The Funeral Date by Carol Maloney Scott is a delightful and hilarious story that follows Addison, a woman who thought she had her life perfectly in place with a devoted boyfriend and a stable job at his family’s boutique hotel. But when the demanding guests...

Barbara A. Luker's The Right One is a spellbinding romantic tale with a tasteful mix of dramatic and suspenseful twists. Though leaving Minnesota and starting in a new place feels challenging for Andrea Taylor, she is lucky to have friends around, including her former roommate...

The Expiration Date by Leslie McElroy is one of the best contemporary romances I’ve read this year. The story revolves around two scarred individuals who orbit each other’s lives as boss and secretary for three years, but circumstances force them to fake a relationship that...

The Once and Future Love by J.G. McLeod is a joyful romp through time that will have you not only chuckling and swooning but also gripping the book with tension. Take Outlander and throw it into reverse and you begin to see the premise of...

The Space Between Us is a hilarious romantic comedy by Melanie Summers that centers on two prospective lovebirds, Gwen Fox, an astrobiologist, and Ty Sterling, a wealthy CEO. Ty wants to cut funding for Gwen and her research team, but Gwen isn't about to let...

In Kerry Evelyn's That Thing You Brew, Denver Edge’s star defenseman Xavier finds his life intertwined with that of Penny, a shy barista at the Bevvie Bar whose toffee coffee seems to bring him luck on the ice. The slush-filled streets of Palmer City match...

In The Backup Princess, author Kate O’Keeffe rekindles the feelings I had when I watched The Princess Diaries for the first time. Maddie, a sales assistant at a glazing company from Houston, experiences a life-altering surprise when she discovers she could be the next in...

Short fiction is not hard to come by, but impactful short fiction is. Danila Botha's Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness is a collection of slice-of-life stories around themes of diversity, wonder, and femininity. My favorite story is Don't Look Back. It follows a young artist...

The Misadventures of Boopsie O'Flannigan by Ludo Frank follows a young woman's journey of self-discovery. Boopsie O'Flannigan always wanted to travel the world. After graduating from state university, Boopsie, seeking to leave her small Alaskan town, applies for a job as a governess to a...

In The One Woman by Laura May, Julie has a comfortable life in Kyiv with her boyfriend Mark. She has a great job as a graphic designer for Benzon Technologies and a loving and supportive family. Julie has everything a woman could hope for, or...