Super Reader – Books, Reviews, & Recommendations

💖💖💖💖💖  T To Scotland for Love by Lizbeth Selvig, book two in her Heirs of Craigwarren series, is a wonderful, sweet story that focuses on master craftsman Noah Portman and single mom and teacher Mairi MacDonald, her daughter Ella and their friendship, chemistry, and magnetic attraction as well as the countryside and beauty of Scotland, along with a touch of magic. What a wonderful way to be held hostage by amazing characters, being whisked away to Scotland, falling in love with its beauty, charm, magic, and whimsy, while also falling in love with such wonderful characters.   Noah is known for his carving skills. He has been asked to bid on the ballroom to refurbish it to its former glory in a hotel being restored. There are only two bidders but it will be a feather in his cap if he gets the job. At the same time, he has received a phone call from his brother who desperately needs his help. He is restoring a cabin and the deadline is critical and he needs his help. ...

  💖💖💖💖💖 I loved Carys and Tristan’s love story in A Daring Pursuit by Kate Bateman, book two in her Ruthless Rivals series. This is an amazing enemies-to-lovers romance that does not disappoint. As with the first, this story has members of the feuding Welsh Davies family and the English Montgomery family fall in love.   Carys Davies and Tristan Montgomery had long been each other's tormentor, and since their brother and sister, respectively, have married, they are thrown together much more often. Carys is hiding a secret that could ruin her and her family. She acts as if she doesn't care at all about her reputation in society and wears extravagant, sometimes outrageous, outfits; refusing any proposal that comes her way. Tristan sees through her facade and knows that she's hiding something.  At a ball, Tristan unexpectedly discovers Carys's secret, causing the two to strike a scandalous bargain, finding themselves in an enemies with benefits situation. The chemist...

  💖💖💖💖 Boyfriend Lessons by Sophia Singh Sasson, book two in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals series follows Caitlyn and Dev as they meet, become smitten, yet deny their feelings for each other.   After splitting up with her ex, Caitlyn has felt anxious any time she meets a man; but it’s different with Dev. She feels comfortable with him right away. He's only in town for a couple of weeks, and she agrees to help him find a location for his new business. It will do her good to practice hanging out with a man in a no-pressure situation. Dev is taken with Caitlyn from the moment he meets her. He's normally a wingman and does one night stands instead of relationships. But he's smitten with Caitlyn, the shy Royal upper class heiress who is a gem who asks for Boyfriend Lessons. The more time they spend together, the closer they get and the stronger their attraction grows. This friendship soon becomes so much more than either expected; so much that neither Dev ...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Lori Foster once again displays how amazing her writing is in the wonderful, heart-warming, story in The Honeymoon Cottage by Lori Foster, book one in her new Cemetery, Indiana series . While turning the pages I found myself falling in love with these characters, with their warm and open hearts, compassion, enthusiasm, quirkiness, and understanding. This sweet story features the love story between Yardley and Travis, but also highlights the strong friendship and support Yardley has with her best friend, Mimi and other members of the small committee. Yardley is a wedding planner in Cemetery, Indiana and she is all about delivering everyone else’s happy ever after, but not her own. She works and lives with her eccentric, unmarried mom and aunt in an old Victorian house. Travis, a contractor, raised his sister, Sheena, and is now helping her plan her wedding. Sheena is a sweetheart and is grateful for everything her brother does; even if he is attracted to Yardley. Travis...

💖💖💖💖💖 Flirting with Fifty by Jane Porter is a delightful, slow burn, second chance romance with grown up love, combined up with obligations, family, and old regrets. Paige Newsome and Jack King had a brief encounter thirty years ago in Paris. Now they have been thrown together to teach a course at Paige's University. She believes that he doesn't recognize her so she pretends not to recognize him. Paige is just about to turn 50 and Jack is 55, and it shows that love can happen at any time in your life. They have instant chemistry, but, both have good reasons for avoiding a relationship. Although their attraction is instant, the chemistry is off the charts, it still takes some time before they are open to trust each other; enough to start a relationship. Paige and Jack had a lot of soul searching to do before they could make a relationship work after having very different experiences with love in the past. Paige had to deal with challenges and insecurities many people face ...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Unbridled Cowboy is the first book in Maisey Yates's Four Corners series, is a modern day mail-ordered bride story; and this story had me believing it could actually happen. This deeply moving, beautifully written and heart-wrenching tale deals with two very different people, from very different walks of life, who have both been scarred and wounded by events in their lives, and who are brought together by their shared love and devotion to Sawyer's newborn daughter, June Bug. The reasons for why Evelyn decided to pack up and leave NYC for Four Corners Ranch, and the reasons why Sawyer is convinced that love is not ever something he'll experience are way too much. I enjoyed Evelyn's patient handling of Sawyer's quietness and his no nonsense approach to life's decisions. I enjoyed their back and forth as they learned to balance the day-to-day demands of life on a ranch with the heart-to-heart talks they needed to build a strong foundation together. I...

  ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Hannah and Mike’s moving, uplifting, emotional story in Her Amish Springtime Miracle, by Winnie Griggs, book two in the Hope Haven series, tugs at your heart, holding you hostage until the very last page. This was a story I could not put down, reading it in one day. An orphaned baby brings together an unlikely couple, who learn the true meaning of family in this delightful and heartwarming novel,     When Hannah Eicher discovered sweet baby Grace in her barn last spring, with a note attached saying that she wanted Hannah to have the baby and raise it in the Plain community; the adorable infant seemed like the answer to her prayers. Hannah is unable to have children, so this discovery was a gift from G-d. The young Amish baker has always wanted a  family  of her own and now that she’s fostered Grace for nearly a year, her adoption application is almost certain to be approved. Mike Colder Cross, a paramedic, returned to his childhood hometown prim...

  🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶 Levi and Galena’s love story in Leading: A Fake Husband Romantic Comedy by Kylie Gilmore, book eight in her Unleashed Romance series, is a super sweet and romantic story between two people who have no idea how much the other person will complete them, despite being total opposites. Being a biostatistician, Galena has weighed all the practical and logical reasons to marry her live-in boyfriend. Never mind no one else likes him. They’re a perfect fit. Both work on important science stuff and they never fight. Perfect - until she receives a text from him refusing to get married; jilting her at the altar. What’s a girl to do? In this case, run off with Levi, the wedding officiant. Levi, the popular, good looking, single mayor, is smitten with Galena and relieved that she is no longer getting married to someone else. For some unknown reason, Galena feels safe and taken care of when Levi whisks her away from the wedding venue; confused at her attraction to Levi. Impulsi...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Meghan Squire and Isaac Dunn’s story in Million Dollar Consequences, by Jessica Lemmon, book two in the Dunn Brothers series, is an amazing, steamy, and enjoyable tale. Isaac Dunn came to Dunn, Virginia to film a special feature of his former hit TV show Brooks Knows Best. Because of earlier publicity and to prove to the director he’s not a liar nor a playboy, he decides he needs to prove that he really has a girlfriend; now to find someone to play the part. Podcaster Meghan Squire came to Dunn to visit her big sister, Kendall, and Kendall’s boyfriend, Max Dunn, former child star and twin of Isaac.   Isaac and Meghan have an instant-connection from the moment they meet and Meghan agrees to pretend to be his girlfriend. The “fake” relationship doesn’t stay pretend for very long, changing the dynamics and causing real life consequences require that lasting decisions be made. Their connection, magnetic attraction, and sizzling chemistry help make everything look rea...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Mateo and Annalee’s story in Only A Crush by Delancey Stewart, book two in the Kasper Ridge series, is an emotional, heartwarming, funny, charming, entertaining and heartbreaking story. Mateo is a single dad working in his home town on renovating the Kasper Ridge Resort. Annalee has joined her military buddies, who own the Resort, to help in the renovation project and serve as the event planner/chef. Despite the instant attraction between Mateo and Annalee, since they met, and as much as they feel the attraction, they refuses to act on it until a freak snowstorm strands them alone in a remote cabin for several days and nights. Both Mateo and Annalee have reasons for not being in relationships; Mateo is still dealing with the guilt of losing his wife and raising his adorable daughter Lily, while Annalee is dealing with issues from her childhood. The journey Mateo and Annalee take as they fall in love and work to get past their individual baggage was not necessarily ea...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Maverick and Daisy-Mae's story in The Cupcake Cottage by Jean Oran, book one in The Hockey Sweethearts series, is a wonderful and enjoyable story. Maverick and Daisy-Mae are long time friends who were afraid of losing this special friendship it either one of them acted on any feelings they might have for each other. Maverick is a decent guy but when he gets into trouble for helping out a female friend, not only is his image damaged but his old hockey team trades him to San Antonio; near his hometown. With his reputation being questioned, his new coach wants him to find a fake girlfriend to improve his image; this is where Daisy-Mae comes in. Daisy-Mae would do anything to help Maverick regardless the situation. I loved that Daisy-Mae and Maverick started dating, as they already had feelings for each other, but afraid to admit it. These two are absolutely perfect for each other, fitting together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle; she being the yin to his yang. Despite thei...

  💖💖💖💖 The Emma Project by Sonali Dev, book four in the Rajes series is a deeply layered enemies to lovers, age-gap story with a gender reversal, retelling of Jane Austen’s Emma. I enjoyed this very much. Vansh is so charming and relaxed, a total opposite to Naina’s uptight and closed-off personality. Naina has so many deep emotional wounds, and it was gratifying to see how her relationship with Vansh opened her up and allowed her to heal.   Entering this story I was unsure of my feelings toward Naina after reading the previous story. However, this book really put things in perspective, especially how she had been treated by Rajes siblings. This story was able to put her into a more positive light, making the reader fall in love with her.   Vansh also surprised me, appearing more mature and responsible than the carefree youngest presented in prior stories. His passion about solving the housing crisis in San Francisco and his wisdom and advice made him appear older th...

