The Romance Bookie

 Merry Christmas Eve! I can't believe Christmas is here once again! I'm so looking forward to bringing my son downstairs tomorrow morning, and having him see our Christmas Tree all lit up with lots of goodies for him underneath, and then listening to Christmas music, and watching one of my favorite Christmas movies, Christmas Vacation!  I love this time of year, getting to cozy up with my husband on the couch, under lots of blankets, fuzzy socks on, warm PJs, and watching a movie while sip on our hot drinks.  💖 In the meantime, I do have a review for you! I just finished listening to the audiobook of If the Shoe Fits  by Julie Murphy! From Goodreads: After having just graduated with a degree in shoe design, and trying to get her feet on the ground, Cindy is working for her stepmother, who happens to be the executive producer of America's favorite reality show, Before Midnight .  When a spot on the show needs filling ASAP, Cindy volunteers, hoping it might ...

I have loved Lauren Graham's work since seeing my first episode of Gilmore Girls  while I was in high school.  I ended up buying all of the seasons off of Ebay, and my mom and I spent hours upon hours watching every single episode!  By the time, we got to that last episode, we had watched Rory grow from an awkward shy teenager, to a confident young woman who had graduated from Yale, and cried along with her mom, Lorelei (Graham)! Since the end of Gilmore Girls , I've seen Because I Said So  about five billion times, because it is one of my all time favorite movies! And started enjoying Parenthood a few months ago, after hearing great things, and getting Netflix. Well, when I heard and saw that Lauren Graham had written a book, I KNEW I HAD to read it!!  And then guess what?? Netgalley had it!!! Whoop-whoop!! Happy dance!! So now to my review! :) From  Goodreads : A charming and laugh-out-loud novel by Lauren Graham, beloved star of Parenthood an...

Hello Everyone! Today I'm part of the Stardust Summer Blog Tour ! :) Stardust Summer is Lauren Clark's latest book! :) From Goodreads :   Single mom Grace Mason doesn’t believe in miracles, magic, or love at first sight. She likes the quiet life, complete with her eight-year-old son, their tiny house, and her teaching job. For Grace, happiness means that nothing much ever changes in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Then, one thousand miles away, tragedy strikes. A massive heart attack leaves Grace’s estranged father comatose in an Upstate New York hospital. While a team of doctors fight to keep Henry Mason alive, Grace and Evan rush to his bedside to say their final goodbyes. Henry’s passing brings little closure for Grace, but she finds herself inexplicably drawn to her new surroundings. What begins as a short trip results in an entire summer spent with Henry’s second wife, Kathleen, and her next-door neighbor, Ryan Gordon, the town doctor. When a series o...

Hey Everyone! My semester is officially over!! Which means...5-6 weeks of incredible freedom from school work!! I will spend the next weeks reading, spending time with family, and working! YES, working!! I got a job!!! Whoo-hoo!! It couldn't have come at a better time!! :) Anyway, today's book review is on Lynn Ricci's The Dating Intervention ! From Goodreads :   Sometimes life can get in the way of love. Vanessa had it all: handsome husband, two beautiful children, a lovely home, and a successful career. She was living the dream life she and her friends fantasized about as girls over hot fudge sundaes…but was it the life she really wanted? Leaving the life she knew behind was difficult enough, but when Vanessa’s attempt at love with someone from her past falls apart, her well-meaning friends decide an intervention is in order. Dating for a single mother is harder than it seems and they quickly discover the dating pool has become a puddle, with eac...

Tour Schedule For What It's Worth by Karey White Twenty-four year-old, Abby Benson has dreams of owning her own wedding cake shop. An inheritance from her aunt gives her the ability to make those dreams come true. She hires Dane, a handsome contractor, to help her get the bakery up and running and soon they’re moving toward their own happy ending. Unsure what to charge for her cakes, Abby has a crazy idea to let the customer decide what they think their cake is worth. This plan has its ups and downs, but the novelty of the idea makes her a local celebrity. When she is interviewed on television about the unusual idea, business booms and Abby has cake adventures she never dreamed possible. But as her fame grows, Abby is swept up in a whirlwind that threatens everything she values. With the challenges that face her, will she be able to determine what is worth the most? My Thoughts: Overall, I truly enjoyed For What It's Worth !  It was a cute, light adult con...

Over the past few months I have been getting A LOT of review requests!  Since July I've added probably about ten to fifteen books that I promised an author or publisher to read...and those are the ones I accepted!  I believe back in July, or even the of June, I was contacted during the time I was on my 21st birthday Vegas trip.  I got a very nice email from an author asking me to read her latest novel called, In Need of Therapy .  Now, before I continue, let me be honest here...(not that I'm not honest on here!! I swear I am!!), the title scared me just a little bit.  From it I actually sort of interpreted it was going to be one of non-fiction books about psychotherapy.  Not that there is anything wrong with Psychotherapy or psychology! It's just that normally I am not a huge fan of non-fiction books...why?  Well, I believe I have mentioned this before, but the reason I read is to escape; I like to get out of this world sometime and into someone ma...