Written on Ice by Smardline S.

e-ARC, 288 PagesRelease Date: February 24, 2026Published by: Self PublishedRead from: February 1-24, 2026Stand-alone Source: AuthorContent Warning: Death, Emotional Abuse, Death of a Parent, Panic Attacks/Disorders, Suicide, Suicidal Thoughts, Vomit, Child AbuseFor Readers Interested In: Adult, e-ARC, e-Book, Sparkly  Covers, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Sports (Ice Hockey/Ice Skating)     Do you believe every elite…

Not in the Christmas Plan by Etta Easton

e-book, 160 pagesRelease Date: November 20, 2025Published by: Easton CreativeRead from: November 20-22, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Kindle UnlimitedContent Warning: Parental Loss, Traumatic Birth, & Babies in the NICUFor Readers Interested In: Adult, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, e-Book, Sparkly Cover, Most Anticipated, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, Romance, Second Chance Romance, Texas Local Reads, Holidaze, Family Diversity   From the…

It’s You Every Time by Charlene Thomas

e-book, 308 pagesRelease Date: May 6, 2025Published by: Scholastic PressRead from: May 1-20, 2025Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received a free e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review.)Content Warning: Death, Grief, Car Accident, Alcohol, Child Abuse, Suicidal Thoughts, Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In: Romance, e-book, Sparkly Covers, Magical Realism,…

The Debutantes by Olivia Worley

e-book, 352 pagesRelease Date: October 29, 2024Published by: Wednesday BooksRead from: October 4-21, 2024Stand-aloneSource: Netgalley (I received an e-ARC from the publisher and Netgalley. This did nothing to influence my review)Content Warning: Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Adult/Minor Relationship, Child Death, Violence, Mental Illness, AlcoholFor Readers Interested In: YA, Thrillers, Multiple POV, Sparkly Covers, Stand-alone    …

Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds

ARC, 449 pages Release Date: March 5, 2019 Published by: Katherine Tegen Books Read from: March 7-13, 2019 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  TW:  For fans of: Contemporaries, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy, Time Travel, Romance, YA  …

Heart of Iron by Ashley Poston

e-ARC, 480 pages Release Date: February 27, 2018 Published by: Balzer + Bray Read from: February 14-21, 2018 Stand-alone Source: Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from the Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of:  Science Fiction, Space Opera, Romance, Sparkly Covers, LGBTQ,…

Love, Life, and the List by Kasie West

e-ARC, 384 pages Release Date: December 26, 2017 Published by: HarperTeen  Read from: December 3-9, 2017 Companion, 1 of 3 Source: Edelweiss For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, YA       Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage…

Geekerella by Ashley Poston

e-ARC, 320 pages Release Date: April 4, 2017 Published by: Quirk Books Read from: March 30-April 2, 2017  Stand-alone Source: Netgalley  (I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)  For fans of: Marginalized Voices, Contemporary, Romance, Nerd Culture, LOL, Retellings, Rrealistic Fiction, Stand-alones, YA…

The Replacement Crush by Lisa Brown Roberts

Nook e-Book,  300 pages Release Date: September 6, 2016 Published by: Entangled Teen Read from: September 20-September 27, 2016 Stand-alone Source: Bought For fans of: Contemporary, Romance, Chick-lit, Realistic Fiction, Stand-alones,  YA      True love can’t be strategized.     After book blogger Vivian Galdi’s longtime crush pretends their secret summer kissing sessions never happened, Vivian creates a list of…

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