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The Friendship Pact
The Friendship Pact by Jill Shalvis is $1.99! This is book two in the Sunrise Cove series. It seems like women’s fiction with a romantic subplot, though correct me if I’m wrong.
New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Sunrise Cove with a powerful, moving story about a young woman on a quest to find the truth about her father who learns the meaning of true love along the way.
Alone in the world, Tae Holmes and her mother April pretty much raised each other, but as Tae starts asking questions about the father she’s never met, April, for the first time in her life, goes silent. To make matters worse, Tae is dangerously close to broke and just manages to avoid financial meltdown when she lands a shiny new contract with an adventure company for athletes with disabilities and wounded warriors.
Her first big fundraiser event falls flat, but what starts out as a terrible, horrible, no-good night turns into something else entirely when Tae finds herself face-to-face with Riggs Copeland. She hasn’t seen the former Marine since their brief fling in high school, and while still intensely drawn to him, she likes her past burned and buried, thank you very much. Hence their friendship pact.
But when April oddly refuses to help Tae track down her father, it’s Riggs who unexpectedly comes to her aid. On a hunt to unlock the past, the two of them find themselves on a wild ride and learn a shocking truth, while also reluctantly bonding in a way neither had seen coming. Now Tae must decide whether she’s going to choose love … or walk away from her own happiness.
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Mistletoe and Mr. Right
Mistletoe and Mr. Right by Sarah Morgenthaler is $1.99! This is an opposites attract holiday rom-com. I feel like I also need to mention that at one point, the heroine accidentally shoots the hero with a moose tranquilizing dart.
How the moose (almost) stole Christmas.
Lana Montgomery is everything the quirky small town of Moose Springs, Alaska can’t stand: a rich socialite with dreams of changing things for the better. But Lana’s determined to prove that she belongs…even if it means trading her stilettos for snow boots and tracking one of the town’s hairiest Christmas mysteries: the Santa Moose, an antlered Grinch hell-bent on destroying every bit of holiday cheer (and tinsel) it can sink its teeth into.
And really…how hard could it be?
The last few years have been tough on Rick Harding, and it’s not getting any easier now that his dream girl’s back in town. When Lana accidentally tranquilizes him instead of the Santa Moose, it’s clear she needs help, fast…and this could be his chance to finally catch her eye. It’s an all-out Christmas war, but if they can nab that darn moose before it destroys the town, Rick and Lana might finally find a place where they both belong…together.
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Radio Silence
Radio Silence by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! Carrie reviewed this book in April of 2015. Former reviewer, Redheadedgirl also said, “Based on a rec from Courtney Milan, this is set during an apocalyptic event with a we-all-need-to-work-together and try not to go nutty from the isolation plot – it’s tight, tense, and really good.”
No one expects the apocalypse.
Arden Highmore was living your average postgrad life in Rochester, New York, when someone flipped the “off” switch on the world. No cell phones, no power, no running water—and no one knows why. All she and her roommate, John, know for sure is that they have to get out, stat. His family’s cabin near the Canadian border seemed like the safest choice.
It turns out isolation doesn’t necessarily equal safety.
When scavengers attack, it’s John’s ridiculously handsome brother, Gabriel, who comes to the rescue. He saves Arden’s life, so he can’t be all bad…but he’s also a controlling jerk who treats her like an idiot. Now their parents are missing and it seems John, Gabriel, their kid sister, Maggie, and Arden are the only people left alive who aren’t bloodthirsty maniacs.
No one knows when—or if—the lights will come back on and, in the midst of all that, Arden and Gabriel are finding that there’s a fine line indeed between love and hate. How long can they expect to last in this terrifying new world, be it together or apart?
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Flour, Too
Flour, Too by Joanne Chang is $2.99! Flour is a bakery and cafe in the Boston area and I absolutely love it. I’ve never ordered something I didn’t like. This is Chang’s second cookbook focusing on her Flour cafe recipes, but this one tackles more of the savory side of things with sandwiches, soups, and more.
The ideal companion to Flour—Joanne Chang’s beloved first cookbook—Flour, too includes the most-requested savory fare to have made her four cafés Boston’s favorite stops for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here are 100 gratifying recipes for easy at-home eating and entertaining from brunch treats to soups, pizzas, pasta, and, of course, Flour’s famous cakes, tarts, and other sweet goodies. More than 50 glorious color photographs by Michael Harlan Turkell take the viewer inside the warm, cozy cafés; into the night pastry kitchen; and demonstrate the beauty of this delicious food. With a variety of recipes for all skill levels, this mouthwatering collection is a substantial addition to any home cook’s bookshelf.
