Tag: romantic comedy

Book Review: Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong

Book Review: Hero Debut by Angela Ruth Strong

Posted September 16, 2023 / 5 Comments

HERO DEBUT by Angela Ruth Strong SERIES: Love Off Script #2 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Kregel RELEASE DATE: August 29, 2023 PAGES: 308 “Another sparkling feel-good romance, brimming with perfect doses of heart and heat!”– Bethany Turner, award-winning author of The Do-Over Gemma Bennett is the leading lady of […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Fave Siblings in Fiction

Top Ten Tuesday: Some of My Fave Siblings in Fiction

Posted September 11, 2023 / 30 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s suggested theme for Top Ten Tuesday is ‘Favorite Character Relationships’. Of course we all know how much I love romance, but if I set out to talk about my fave couples we would be here until next year haha. So instead I decided to talk about some […]


Book Review (and a Giveaway!): All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon

Book Review (and a Giveaway!): All’s Fair in Love and Christmas by Sarah Monzon

Posted September 8, 2023 / 63 Comments

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND CHRISTMAS by Sarah Monzon GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Christian) PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2023 PAGES: 247 Two workplace rivals. One festive competition. And a romance that upends it all. Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham–Christmas celebrations and the annual […]


Top Ten Tuesday: Bearded Beaus Cover Love

Top Ten Tuesday: Bearded Beaus Cover Love

Posted September 5, 2023 / 32 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday was ‘Books That Defied My Expectations’ but I decided to go off topic and do a cover love post instead. And since World Beard Day was this past Saturday, how could I resist highlighting some of my recent fave bearded beaus on […]


Book Review: Fixed Up by Jessica Leigh Johnson

Book Review: Fixed Up by Jessica Leigh Johnson

Posted June 15, 2023 / 1 Comment

FIXED UP by Jessica Leigh Johnson GENRE: Inspirational Contemporary Romance / RomCom PUBLISHER: Frost & Faith Publications RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2023 PAGES: 274 Blind dates, set-ups, online dating—I’ve tried it all, and so far none of it has led me to true love. And that’s why I’ve come to […]


Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jessica Leigh Johnson & Fixed Up

Author Interview (and a Giveaway!): Jessica Leigh Johnson & Fixed Up

Posted May 31, 2023 / 24 Comments

Please join me today in welcoming author Jessica Leigh Johnson to the blog to chat about her new contemporary romantic comedy, Fixed Up! Jessica Leigh Johnson is an Ohio native who now lives in northern Minnesota with her husband and three of their five children. She wrote her first book, […]


Book Review: Regency Therapy by Lisa H. Catmull

Book Review: Regency Therapy by Lisa H. Catmull

Posted May 4, 2023 / 2 Comments

REGENCY THERAPY by Lisa H. Catmull SERIES: The Jane Austen Vacation Club #2 GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Clean & Wholesome) PUBLISHER: Saltair Press RELEASE DATE: February 7, 2023 PAGES: 280 My publisher invited me to attend an all-expenses paid writing retreat at the posh new Hartfield Regency Resort in Loveland, Colorado. […]


Book Review: A Match in the Making by Jen Turano

Book Review: A Match in the Making by Jen Turano

Posted February 24, 2023 / 14 Comments

A MATCH IN THE MAKING by Jen Turano SERIES: The Matchmakers #1 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance / Gilded Age PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: February 21, 2023 PAGES: 368 Miss Gwendolyn Brinley accepted a temporary paid companion position for the Newport summer season, believing it would be a lark to […]



Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Top Ten Tuesday: 2023 Debuts I Can’t Wait to Read

Posted February 6, 2023 / 21 Comments

Happy Tuesday! Today’s theme for Top Ten Tuesday is the 2023 debuts I can’t wait to read. To be fair, there are more than the 10 i’ve listed here today but some of the ones I’m excited about don’t have covers yet 🙂 I also went strictly with debut novels, […]




First Line Friday (week 321): Caught in the Act

First Line Friday (week 321): Caught in the Act

Posted December 22, 2022 / 8 Comments

Happy Friday & welcome to the First Line Friday link-up! It’s time to grab the book nearest to you and leave a comment with the first line. Today, I’m featuring the first line of Caught in the Act, a Christmas rom-com from Australian author Lisa Renee! Don’t you love that […]


Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Regina Jennings & Engaging Deception

Guest Post (and a Giveaway!): Regina Jennings & Engaging Deception

Posted December 12, 2022 / 29 Comments

I’m so delighted today to welcome Regina Jennings to the blog to give us an inside look at the setting of her new historical romance, Engaging Deception! ENGAGING DECEPTION by Regina Jennings SERIES: The Joplin Chronicles #3 GENRE: Inspirational Historical Romance / Romantic Comedy PUBLISHER: Bethany House RELEASE DATE: December […]


Book Review: Miss Lattimore’s Letter by Suzanne Allain

Book Review: Miss Lattimore’s Letter by Suzanne Allain

Posted September 26, 2021 / 15 Comments

MISS LATTIMORE’S LETTER GENRE: Regency Romance (Clean & Wholesome) PUBLISHER: Berkley RELEASE DATE: August 10, 2021 PAGES: 271 The woman who never made a match of her own is making matches for everyone else in this hilarious Regency era comedy of manners. Sophronia Lattimore had her romantic dreams destroyed years […]


Love Stories GIVEAWAY: Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish

Love Stories GIVEAWAY: Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish

Posted February 14, 2020 / 47 Comments

in this post: Hadley Beckett’s Next Dish Happy February – official (according to me) KissingBooks month! And welcome to another Love Stories giveaway post! This LOVE STORIES giveaway series is thusly named for two reasons – first, because I love stories and second, because I love Love Stories. Throughout the […]


Love Stories GIVEAWAY: A Girl’s Guide to the Outback

Love Stories GIVEAWAY: A Girl’s Guide to the Outback

Posted February 10, 2020 / 28 Comments

in this post: a girl’s guide to the outback Happy February – official (according to me) KissingBooks month! And welcome to another Love Stories giveaway post! This LOVE STORIES giveaway series is thusly named for two reasons – first, because I love stories and second, because I love Love Stories. […]


Author Interview (and a Freebie!): Jessica Kate & The Kiss Dare

Author Interview (and a Freebie!): Jessica Kate & The Kiss Dare

Posted September 10, 2019 / 5 Comments

I’m delighted to welcome Jessica Kate back to the blog today to chat about her sassy short story The Kiss Dare! Australian author Jessica Kate is obsessed with sassy romances. She packs her novels with love, hate, and everything in between—and then nerds out over her favorite books, movies and […]


Book Spotlight: Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate

Book Spotlight: Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate

Posted August 2, 2019 / 0 Comments

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Love and Other Mistakes by Jessica Kate, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours! Title: Love and Other Mistakes Author: Jessica Kate Publisher: Thomas Nelson Release Date: July 30, 2019 Genre: Romantic Comedy There’s a fine line between love and hate . . . And for […]