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And Now, Back to You
Romance, ✮✮✮ Repy White 3/7/26 Romance, ✮✮✮ Repy White 3/7/26

And Now, Back to You

The writing was good, the concept was fun, the characters were lovable…

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The Poison Daughter
Romance, Fantasy, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 2/28/26 Romance, Fantasy, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 2/28/26

The Poison Daughter

This book was a doozy…

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One & Only
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 2/11/26 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 2/11/26

One & Only

I had the best time reading this romance…

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Any Trope but You
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 1/21/26 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 1/21/26

Any Trope but You

Sweet, swoony, and snowy…

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In Your Dreams
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 1/7/26 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 1/7/26

In Your Dreams

My final trip to Rome, Kentucky, was such a DREAM!…

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Christmas Fling
✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/23/25 ✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/23/25

Christmas Fling

I thought this book was so fun…

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Anne of Avenue A
✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/23/25 ✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/23/25

Anne of Avenue A

This modern-day retelling of Persuasion is just a total delight…

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Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon
✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/10/25 ✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/10/25

Grace & Henry's Holiday Movie Marathon

What a funny, touching, lovely holiday romance…

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Good Spirits
✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/4/25 ✮✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance Repy White 12/4/25

Good Spirits

What if the Ghost of Christmas Past was really hot?…

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Conform
Romance, ✮✮✮✮✮, Fantasy Repy White 11/12/25 Romance, ✮✮✮✮✮, Fantasy Repy White 11/12/25

Conform

A fly-by-your-bedtime, don’t-even-regret-it-in-the-morning book…

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It's Different This Time
Romance, ✮✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/29/25 Romance, ✮✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/29/25

It's Different This Time

If you only read one fall romance this year, let it be this…

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Mate
✮✮✮✮, Romance, Fantasy Repy White 10/15/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, Fantasy Repy White 10/15/25

Mate

This book is like a West Coast oyster…

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If It Makes You Happy
Romance, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/15/25 Romance, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/15/25

If It Makes You Happy

There was so much to love about this book…

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Last Night Was Fun
✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25 ✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25

Last Night Was Fun

What a fun concept…

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Elizabeth of East Hampton
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25

Elizabeth of East Hampton

I found this modern-day Pride and Prejudice retelling to be totally delightful…

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My Oxford Year
✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance Repy White 10/15/25

My Oxford Year

This romance novel pretty much gutted me…

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The Mistake
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25

The Mistake

Tropes: Second Chance + Sports Romance

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The Deal
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25

The Deal

Tropes: Fake Relationship, Friends to Lovers, Sports Romance

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Frigid
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25

Frigid

Tropes: Friends to Lovers + Forced Proximity

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The Stopover
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25

The Stopover

Trope: Workplace Romance

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5, fiction)
The synopsis that I read and the book I experienced are totally different in my humble opinion! This book is really a slice of life in the 1970s. You’re dropped into a suburb of Rochester, NY, in the winter of 1977, alter
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(4.5/5, memoir) 
This book was hard not to finish in one sitting.

This story starts with the abrupt end of a marriage, and from there, the author unravels her relationship with her husband of 20 years to try to make sense of the dissolutio
⭐️⭐️⭐️(3/5, romance)
Blame the move! Blame the pregnancy hormones! The writing was good, the concept was fun, the characters were lovable, but I just couldn’t get into this one!

Delilah is a weather woman who is trying to be taken more serious
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5, romantasy/ B.R.A.D.)
Whew! This book was a doozy. If you’re a romantasy reader, this book reminded me more of Blood & Ash than ACOTAR. It’s definitely a B.R.A.D. (meaning pretty steamy), and the plot and unexpected twist
In honor of the holiday, here are a few of my favorite quotes from romance novels. If I find myself highlighting and dog-earing passages I always know I am in the middle of a great book. What are some of your favorite romance novel quotes? Comment an
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5, romance)

I had the best time reading this romance! The writing was excellent, the premise was refreshing, & the leading lady was on the cusp of 40!

Cassia Park has always known the name of her soulmate. Generations of Park women h

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