  💖💖💖💖💖 While I was reading Summer at the French Café by Sue Moorcroft, I was transported me back to my visits to Paris, sitting at outside at a café, sharing a chocolate treats and a drink with my hubby, while people watching or reading a book. It was easy to transfer my memories to imagining myself at Livres et Café the shop that Kat Jenson manages. Although her life was far from idyllic, she faces cheating boyfriends, difficult new relationships, uneasy family relationships, and strained working situations. Family, friendships, and relationships, good or bad, are focused on throughout this story. I enjoyed the relationship between Kat and Noah as they moved from friends to lovers. It was wonderful to see the depth of attraction they had for each other both emotionally and physically, although they definitely had some challenges to test their commitment. There were some complicated family situations for both Kat and Noah and there was a strong focus on family throughout t...

  🏈🏈🏈🏈🏈 Married to the Tight End by Carina Rose, book two in the Never Say Never series is a wonderful, laugh out loud, story about friends to drunkenly married in Vegas, oh my, to lovers who fall in love despite their opposition to marriage. Alexa is busy building her bakery while Jackson is a famous tight end in the NFL; both were badly affected by their parents’ divorces, so both strongly believe marriage isn’t in the plan. That is until, what happened in Vegas follows them home in a publicly huge way. Alexa fears marriage will cause her to lose her independence, forcing her to ask for an annulment, while Jackson vowed if he ever married he would never get divorced; forcing them to stay together. There is a strong magnetic attraction and sizzling chemistry between them despite the twists and turns, as well as unwanted interference causing some major heart break as Jackson and Alexa truly fall in love. Somehow, Jackson and Alexa persevere to find a way to score a win in the ...

  💖💖💖💖💖 Killer Moves by Tawna Fenske, book two in the Assassins in Love series, is a second chance story that was difficult to put down.   Matteo Bello is finally a free man with his record expunged. Imagine his surprise when upon returning home to see his sisters, the first person he lays eyes on is the woman he left nearly four years ago, Renee. However, Renee Lorenson is not alone; she has a three year old son who looks eerily familiar to Matteo. Renee is hiding from an unknown threat and isn’t talking. She has been on the run for awhile from someone stalking her but she has no idea who. Matteo wants to help her and hopefully explain how sorry he is for everything he was unable to tell her in the past but he has a lot of groveling to do. The last thing she wants to do is trust the man who walked out on her without a word but Matteo will do whatever he has to protect his new found family. The strong magnetic attraction between Matteo and Renee as well as sizzling che...

  💖💖💖💖💖 London and Jackson's love story in Starry-Eyed Love by Helena Hunting, book two in her Spark House series, combines the stress of running a business with all that entails; dreams, goals, creative genius with the delicate balancing act of trying to live your life and finding happiness one deserves. It is an amazing story of family, relationships, and acceptance; misunderstand and mistrust; romance, passion and love.   Several months earlier, following the break-up of her most recent relationship, London spent the evening at a bar with her sisters where she would meet a stranger but with her break up still fresh in her mind, London declined the handsome stranger, never getting his name or details. Several months later London is doing an important presentation to help grow the family event hotel business and the CEO of Holt Media and Consulting, stops in to join the meeting and London realizes it’s the man from the bar; super rich and successful Jackson Holt. H...

  Release Date: January 24, 2023 St. Martin’s Press Cover Design: Danielle Christopher (@dfio216) Illustrated: Monique Aimee (@moniqueaimee)   With her signature charm and sense of humor, bestselling author Helena Hunting creates a novel about love, family, and second chances in  Make a Wish … Ever have a defining life moment you wish you could do over? Harley Spark has one. The time she almost kissed the widowed father of the toddler she nannied for. It was so bad they moved across the state and she never saw them again.  Fast forward seven years and she’s totally over it. At least she thinks she is. Until Gavin Rhodes and his adorable now nine-year-old daughter, Peyton, reappear at a princess-themed birthday party hosted by Spark House, Harley’s family’s event hotel. Despite trying to avoid the awkwardness of the situation, she can’t help but notice how unbearably sexy he looks in a tutu.  Add to that a spontaneous hives breakout, and it’s clear she’s not even...

💖💖💖💖💖 Kiss My Giraffe , by Erin Nicholas, is another “can’t put down,” laugh out loud, put a smile on your face story, that has everything I've come to love about the Boys Gone Wild series.  I have been waiting for this story since the first time Fiona drove her big purple truck into Autre and Knox stormed his way into Ellie’s to complain about it. Months of complaining; flirtation, and even a stolen kiss have led us to this book and it was so, so worth the wait!! Knox is the perfect grumpy hero; gruff, usually ticked off, but with a sweet streak that left me swooning time after time. Fiona is feisty, strong, independent, determined and sassy; yet still completely surprising. Fiona has been keeping a number of secrets from her Autre friends, especially Knox; ones that are totally unexpected and quite surprising. Knox and his organized life will never be the same again and it seems he is okay with that. Knox and Fiona couldn’t be more different, yet they are perfect for ...