Sarah Hogle is a stay-at-home mom who spends her free time planning weird pranks. Her dream is to live in a falling-apart castle in a forest that is probably cursed. You Deserve Each Other is her debut novel.
Christmas is All Around (2024) Martha Waters "Christmas Is All Around is everything I want in a Christmas romcom: woman from big city travels to another big city, does not change or sacrifice her occupation, has nothing nice to say about carolers, falls in love with bespectacled Englishman, saves Christmas. Charlotte and Graham's banter sparkles, the strong cast of secondary characters is such fun, the picturesque English settings are DIVINE, and the demonic baby is written-word birth control. Martha Waters, never stop writing books just for me."
Haunted Ever After (2024) (Boneyard Key, book 1) Jen DeLuca "I, too, want a ghost roommate (and Nick's banana bread and hazelnut lattes) in a charming beach town where the dead linger and the living locals know all the best secret spots. Haunted Ever After is so much fun, with characters that feel real, spooky vibes mixed with small-town sweetness, and an intriguing dash of mystery. Just like its invisible residents, I never want to leave Boneyard Key."
The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love (2024) (Love's Academic, book 1) India Holton "Few things are as delightful as an India Holton book, and every time I get the chance to read one, it feels like Christmas morning. Clever wordplay, gorgeous prose, adventure, and romance that made my heart happy-sigh over and over - The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love has EVERYTHING that I want in a novel and the reading experience was like sitting in a magic cauldron, bubbling over with joy. I want to read about Beth and Devon and magical birds forever. I want a nine hundred page sequel about these two lovebirds (!) ambling all over the world. I knew before opening this book that it was going to be tremendous fun, and IT WAS."
Happy Medium (2024) Sarah Adler "It was a DELIGHT to watch morality-zigzagging Gretchen get herself into situations that - keep in mind that they would make anyone else sweat - excite her in a wily, hilarious way. She and Charlie have sizzling opposites-attract chemistry, and her interactions with the resident lovable himbo ghost are laugh-out-loud funny. Thanks to Adler's signature sharp wit, I had such a good time with the two devils on Gretchen's shoulders that I almost rooted for them to stick around."
Maya's Laws of Love (2024) Alina Khawaja "Just as sweet as the romance that blossoms between Maya and Sarfaraz is the satisfaction of watching Maya learn to prioritize her own desires. Figuring out what she really wants in life is tricky enough; throw in familial expectations, a possible curse, and the right man at the wrong time, and you've got a delicious recipe for an engaging, relatable, and rewarding read."
Last Call at the Local (2024) Sarah Grunder Ruiz "Last Call at the Local made my heart feel like it was being pumped up like a balloon. Warm, soft, and unputdownable, it *feels* like what the golden hour looks like. Jack and Raine are unconditionally supportive of each other, they are kind, they are hilarious. If there's such a thing as soulmates, it's these two. I absolutely love this book. Love love love love love."
This Spells Love (2023) Kate Robb "I am absolutely in love with this book. An addicting page-turner, I could not put it down until I knew how Gemma's journey ended - I feel like my heart was in my throat the entire time. A brilliant, moving, masterfully-plotted friends-to-lovers romance (Dax is EVERYTHING) with a splash of magic, Robb's debut is definitely going in my All-Time-Favorites pile."
For Never & Always (2023) (Carrigan's Christmasland, book 2) Helena Greer "Greer has crafted an idyllic setting I want to whisk away to . . . and a charming cast of characters I want to befriend. Readers are going to lament that Carrigan's isn't a real destination they can jet off to."
The Predictable Heartbreaks of Imogen Finch (2023) Jacqueline Firkins "The pining! The PINING!! This angsty, sweet second chance romance full of wanderlust, close friendships, and psychic predictions kept me turning pages late into the night. Eliot and Imogen's growth-both together and individually-was beautiful and rewarding."
