Swept Away by Beth O'Leary
Stuck on a houseboat
adrift at sea, two strangers
learn about each other...and themselves.
Romance .... 369 pages .... 4.5/5 stars.
(Survival, honesty, revealing conversations, tears, smiles and unexpected love.)
The Geographer's Map to Romance by India Holton
A marriage of convenience.
Unleashed thaumaturgic magic.
Wild Adventure. And love.
Historical fantasy .... 327 pages .... 5/5 stars.
(Another magical read from Horton full of humor and romance.)
The Double-A Western Detective Agency by Steven Hockensmith
Gustav's and Otto's
first case puts them on the wrong
side of a range war.
Western/mystery .... 252 pages .... 4/5 stars.
(Sixth book in this fun series; I love that they've teamed up with their new partner, Diana Crowe, in this one. She keeps these cowboy sleuths on their toes.)
Season's Schemings by Katie Bailey
Their fake marriage plan:
show up her ex and get him
a green card. Win-win!
Sweet hockey romance .... 253 pages .... 5/5 stars.
(Loved this cute and funny marriage of convenience romance!)
Happy Reading!
A Geographer's Map to Romance is on my list!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so fun!
DeleteI love the sound of The Geographer's Map to Romance. I'm glad it got 5/5 from you. And great haikus as usual!
ReplyDeleteHorton's writing is such a great blend of humor and magic and romance. I am really enjoying this new series by her.
DeleteRomance seems to be the common theme of these three...
ReplyDeleteI did throw in one western/mystery just to mix things up. ;D
DeleteThe Hockensmith series sounds like a blast!
ReplyDeleteI've been loving it. The first book, Holmes on the Range, is so great!
DeleteSwept Away is high up on my TBR and now I'm adding The Geographer's Map to Romance to my list as well. All of these sound great!
ReplyDeleteIndia Horton's other book The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love is also very fun. :D
DeleteI love the sound of The Geographer's Map to Romance! Another one to add to my list! :D
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so much fun!
DeleteThese are great. The fake marriage trope is a fun one.
ReplyDeleteIt is a fun trope! One of my favs. :D
DeleteI definitely want to read the first three. I read Flatshare by O'Leary and loved it and keep meaning to pick up more. I've only heard good things about the Horton series. Great haikus.
ReplyDeleteSwept Away was the first book I've read by O'Leary, but I want to read more of her books. And lots of people seem to really like Flatshare...so I think I'll try that one next.
DeleteOoh. Sounds like a bunch of winners, and the reviews are fun.
ReplyDeleteThanks! I did enjoy all of these books a lot.
DeleteThese all sound interesting, but I do love the fake dating/marriage of convenience trope!
ReplyDeleteI do, too! You might like Seasons Schemings.
DeleteI'll keep Seasons Schemings in mind. I do love a good marriage of convenience. Swept Away was so good! That added element of survival was thrilling! I enjoyed The Geographer's Map to Romance, too!
ReplyDeleteSwept Away was the first book I've read by O'Leary but I did really like it. And I loved The Geographer's map to Romance. The magic and the banter was just so fun. :D
DeleteO'Leary is pretty good -- I read The Flatshare. But the hockey romances seem tough to beat. Glad you enjoyed these.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a good month of reading.
DeleteSweet haikus, as always. I love the title "The Geographer's Map to Romance" because I love maps.
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