Business Not as Usual by Sharon C. Cooper

e-Audio, 08:55:24Narrated by: Marcella CoxRelease Date: April 5, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: April 11-14, 2022Stand-alone (Although I am keeping my fingers crossed for her sister’s story……….)Source: Library’s LibbyTW: Bad Parental RelationshipFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Black Romance, Adult, Social Class Diversity, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Realistic Fiction, POC on the cover,…

Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma

e-ARC, 368 pagesRelease Date: March 15, 2022Published by: Avon BooksRead from: March 3-11, 2022If Shakespeare was an Auntie, #1Source:  Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Past Death of a ParentFor Readers Interested In:…

The Spanish Love Deception by Elena Armas

e-Audio,  14:33:01Narrated by: Scarlette Hayes Release Date: December 2, 2021Published by: Simon & Schuster AudioRead from: January 29- February 1, 2022Companion to The American Roommate ExperienceSource: Library’s Libby AppTW: Sexism in the Workplace, Verbal HarassmentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Adult, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace Romance, Fake Dating   A wedding. A…

Salaam, With Love by Sara Sharaf Beg

e-Audio,  07:26:55Narrated by: Mayuri BhandariRelease Date: January 4, 2022Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing GroupRead from: January 24-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource: Library’s Libby AppTW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, YA, Racial/Ethnic Diversity    This heartfelt and humorous YA contemporary follows Dua, who spends the month of Ramadan making unexpected discoveries about family, faith, and…

Ramón and Julieta by Alana Quintana Albertson

e-ARC, 304 pagesRelease Date: February 1, 2022Published by: Berkley BooksRead from: January 13-26, 2022Stand-aloneSource:  Netgalley (I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: Gentrification, Mention of a dead parentFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction,…

One True Loves by Elise Bryant

e-ARC, 320 pagesRelease Date: January 4, 2021Published by: Balzer + BrayRead from: January 5-12, 2022Happily Ever Afters, #2Source:  Edelweiss (I received a copy of this book from Edelweiss and the Publisher in exchange for a just and honest review. This did nothing to influence my review.)TW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary, Romance, Realistic Fiction, World Travel,…

Amor Actually by Various Authors

e-book, 436 pagesRelease Date: December 7, 2021Published by: Adriana Herrera Publishing LLCRead from: December 8-22, 2021Stand-aloneSource: BoughtTW:  For Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, 18+, Adult, Racial & Ethnic Diversity (LatinX), LGBTQ+, MFM, Anthologies     Nochebuena. One party. Nine Happily Ever Afters.     It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, when anything is…

A Lot Like Adiós by Alexis Daria

e-Audio, 09:45:18Narrated by: Seraphine Valentine Release Date: September 14, 2021Published by: HarperAudioRead from: September 17-20, 2021Primas of Power, #2Source: Library’s OverdriveTW: For Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Spice Level=4, Realistic Fiction, Fake Dating, Adult, Racial/Ethnic Diversity, Series, LGBTQ+, Strong Family Relationships, Friends to Lovers          Hi Mich. It’s Gabe.     After burning out in…

A Taste for Love by Jennifer Yen

e-Audio, 08:46:29Narrated by: Josephine Huang Release Date: February 2, 2021Published by: Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group Read from: February 23-24, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Microaggression from a friendFor Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Realistic Fiction, Foodie Favorites, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Retellings, Stand-alone, YA      For fans of Jenny Han, Jane Austen, and The Great British Baking Show, A…

One of the Good Ones by Maika & Maritza Moulite

e-Audio, 09:49:41Narrated by: Bahni Turpin, Jordan Cobb, Carolyn SmithRelease Date: January 5, 2021Published by: Harlequin Audio Read from: January 3-21, 2021Stand-aloneSource: LibraryTW: Death, Police Brutality, KidnappingFor Readers Interested In: Realistic Fiction, Racial/ Ethnic Diversity, Contemporary, Social Justice, YA      The Hate U Give meets Get Out in this honest and powerful exploration of prejudice in the stunning…

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