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The Best Lines by Nicole Pyland

25th September 2020
The Best Lines (Chicago #1) by Nicole Pyland
- Publisher: Pyland Publishing LLC, 2018
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 363 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5)
Dr. Eva Dash has just lost her job as a professor at her alma mater. That seems to leave her with no choice but to leave the city she considers home. When restaurant owner Ember Elliot shows up in Eva’s life, Eva is fascinated by this mysterious, former player. The preamble to their connection is a napkin note that leads to more notes. As both struggle with their unknown professional futures, what will become of their relationship?
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Hopeless Romantic by Georgia Beers | ARC Review

27th July 2020
Hopeless Romantic by Georgia Beers
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, August 11th 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 240 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
This is the epitome of opposites-attract romance with conflictive characters. And I don’t just mean that they are different. Their individual existences are also ironically contradictory.
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Kiss the Girl by Melissa Brayden

8th July 2020
Kiss the Girl (Soho Loft #1) by Melissa Brayden
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2014
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Ebook
- Page Count: 305 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐ (2/5)
Brooklyn Campbell and Jessica Lennox are rivals in the New York advertising scene, but neither of them knows that when they run into each other at a bar. The attraction is evident, but then they need to work against the odds if they want to stay in the business and together.

This is my first try on Melissa Brayden’s books! I don’t know what took me so long to pick one up, but I am so glad I eventually did. Kiss the Girl is light and cute and everything you need for a mood lift.
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Still Not Over You by Jenny Frame & Carsen Taite & Ali Vali | ARC Review

26th June 2020
Still Not Over You by Jenny Frame & Carsen Taite & Ali Vali
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+, Novella
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 264 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4/5)
I absolutely love the first novella My Forever Girl by Jenny Frame. Its tone is sad from the beginning yet we feel the immense love and caring between Braydon and Faith. Because of unfortunate circumstances, they are divorced and have been avoiding seeing each other for four years. But their friends invite them on a cruise and force them to share adjacent rooms for two weeks. Melancholy flowed relentlessly through the story as Bray and Faith work to forgive each other and, most importantly, themselves. Frame did not disappoint with this emotional butch-femme story and oh what I would give to have a full length novel of them!
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Lucky by Kris Bryant | ARC Review

8th June 2020
Lucky by Kris Bryant
- Publisher: Bold Strokes Books, 2020
- Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
- Format: Paperback (eARC)
- Page Count: 242 pages
- My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5)
Serena Evans struggled to keep her life afloat. Never did she ever dream of actually winning the lottery when she purchased one ticket on a whim. Suddenly with millions at her disposal, she decided to build Pet Posh Inn to fulfill her dreams of running a pet daycare. When dog-averting Gabrielle Barnes landed the job of designing the inn, she had to stay professional and suck it up if she wanted to make partner at her firm. But to understand her client more, she needed to learn to get closer to dogs. The side effect? She found herself falling for this dog-loving client.
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