I got some incredible book mail this weekend! The paperback for Lessons in Sin by Pam Godwin is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! I was so excited to see this in my mailbox. π PS: This book releases on June 29th! You won't want to miss it! It's an intoxicating forbidden romance!!! Thank you @dangerousromanceclub and @pamgodwinauthor for this amazing #bookmail !!!! πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π Thereβs no absolution for the things Iβve done. But I found a way to control my impulses. I became a priest. As Father Magnus Falke, I suppress my cravings. As the headteacher of a Catholic boarding school, Iβm never tempted by a student. Until Tinsley Constantine. The bratty princess challenges my rules and awakens my dark nature. With each punishment I lash upon her, I want more. In my classroom, private rectory, and bent over my altar, I want all of her. One touch risks everything I stand for. My faith. My redemption. And even my life. As if that could stop me. I need her pain, and her heart, and she needs my lessons in sin. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #romancebooks 
Happy Monday everyone! What are you reading this week? I have these three as my "up next" print reads and a few on my iPad. I actually already finished Don't Make Me Turn This Life Around yesterday (review to come) and will be starting the next two today/tomorrow. I'm a really fast reader when I'm outside π β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookpile #tbr #tbrbooks 
#QOTD: Have you been reading any good book series lately? What's the latest series you'd recommend? I've been reading some books in my favorite cozy mystery series but haven't really read many romances lately. I think with all the accusations of bullying and plagiarism has turned me off of romance books. So sad but true. The good thing though is that I have been read a lot of other books from many genres and have probably read more THIS month than any other in 2021 so far! I'll share all of them in my June recap! β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookshelves 
BOOK REVIEW: The Stepsisters by Susan Mallery (standalone, women's fiction novel). I hate to admit it, but this is my very first Susan Mallery read but WOW! What a place to start! I know she also writes romances, but I think Iβm going to be a huge fan of her womenβs fiction novels if they are written as eloquently as this one. It felt almost sophisticated. I loved it to pieces! This is a powerful novel about family. We all know family dynamics and relationships can be hard but what about when they become so difficult that people donβt talk to each other in a decade? Well, thatβs what happens in Stepsisters and readers are going to go on a journey of rediscovering what it means to be family though Daisy, Sage, and Cassidy. The journey is tumultuous and there are a few things that seem almost impossible to overcome but watching it all come together was a beautiful thing. Susan makes this book both real and raw. She doesnβt sugarcoat problems or sweep them under the rug to make the book easier to read. Nope. She writes it so that us readers can feel the pain, happiness, and everything in between. As described in the blurb, this is a different kind of love story. Not one between man and woman but a love story between sisters who are finding one another after years of pent-up frustration and hate. Itβs so exceptionally good! If you enjoy womenβs fiction novels this is the perfect one to read! I read it in a day and half out by my pool because I couldnβt get enough of this riveting tale of family! I highly recommend it. π π¬ π₯ππ§ππ‘π: βββββ β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #bookreview #womensfiction #beachreads 
#BOOKMAIL: The publishers at FOREVER ROMANCE sent me a gorgeous copy of Summer by the Sea by Jenny Hale! I've read a ton of her books in the past and have always LOVED them so I'm really excited to read this one! I can already tell it's going to be the perfect book for me to read while lounging by the pool! Have you read Jenny Hale's books? πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π They say thereβs always one summer that changes you. For Faith the one summer she canβt forget is when she fell in love as a teenager β only for her sister, Casey, to steal her man. Now, at the request of her beloved ninety-year-old Grandmother, Faith has agreed to a family holiday β at their childhood beach house, where it all began. Faith hasnβt seen her sister in years but is finally ready to forgive and forget, enjoy the sunshine and relive happy memories. What sheβs not ready for is meeting Jake Buchanan β the owner of the beach house β or the long-forgotten feelings he ignites in her. Can Faith overcome the hurt of the past, rekindle the close bond she had with Casey and make this summer THE ONE to remember? Tagged Publisher & Author: @readforeverpub @jhaleauthor β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #beachreads 
You know what I don't see a ton of? Lesbian romances! I read and bought my share of MM ones but when it comes to FF books (female/female) I feel like there aren't as many. Is it just me and I'm not looking hard enough? Or do you feel the same way? Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur is described as a "delightful #ownvoices queer rom-com about a free-spirited social media astrologer who agrees to fake a relationship with an uptight actuary until New Yearβs Eveβwith results not even the stars could predict!" It sounds AMAZING! So of course I had to buy it. Have you read this one? β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove 
