Cannonball Read 18

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You’re like a secret door in the wall. You’re an electrical storm in my spine.

The Paris Match by Kate Clayborn

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It looks like The Paris Match is my first five star review of 2026, but the truth is I have been reading this book over and over the way some people watch Heated Rivalry. I don’t really know how to talk about The Paris Match. It’s so much more than its summary suggests, and if I really dig into the stuff I loved, I’ll spoil it. What I can say is Kate Clayborn has written a book the rewards close reading. I finally figured out […]

Experiencing an identity crisis and burnout on your parents’ couch while a hot, single, emotionally-unavailable guy sleeps down the hall

Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn

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I perform the task of exhausted women everywhere—taking my bra off without removing my top. Once I’ve pulled it through the armhole of my tank, I fling it onto the old, slouchy couch, sending it the disgusted glare that all bras deserve after a long, hot day. ― Kate Clayborn, Georgie, All Along CBR17 Bingo: G This is the book I’ve most recently finished. While I try to follow the order in which I read books, my “to review” list has become so daunting that […]

Is there anything more we can ask of a romance than for it to make us feel swoony? 

Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn

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Once upon a time, I told a story about myself. And maybe if I can make some of that story come true—Buzzard’s Neck, The Bend, whatever—I’ll be closer to writing a new one.   Much like how I’m finding younger heroines less relatable, I think I’ve also reached the point in my reading life where perfect/mostly perfect main characters are no longer that interesting to me.  True, the saintly, virginal, personifications of perfection that populated many of the books that blooded me (as the folks […]

A trio of romances featuring a rockstar, small town angst, and magical cooking

Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

Basil and Oregano by Melissa Capriglione

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CBR15 Passport Challenge: New to you Authors – Jen Comfort, Kate Clayborn, and Melissa Capriglione Midnight Duet by Jen Comfort is a gender-flipped remix of Phantom of the Opera. Erika Greene seemingly had it all when taking on a lead Broadway role. She was a bit of a minx and slept with someone’s boyfriend, which led to a production light falling on her. She retreats to her family’s dilapidated opera house in Paris, Nevada, and vows to become a better person. She had a decent plastic surgeon […]

“He’s tough because he’s never had a soft place to land.”

Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn

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I’m sitting here trying to remember the details of this book, which I clearly loved at the time (May), but all I can do is remember certain scenes and the feelings in general that the book gave me. So pardon the short review, I won’t have much to say beyond: this was a great romance novel and I enjoyed it a lot. Georgie, our main character, is temporarily moving back home with no clear idea of what her future is going to look like. When […]

Hot Fun in the Summertime (#CannonBookClub, June 2023) Discussion Post—Romance Edition

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(You know, you should probably also check out the discussion post for our Hot Fun in the Summertime cozy mystery selection, Arsenic and Adobo by Mia P. Manansala.) The Romance Extravanga Whether you’re a returning CannonBookClub participant or a newbie, welcome! This is the place to discuss the three (count-em, THREE) Hot Fun in the Summertime romance selections. You don’t have to be registered for CBR15 to comment below, but there are a few ground rules: The topics are numbered, so please refer to them […]



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