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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
Rating:
★★★★★ ★★★★ ★★★ ★★
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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A Not So Meet Cute
BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25

A Not So Meet Cute

Tropes: Fake Relationship + Forced Proximity

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Fix Her Up
BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25

Fix Her Up

Tropes: Fake Relationship, Slow Burn, Forced Proximity

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The Devil Wears Black
BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25

The Devil Wears Black

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Fake Relationship, Forced Proximity

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The Sweetest Oblivion
BRAD, ✮✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25 BRAD, ✮✮✮✮✮ Repy White 10/1/25

The Sweetest Oblivion

Tropes: Enemies to Lovers, Forced Proximity, Mafia Romance

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The Score
✮✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25 ✮✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 9/25/25

The Score

Tropes: Sports Romance

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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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Cash
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 7/27/25 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 7/27/25

Cash

This was one of those books that kind of made me resent my husband …

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Leather & Lark
✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 7/1/24 ✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 7/1/24

Leather & Lark

Should I have read this dark & murdery book when my body is still flooded with postpartum hormones?…

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Butcher and Blackbird
✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 2/17/24 ✮✮✮✮, Romance, BRAD Repy White 2/17/24

Butcher and Blackbird

All that said, this is a totally sexy, tension-filled, angsty, hot, dark, addictive romance novel …

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The Plight Before Christmas
✮✮✮✮, Holiday, BRAD Repy White 12/9/22 ✮✮✮✮, Holiday, BRAD Repy White 12/9/22

The Plight Before Christmas

This book came highly recommended by so many of you, and I can see why! …

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Scandalized
✮✮✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 10/4/22 ✮✮✮✮✮, BRAD Repy White 10/4/22

Scandalized

Tropes: Celebrity/normal person, forced proximity, friends-to-lovers, & slow burn romance

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Faking Under the Mistletoe
✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance, BRAD Repy White 6/8/22 ✮✮✮, Holiday, Romance, BRAD Repy White 6/8/22

Faking Under the Mistletoe

My favorite romance trope in the world: Enemies to Lovers…

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Window Shopping
✮✮✮, Holiday, BRAD Repy White 6/1/22 ✮✮✮, Holiday, BRAD Repy White 6/1/22

Window Shopping

I love window shopping! And walking-in-the-store shopping! And online shopping! Basically, the past few days I’ve been in a beautiful shopping haze and this book paired well with it…

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ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS BOOKS!
There is no gift like a book- it’s the equivalent of a toy you rip open as a kid and get to play with all day! But, book buying is hard. Every book on this list is one I’ve read and loved- except for a f
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️(4/5, romance)
This modern-day retelling of Persuasion is just a total delight. If you like your holiday books to be less Hallmark and more “love story set against a snowy backdrop,” you’re going to love this.

Anne has been
I apologize for the lack of cocktail making lately but baby boy #3 is joining our family this Spring!!

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫(4.5/5 Holiday Romance)
What a funny, touching, lovely holiday romance that is heartwarming in the way all holiday stories should be!

This book explores grief in such a well done way: I laughed! I cried! I waited with bated breath for a ki

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