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New Year, Big Book Energy

 



Happy New Year! 

This year is scheduled to be my most hectic professionally with multiple writing projects, the expansion of The Write Women Book Fest from one day to two along with additional partnerships, and other  commitments and goals outside of my bookish endeavors. So fewer and much shorter reviews this year even though I'll probably (try to) read as much as usual. 

Seduced by Passion (Billionaire Island Brides #1) by Ana E. Ross 
contemporary romance, December 26, 2022 

Xiomara and Raph's love story is a sweeping family saga filled with secrets, conflict, temptation, themes of cultural historical context, in addition to an emotionally layered development of their relationship. Plus, blazing chemistry. 


No More Sidelines (Solomon Pro Athletes #1) by Leslie North 
contemporary romance, December 22, 2022 

What starts as a series of adversarial encounters leads to a cease-fire that evolves into friendship then love for Claire and Marcus in this thoughtful, compressed story about grief and moving forward from different types of loss. Their story offers an immersive sense of the volatile dynamics of competitive environments in professional sports and performance innovation.  

[note: original copyright date of 2018 is probably why the Washington Commanders NFL team is referred to by their previous name in the eARC NetGalley provided]

  
Better Than Fiction by Alexa Martin 
contemporary women's fiction-romance hybrid 
Berkley, November 2022 

As much about generational connections and mentorship, chosen family and crossroads as it is about romance, Drew and Jasper's love story is complicated, tenderhearted, and fun in addition to being thought-provoking.  

And here are a few of the many books read purely for pleasure during my winter holiday reviewing hiatus: 


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