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Witches of Dubious Origin

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 💖💖💖💖 /5 Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay is an adventurous and cozy fantasy that comes with magic, mysterious vibes, and supernatural creatures with some humor. It is a delightful novel and I was fully immersed while reading it. Be sure to read the content warnings.   Zoe, a librarian, receives a mysterious black book containing an unbreakable latch. After opening it, she learns about her family’s past and begins uncovering their secrets. Now she has to decide if she wants to accept her role as a witch or not. A containment specialist named Jasper helps Zoe with this decision; whether or not should she continue the family’s legacy. Themes explored in this book are a new found family, embracing destiny and family legacy, the power of books and knowledge, facing the past, uncovering secrets, magic and the supernatural, and a comforting romance. Filled with lovable characters, I recommend this book for fans of cozy fantasies with heart and bite. This one is wo...

While it was Snowing by Julia London

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 💖💖💖💖 /5 While it was Snowing by Julia London is a sweet enjoyable and entertaining story featuring mature characters, a single mom, an injured golfer, a blind dog, forced proximity, and family shenanigans. Divorced single mom Amy Casey needs to get away for a few weeks so that she can focus on painting for an upcoming holiday show at a local art gallery. Between a clueless but needy brother, two teenage sons, and her recent ex-husband trying to get back into her life, she needs to escape the distractions. Her best friend offers to let her stay at their family lake house in North Texas. Amy arrives with her blind dachshund, Duchess. The only problem is that professional golfer Harrison Neely also booked the lake house so that he could rehab his injured knee as well as reassessing his life while dodging his pushy manager.   They decide the house is big enough for the two of them to share, but end up spending time together, sharing meals and exploring the area. A major ...

One Night to Twin Surprise by Rachel Dove

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  💖💖💖💖💖 /5 One Night to Twin Surprise by Rachel Dove is a second chance, night with consequences, sweet romance. Neve finally divorced her cheating, distant husband after years of disappointment as they tried for a family of their dreams. Out for an evening of celebration with her colleagues and nurse friends, nurse Neve runs into helicopter doctor Colton; her ex’s former best friend. Colton has been attracted to Neve from the moment they met, but she was off-limits back then. A night of passion leads to Neve becoming pregnant; not just pregnant but with twins.   Colton has been a nomad with work assignments, traveling where temporary assignments were. When he learns that Neve was free, he applied for the job at her hospital. Imagine Neve’s surprise to learn that Colton was temporarily working at the same hospital. Telling him about the pregnancy wanted all in; surprising Neve. After all Neve went through with her ex-husband, she struggles with trust, and believed Colton ...

Cowboy, It's Cold Outside by Maisey Yates

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 💖💖💖💖 /5 Cowboy, It's Cold Outside by Maisey Yates, book twelve in the Four Corners Ranch series, is an emotional, intense, sizzling romance all about healing hearts and understanding that love is strength; with trust and forgiveness high on the list. More complex themes in this stories involve familial guilt, compensation for others, wrongdoing, survivor's guilt in a sense, and just the emotions surrounding being let down by our parents. Years ago, Denver King's father’s criminal choices led to the death of Sheena Patrick’s dad, leaving her to raise her three younger sisters alone. Out of guilt, Denver stepped in with financial support and a promise that one day he’d owe her a favor. Now an empty nester, Sheena decides it's time to call in the favor that he's promised quite some time ago. She wants help starting up a business. Despite skepticism from his family, Denver knows he's going to offer that help; and end up working with her on the business. What ...

Blue Collar Billionaire by Amy Andrews

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 💖💖💖💖 /5 Blue Collar Billionaire by Amy Andrews is a forced proximity, opposites attract, super steamy romance between a hot handsome handyman/drummer and a busy ER intern. When Holly Vincent and Danny Colton use the elevator to go to the basement of the building to check why there was no heat in her apartment, the elevator unexpectedly stops, for a while. Holly had no time for extracurricular activities, but being stranded in a broken elevator for a few hours with irritatingly overconfident, hot, downstairs neighbor Danny, Holly decides to bend her rules and let the filthy-mouthed cutie talk her into having some fun. Danny just wants to show bookish Dr Prim what she’s been missing out on; there isn’t anything better they could do as they wait until they’re rescued. Afterwards Danny decides one wild time isn’t enough; he wanted more. Despite the magnetic attraction Holly believes she has no time for dating between study and the unrelenting exhaustion of her work at the hospit...

The Old Gals' Bucket List by Karen King

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 💖💖💖💖💖 /5 The Old Gals' Bucket List by Karen King is a wonderful, heartwarming, encouraging and endearing story about learning to stand up for yourself. As I am close in age to these women, I found myself questioning some of my own decisions about my life lately after reading this book. Age is only a number and I can do almost anything at my age that I wish to do. This is a light-hearted and fun read about learning to live again as you are never too old to have fun.   Sandra unexpectedly lost her husband eight months ago. Her son was just promoted and is moving his family to another city. He wants her to sell her house and move to the city with him; moving into a retirement home. Life has been on hold until she bumps into an old friend, Patti, she used to work with but had moved away, has moved back and they ran into each other at the bus top. Patti is a cancer survivor and determined to now make her life count; and is on her way to get a tattoo. Sandra asks if she would ...

A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter

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💖💖💖💖 /5 A Rookie Mistake by Laura Carter is a sweet sports romance, with a forbidden love, some fake dating, conflicted feelings all wrapped up in a football romance. There were some heavier themes, especially regarding a terminal illness.   Kansas Harris, Sas for her friends, is one of the newest sports agents at her father’s sports agency firm, trying to follow in her father’s, Harris, footsteps. Her father doubts she can do the job but she is determined to prove him wrong.  Colton Quinn, was a rising star in the league, however a dropped pass in the big game and several off field scandals, have caused his team to be cautious about renewing his contract. He is in need of help with his image. Sent to Texas to work with Colton, Sas tries to get to know him better. It’s not easy, as he's a man of few words. Colton is a private person, wanting to protect his family. Colton, Sas and Harris have differing opinions on the best way to save his career and get him a larger contrac...