Despite publishers’ claims that historical romance is dead or dying, so many authors are doing really interesting things in the historical space, and among them is Anna Cowan, who just entered the scene with The Duke, an alternate Regency where women can inherit titles. Here, courtesan Celine, fearing the guillotine, begs the icy Kate, Duke ofRead More
Dancing with Death: Shadow Life by Hiromi Goto
Shadow Life follows Kumiko, a 76-year-old lady who has rejected the assisted living home her daughters wanted to send her to, venturing off to find her own apartment and make her own way. She doesn’t tell her daughters where she is (despite one’s persistent pestering) and is determined to make it clear than she is capableRead More
Star Wars meets The Hunger Games meets The Bachelor: Love Galaxy by Sierra Branham Review
For Artemis Ialan, an ex-convict and trash collector living on a planet that has been reduced to a toxic wasteland, the opportunity to compete on an intergalactic dating show starring the prince and princess set to inherit the galactic empire is at once a dream… and a nightmare. After agreeing to an underhanded deal toRead More
A Spine-Tingling Thriller About Obsession: The Plans I Have for You by Lai Sanders Review
When a video of Shelley Hu hitting her rock bottom goes viral, it upends her entire life. She loses her spot at Columbia Law, her highly coveted internship at a prestigious law firm, and any hope she once had of building a better life for herself and her mother. Shelley retreats to the town inRead More
Sapphics and Softballs: Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar Review
I’m a big fan of queer sports romances. It’s definitely the subgenre I read the most of, and there are so many really good ones out there. Something that I would like to see more of are the ones focused on women. Luckily for me, I was fortunate enough to receive an ARC of RunningRead More
Grief and Found Family in Alexis Henderson’s Young Adult Debut
Newly released this month, Alexis Henderson’s young adult debut, When I Was Death, brings the author’s signature fantastical horror to a meditation on grief and coming of age. In the year since protagonist Roslyn lost her sister, Adeline, she’s almost completely disconnected from her life. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Adeline’s loss have cast an even longerRead More
A Caravan of Teenage Grim Reapers: When I Was Death by Alexis Henderson Review
A year after her sister, Adeline, dies under mysterious circumstances, a ragtag group of teenage girls descend upon Roslyn Volk’s small Midwestern town and make her an offer that she can’t refuse in Alexis Henderson’s When I Was Death. The girls (Naomi, Skye, Riley, Iona, Chloe, and the enigmatic Shiloh, who catches Roslyn’s eye from theRead More
Love of the Game: Running Home to You by Samantha Saldivar
The Olympics are wrapping up as I write this review, which means I have sports on the brain—so even though it’s an entirely different season, this softball romance found me at the perfect time. Framed in flashback, Running Home to You (May 19, 2026) introduces us to Kate and Abby, third year undergraduates on theRead More
Sapphic Dating Mentoring for the Newly Out Bisexual: Those Who Wait by Haley Cass Review
Sutton Spencer is newly out as bisexual to her closest friend, Regan, and wants to explore dating women, but doesn’t know where to begin. So, Regan signs her up for the dating app Sapphic Spark and sends a message to the first woman Sutton showed an interest in, Charlotte Thompson. Charlotte is an aspiring politicianRead More
Tennis Soulmates: Backhanded Compliments by Katie Chandler Review
While the cover of Katie Chandler’s Backhanded Compliments suggests an ordinary tennis romance, a quick glance at the blurb reveals a twist. When professional tennis players Luca and Juliette shake hands after their first match against each other, they both feel a connection, specifically that of their soulmarks, revealing they are each other’s soulmates. Yes, that’s right—thisRead More
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