuse cookies when revisiting our site.

We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. You are free to opt out any time or opt in for other cookies to get a better experience. If you refuse cookies we will remove all set cookies in our domain.

We provide you with a list of stored cookies on your computer in our domain so you can check what we stored. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. You can check these in your browser security settings.

Other external services

We also use different external services like Google Webfonts, Google Maps, and external Video providers. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. Please be aware that this might heavily reduce the functionality and appearance of our site. Changes will take effect once you reload the page.

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Vimeo and Youtube video embeds:

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You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page.

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