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    Mackenzie Reed: I Hope This Email Finds You in Hell Review

    by Jefferz June 19, 2026
    June 19, 2026

    I Hope This Email Finds You In Hell by Mackenzie Reed Genres: Adult, Chick Lit, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Paranormal, Romantasy, Romance, Road Trip Published by Berkley on August 31, 2026 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 352 Source: Netgalley When staying late at the office leads to witnessing an exorcism, Brie Benson’s mundane life takes a hellish turn…literally.&nbsp After her parents’ death, twenty-seven-year-old Brie has mastered the art of compartmentalization to survive her mind-numbing routine as a receptionist at a life insurance company. But when she accidentally catches her hot, uptight boss, Luke, performing an exorcism on Debra from accounting, her carefully ordered world implodes.&nbsp Swearing Brie to secrecy, Luke reveals he’s from a line of demon hunters and that demonic activity is spiking. But when her emotional support coworker vanishes, Brie is determined to find her. With nothing left to lose, she convinces Luke to let her join his rescue mission.&nbsp The problem? Their destination is hell. And the entrance is in Times Square.&nbsp Now Brie and Luke must navigate a corporate underworld of monsters and bureaucratic nightmares while racing to save their colleague and repair a tearing veil between worlds. All before their growing feelings become irrelevant and hell claims …

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    Cat Sebastian: Star Shipped Review

    by Jefferz May 2, 2026
    May 2, 2026

    Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian Genres: Adult, Contemporary Fiction, LGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Road Trip Published by Avon Books on March 2, 2026 Format: Hardcover, Special Edition Pages: 384 Source: Afterlight Simon and Charlie, actors on a long-running sci-fi show, can’t stand one another. Charlie is impetuous, outgoing, and basically feral, and Simon thinks he should have stayed in reality television where he belongs. They’ve spent the better part of a decade quarreling over the spotlight and pretty much everything else, and everybody in the industry knows it. Now that Simon’s contract is finally done, he can move to New York, start fresh with work he actually likes, and get away from Charlie.&nbsp Simon’s only problem is that people might assume he’s been pushed off the show due to being impossible to work with. And he is kind of difficult to work with. He doesn’t get along with people—unlike Charlie, who somehow tricked everyone on the show into adoring him despite some outrageously bad on-set behavior during the show’s first season. Simon would rather never have to see Charlie again, but reluctantly agrees to stage a very public friendship during the short time before he moves. When Charlie has to …

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    Chip Pons: Winging It With You Review

    by Jefferz July 1, 2025
    July 1, 2025

    Winging It With You by Chip Pons Genres: Adult, LGBTQ+, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Travel Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons on June 9, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 382 Catching flights . . . and feelings.  Asher Bennett thought his relationship was just fine. Until he’s unceremoniously dumped at the Boston airport ahead of The Epic Trek, the worldwide travel competition reality show. Armed with only a ticket and righteous indignation, Asher finds solace at an airport TGI Fridays. Luckily, right in front of him is a smooth-talking airline pilot ready for takeoff.   Theo Fernandez has been grounded. He’s the only pilot that has never taken a vacation and the edict has been passed Prove you’re prioritizing work-life balance or say goodbye to your wings. Struggling to bask in his new downtime, he stumbles upon the perfect opportunity. The handsome guy at his favorite terminal eatery has a sudden opening for a partner . . . on a nationally televised reality show.  As Theo and Asher buckle up to fake date for the cameras, the undercurrents of attraction make them wonder if their on-screen chemistry hints at something bigger. But do they have the courage to leave their baggage behind for …

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    Sienna Sharpe: A Killer Getaway Review

    by Jefferz May 16, 2025
    May 16, 2025

    A Killer Getaway by Sienna Sharpe Genres: Adult, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, LGBTQ+, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Romance, Thriller, Travel Published by Sourcebooks Landmark on August 12, 2025 Format: ARC, eBook Pages: 320 Source: Netgalley Falling in love can be murder…  No one in Lily Lennox’s life can understand why, for each of the past five summers, she has shut her successful business and chosen instead to be paid minimum wage lifeguarding at the exclusive Riovan Wellness Resort on a sun-soaked Caribbean island. Fortunately for her, they also aren’t aware of the mysterious deaths that have occurred on the island every time she’s there.  Lily always does her best not to attract attention. She is determined to make toxic people pay for the damage they do – and when your mission is murder, it’s best not to draw suspicious eyes. But this year a very attractive journalist, Daniel Black, is asking a few too many inconvenient questions. Is he there to hunt her down? And if so, how will she manage her growing attraction towards him – at the same time as getting away with murder? This book may be unsuitable for people under 17 years of age due to …

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    Emily Henry: Great Big Beautiful Life Review

    by Jefferz May 6, 2025
    May 6, 2025

    Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry Genres: Adult, Chick Lit, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Romance, Travel Published by Berkley on April 21, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 384 Two writers compete for the chance to tell the larger-than-life story of a woman with more than a couple of plot twists up her sleeve in this dazzling and sweeping new novel from Emily Henry. Alice Scott is an eternal optimist still dreaming of her big writing break. Hayden Anderson is a Pulitzer-prize winning human thundercloud. And they’re both on balmy Little Crescent Island for the same reason: To write the biography of a woman no one has seen in years—or at least to meet with the octogenarian who claims to be the Margaret Ives. Tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most storied (and scandalous) families of the 20th Century.  When Margaret invites them both for a one-month trial period, after which she’ll choose the person who’ll tell her story, there are three things keeping Alice’s head in the game.  One: Alice genuinely likes people, which means people usually like Alice—and she has a whole month to win the legendary woman over.  Two: She’s ready for …

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