Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings
Craving a love story to get lost in? Browse my latest reads and pair them with one of my cozy recipes for a romantic escape.
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Dystopian Romance | Forbidden Romance | Love Triangle | Part of a Series | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings
Conform by Ariel Sullivan
Ariel Sullivan’s Conform is a dystopian love triangle set in a future where women are bred…
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Under The Mistletoe–5 Holiday Romances to Read This Season
It’s December and the holidays are officially here! It’s the perfect time to grab a cozy…
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Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon by Matthew Norman
Kick the holiday season off right with Grace & Henry’s Holiday Movie Marathon! This beautiful romance…
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How Freaking Romantic by Emily Harding
Sparring lawyers in a romance novel sounded like so much fun! But in How Freaking Romantic,…
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Max Cozy: 5 Small Town Romance Novels for Fall and a cozy recipe pairing!
Cozy season is one my favorite times of year–it practically begs for a warm blanket and…
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Food Person by Adam Roberts–review
Deliciously complicated, Food Person examines the relationship between a food obsessed writer ghostwriting a cookbook for…
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One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune–review
It’s hard to compete with the magic of a teenage summer, which Carley Fortune takes on…
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It’s A Love Story by Annabel Monaghan–review
It’s A Love Story is a love story about the making of a love story–a fun…
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Promise Me Sunshine by Cara Bastone–review
Cara Bastone tries to walk a balance beam of sunshine and shadow in her new grief…
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Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez–review
A long distance romance that’s equal turns swoony (he’s a hot veterinarian!) and exhausting (she writes…
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Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid–review
Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid is a huge crowd pleaser of a novel. The equivalent of…
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The Summer We Ran by Audrey Ingram–review
Like a political campaign that starts off strong but stumbles with an October surprise, The Summer…
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It’s Getting Hot in Here by Jane Costello–review
It’s Getting Hot in Here, Jane Costello’s new perimenopause-themed romantic comedy, is one of those books…
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The Perfect Rom-Com by Melissa Ferguson–review
Hardly The Perfect Rom-Com, Melissa Ferguson’s new novel feels a little like a bait and switch–it…
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The Love We Found by Jill Santopolo–review
A follow up to The Light We Lost, Jill Santopolo explores moving on from a disastrous…
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Wedding Dashers by Heather McBreen–review
When their connecting flight from London to an Irish castle wedding is canceled, maid-of-honor Ada and…
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Cowboy Romance | Mental Health Issues | Part of a Series | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Small Town
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage–review
Maybe not the most sophisticated of storytelling, but Done and Dusted makes up for anything it…
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Deep End by Ali Hazelwood–review
A college diver and Olympic swimmer enter into a BDSM relationship in Ali Hazelwood’s DEEP END–but…
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We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes–review
Character-rich, Jojo Moyes delivers a family story/romance in WE ALL LIVE HERE that can feel a…
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Grumpy/sunshine | Opposites Attract | Rom com | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Social Media Element
First-Time Caller by B.K. Borison–book review
Inspired by Sleepless in Seattle, B.K. Borison’s First-Time Caller is sweet but lacks some of the…
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The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan–review
The Three Lives of Cate Kay is a mysterious book about a famous author who no…
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Enemies to Lovers | Part of a Series | Rom com | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Small Town | Writers Romance
Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams–review
Sarah Adams sets a high bar and delivers a well executed romantic comedy in this enemies…
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The Favorites by Layne Fargo–review
Passionate, obsessive, and entertaining, Layne Fargo’s THE FAVORITES takes its cues from real life backstage figure…
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Homeseeking by Karissa Chen–book review
A romance that crosses time and distance as Haiwen and Suchi fall in love and then…
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Rachel Weiss’s Group Chat by Lauren Appelbaum–book review
Every now and then, I like to pick up a book with zero context other than…
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Grief Romance | Road Trip | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Second Chance Romance | Travel Romance
PS: I Hate You by Lauren Connolly–review
Lauren Connolly’s new romance explores the journey of grief through a road trip that brings two…
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The Holiday Honeymoon Switch by Julia McKay–review
I love a cozy romance book at the holidays–it just gets me in the spirit like…
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Best Romance Books of 2024
I love this time of year where everyone and their grandma gets to start making top…
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Prime Time Romance by Kate Robb–review
It’s no secret–I love a little magical realism. Like can’t resist it. Like when I see…
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Is She Really Going Out With Him? by Sophie Cousens–a review
Sophie Cousens is on my immediate yes list when I see she’s coming out with a…
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Magical Realism | Older Couple | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Second Chance Romance | Two Timelines
The Love Elixir of Augusta Stern by Lynda Cohen Loigman–book review
The theme of an older person romance is one that I love. And right now, it…
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Enemies to Lovers | Holiday Romance | One Bed | Rom com | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Second Chance Romance
All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard–book review
Mariah Carey may be waiting for 12:01AM November 1st to make her big Christmas entrance every…
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Adam and Evie’s Matchmaking Tour by Nora Nguyen–review
A travel romance should really be a more hyped romance trope–you hear so much about enemies…
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Enemies to Lovers | One Bed | Road Trip | Rom com | Romantic Reads and Recipe Pairings | Social Media Element
You, With A View by Jessica Joyce–review
3.5 Stars Jessica Joyce knows how to write an ending. And, as special writerly skills go,…
