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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Love Feud by Janine Amesta

A sweet second chance romance in these depressing times

The Love Feud by Janine Amesta

March 24, 2026 by Malin Leave a Comment

Disclaimer! This was an ARC from the author. My opinions are my own. Hailey Moreno thought it was quite exciting to be secretly dating the son of her family’s company’s chief rival, but once her father died, and said rival (with the help of his son) tried to offer to buy the Moreno’s air balloon business, she felt deeply betrayed and told Ryland Selene to take a hike. Four years later, she still hasn’t told her mother or any of her sisters that she used […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, hot air balloons, Janine Amesta, Latinx, Love is in the Air, Malin, second chance, The Love Feud

Malin's CBR18 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: ARC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, family, hot air balloons, Janine Amesta, Latinx, Love is in the Air, Malin, second chance, The Love Feud ·
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And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens

And Then There Was You by Sophie Cousens

March 24, 2026 by Classic 2 Comments

I really don’t know what to say. Cousens let’s you know the inspiration behind this book when she is done and she lets you know she struggled with this (yeah I can tell) and she’s trying to have it both ways. This just had too many science fiction elements that were not well thought out and the actual romance between Chloe and someone else took too long to build. I honestly do think some parts of the book did work (when Chloe finally realizes and […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: And Then There Was You, Sophie Cousens

Classic's CBR18 Review No:24 · Genres: Romance · Tags: And Then There Was You, Sophie Cousens ·
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Hockey romance

Game Changer by Rachel Reid

March 23, 2026 by Sophia 2 Comments

Inspired by the new, hit television show Heated Rivalry (a show I’ve heard of but not seen), my book club decided to read a random, hockey-themed romance novel paired with a field trip to watch a hockey game. The random, hockey romance novel was not a huge hit, so I decided to skip it and go straight to the source material. When I looked up Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid, I discovered that it is actually Book 2 of a series. So, I decided to start at the beginning […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Rachel Reid

Sophia's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Rachel Reid ·
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“Good God, sometimes it felt like all of society was complicit in trying to make life harder for women.”

The Proposal by Jasmine Guillory

March 23, 2026 by Malin 2 Comments

3.5 stars Nowhere Book Bingo 26: BIPOC rep by a BIPOC author Reading Rainbow – Orange cover Nikole “Nik” Paterson is bored and uncomfortable at a baseball game with her handsome, if rather self-centred, actor boyfriend, and his bros. She is absolutely blindsided when he surprises her with a public proposal, via the scoreboard, and to add insult to injury, he didn’t even spell her name correctly. Nik is mortified, her boyfriend is insulted by her rejection, and things are about to take a nasty […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: BIPOC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, doctors, family, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, Reading Rainbow, The Proposal, the wedding date, Writers

Malin's CBR18 Review No:15 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: BIPOC, cbr18, Contemporary Romance, doctors, family, friendship, jasmine guillory, Malin, Nowhere Book Bingo, Reading Rainbow, The Proposal, the wedding date, Writers ·
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Come for the tea, stay for the kisses.

The Raven Door by Amy Crook

March 20, 2026 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

Greyson is a student in his final year of university. He’s shy and has a bit of a complex as he has never been in a relationship, and he has never been in love. Before he graduates and goes out into the world, he wants to know what love feels like. He saves up his money for a love potion, hoping that the experiment will grant him the insight he desires. Greyson goes to Aedan, a local Earth witch and a specialist in love spells […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch

carmelpie's CBR18 Review No:14 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Amy Crook, cozy romance, gay romance, Love potions, novella, queer romance, slow burn, witch ·
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Why Would Anyone Prefer Yorkshire to Greece?

Bride's Lace by Violet Winspear

March 18, 2026 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Two years after Bliss’s family home is sold to Paris, she must petition him to save her brother from jail – and the only thing he’ll offer mercy for is her hand in marriage. I’m not entirely convinced that a family that would name their son Justin would name their daughter Bliss, but go off, Harlequin Presents. This has your usual Winspear trademark dark, rich, and apparently sinister hero paired with an innocent heroine rather down on her luck. There’s lots of drama between the […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: drama, England, Fiction, forced marriage, Greece, harlequin, Romance, vintage, Violet Winspear

Pooja's CBR18 Review No:20 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: drama, England, Fiction, forced marriage, Greece, harlequin, Romance, vintage, Violet Winspear ·
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