Disasters, Second Chances & The Freedom to Read About All Kinds of Real Love

Thanks to the library my TBR bookstack/list never shrinks!

[a stack of 6 books from top to bottom: Second Tide's the Charm, The Next Best Fling, Love Requires Chocolate, Fall into Temptation, A Jungle Bell Mingle, Passions in Death]

[same bookstack as shown above with the addition of Buried Too Deep on the bottom]

[Fall for Him trade paperback book upright next to a stack of 5 books from top to bottom: Frequent Fliers, Second Tide's the Charm, Love Requires Chocolate, Passions in Death, Buried Too Deep]

The Next Best Fling (Librarians in Love #1) by Gabriella Gamez

New Adult romance

Forever, July 2024

Is getting under someone new the best way to get over someone else?

Librarian Marcela and former NFL player Theo find out when they team up to mislead their families and friends in this mega angsty, laugh-aloud romp that also offers readers emotional complexity, tenderness, an incendiary sexy times.

A Jingle Bell Mingle (Christmas Notch #3) by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

contemporary romance

Avon, September 2024

Issac, the former boy band singer and current grieving recluse, and Sunny, person-of-all-trades and current stalled television movie screenwriter end up living together in the aftermath of their second round of a one-night stand. Their love story is hilarious, poignant, and compelling. Throwback cultural references to the 1990s and 2000s mixed in with comparative observations about sexual mores and stigmas between the 1940s to present day make this a thoughtful read as well as an entertaining farewell to this series set in Christmas Notch, Vermont.

Fall for Him by Andie Burke

contemporary romance

Griffin, September 2024

A meet-disaster, misunderstandings, secrets, grief, a chronic health condition, forbidden longings, complicated family dynamics, work stress... Derek and Dylan's love story combines the vibes of a home renovation show with therapy sessions tossed into the context of a documentary about variations on grief and trauma responses as produced by Shonda Rhimes. Plus, an adorable fur baby, abundant charming awkwardness, compassion, and intense sensuality make Fall for Him irresistible.

Still reading the other books shown above but not reviewed.

Happy un-banned reading to all!

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