Dec 15, 2025 | 2025, Abigail Owen, Blog, December 2025
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Dec 14, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Bookish, December 2025
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Racing Hearts by Ann Adams
– Sports Romance
– Forced Proximity
– “Just for the Summer”
– Olympic Hopeful
– Opposites Attract
Playing Games by Max Monroe
๐ New adult standalone romance
๐ค Heโs the star quarterback. Sheโs the cute genius (and neurodivergent).
๐ Opposites attract
๐ Intense first-love vibes
๐ซถ He falls first
๐คซ Secret relationship
๐ Witty banter
๐ฅ Off-the-charts chemistry
โ๏ธ Grumpy x Sunshine (Reversed)
๐ก๏ธ Protective Hero
Learning Curve by Max Monroe
๐ฉทNew adult standalone romance
๐Dual POV
๐ซถIntense first love vibes
๐ฃCheerleader virgin meets the tortured bad boy
โ๏ธGrumpy/Sunshine, opposites attract
๐ซขDRAMAAA
๐ฑTwists and turns you WONโT see coming
๐Next generation ( Kline, Thatch, and Wes and the Winslow Brothers)
Game Changer by Rachel Reid
– MM Romance
– Age gap
– Opposites Attract
– Strangers to Lovers
– Grumpy x Sunshine
Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid
– MM Romance
– Off and On the ice
– Hockey Romance
– Enemies to Lovers
– Secret Lovers
In My Tudor Era by Kate Bromley
๐Fun twists on history
๐Steamy and spicy romance
๐Time travel chaos
๐Six the musical
โฃMy Ex-Husbands Ex-Husband by Rachel Cohn and Melissa de la Cruz
– second chances
– Christmas in Vienna
– mutual exes
– missing person
Mug filled with coffee.
Peppermint and chocolate stash to snack on while I enjoyed a relaxing day. While we were expected to get a few inches of snow overnight there was only a light dusting.
Cool winter day, plenty of books to read, football on the tv in the background, a cozy blanket, and a spicy seasonal candle.
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Dec 14, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025
In 2026 Lizzie C. Koz is bringing us a new series…Bridgeport Jetties: The Call-Up Years.
Are you ready for M/M sports romance in and out of the ballpark?
I had a chance to read this a few months ago and I am very excited for everyone to meet Easton and Maddox.
โพ๏ธ Best Friends to Lovers
โพ๏ธ Unrequited Love
โพ๏ธ Childhood Dreams Coming True
โพ๏ธ Co-Dependency & a Painful Friendship Break-Up
โพ๏ธ A Kiss That Changes Everything
โพ๏ธ Selfies as a Love Language
โพ๏ธ An emotional read
What would you do if you loved someone who didnโt love you back? For Maddox Barnes the torture, angst, and anxiety surrounding a secret that could destroy the one friendship he canโt lose consumes him.
Easton Winters is awkward, unsure, and at times feels broken when it comes to relationships but through it all the one constant in his life is his best friend Maddox.
Best friends since childhood both Easton and Maddox share the same dream, to play baseball in the MLB. Now that both are draft eligible will their dream come true, or will they find themselves on separate teams and potential rivals?
If you love to read M/M sports romance and are in the mood for a spicy baseball read youโre in luck. This novella has the perfect balance of character arc including backstory and plot. Letโs not forget about the secondary characters who weave in and out of the plot. I am confident that they too will find their moment in a future bookโฆor two.
I love that while Lizzieโs writing is familiar there is a difference in the tone and vibe allowing readers to easily enjoy both of her worlds. If you want to read Finding Home by Lizzie C. Koz sign-up for her newsletter and get this F.R.E.E.B.I.E now.
Always honest, always my own, and thankful to Lizzie C. Koz for an advance e-arc.
Q: Have you ever been to Spring Training in Florida? If so east coast or west coast and what team?
Dec 13, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025, Hanukkah
One more sleep until the first night of Hanukkah. Looking for a few Hanukkah Romance Reads?
Here are a few to get you in the holiday spirit. Some Iโve read, others are in my stash, and a few Iโve just discovered.
Q: Have you read any of these?
Dec 12, 2025 | 2025, Blog, December 2025
The only book I could focus on after watching Episode 4 of Heated Rivalry at 12:01am was Heartsong by S.E. Wendel. Looking forward to sharing my thoughts soon.
Q: What are you reading or re-reading tonight.
