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AND THE CROWD WENT WILD by Susan Elizabeth Phillips CLICK TO PURCHASE Chicago Stars, Book 11 From the publisher: #1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Elizabeth Phillips is back with the latest novel in her beloved Chicago Stars series, featuring a romance between a star quarterback and one of the country’s most beautiful—and misunderstood—actresses. After a mortifying—and very public—humiliation, Dancy Flynn is desperate to find sanctuary far from the crowd.

New #bookreview: AND THE CROWD WENT WILD by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, a terrific romance about heart, hope, and rebuilding from the OG sports romance writer - a spectacular read! @sepauthor @avonbooks @HarperCollins #ChicagoStars #romancereads #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia @booksky

HARRIET IN WAITING by Rachel Del Grosso CLICK TO PURCHASE Lost and Found, Book 1 What does starting over really mean when the life you knew calls it quits? Harriet Langley never realized how much of her life revolved around her husband, Alex, until they separated. Now that she’s free to eat what she wants, watch what she likes, and ditch all the emotional heavy-lifting, she’s feeling...oddly liberated.

New #bookreview: HARRIET IN WAITING by Rachel Del Grosso, a quietly powerful story of love, loss, and starting again at midlife - don't miss it! @authorracheldelgrosso @lovenbookspress #LostAndFound
#romancereads #romance #lifeafterdivorce #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: MISTAKES WERE MADE by Lucy Score CLICK TO PURCHASE Story Lake, Book 2 From the publisher: #1 New York Times bestselling author Lucy Score, whose smash hit Things We Never Got Over captured millions of hearts, invites you back to Story Lake for a swoon-worthy new small town romantic comedy. He's looking for the perfect wife. She's looking for the perfect one-night stand. Literary agent Zoey Moody doesn't like small town life, but here she is: exiled from Manhattan's publishing scene and trapped in a tiny Pennsylvania town with her BFF and only remaining client, Hazel.

Spotlight #BookReview: MISTAKES WERE MADE by Lucy Score, #StoryLake Bk 2, a love story packed with humor, heat, and heartfelt moments - don't miss it! @scorelucy @read_bloom #romance #romancereads #spicyromance #smalltownromance #oppositesattract #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Audiobook Sunday: WHERE YOU BELONG by Kristen Proby Narration by Samantha Brentmoor & Sebastian York CLICK TO PURCHASE The Blackwells of Montana, Book 5  From the publisher: From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the final installment of the Blackwells of Montana series, Where You Belong, a small-town, second-chance romance set in Bitterroot Valley! Brooks Fifteen years ago, I’d planned a romantic proposal, but that was the day Juliet walked out of my life and never looked back.

Audiobook Sunday: WHERE YOU BELONG by Kristen Proby, a slow-burn, second-chance romance-the perfect ending to a wonderful series! #BlackwellsOfMontana @kristenproby @dreamscape_media #audiobook #bookreview #romancereads #spicyromance #mustread #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

TAKE ME HOME TO YOU by Miranda Liasson CLICK TO PURCHASE The Amazing Doctors of Oak Bluff, Book 3 From the author: Here comes another standalone heartwarming and humorous romance in the Doctors of Oak Bluff series by Amazon Top-5 author Miranda Liasson, who “deals with so much of what makes life hard . . . without ever losing the warmth and heart that characterize her writing.” ~ Entertainment Weekly.

New #bookreview: TAKE ME HOME TO YOU by Miranda Liasson, an emotional romance filled with heartbreak, healing, forgiveness, and second chances - don't miss it! @mirandaliasson #romance #romancereads #surprisebaby #doctorsinlove #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Jenny Bayliss CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: From Putnam's beloved holiday author comes another charming, British wintertime tale following one dejected woman's trip home to her eccentric great-aunts, her wayward mother . . . and her first love. Fred Hallow-Hart isn't in love with the idea of returning home to Pine Bluff. But after a bad breakup and a subsequent eviction, she's fresh out of options.

