Books & Literature

Help A Bitch Out This HaBO is from Meagan, who is looking to find this mafia romance: It’s a mafia romance. The main characters are called “Barbie and Ken” by the heroine’s friends. I think there are 3 or 4 books in series. In this one, the hero was a mafia boss and a doctor, […]

Hide Your Wallet Happy Tuesday, everyone! Since December is always so slow in terms of releases, we’re combing this week and next week’s picks into one post. Thank you all for another amazing year of new book nerdery! Which books are capping off your 2024? Let us know in the comments! A Cruel Thirst A

Under the Mistletoe with You Under the Mistletoe with You by Lizzie Huxley-Jones is 99c! This is a M/M small town romance between a baker and an actor who get snowed in. Huxley-Jones also has a F/F holiday romance but unfortunately that one is not on sale. ‘Warm, joyful and full of heart. The perfect feel-good

Josephine recommended this during their interview for our end of year podcast episodes, and I immediately borrowed it, and I later mentioned it in my New York Times round up of 2024 holiday books. The cover copy gives an excellent summary, better than I could do: All Cora wants for Yule is a few more

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This week, the New York Times published a holiday romance round up I wrote, and I am SO proud of it, y’all. Extreme chuff. Maximum delight. All the things. And the title is cute! Holiday Romance Novels to Make Your December Merry and Bright! (Gift link.) I wanted to focus on 2024 holiday romances –

Hey, everyone! Here’s how we’re kicking off our reading this December: Amanda: I’ve started The Rose Code by Kate Quinn, ( A | BN | K | AB ) which I picked for our inaugural workplace book club meeting. Sarah: I have a veritable buffet of books that I am reading. Like a sampler. In

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Christmas with the Queen is a cozy historical romance that would be perfect for fans of The Crown or anglophiles in general. The royal family are a backdrop to this romance, but it’s not about them directly. It’s also a blend of historical fiction and romance that I think will work for non-romance readers. The