Royal Messes, Quick Reads & Greater Later + Love

It's Complicated

American Royalty by Tracey Livesay

contemporary romance

Avon, June 2022

Cinder-Nanny by Sariah Wilson

contemporary romance

Montlake, June 2022

All the Queen's Men (Her Majesty the Queen investigates #2) by S. J. Bennett

contemporary mystery

William Morrow, March 2021

Dukes Do It Better (Misfits of Mayfair #3) by Bethany Bennett

historical romance

Forever, May 2022

Family Feuds

Lucy Yi Is Not a Romantic by Lauren Ho

contemporary romantic women's fiction

G.P. Putnam's Sons, June 2022

A Daring Pursuit (Ruthless Rivals #2) by Kate Bateman

historical romance

St. Martin's Paperbacks, May 2022

From Bad to Cursed (Witches of Thistle Grove #2) by Lana Harper

contemporary supernatural romance

Berkley, May 2022

STEMinists in Love - contemporary romance novellas by Ali Hazelwood

Under One Roof

Berkley, May 2022

Stuck With You

Berkley, June 2022

BelowZero

Berkley, July 2022

The Love Hypothesis novel by Ali Hazelwood

contemporary romance

Penguin, September 2021

Faking It

The Bodyguard by Katherine Center

contemporary romance

St. Martin's Press, July 19, 2022

Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley

contemporary romance

Griffin, June 2022

By Any Other Name by Lauren Kate

contemporary romance

G.P. Putnam's Sons, March 2022

The Cheat Sheet by Sarah Adams

contemporary romance

Dell, August 2021

Danger in Paradise

My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey, author & publisher

contemporary mystery romance

June, 2022

Grown Folks Only

The Second Half: Forty Women Reveal Life After Fifty by Ellen Warner

non-fiction

Brandeis University Press, January 2022

Goodbye Again (Wyndham Beach #2) by Mariah Stewart

contemporary women's fiction with romance

Montlake, February 2022

Out the Clear Blue Sky by Kristan Higgins

contemporary women's fiction with romantic elements

Berkley, June 2022

Comforting Canines

Dog Friendly by Victoria Schade

contemporary romance

Berkley, June 2022

Lost, Found & Forever by Victoria Schade

contemporary romance

Berkley, March 2021

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The Best Man: Unfinished Business by Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen Delivers All the Feels

Black love. Black joy. Black drama. Humanity in its vast melanin array. [front cover of a paperback ARC for The Best Man: Unfinished Business; silhouette of three adults] The Best Man: Unfinished Business by Malcolm D. Lee with Jayne Allen adult contemporary fiction with romantic elements Storehouse Voices, July 2025 First, dedicated fans of The Best Man franchise and its beloved characters need not fear how they’re treated in this first of three novels. In fact. One thread of Harper’s storyline seems to reflect the real-life author/screenwriter/director’s battle to protect and maintain the integrity of The Best Man universe. Mission accomplished. Second, once readers - fans or not - start this novel they won’t want to stop. The compulsion to re/watch The Best Man movies and limited series and maybe even to reread this book while anticipating the release of book two in 2026 will prove difficult to resist. Who are you? Who are your people?...

A Million Lives Book Festival - An Unfortunate Exception, Not the Event Rule

[2 decorative stickers on lined writing paper from left to right: a round smiley face arranged upside down to look like a frown and a round smiley face arranged right sight up] By now most bookish folk and others have heard about the inaugural A Million Lives Book Festival held at the Baltimore Convention Center last Friday and Saturday. To recap: according to participating authors and attendees many promises were made and almost all of them were broken. As outreach director and co-organizer for The Write Women Book Fest scheduled to host its 6th event Saturday, July 19 & Sunday, July 20 of this year at the Bowie Comfort Inn & Conference Center in Bowie, Maryland, U.S.A., my reaction to the feedback being shared about A Million Lives is nightmarish. Even though we aren't connected to it in any way or familiar with the event organizer or her company, our completely unrelated event has felt some minor residual effects because people are worried. And that's an understanda...

Hot Love in the Kitchen & Travelling Through Time

Redemption of the Heart by Moni Boyce contemporary romance Love Snacks Publishing 8 January 2019 Despite addressing heavy themes of domestic violence, incarceration, and grief, Redemption of the Heart is a charming and sweet spicy read in the tradition of a 21st-century interracial homage to Janet Dailey’s monthly romance era. Gemma’s open-hearted ingénue contrasts starkly with Alex’s jaded workaholic. They struggle with a variety of challenges, but ethnicity isn’t one of them—a spin that feels particularly modern. Once readers commit to their suspension of disbelief regarding the cascading impact of lacks in due diligence by several characters, it’s easy to settle in to enjoy this love story. The recent public debate about the pros and cons of Gillette’s “We believe the best man can be” campaign ties in with the contradictory messages in the story threads about toxic masculinity. There’s a scene in which Alex apologizes to someone who was openly bragging among cowork...

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