I’ve started a couple of romances lately and the love interest has been such a complete dick in the first few chapters that I’ve had to abandon them. As in, not just the MC’s misinterpretation of explainable behaviour, but out-and-out terrible behaviour.

I know they’re meant to redeem themself over the course of the book (though one of them gave the distinct impression it was the MC who needed to learn to lighten up in the face of deliberate trolling), but I just couldn’t get through the dickwad bits to the redemption.

@bookstodon #RomanceReads #DNF

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Discover why my book, 'Naked at the Lakehouse,' is reaching new heights on Amazon's bestseller list this week! 📚🔝 Immerse yourself in this steamy romance series. https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Lakehouse-Head-Trip-Romance-ebook/dp/B09C4V87VS/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweepsmap-Books #Qblueheart #RomanceReads #KindleUnlimited

Discover why my book, 'Naked at the Lakehouse,' is reaching new heights on Amazon's bestseller list this week! 📚🔝 Immerse yourself in this steamy romance series. https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Lakehouse-Head-Trip-Romance-ebook/dp/B09C4V87VS/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweepsmap-Books #Qblueheart #RomanceReads #KindleUnlimited

Discover why my book, 'Naked at the Lakehouse,' is reaching new heights on Amazon's bestseller list this week! 📚🔝 Immerse yourself in this steamy romance series. https://www.amazon.com/Naked-Lakehouse-Head-Trip-Romance-ebook/dp/B09C4V87VS/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tweepsmap-Books #Qblueheart #RomanceReads #KindleUnlimited

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So over smoggy, muggy summertime? Get cosy in the aircon!
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Lots of cosy, queer romance vibes for the beach🏖️💝
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@bookstodon The third fun and fluffy instalment in India Holton’s Dangerous Damsels series — The Secret Service of Tea and Treason.

Includes this fun little nod to P&P and the one bed trope (book also deploys the no-bed trope and the one-too-many trope):

#AltText It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man and woman in possession of a false marriage license must be in want of separate beds. Unfortunately, when Daniel and Alice entered their suite in Starkthorn Manor, they found only one—which quite frankly would not have come as a surprise had they read more exciting literature than was their habit.

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Looking for a new book to read? Looking for a romantic adventure? Then try Outcast New Beginnings. It's full of action, magic, and romance.

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Cyrus gets so judgy on #caturday 😂
Have you picked up the spicy/dark April #bookofthemonth?
Life's Perfect Moments won't be 99¢ for much longer!
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TW: Drug/Substance Abuse/Addiction; Gun Violence; DV; Attempted SA; Kidnap; Needles; Assault
https://www.amazon.com/Lifes-Perfect-Moments-S-Pratt-ebook/dp/B00NU30N2O

I just finished reading Unbreak me by Reese Rivers and holy wow! This book was amazing! Steamy, wholesome, heartwarming and unputdownable. The book follows Avery and her daughter Chloe as they flee from an abusive husband and father. Enter three former soldiers who will do anything to see Avery and her daughter safe and happy. This book is awesome! 5/5 stars! Give it a read if you enjoy #whyChoose or #ReverseHarem #romanceReads. #bookstodon @bookstodon

Pick up your weekend read while it's still 99¢ at Amazon!
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💙Library romance
💙mutual pining
💙Hurt/comfort
💙miscommunication
https://www.amazon.com/Shy-Tomorrow-Campbell-Family-Novel-ebook/dp/B00LU2DW0M

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A porn star and an ex-boyband bad boy walk onto the set of a squeaky-clean Christmas film… ❄️🥵

💕 two bisexual disasters
💕 ex-boyband bad boy & curvy pawn star
💕 all the spice
💕 lots of heart
💕 snowy holiday read
💕 alternating perspectives

Julie & Sierra are a killer combo and I need more books from them!

🔗FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/Review-AMerryLittleMeetCute

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Get ready to work up a sweat with a swoony firefighter and fitness influencer... 💪🏼

💪🏼 curvy fitness influencer & firefighter
💪🏼 rivals to friends to lovers
💪🏼 influencer culture & trolling
💪🏼 all the swoon & all the spice
💪🏼 flirty & fun banter

The hype around this beauty is totally justified! Amy has delivered a fun, flirty and spicy romance between two swoony main characters! It’s a good thing one is a firefighter because someone turned the heat up with this one…

🔗FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/Review-SetOnYou

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Hey ice-storm-bound folkx, got some cold-weather reading recs for you ❄️☕️❄️
https://megmardell.com/2023/02/02/break-in-case-of-blizzard/
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Which would you pick?

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
One mistake and a second chance has this hockey player upping his game and putting his heart on the line… 🥅

🥅 college sports romance
🥅 hockey defence & psychology major
🥅 second chance
🥅 sweet & spicy
🥅 alternating perspectives

Second book slump? We don’t know her! Elle stepped things up in this return to Briar U and I loved every second of it! This is certainly a must-read for sport romance fans, especially if you have a soft spot for a swoony hockey team!

TW: mentions of alcoholism

🔗FULL REVIEW: https://bit.ly/Review-TheMistake

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