If you were a theater kid (or tech kid) in school, this book is for you! I wasn’t a theater kid (unfortunately, looking back now, I wish I was!) but I am a fan of Broadway musicals and plays as an adult and this book is so much fun and I highly recommend it!
Title: My Fair Brady
Author: Brian D. Kennedy
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, LGBTQ, Retelling
Early January for me means frantically trying to read any last minute “Christmas” themed books I didn’t get to in December. While this isn’t actually Christmas themed, the events in this book lead up to a Christmas Eve event and I’m glad I read this in winter. It’s a cute and quick rom-com and I loved it!
Title: Wreck the Halls
Author: Tessa Bailey
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
A Holly Jolly Ever After is a companion novel to A Merry Little Meet Cute – while it’s not necessary to read Merry Little first, I would highly recommend it as this book spoils what happens in that one, since it takes place afterwards, but following different characters!
Title: A Holly Jolly Ever After
Authors: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Series: A Christmas Notch #2
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday – Christmas
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I previously read ‘The Bodyguard’ by Katherine Center and loved it, so I was eager to read her next novel ‘Hello Stranger’ – and what do you know, this was another winner!
Title: Hello Stranger
Author: Katherine Center
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
After reading and loving Seoulmates by Susan Lee, I knew she was going to be an auto-read author for me – and The Name Drop is just as cute! If you’re looking for a love letter to New York City and homage to Korean culture, check out either of Susan’s books.
Title: The Name Drop
Author: Susan Lee
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
I’ve read three of Cara Bastone’s previous Audible Original audiobooks in the “Love Lines” series, Call Me Maybe, Sweet Talk, and Seatmate, so when I saw she had a new audiobook out and I had a roadtrip coming up, I knew I had to listen to this! This one isn’t connected to the previous universe, but I highly recommend any of these books!
Title: Love at First Psych
Author: Cara Bastone
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance
I’m a simple girl – you say new CLo book, I say how soon can I read it? This one actually came out in May 2023 and I just read it in July/August, how dare I wait so long for what is now one of my favorite CLo books?!
Title: The True Love Experiment
Author: Christina Lauren
Series: Standalone
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Snow Place Like LA takes place after A Merry Little Meet Cute, but this can be read as a standalone if you want! (Although I highly recommend Merry Little Meet Cute!) This is a short and spicy novella that I read in a day!
Title: Snow Place Like LA
Authors: Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
Series: A Christmas Notch #1.5
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
Everything about this book from the cover to the synopsis sounded like the cutest thing ever – and turns out, it was true! This is the sweetest most heartfelt book I’ve read in a while – bonus points for delicious sounding Asian food and a cute corgi named Clover!
Title: Fake Dates and Mooncakes
Author: Sher Lee
Genres: Romance, LBGTQ+, Contemporary
I am a longtime fan of Abby Jimenez’s writing, so when I hear she has a new book coming out, say less – I will read that book ASAP. Yours Truly is set in the same world as Part of Your World (pun not intended) but can technically be read as a standalone – however, it will spoil Part of Your World if you read Yours Truly first and I would highly recommend the first book anyway, a quick and fun read!
Title: Yours Truly
Author: Abby Jimenez
Series: Part of Your World #2
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
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