Title: The Tudors in Love: Passion and Politics in the Age of England’s Most Famous Dynasty Author: Sarah Gristwood Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Release Date: 12/13/22 Genre: Historical Non-fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Sarah Gristwood’s The Tudors in Love offers a brilliant history of the Tudor dynasty, showing how the rules of romantic courtly love irrevocably shaped the … More ARC Review: Tudors in Love by Sarah Gristwood

Title: Begin Again Author: Emma Lord Publisher: Wednesday Books Release Date: 1/24/23 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and maintain her lifelong goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure despite the nerves that have … More ARC Review: Begin Again by Emma Lord

Title: When in Rome Author: Sarah Adams Publisher: Dell Release Date: 9/20/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★.5 Publisher’s Summary: Opposites certainly attract for the stranded pop star and small-town baker in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet. Amelia Rose, known as Rae Rose to her adoring fans, is burned-out … More ARC Review: When in Rome by Sarah Adams

Title: Those Summer Nights Author: Laura Silverman Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Release Date: 8/23/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Young Adult Trigger Warnings: Underage drinking, death/grief, parental discord Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in this romp … More ARC Review: Those Summer Nights by Laura Silverman

Title: Bookish People Author: Susan Coll Publisher: Harper Muse Release Date: 8/2/22 Genre: Contemporary Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★ Publisher’s Summary: A perfect storm of comedic proportions erupts in a DC bookstore over the course of one soggy summer week—narrated by two very different women and punctuated by political turmoil, a celestial event, and a perpetually broken vacuum cleaner. … More ARC Review: Bookish People by Susan Coll

Title: For Butter or Worse Author: Erin La Rosa Publisher: HQN Release Date: 7/28/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: They go together like water and oil…All chef Nina Lyon wants is to make a name for herself in the culinary world and inspire young women everywhere to do the same. For too long, … More ARC Review: For Butter or Worse by Erin La Rosa

Title: Blame it on the Brontes Author: Annie Sereno Publisher: Forever Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Content Warnings: Infidelity, death of a parent, mental illness (paranoid schizophrenia) Publisher’s Summary: She’s going to write her own happy ending. English professor Athena Murphy is an authority on the novels of the Brontë sisters. But as … More ARC Review: Blame it on the Brontes by Annie Sereno

Title: See You Yesterday Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 5/3/22 Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Range: Young Adult Rating: ★★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: From the author of Today Tonight Tomorrow comes a magical romance in the vein of Groundhog Day about a girl forced to relive her disastrous first day of college—only to discover that her … More ARC Review: See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon