Ivy Owens, the author of Scandalized, is actually a pseudonym for very popular writer Lauren Billings of Christina Lauren fame. I was in the second I found out because I love everything Christina and Lauren write. Plus, who doesn’t love a story about a regular person having a whirlwind affair with a celebrity? Exhausted and … Continue reading Book Review: Scandalized
While on vacation, I was looking for some quick, spicy reads to transport me to a place of relaxation. I read Helen Hoang's The Kiss Quotient a few years ago and loved it—the characters were different but great, and the spice level was spicy without going too far. When I found out she had a … Continue reading Book Review: The Bride Test
Since I had The Intimacy Experiment queued up on my Kindle right after finishing The Roommate, I figured I would give this Rosie Danan duology (though really they can be read separately) a go, since I rarely get to read anything back-to-back anymore. Naomi was so intriguing to me in the first book that I … Continue reading Book Review: The Intimacy Experiment
I have been hearing about The Roommate by Rosie Danan since it came out in 2020. One of my favourite book influencers says it's one of the sexiest books she's ever read—which is saying something. I'm not a big Harlequin romance reader, so generally, the books I read are pretty tame when it comes to … Continue reading Book Review: The Roommate
I was contacted by St. Martin's Press to read the final book in the "A Brush with Love" series, though I had only read the second one, Lizzie Blake's Best Mistake, at that point. Though I wasn't blown away by it, I did like the writing and there were some spicy scenes that I enjoyed … Continue reading Book Review: The Plus One
Renaissance festivals have always been so intriguing to me. Though I've never been, I love the idea of the middle ages and even Medieval Times is a throwback that I can definitely get behind. A Knight's Tale with Heath Ledger? One of my faves. It's the corniness and the way people just get so on … Continue reading Book Review: The Renaissance of Gwen Hathaway
I'm not going to lie, the Amazon First Reads haven't been doing that well for me lately, but I had two left to read so I figured I'd just power through them and give it a shot. The plot for The Chemistry of Love by Sariah Wilson sounded silly—fake dating is often so messy and … Continue reading Book Review: The Chemistry of Love
Last year I rang in the new year reading Oona Out of Order, a loose New Year's–themed book that was one of my top reads of the year. I decided that from now on, I always want my first book of the year to be focused on New Year's Eve. This brought me to This … Continue reading Book Review: This Time Next Year
When I saw the picks for December's Amazon First Reads, there was an ad for a free holiday short story on Kindle Unlimited, so I thought it would be the perfect addition to my lineup since I knew I was cutting it close for reading another whole Christmas book this year. Resting Scrooge Face (um, … Continue reading Book Review: Resting Scrooge Face
It's the holidays, which means it's time to dig into the winter and Christmas-themed books I've been holding onto all year. I started with We Met in December by Rosie Curtis...only to realize that what I meant to read was A Day in December by Josie Silver—whoops! I guess that one will have to wait … Continue reading Book Review: We Met in December
The Modest Reader 