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“I generally want to commit a felony when I see him. I’m not sure that’s a sign of romantic compatibility.”

The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren

April 16, 2025 by Malin Leave a Comment

4.5 stars StoryGraph Easy Reading Challenge 25: A book with two authors Jessica “Jess” Davis is a single mom who tries to make ends meet doing freelance statistics work, mostly working at a local coffee shop, with her best friend writing her romance novels right next to her. She lives in a small apartment on the ground floor of the apartment building her grandparents manage, and they help her raise her daughter, just as they raised her after her irresponsible mother gave up on Jess. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr17, Christina Lauren, Contemporary Romance, DNA Duo, friendship, Malin, matchmaking, science, social media, The Soulmate Equation

Malin's CBR17 Review No:23 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr17, Christina Lauren, Contemporary Romance, DNA Duo, friendship, Malin, matchmaking, science, social media, The Soulmate Equation ·
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Say my name and everything just stops

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend by Emma R. Alban

August 10, 2024 by Malin Leave a Comment

Nowhere Book Bingo: 2024 Debut Release Smart Bitches Summer Bingo: New to Me author CBR16 Bingo: Scandal (Gwen and Beth’s friendship lead to a scandal in the latter half of the book) Beth is the daughter of the Viscount Demeroven, but has no brothers, and as a result, the title will pass to her cousin. If Beth doesn’t find a wealthy and suitable husband during her first season, she and her mother will be left with barely anything (because her father was a very unpleasant […]

Filed Under: Fiction, History, Romance Tagged With: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, Emma R. Alban, friendship, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, matchmaking, Mischief & Matchmaking, Nowhere Book Bingo, scandal, Smart Bitches, Taylor Swift, Victorian

Malin's CBR16 Review No:43 · Genres: Fiction, History, Romance · Tags: CBR16, cbr16bingo, Don't Want You Like a Best Friend, Emma R. Alban, friendship, historical romance, LGBTQIA, Malin, matchmaking, Mischief & Matchmaking, Nowhere Book Bingo, scandal, Smart Bitches, Taylor Swift, Victorian ·
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A contemporary romance with matchmaking

August 11, 2014 by Malin 2 Comments

Annabelle has taken over her dead grandmother’s matchmaking service, and is determined that this is the business she will actually manage to make successful. Her mother wants her to become an accountant (her successful older brother could get her a job in his firm), but Annabelle is having none of it. Of course, making a living as a successful matchmaker is difficult when most of her current clients are her grandmother’s old clients, mainly pensioners, who insist on getting the same prices as they did […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR6, Chicago Stars, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Match Me If You Can, matchmaking, Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Malin's CBR6 Review No:86 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR6, Chicago Stars, Contemporary Romance, Malin, Match Me If You Can, matchmaking, Susan Elizabeth Phillips ·
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