In this book chat podcast episode, Tamara and Casey dive into a one off read (we have not read the previous books in series). Casey recommended Tools of Engagement by Tessa Bailey. Listen to find out why she picked it and if they liked it!

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Today I'm sharing my thoughts on the Vanessa Yu's Magical Paris Tea Shop, by Roselle Lim​​. This was a super cute, lighthearted, and fun read.  The story is very atmospheric with lots of food and art. It will make you want to hop on the first flight to Paris! Listen to my full review on the podcast.

​If you've read it, comment below and let me know what you thought of the book. 

This spoiler-free review was possible courtesy of LibroFM and Read Forever Publishing. Thanks for the audiobook download. In just a minute or two, you'll know what I thought of this book! 

Publisher: Read Forever Publishing
Release Date: April 14, 2020 
Format: MP3 Download
Audio Length: 9 hrs 17 mins
Narrators: Zachary Webber, Erin Mallon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: ​Two years after losing her fiancé, Sloan Monroe still can't seem to get her life back on track. But one trouble-making pup with a "take me home" look in his eyes is about to change everything. With her new pet by her side, Sloan finally starts to feel more like herself. Then, after weeks of unanswered texts, Tucker's owner reaches out. He's a musician on tour in Australia. And bottom line: He wants Tucker back.

Well, Sloan's not about to give up her dog without a fight. But what if this Jason guy really loves Tucker? As their flirty texts turn into long calls, Sloan can't deny a connection. Jason is hot and nice and funny. There's no telling what could happen when they meet in person. The question is: With his music career on the rise, how long will Jason really stick around? And is it possible for Sloan to survive another heartbreak?

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In this episode guest reviewer and #3blogger1series podcast co-host, Nicola Onychuk shares her thoughts on His Package (Objects of Attraction), by Penelope Bloom!  Have you read it already? If so, let's start a conversation about it. Comment below!

​Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing | Hachette Audio
Release Date: October 13, 2015 | October 15, 2015
Format: Audio CDs
Pages: Hardcover: 486 pages | Audio Length: 14 hours 23 mins
Narrator: Christopher Ryan Grant​
Source: Publisher
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Romance
​Rating: 4 bookmarks

​Synopsis: Colin Hancock is giving his second chance his best shot. With a history of violence and bad decisions behind him and the threat of prison dogging his every step, he's determined to walk a straight line. To Colin, that means applying himself single-mindedly toward his teaching degree and avoiding everything that proved destructive in his earlier life. Reminding himself daily of his hard-earned lessons, the last thing he is looking for is a serious relationship.

Maria Sanchez, the hardworking daughter of Mexican immigrants, is the picture of conventional success. With a degree from Duke Law School and a job at a prestigious firm in Wilmington, she is a dark-haired beauty with a seemingly flawless professional track record. And yet Maria has a traumatic history of her own, one that compelled her to return to her hometown and left her questioning so much of what she once believed.

A chance encounter on a rain-swept road will alter the course of both Colin and Maria's lives, challenging deeply held assumptions about each other and ultimately, themselves. As love unexpectedly takes hold between them, they dare to envision what a future together could possibly look like . . . until menacing reminders of events in Maria's past begin to surface.

As a series of threatening incidents wreaks chaos in Maria's life, Maria and Colin will be tested in increasingly terrifying ways. Will demons from their past destroy the tenuous relationship they've begun to build, or will their love protect them, even in the darkest hour?

Rich in emotion and fueled with suspense, SEE ME reminds us that love is sometimes forged in the crises that threaten to shatter us . . . and that those who see us for who we truly are may not always be the ones easiest to recognize. 

*This audiobook was provided by the publisher in exchange for a honest review.

​I was really honored to help Tamara with this review of the Nicholas Sparks story "See Me." I have been quite a Nicholas Sparks fan since my emotional high school days pouring over "A Walk to Remember". In the last couple years I have lost track I am sad to realize he has 18 novels in total now! I have become quite behind on his books so I jumped in with fresh "eyes". 

​Publisher: Gallery Books | Simon & Schuster Audio​
Release Date: June 6, 2017
Format: Audio MP3
Pages: Paperback: 350 pages | Audio Length: 9 hours 39 mins
Narrators: Shayna Thibodeaux , Deacon Lee
Source: Audiobook Publisher
Genre: Contemporary Fiction​, Romance
​Rating: 4 bookmarks

Synopsis: ​Despite the odds against them from an embarrassing meet-awkward at a mutual friend’s Halloween party, Carter and Evie immediately hit it off. Even the realization that they’re both high-powered agents at competing firms in Hollywood isn’t enough to squash the fire.

But when their two agencies merge—causing the pair to vie for the same position—all bets are off. What could have been a beautiful, blossoming romance turns into an all-out war of sabotage. Carter and Evie are both thirtysomething professionals—so why can’t they act like it?

Can Carter stop trying to please everyone and see how their mutual boss is really playing the game? Can Evie put aside her competitive nature long enough to figure out what she really wants in life? Can their actor clients just be something close to human? Whether these two Hollywood love/hatebirds get the storybook Hollywood ending or just a dramedy of epic proportions, you will get to enjoy Christina Lauren’s heartfelt, raucous, and hilarious romance style at its finest.

*This audiobook was provided by the publisher in exchange for a honest review.

When I first saw the synopsis of this audiobook, I knew I just had to listen to it. I’m so glad that my instincts were correct. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  I usually don’t go for books with multiple authors, but they pulled this off. The story was told from alternating point of views which likely helped to the easy digestion of the two authors writing. 

I feel Evie's pain. While I never have dated someone I that I had to work with, I know the feeling of working in an competitive corporate world where the woman always gets undercut. I understand not wanting to argue with your boss and be deemed a complaining woman....seeing the guy get the edge, get the better customers, the better projects, having an unfair advantage just because he's in the good ole' boys club, not because he's better at this job.

Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 314
Source: Publicist
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 2 bookmarks

​Synopsis: On the cusp of turning fifty, Adam Sharp likes his life. He’s happy with his partner Claire, he excels in music trivia at quiz night at the local pub, he looks after his mother, and he does the occasional consulting job in IT.

But he can never quite shake off his nostalgia for what might have been: his blazing affair more than twenty years ago with an intelligent and strong-willed actress named Angelina Brown who taught him for the first time what it means to find—and then lose—love. How different might his life have been if he hadn’t let her walk away?

And then, out of nowhere, from the other side of the world, Angelina gets in touch. What does she want? Does Adam dare to live dangerously? 

* This book was provided by BookSparks in exchange for an honest review.

I wanted to love this book and I did, for the first third. Sharp taut writing, quirky characters and scenes and an intriguing plot line had me eager to set myself down for a great read. Unfortunately the plot got in the way as well as Simsion’s heavy handed reliance on music as a structural device and some overt sexism. 

‘The Best of Adam Sharp’ is essentially a romance novel detailing Adam Sharp’s 22 year frustrated love affair with Angelina Brown. Brown and Sharp meet and immediately fall hard for each other, separate due to their inabilities to make a commitment, and reunite 22 years later for an exploratory week-long tryst in France. Will Adam and Angelina finally be together? Should they? Simsion creates a complicated setting for Adam and Angelina to to decode and explore during their week in France abounding with the sensual delights of a gorgeous villa, fine foods and world class booze, intense sexual attraction  - and Angelina’s husband, Charlie.