T. N. Traynor's The Mistletoe Heist is a cozy mystery novel that revolves around Eleanor Carstone, a woman who thinks she’s just going to enjoy a lovely Regency-themed Christmas weekend at Winterbourne Hall. Instead, she gets pulled into an unexpected mystery. When the priceless Mistletoe...

The End Game: In Love and Basketball There’s Always an End Game by Michael Scott Clifton is a well-written novel about Chris Cooper, a basketball coach who has just moved to Mayfield, Texas. He is struggling with the weight of his tragic past, like the...

The Side Road by Sarah Lahey begins with the death of Elsie Buchanan. Oliver, related to Elsie through his ex, returns to Eagle Nest and discovers inconsistencies in her finances and forged documents about her house. He, his daughter Tash, and Mia, the wool shop...

Not every love story starts with a magical first meeting—some begin with a packed suitcase and a brave goodbye. The Colors of Us by Long Temple reveals that anyone, at any age, can start over. Olivia, a middle-aged woman, decides to take the chance on...

The Vacation Bubble: To Barcelona with Love Trilogy, Book 1 by Marcella Steele starts off really funny, and that’s always a good sign for a romance, in my opinion. Sofia Drake has a quick wit, which she uses to introduce herself during a spin class...

Carlita Kosty's delightful book Training Freddie is told from the narrator’s point of view, plus Merle, the very relatable heroine, and Freddie himself. With a different typeface for each, it makes every thought quite clear. A slightly misleading title, however, as Freddie does not take...

The Tides That Bind is a story about family, specifically siblings Emily, Peter, and Cassie. Emily, a teacher, is the one who stayed close to home. So she knows what’s going on with her family's business, specifically, that it is on the edge of disaster....

The Kissing Number by Louise Furley poses a haunting question: What if your family is determined to hurt you and ensure that you never succeed? Should one still hold on to love and loyalty, or walk away to survive? Colipatra Cassidy dreams of transforming the...

The Game by Eve M. Riley is the fifth book in The Techboys Series. You can read this installment as a standalone romance. The story introduces Anna Talanova, a talented Russian tennis star at the peak of her career, experiencing personal betrayals and the persistent...

The Bean and Bun by Amanda Leifeste is a charming, sun-soaked contemporary romance filled with warmth, wit, and just the right dash of mystery. We’re with Aggie Jeffries, who escapes the corporate grind to open a cozy bakery on Sandcastle Island, only to find her...