New #bookreview: I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS by Jenny Bayliss, a feel-good story about finding your way back to yourself and remembering that love, in all its forms, endures. @jennibayliss @putnambooks #sweetromance #romancereads #holidayromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: THE BOOKSTORE DIARIES by Susan Mallery CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: This summer, the town’s juiciest secrets are revealed in New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery’s joyful and sparkling new novel Jax has a slight issue with control—as in, she needs it. Always. Too bad she has power only over the Painted Lady Bookstore, the Victorian mansion turned bookshop she inherited. No one else listens to a word she says.

Spotlight #BookReview: THE BOOKSTORE DIARIES by Susan Mallery, a charming read with plenty of fodder for discussion & a guaranteed #HEA! @susanmallery @readmirabooks @harpercollins @htpbooks #domesticfiction @romancereads #smalltownromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia @booksky

BookBitch Diary: March 1, 2026 Olympics! I am the most unathletic person you will ever meet, and it has only gotten worse (much, much worse) as I've aged. I'm klutzy, overweight, under-muscled, and uncoordinated. And despite that - or more likely, because of that, I am a big sports fan. I watch baseball (Go METS!), football (Go DOLPHINS! ), college football (Go HURRICANES!) and hockey (Go PANTHERS ).

BookBitch Diary: March 1, 2026

Olympics! I am the most unathletic person you will ever meet, and it has only gotten worse (much, much worse) as I've aged. I'm klutzy, overweight, under-muscled, and uncoordinated. And despite that - or more likely, because of that, I am a big sports fan. I watch…

GAME CHANGER by Rachel Reid CLICK TO PURCHASE Game Changers, Book 1 From the publisher: THE SERIES THAT INSPIRED HEATED RIVALRY • NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW Enter the world of Game Changers, the series behind the epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance Heated Rivalry, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S. It all starts here with Scott and Kip’s steamy secret-relationship romance by…

New #bookreview: GAME CHANGER by Rachel Reid, a sweet and super spicy gay romance, and the start of #HeatedRivalry @rachelreidwrites #CarinaPress @harlequinbooks @hbomax #romancereads #gayromance
@heatedrivalrycrave @heatedrivalrytv #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS by Jodi McAlister CLICK TO PURCHASE Marry Me Juliet, Book 3 A New York Times Best Romance of 2024 In this “full-on villain romance” (The New York Times) a group of women on a reality dating show should be vying for the love of their Romeo, but it turns out one of them only has eyes for the showrunner. Murray O’Connell is standing on the greatest precipice of his career.

New #bookreview: NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS by Jodi McAlister, a #romance for fans of #realityTV, but for me, just an okay read. @jodimcalister @simonandschuster @atriabooks #romcom #romancereads #marrymejuliet #romancelandia #boosky #romancestagram #bookstagram

Spotlight Review: AND NOW, BACK TO YOU by B.K. Borison CLICK TO PURCHASE Heartstrings, Book 2 From the publisher: “Promises plenty of Borison’s signature banter, emotional nuance, and snowed-in charm.”—New York Times Two competing meteorologists are forced to find common ground in this opposites attract, When Harry Met Sally inspired romance, from #1 New York Times bestselling author B.K. Borison. Jackson Clark and Delilah Stewart have had their fair share of run-ins over the years, often ending in disaster.

Spotlight #BookReview: AND NOW, BACK TO YOU by B.K. Borison, a grumpy-meets-sunshine #romance that delivers heart, heat, and a perfectly timed snowstorm. An easy recommendation! @authorbkborison @berkleyromance @berkleypub @penguinrandomhouse #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Audiobook Sunday: SAFE HAVEN by Kristen Proby Narration by Savannah Peachwood & Connor Crais CLICK TO PURCHASE Triple Creek Ranch, Book 1 From the publisher: From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes an emotional romance where two best friends reunite at Triple Creek Ranch, proving that home is where love finds its way. Fifteen years ago, my best friend found salvation at the Triple Creek Ranch, transforming from an angry foster kid into a hockey legend.