BOOK REVIEW: I chose The Seven Day Switch as one of my choices for Amazon First Reads in June. This is a women's fiction novel with Freaky-Friday vibes! I love womenβs fiction novels especially those that involve parenting so this one was a really great pick for me. Not only that itβs a retelling of Freaky Friday so I knew I just had to read it! I canβt even tell you how many times I watched that movie when I was younger! I loved it so much and while this book is different than the movie, the concept is the same! The biggest difference of course is that this one involves two complete opposite mothers who swap lives after having one to many sangrias! Celeste and Wendy are as different as two people can be. Celeste is a stay-at-home π π’π§πππ₯ π’π π§ππ π¬πππ₯ type who lives for perfection while Wendy is more of a πͺπ’π₯πππ‘π π π’π who prefers the hustle and bustle rather than following her children around all day long. You can just imagine the hysteria that ensues when these two swap bodies for one week! A lot of meltdowns (from the moms not the kids), confusion, anger, and evenβ¦ enlightenment? Youβll have to read it so see how they get there! One of my favorite things about this book has to be the π₯ππͺπ‘ππ¦π¦ of the story. While I certainly didnβt expect this, the story has very serious undertones to it. Marriage is one of those things that becomes a priority in this novel and while itβs not overtly talked about in the story readers can see one of the marriage crumbling before their very eyes. Itβs quite sad in the scheme of things but I enjoyed how the author didnβt write this in just a light and fluffy way- serious issues are discussed and revealed throughout the story making it a very powerful (and fun) read! I wonβt get into the entire book because readers should be able to read a book without knowing every single detail, but I will say that I enjoyed it (quite more than I thought it would) and π₯πππ’π π ππ‘π ππ§. π π¬ π₯ππ§ππ‘π: ββββ #bookreview #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #amazonfirstreads #womensfiction #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #bibliophile #readersofinstagram 
Happy Friday! Can you believe we are already halfway through June? And the actual beginning of summer is just a few days away? This year has FLOWN by! So, in honor of summer I bring to you a beach read by one of my most beloved authors, Jennifer Weiner! I have been reading Jenniferβs books for YEARS! Goodnight Nobody was the first book of hers that I read, and I havenβt been able to stop since. Iβm simply obsessed with the stories she tells, and I know many readers agree! Have you read this one? πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π Six years after the fight that ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasnβt spoken one word to Drue in all this timeβshe doesnβt even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social mediaβso when Drue asks if she will be her maid-of-honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless. Drue was always the one who had everythingβexcept the ability to hold onto friends. Meanwhile, Daphneβs no longer the same self-effacing sidekick she was back in high school. Sheβs built a life that she loves, including a growing career as a plus-size Instagram influencer. Letting glamorous, seductive Drue back into her life is risky, but it comes with an invitation to spend a weekend in a waterfront Cape Cod mansion. When Drue begs and pleads and dangles the prospect of cute single guys, Daphne finds herself powerless as ever to resist her friendβs siren song. A sparkling novel about the complexities of female relationships, the pitfalls of living out loud and online, and the resilience of the human heart, Big Summer is a witty, moving story about family, friendship, and figuring out what matters most. β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #beachreads #summerreads #bookstacks #bookpiles 
ON MY TBR: I am so horrible at reading the books I buy! So I had to start stacking my latest purchases and ARCS on a shelf right near my couch so I would grab those FIRST before some of my other books. π This one is going straight to that pile (along with the second book in the series) because I have been CRAVING a historical romcom. Have you read this one? πππ’π¨π§ π§ππ ππ’π’π England, 1879. Annabelle Archer, the brilliant but destitute daughter of a country vicar, has earned herself a place among the first cohort of female students at the renowned University of Oxford. In return for her scholarship, she must support the rising women's suffrage movement. Her charge: recruit men of influence to champion their cause. Her target: Sebastian Devereux, the cold and calculating Duke of Montgomery who steers Britain's politics at the Queen's command. Her challenge: not to give in to the powerful attraction she can't deny for the man who opposes everything she stands for. Sebastian is appalled to find a suffragist squad has infiltrated his ducal home, but the real threat is his impossible feelings for green-eyed beauty Annabelle. He is looking for a wife of equal standing to secure the legacy he has worked so hard to rebuild, not an outspoken commoner who could never be his duchess. But he wouldn't be the greatest strategist of the Kingdom if he couldn't claim this alluring bluestocking without the promise of a ring...or could he? Locked in a battle with rising passion and a will matching her own, Annabelle will learn just what it takes to topple a duke.... β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’β’ #booktalk #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookgram #booksofinstagram #booksofinsta #igreads #instareads #bookcommunity #booklover #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookworm #bibliophile #reading #readingbooks #readersofinstagram #booklove #tbr #tbrbooks #historical #historicalromance