Slow Burn Romance (B)

A romance where the attraction and getting together takes the entire book to develop. It’s slow, sometimes painfully so.

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A Dance Towards Forever by Alyson Root: Book Review

From our review: “Character development and relationships are two highlights of this story.”

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Closer Than Ever by Lisa Elliot: Book Review

From our review: “one of the best second-chance romances I’ve read because while it’s a slow burn, the pacing is absolutely perfect, the dialogue is effortless, and the story is swoon-worthy.”

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For a Lifetime by Valerie Kapp: Book Review

From our review: “The writing in this book is lovely. The author invoked emotions with her words.”

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Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton: Audiobook Review

Meeting Millie by Clare Ashton is a friends-to-lovers contemporary romance set in majestic Oxford. Oxford – the “City of Spires”, home to gothic towers and spires is where nerdy, upper-middle-class

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Purposefully Accidental by G Benson: Audiobook Review

From our review: “I was very pleased with the narrator’s whimsy and sexiness and timing on the humor. Her reading turns an already very nice first kiss scene into something dreamy”

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A Question of Sincerity by Sabrina Blaum: Book Review

From our review: “I’m a sucker for an age gap romance and A Question of Sincerity doesn’t disappoint. The story’s unique plot drew me in and Sabrina Blaum’s brilliant writing held me captive until the last page.”

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The Shape-Shifter Series by Jae: Audiobook Review

From our review, “It is clear that Jae invested a cat-load of time developing the lore of the Wrasa and it was definitely time well invested.”

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A Kind Deception by Skye Von Triessen: Book Review

From our review: “I loved absolutely everything about this book from Laurel’s prickly exterior to Rayne’s patience and understanding to the significant matters discussed. Everything works so well together”

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Sweet Nothings and Other Confections by Sula Sullivan: Book Review

From our review: “With whimsy and breezy banter throughout, the story as a whole is a pleasant mashup of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella, for an adult audience”

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Green Flames by Michaela Vitz: Book Review

From our review: “Michaela Vitz does a fantastic job providing the real, gritty details about living with Multiple Sclerosis. I was right there with Sydney from the first page where I was hooked.”

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