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Black Eyes.& Blue Lines by Heather C. Myers (hockey romance! In a series)
Lip locks and Blocked Shots by Heather C. Myers (in same series)
A Lover for Lily by Natalie Ann
I also do a scan for Goodreads giveaways (there is a giveaway for Helen Hunting’s upcoming hockey romance)
I enjoyed Radio Silence a lot when I read it in 2015 or 2016. I’m not sure how much fun it would be to read now though – I just feel differently about apocalyptic fiction set in mostly contemporary times now.
I chose my hotel on a recent stay in Boston based on its proximity to Flour.
I loved the Morgenthaler; radio silence was great. And I have been waiting for Flour, Too to come down in price, hello. *yoinks*
@Mabry, so glad to see I’m not the only one who does this. Picked my motel in Seattle for its proximity (next door!!) to Top Pot Donuts.
“… since their brief fling in high school …”
Just musing in general and not this particular book: How much heartbreak does one carry throughout life from a high school relationship? I’m the one who went off to college at 17 and never once looked back, because 17 and Big Wide World. Romance novels would have me believe he’s still pining for me 60 years later.
@Darlynne – as much as I love second chance romance novels, this ALWAYS kind of nags at me if the separation is for more than, say, five years or so? For one, after a certain amount of time “I never stopped loving you” becomes…not emotionally healthy? Especially if they have relationships in the meantime. (Oh and don’t get me started on authors who keep heroines “pure” in the interim while the heroes sleep around… but that’s a different nit to pick).
And for ones where they haven’t seen each other for like 10 years, how do you even remember your failed relationship so clearly from that far back? Especially if it was in high school? Somehow the characters have perfect recall, whereas I have relationships from college that were very intense at the time that are just kind of vague memories now.
Obviously, not all second chance romance novels, but I have yet to see a one that has “oh hey you, ex whom I remember with a vague fondness, but now we are kind of strangers because it’s been so long we’re both different people and I had to think about it for a moment to remember how I knew you” as a set-up.
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Tycoon by Joanna shupe
This is somewhat off topic, but I’m So Tired of the erosion of Romance as a genre. I got an email today from audible that details my listening habits (total escapism, btw, see image below [if it works]) and says my go-to genre is romance. Then it recommends that I listen to Julia Whelan and Carley Fortune – “a big, sweeping nostalgic story of love and the people and choices that mark us forever” and a “journey of self-discovery, love, and acceptance.” Ugh. If I wanted Women’s Fiction with HEA, I’d be reading that. I don’t need my Romance tidied up into socially acceptable form. (I get that Women’s Fiction is an iffy term but, heck, if it doesn’t tell you exactly what you’re getting – stories about women’s lives and struggles.)
I’ve never cared for the description of romance as “trashy,” even lovingly. But, man, if that’s what it takes to weed out the Romantic Fiction, I’m all in.
@Darlynne: Personally, I found my high school relationship carried over for a solid decade. We split when I was 19 after a year and a half and I carried that flame for 10 years. I dated other people in that time, but none ever really had a fair shot because I was still in love with my HS boyfriend. The thing that got me over him was him admitting ten years after the fact that he’d cheated on me. Nothing kills love, IMO, like infidelity.
@MaryK: While we’re at it, can we kill the “romcom” label for romances with illustrated covers? I keep seeing it in descriptions, cover quotes, and reviews and it needs to die. Stop sticking a film genre label on it. It’s ROMANCE.
I can see not wanting romcom on the cover but, as the comedy/romance books almost never work for me, I do like the heads-up.
And, I will always love the man I met as a senior in med school. I accept now as I did then that we would never be together. I am thrilled that he has a wife and family he loves. So I can believe that the romance might linger but, yes, after several years, a second chance is less believable.
@MaryK You are 100% right! It’s clear it’s being done to entice non-romance readers but I feel like it backfires in 2 ways. First it annoys romance readers who love the genre and don’t want watered down versions of it. Second, it can alienate other readers who think they’re getting something akin to chick lit and are stunned by sex on the page. I see it in GR reviews from friends who complain about the sex. On the other hand, publishers sell books with this trickery, so I fear it’s here to stay.
@HeatherS, I’m so out of the loop I was honestly highly confused when I saw someone asking for romcom recs on Pango last week. I’ve also seen people complain about the lack of romcom movies; maybe that’s why marketers are coopting the word? IDK, neither appeals to me so I’m just casually curious.