Faking Christmas (2023) Kerry Winfrey "When I finish reading a Kerry Winfrey book, all I want to do is inhale ten more Kerry Winfrey books. Faking Christmas feels like a favorite Christmas memory: warm and fun, with a loving family who will do anything for each other. I absolutely LOVE the witty, relatable Laurel, and her opposites-attract interactions with Max had me both cracking up and crying 'Kiss! Kiss!' I can't wait to have the paperback in my hands so that I can wear it out every Christmas."
Emma of 83rd Street (2023) (For the Love of Austen, book 1) Audrey Bellezza and Emily Harding "Emma of 83rd Street is a compulsive page-turner with excellent slow-burn tension. A friends-to-lovers instant favorite!"
Two Wrongs Make a Right (2022) (Wilmot Sisters, book 1) Chloe Liese "Two Wrongs Make a Right is like hot chocolate and a croissant. It's whimsically-patterned leggings on an autumn day. It's cozy, soft, sweet, and satisfying--Bea and Jamie are opposites-attract excellence; I loved their banter, and even more than that, how they evolve to become each other's unwavering pillar of support and protection. Jamebea forever!"
For Butter or Worse (2022) (Hollywood , book 1) Erin La Rosa "FOR BUTTER OR WORSE is a dessert in words, with a hot drizzle of enemies-to-lovers tension, delicious layers of fake-relationship and real-relationship, and enjoyable banter as the cherry on top. This book is sweet with heat: it made me laugh, and it made me very, very hungry."
Lucie Yi Is Not A Romantic (2022) Lauren Ho "Lucie Yi Is Not a Romantic features one of the most unique meet-cutes I've ever read, with an unconventional path to pregnancy and parenthood that I've never seen explored before. Lauren Ho's writing is witty, charming, and deeply relatable; she nailed the dynamics of thorny familial expectations, relationships with friends that alter when one of them begins having children while others don't, and best of all, Lucie and Collin. Collin is the adorable, supportive hero Lucie deserves and would never have found if she hadn't taken parenthood into her own hands, and Lucie is the brave, vulnerable, hilarious love of my life. Mark Thum made me burn holes through my Kindle with my eyeballs. I would like to fight Mark Thum."
A Brush with Love (2022) Mazey Eddings "Harper and Dan have my whole heart. I love everything about this book, from their adorable meet cute to their unconventional first date, to the two of them working through their very real--and therefore not always pretty--issues. Dan is a soft, swoony hero, Harper is a relatable heroine who struggles with anxiety, and every page of the way I was rooting so hard for them to find their happily ever after. A Brush with Love is funny and cute while also exploring serious topics, powerfully underscoring the truth that relationships require work, and that happy endings are for everyone."
Lease on Love (2022) Falon Ballard "Sadie is a firecracker of a protagonist who's very aware of her flaws, and Jack is her perfect counterpart, embracing all of her rough edges with softness and understanding. Lease on Love warmly and wittily underscores that none of us are perfect, but we are all worthy, we are all enough: we all deserve to be loved, not just by others, but by ourselves too."
The Roughest Draft (2022) Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley "There isn't a single page of The Roughest Draft, not one, that doesn't contain a sentence I had to re-read twice just to savor. I'm going to be thinking about this heartbreakingly lovely, vividly emotional book for a long time. These authors are masters of their craft and their writing is such a treat to read."
The Shaadi Set-Up (2021) Lillie Vale "The Shaadi Set-Up is my favorite ever second chance romance. Hilarious and emotional, with characters who feel so real I didn't want to let them go, Rita and Milan punched a hole through my heart. I can't wait to dog-ear all my favorite passages. This is an absolute treasure of a love story."
The Layover (2021) Lacie Waldon "A highly recommended read for fans of enemies-to-lovers and anyone who feels the pull of wanderlust."
Shipped (2021) Angie Hockman "Shipped is a sweet, sunny getaway of a novel with an ambitious heroine I liked right away and a hero who's *chef's kiss* a supportive dreamboat (pun intended). A vicarious enemies-to-lovers trip to the Galapagos was exactly what I needed right about now. I stan an environmentally aware romance."
The Ex Talk (2021) Rachel Lynn Solomon "This book gave me genuine butterflies. I fell in love with Shay and Dominic falling in love."
