2021: #2 – The Magnolia Inn (Carolyn Brown)

This was a basic slow-burn, closed-door, contemporary romance. At the center of the story are Jolene and Tucker. Jolene has a lot of strong feelings and distrust around alcohol and people who drink, thanks to her mother and an ex-boyfriend (yet when given a choice, she works in a bar……..). Tucker has been widowed for two years after his seemingly angelic wife dies in a

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2020: #23 – Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston)

This was a solid contemporary romance where the bisexual son of the first woman President of the United States falls in love with a Prince of England, and difficulties ensue. There is a lot of politics sprinkled throughout the story, but it doesn’t pull away from the charm. I would absolutely read a sequel to this. I read this for the PopSugar Reading Challenge this year —

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