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B.R.A.D. YA Autobiography Cozy Mystery Fantasy Fiction Historical Fiction Holiday Memoir Mystery Nonfiction Novella Poetry Romance Thriller Horror
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Trope:
Celebrity Normal Person Cowboy Enemies to Lovers Fake Relationship Forced Proximity Friends to Lovers Mafia Road Trip Romance Second Chance Sports Romance Workplace Grumpy Sunshine Slow Burn
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The Baller
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/12/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/12/25

The Baller

Tropes: Sports + Workplace Romance

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The Wrong Bride
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25

The Wrong Bride

Trope: Forced Proximity Romance

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My Temptation
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25

My Temptation

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers + Forced Proximity Romance

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Blushing in the Big Leagues
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/11/25

Blushing in the Big Leagues

Tropes: Slow burn + Sports Romance

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Indigo Ridge
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/10/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/10/25

Indigo Ridge

Tropes: Cowboy + Slow Burn Romance

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Mile High
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/9/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/9/25

Mile High

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Sports Romance

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Stolen English
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

Stolen English

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn Romance

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Wrecking Ball
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

Wrecking Ball

Trope: Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity, Grumpy Sunshine, Enemies to Lovers, Sports Romance

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Icebreaker
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

Icebreaker

Trope: Enemies to Lovers + Sports Romance

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Consider Me
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

Consider Me

Trope: Slow Burn + Sports Romance

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Flawless
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

Flawless

Tropes: Forced Proximity + Cowboy Romance

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So Not Meant To Be
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

So Not Meant To Be

Tropes: Forced Proximity, Enemies to Lovers, Workplace Romance

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The Secret
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/8/25

The Secret

Trope: Workplace Romance

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The Finish Line
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25

The Finish Line

Tropes: Second Chance + Slow Burn Romance

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Exodus
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25

Exodus

Tropes: Second Chance + Slow Burn Romance

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Flock
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/4/25

Flock

Trope: Workplace Romance

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Down London Road
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25

Down London Road

Tropes: Second Chance + Workplace Romance

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Fight or Flight
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25

Fight or Flight

Tropes: Forced Proximity + Enemies to Lovers Romance

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To Love Jason Thorn
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25

To Love Jason Thorn

Tropes: Celebrity/Normal Person + Friends to Lovers Romance

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To Hate Adam Connor
BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮ Repy White 10/2/25

To Hate Adam Connor

Tropes: Celebrity/Normal Person + Enemies to Lovers Romance

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⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(3.5/5, romance)
This book was funny and cute and exactly what the doctor ordered! A non-cheesy rom-com packed with lots of feelings set in the book world!

We meet Ciara Sheridan when she’s stuck with a serious case of writer’s b
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(3.5/5, romantasy) 
Shield of Sparrows Book #2 (trilogy)
WHEW, this book was a whirlwind! Just as many BR&B readers had cautioned, this is a slow burn romantasy, slow burn not in the romantic sense but in the world-building sense. You hav
⭐️⭐️💫(2.5/5, romance)
I so badly wanted to love this, but it was just not for me!

I can totally do a more heavy and emotional romance (see my review for The Best Worst Thing!).

I am fine with a story that’s less of a big romance and more of
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5, romance)

This romance really took me by surprise! Great banter, deeply emotional, and well written. A romance that feels very real. Not a rom-com, definitely a “rom-dram”.

Our leading woman, Nicole Speyer, has been struggl
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(5/5, fiction)

I was just totally gobsmacked by this book! Brilliant, biting, and impossible to look away from. This is not a light and fluffy read! It had me running the full gamut of emotion. Rage & stress were the emotional frontrun
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5, fiction) 

I just love the way Rebecca Serle tells a story!
This is the story of the decisions we make and how they shape our lives, a story of love and loss and connection, and of mothers and daughters.

Lauren has known her entire li

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