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Surrounded by balls, can she find love? This is a very fun, very light, very breezy read about two friends who happen to be excellent at their chosen sports – softball and baseball – coming together after one of them tries to drive the other away. Excellent book, and I can’t wait to see more in this series.
This review of The Perfect Catch by Maggie Dallen was originally published on September 1, 2018.
Are Secrets Really Comfortable? In this tale, we meet Cat and Ryan. And Ryan… both has secrets and has people holding secrets from him. In at least some ways, I can certainly identify with Ryan due to at least *some* similar situations (though to be clear, not an abusive parent myself). In this tale of family triumphing all, the more pessimistic among us might be tempted to label it as much fantasy as any swords and sorcery book, but aren’t romance books supposed to take us out of the real world and give us a happily ever after? And in that, Nolfi does a great job. The Sirens may be a bunch of wacky old biddies, but they do form a memorable cast of supporting characters – ones who almost steal the show from the central couple. Very much enjoyed this book, and very much looking forward to reading the other two books in the trilogy. (Yes, I started in the middle. :D)
This review of The Comfort of Secrets by Christine Nolfi was originally published on August 24, 2018.
Follow The Evidence. This book flows well from the previous book, much like the previous book did from the book before it. Here, we delve further into the story of Will and Cam, who first met up in Admit One. But this time, the stakes are higher than they’ve been in Sweetwater. Ever. There was a kid that was murdered, and right when Will thinks he finally found his man… it turns out, his evidence was too circumstantial. There is another killer on the loose. And Will just put his burgeoning family square in its crosshairs… Excellent conclusion to this particular triliogy, while also more concretely (finally) tying into the author’s other works. Looking forward to exploring more from Ms. O’Neill.
This review of Circumstantial Evidence by Lisa Clark O’Neill was originally published on August 12, 2018.
Good Theatre. With this book, we pick up about a year after Mr. Write left off. Mason (Dixon) Armitage has come back to Sweetwater with a singular mission – to woo the woman he can’t stop thinking about. But the woman in question… well, she’s over him. Or so she thinks. Overall solid romance, if a tad slow, and with an intriguing mystery to boot. But there *were* a couple of slips of continuity where a character forgets things they knew just pages earlier. Still, very recommended read, and looking forward to seeing Will and Cam develop more in the next book.
This review of Admit One by Lisa Clark O’Neill was originally published on August 11, 2018.
Mr. Right. This was my first book from O’Neill, it won’t be my last. This one isn’t your typical romance book in that there are enough things going on that for a while it is difficult to determine which couple this book is ultimately about. After a point (call it 25-33% or so in?) it becomes more clear, and the both the romance and the suspense begin heating up. Overall a great look at small town life with big personalities, and a great romance. One note: Goodreads says this book is 522 pages. It never feels anywhere near that long – it feels like the time flies by as fast as books with half that page count or less.
This review of Mr. Write by Lisa Clark O’Neill was originally published on August 8, 2018.
+1 or ++? Again, math geek/ former math teacher… and current programmer. In programming, a + 1 can be written as a++, and that is definitely the rating this book deserves. Fun, hot, funny, romantic… everything you want in a lighthearted romance book. Absolutely pick this one up, it really is an fun read. (And ignore Goodreads telling you it is just 83 pages. It is roughly similar in length to the other two books in this trilogy.)
This review of The Plus One by Maggie Dallen was originally published on August 7, 2018.
Math Teacher Love! Ok, so in addition to being a math geek… I’m also a former math teacher. So this one was a particularly fun read for me – how often does the geeky math teacher get to be the lead in a romance book? (Answer: In my experience, just in this book!) Yeah, yeah – the math teacher here is the girl, not the guy. Who cares. Still. Math. Teacher. Another excellent tale from Maggie Dallen, and now I’m really looking forward to seeing where she goes with the third book in this trilogy!
This review of Love Times Two by Maggie Dallen was originally published on August 7, 2018.
Not A Math Book! I’ll admit, I picked this book up thinking maybe it had to do with numbers. I’m a math geek, sue me. 😀 What I got instead was a very fun, very sexy introduction to Maggie Dallen’s writing. Very much looking forward to the next book in this series, and very highly recommended. 🙂
This review of Less Than Three by Maggie Dallen was originally published on August 7, 2018.
And Another Slow Burn. This was at least one of the more memorable books in this series, and yes, it is at least in part because of the kid – a shocking statement coming from this reader in particular. Solid romance, but again not overly memorable other than the kid.
This review of Suddenly Engaged by Julia London was intended to be published originally on June 28, 2018.
Another Slow Burn. Apparently this is London’s style for this series – lots of detail, very slow burn to the romance. Yes, there is a HEA – as there must be for a romance – but unlike many others of this genre, you’re apparently not going to see it until the final 5% of so of the book. Enjoyable read, but not a particularly memorable one.
This review of Suddenly Dating by Julia London was originally published on June 12, 2018.