Category: HJ Recommends


REVIEW: Love You More by Emily Giffin
20th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Love You More by Emily Giffin

In Love You More by Emily Giffin, Billie always knew in the back of her mind that she would leave Wisconsin someday to chase her dream of becoming a doctor. She just didn’t realize that it would come at the cost of her relationship with her college boyfriend, Mick. Now […]

REVIEW: Last Kiss of Summer by Jessica M. Felleman
17th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Last Kiss of Summer by Jessica M. Felleman

Every summer, Sera Watkins returns to Cape Cod and the memories she’s shared with her next-door neighbor, Luke Tisdale. Their connection runs deeper than friendship—when Sera received a life-saving heart transplant as a baby, the healthy valves from her old heart were given to Luke. Growing up, they spent endless […]

REVIEW: Fever Dream by Elsie Silver
16th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Fever Dream by Elsie Silver

FEVER DREAM by Elsie Silver, kicked off the Emerald Lake series with a swoony western romance packed with rivalry, forbidden attraction, small-town charm, and a hero who signs up to find love on television only to fall for the one woman he can’t have. Emmett Bush agrees to star on […]

REVIEW: Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie
13th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie

  In Abby Offsides by Anna McCallie, After discovering her fiancé has been cheating on her, Abby McIntyre decides it’s time for a complete reset. She quits her job, books a one-way ticket to England, and starts over in Liverpool. A new job with the Mersey Football Club seems like […]

REVIEW: Where I Should’ve Been by Max Monroe
9th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Where I Should’ve Been by Max Monroe

Where I Should’ve Been by Max Monroe: A hot sheep farmer, a snowstorm, and a woman starting over after her life falls apart? Say less. After being blindsided by her father’s final decisions, Breezy leaves New York for Red Bridge, Vermont, hoping to figure out what comes next. Tad Hanson […]

REVIEW: Star-Crossed Summer by Devon Daniels
7th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Star-Crossed Summer by Devon Daniels

Star-Crossed Summer by Devon Daniels: Ten years after their whirlwind romance ended in heartbreak, Scarlett Everhart and Ryder Perry find themselves back in the South Carolina beach town where they first fell in love while filming the movie that launched their careers. Scarlett has spent years building a successful life […]

REVIEW: How to Write a Love Story by Catherine Walsh
7th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: How to Write a Love Story by Catherine Walsh

One writer, one editor, one hot summer . . . Will this be a romance for the books? How to Write a Love Story by Catherine Walsh: After her father’s death, Ciara Sheridan inherits more than his ramshackle Irish estate. She’s also left with the responsibility of finishing the final […]

REVIEW: Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances
6th Jul / 2 Comments

REVIEW: Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances

In Chase Me If You Can by Heather Frances, For six weeks every spring, Sloane Michaels trades out photographing indulgent weddings for racing across the plains and the southwest to chase storms, hoping to get the perfect nature pictures. Being a bit of a meteorology nerd goes hand in hand […]

REVIEW: The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest
2nd Jul / 4 Comments

REVIEW: The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest

The Summer Girlfriend by Kristina Forest: Noelle Lewis has been working two jobs to save enough money to go back to college and finish her degree. She had a scholarship to begin with, but a poor choice in boyfriends lost it for her. Now, things are even worse because she […]

REVIEW: The Valencia Expat Club by June Patrick
26th Jun / 2 Comments

REVIEW: The Valencia Expat Club by June Patrick

The Valencia Expat Club by June Patrick: After her marriage falls apart and the life she carefully built in San Francisco disappears almost overnight, Dahlia Delaney heads to Valencia, Spain, hoping to reconnect with distant family and figure out what comes next. What begins as an impulsive escape slowly becomes […]