Audiobook Sunday: SAFE HAVEN by Kristen Proby; a retired hockey star & his lifelong friend discover love on the ranch - don't miss it! #TripleCreekRanch bk 1 @kristenproby @connorcrais @savannahpeachwood #audiobook #bookreview #mustread #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

WESTERN HEAT by Caroline Richardson CLICK TO PURCHASE West Line Ranch, Book 1 From the author: A fish-out-of-water story about a New York City chef who inherits a ranch, discovers a family he never knew, and finds unexpected love with a fiercely loyal woman. For fans of western romance superstars like Lyla Sage and Elise Silver. New York City chef Jake West had it all, but a few strokes of a pen meant no more marriage.

New #bookreview: WESTERN HEAT by Caroline Richardson, 1st book of the #WestLineRanch series! It's charming, sexy, emotional, and full of rugged western heart. A fun read! @carolinerichardsonauthor @wattpad #romance #westernromance #cowboyromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

EMMA OF 83RD STREET by Audrey Bellezza & Emily Harding CLICK TO PURCHASE For the Love of Austen, Book 1 From the publisher: In this witty and romantic debut novel, Jane Austen’s Emma meets the misadventures of Manhattan’s modern dating scene as two lifelong friends discover that, in the search for love, you sometimes don’t have to look any further than your own backyard—perfect for fans of Bridget Jones’s Diary 

New #bookreview: EMMA OF 83RD STREET by Audrey Bellezza & Emily Harding, a thoughtful story that imagines how Austen's Emma might navigate the modern world - loved it! @audreybellezzawrites @emilyhardingwrites #FortheLoveofAusten bk 1 #romancestagram #bookstagram #mustread #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: FREE FALLING by Jill Shalvis CLICK TO PURCHASE Colburn Brothers, Book 2 From the publisher: College rivals become workplace frenemies-turned-lovers in this warm, sexy contemporary romance from New York Times bestseller Jill Shalvis. First, they were rivals… Now they're stuck with each other… Retired hockey player Caleb Colburn needs this construction project to prove himself in the family business, but he also needs to recover from the injury that ended his pro career.

Spotlight #BookReview: FREE FALLING by Jill Shalvis; comforting, funny, emotionally rich, & deeply romantic-don't miss it! #ColburnBrothers bk2 @jillshalvis @sourcebookscasa @sourcebooks #romancereads #smalltownromance #2ndchanceromance #steamy #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Audiobook Sunday: THE WRONG GAME by Kandi Steiner Narration by Nelson Hobbs & Virginia Rose CLICK TO PURCHASE Love of the Game, Book 1 From the publisher: Two season tickets. One genius idea. Zero interest in a relationship. The plan is simple: a brand-new, hot, preferably funny, definitely single male will fill one of those seats for every Bears game at Soldier Field. And I'll fill the other.

Audiobook Sunday: THE WRONG GAME by Kandi Steiner, I adored this emotional, funny, chemistry-packed football romance, narrated by #NelsonHobbs & @xovirginiarose
@kandisteiner #TantorMedia #romance #audiobook #bookreview #footballromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

DOWNPOUR by Maggie Gates CLICK TO PURCHASE The Griffith Brothers, Book 2 From the publisher: A paraplegic bull rider and his new home aide fall in love as they pick up the pieces of their lives in the second book in the popular Griffith Brothers series. Rule #1 of almost dying: Make sure someone knows your passwords. It’s hard to cancel your phone plan if you’re dead.

DOWNPOUR by Maggie Gates

CLICK TO PURCHASE The Griffith Brothers, Book 2 From the publisher: A paraplegic bull rider and his new home aide fall in love as they pick up the pieces of their lives in the second book in the popular Griffith Brothers series. Rule #1 of almost dying: Make sure someone…

DUST STORM by Maggie Gates CLICK TO PURCHASE The Griffith Brothers, Book 1 From the publisher: A single dad rancher and a rich city girl bump heads—and more—in this first cowboy romance in the Griffith Brothers series. For Christian Griffith, his number one rule is: You ride in my truck, you let me open the door. Another problem in his busy life was the last thing he needed.

New #bookreview: DUST STORM by Maggie Gates, #GriffithBrothers book 1 - highly recommended for fans of cowboy romances rooted in strong family dynamics! @authormaggiegates @berkleyromance
@berkleypub @penguinrandomhouse #cowboyromance #romcom #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: ONE & ONLY by Maurene Goo CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: In Five Years meets a millennial The Joy Luck Club in the adult debut from the author of YA Reese Pick Throwback— a funny and fresh love story of a woman thrown a curveball by fate, and the family secret that will make her question everything. She knows what her happily ever after looks like.

Spotlight #BookReview: ONE & ONLY by Maurene Goo, a charming, romantic love story with a touch of magic - don't miss it! @maurenegoo @penguinusa @readwithjenna @jennabhager @todayshow #romance #romcom #lovetriangle #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Audiobook Sunday: ONE LAST SUMMER by Piper Rayne Narration by CJ Bloom & Robert Hatchet CLICK TO PURCHASE Plain Daisy Ranch #0.5 From the author: He's my first love. My high school sweetheart. And he's leaving tomorrow for a bigger and better life. I've loved Ben almost my entire life, and we have one night left before he heads miles away to college on a football scholarship. I'm bound and determined to make sure this day goes perfectly so he remembers me as the girl he loves.

Audiobook Sunday: ONE LAST SUMMER by Piper Rayne, Narration by CJ Bloom & Robert Hatchet, the amazing introduction to the #PlainDaisyRanch series @authorpiperrayne @carlyrobinsnarrator @readbyrob #novella #audiobook #bookreview #romance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

CATCH HER IF YOU CAN by Tessa Bailey CLICK TO PURCHASE Big Shots, Book 5 From the publisher: New York Times bestselling author Tessa Bailey is back with an all-new marriage of convenience, friends-to-lovers sports romance about a baseball catcher and the burlesque club owner he can’t get out of his head. Madden Donahue, the newest catcher for the Yankees, has been in love with Eve Mitchell since high school, but for some mysterious reason, the burlesque club owner always turns him down.

New #bookrevew: CATCH HER IF YOU CAN by Tessa Bailey: a Yankees catcher proposes a secret marriage to the woman he’s loved since high school, & eventually we get the #HEA! @tessabaileyisanauthor @avonbooks #BigShots #sportsromance #fakemarriage #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

IT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY by Tracy Wolff CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Tracy Wolff comes a fierce, emotional romance about two people surviving the spotlight and choosing love when everything says they shouldn't. They call her the Black Widow. A pop star. A tabloid tragedy. A girl who set the world on fire—and got burned in return. But Sloane Walker doesn’t care what they say.

New #bookreview: IT HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY by Tracy Wolff, a slow burn romantic thriller loosely based on @killatrav & @taylorswift & a fun read! @tracywolffbooks @entangled_publishing
#Amara #Tayvis #TaylorAndTravis #romancereads #spicyromance #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to live, dream, and love again in this glimmering and heart-stopping novel. Twelve books. Twelve months. One chance to heal her heart… When Tilly Nightingale receives a call telling her there’s a birthday gift from her husband waiting for her at her local bookshop, it couldn’t come as more of a shock.

Spotlight #BookReview: THIS BOOK MADE ME THINK OF YOU by Libby Page: Readers everywhere will be captivated by this tender exploration of loss, healing, & the enduring connections that books create between us. @libbypagewrites @berkleypub #mustread #bestbookof2025 #bookstagram #booksky

READ IT FORWARD! Hello, my beautiful UK readers! This is your chance to help create a new generation of readers... This February, we invite you to Read It Forward. 10% of all children's book sales through Bookshop.org go to BookTrust and Scottish Book Trust in February 2026. About BookTrustBookTrust is the UK's largest children's reading charity with a history that stretches back over 100 years.

