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Special Feature and Excerpt: Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

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This book has been all over the hot new romances list and I cannot wait to check it out! Representation in literature is so important and this novel hits so many high notes when it comes to representation—-racial representation as well as queer representation and I am here for it! I am loving all the Own Voices novels that are coming out and this one is one I have been looking forward to!

Honey Girl is Morgan Roger’s debut novel and I am so happy to see it getting all the advanced praise and buzz! The cover is stunning, the plot sounds delicious, and it sounds like something fresh, new, and hip for millennials readers as well as others! I think this is going to be a huge hit and I a thrilled to be spreading the word on it!

This one is high up on my TBR and I am thrilled to be able to share a little excerpt with you guys today. After reading this excerpt I am even more excited to read it! If you are looking for a romance novel that is relevant, hip, and representative and inclusive then check this one out! You won’t be disappointed!

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Review: Do No Harm by Christina McDonald

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If you are a fan of Breaking Bad, then this might be a book you would be interested in. I have only watched a couple of Break Bad episodes but I love the idea a regular every day person faced with an unprecedented choice to sell drugs to try and save themselves or someone they love.

This book caught my eye for that reason, the main character Emma, decides to sell drugs to fund her son’s cancer treatment and as a mother I can say that I would do anything if it meant saving my son’s life. I could immediately sympathize with the main character before cracking open the book based on the bonds of motherhood.

Not only did this book promise to be a unique medical thriller but it also explored the darker world of drugs, addiction, and all the dangers that come along with that lifestyle. I enjoyed this one a lot more than I anticipated. When I first picked it up I was coming off of a long romance binge and wasn’t in the mood to read a thriller……but this one grabbed me!

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Special Feature: The Minders by John Marrs

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I don’t read a ton of sci fi but I do enjoy a good dystopian novel and this latest novel by John Marrs sounds like it strikes the perfect balance between dystopian and sci fi that will appeal to a wide audience! This one even has a bit of government conspiracy which is one of the reasons why it caught my eye!

Marrs has written a number of thrillers that have been widely praised but this appears to be his first dystopian/sci fi novel and I am so excited to check it out. It sounds like it’s also going to have some thriller elements so this one looks like it’s going to have broad appeal for audiences. This one boasts a lot of action and suspense which, in my mind, means it will read quick.

If you are looking for a new thriller with a heavy mix of sci fi and dystopian lit then you are going to want to get this one on your radar. Marrs has a large fan base and his thrillers have been widely praised by fans. This one in-particular has already received a lot of hight praise too! While I cannot fit this one on my review schedule for this month, I plan on reading it very soon in the future. It’s out now so if this one sounds appealing to you, then you should grab yourself a copy now!

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Review: In the Garden of Spite by Camilla Bruce

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A story about a female serial killer? Say no more. This book was on my radar for weeks and I couldn’t wait to start reading it. It sounded deliciously dark and creepy with so much promise. My book club picked this one to read for our February book because it sounded so amazing.

I was fully ready for this book to be on the darker side. In fact I expected it to be one of my more darker reads with a lot of nuance and atmosphere. On the surface this book was primed to be one of my favorite reads of 2021 and I couldn’t wait to start reading this one. And then I did start reading it and I don’t know that I was fully prepared for how dark this novel was going to get.

Full disclosure, I didn’t finish this one. I simply couldn’t. It wasn’t for me and it also wasn’t for any of the ladies in my book club (we switched to another book for February) but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t read this one. I think this is a book that would appeal to a certain type of reader rather than the masses.

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Top 10 Romances to Read for Valentines Day

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Whether you are gearing up for a romantic date night with your significant other or if you prefer to celebrate galentines or brotines instead, I have a list of some wonderful romances in honor of Valentines Day!

I never met a romance I didn’t like and with the release of Bridgerton on Netflix, I think more and more people are embracing romance novels and HEA like never before. I know thatI have been reading all the romances I can get my hands on lately. I love romance and I love watching my favorite heroines get their HEA.

However the road to HEA isn’t always easy, direct or simple. Sometimes there isn’t a HEA but somehow the ending fits the characters perfectly (Wuthering Heights I am looking at you!). So today I picked some of my top 10 favorite romances of all time to share here with you guys! Please drop your favorite romance in the comments below since I am always looking for new romances! My list is in no particular order either, I have loved all of these books for different reasons.

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