READ IT FORWARD! Bookshop.org kicks-off February charitable drive ‘Read It Forward’ to support young readers in the National Year of Reading #ReadItForward @booktrust
@scottishbooktrust @bookshop_org_uk @BookshopOrgUK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social

BookBitch Diary: February 1, 2026 Information? Misinformation? Disinformation? Do you know what you are reading or seeing? When the government tells us we are not seeing what our own eyes are telling us we are seeing, when the official White House website takes down information they don't like and puts up what basically amounts to propaganda, it is time to take a hard look at, well, what we are looking at.

BookBitch Diary: February 1, 2026: #Information, #Misinformation, or #Disinformation? #AI destroys books! #HeatedRivalry Did #DonDiLillo invent the racy hockey novel? Interactive ebooks, a lost library book gets returned after decades, a man with Alzheimer's proposes to his wife, and much more!

GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Harlan Coben & Reese Witherspoon CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: An unforgettable suspense novel that combines the storytelling talents of Academy Award-winning actor Reese Witherspoon and internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben. Gone Before Goodbye is the story of a woman trapped in a deadly conspiracy—where uncovering the truth could cost her everything. Maggie McCabe is teetering on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned Army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge, where she could make the most impact.

New #bookreview: GONE BEFORE GOODBYE by Harlan Coben & Reese Witherspoon, n entertaining thriller with an interesting premise that doesn't quite deliver. @reesewitherspoon @harlancoben @grandcentralpub #thriller #adrenalinereads #bookstagram #booksky

JUST ONE TASTE by Lizzy Dent CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: Olive Stone is about to spend four weeks in Italy with the most beautiful man she’s ever hated. When Olive Stone and her Italian pseudo-celebrity chef father fell out fourteen years ago, annoyingly handsome Leo Ricci slipped right in as his surrogate son and sous-chef. No one is more surprised than Olive when her father wills her his beloved (and now failing) restaurant.

New #bookreview: JUST ONE TASTE by Lizzy Dent, a delicious romp through Italy, while dealing with the loss of a parent. Very well done. @lizzy.dent @penguinusa #Italy #ItalianFood #mangia #romance #grief #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

Spotlight Review: ROOM 706 by Ellie Levenson CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: Trapped in a London hotel room with her lover, a woman must contend with her life and her marriage in this exhilarating debut. “Room 706 is as tender as it is surprising, a gripping interrogation of womanhood—before and after marriage and children change our identities. I’m sure I won’t be the only one nodding my head throughout.

Spotlight #bookreview: ROOM 706 by Ellie Levenson, a tense, thought-provoking & multi-layered novel with an ambiguous ending. @ellie_levenson @sjplit #debutnovel #literaryfiction #domesticfiction #bookgroups #bookdiscussion #bookstagram #booksky

Audiobook Sunday: WHEN YOU BLUSH by Kristen Proby Narration by Stella Hunter & Jason Clarke CLICK TO PURCHASE The Blackwells of Montana, Book 4 From the publisher: From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Proby comes When You Blush, a small–town, forced–proximity romance set in Bitterroot Valley! Blake I don’t do relationships, but I’m excellent at casual hookups. That’s not to say I’m a jerk. Not at all.

Audiobook Sunday: WHEN YOU BLUSH by Kristen Proby, outstanding narration, sizzling chemistry, and an emotional second-chance romance - I loved it! @kristenproby @stellahunternarrator @jasonclarkereads
@dreamscape_media #bookreview #audiobook #romancestagram #bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky

WHILE IT WAS SNOWING by Julia London CLICK TO PURCHASE From the publisher: Under the mistletoe, a single mom and a professional athlete realize they have more in common than the lake house they unexpectedly have to share for the holidays, in this heartwarming romance from New York Times bestselling author Julia London. All Amy Casey wants for Christmas is to paint. She needs five new paintings for the holiday show at her local art gallery, but between her two teenage sons, her needy ex-husband, and her overbearing parents, she hardly has any time for herself.

New #bookreview: WHILE IT WAS SNOWING by Julia London; I came for the romance, stayed for the dachshund in this second chance, fresh start romance with festive feels—even in January! @julia_f_london @berkleypub @berkleyromance @penguinrandomhouse #romancestagram @bookstagram #romancelandia #booksky