timetravelreader

Notoriously discerning book reviewer 😎 Love fantasy, romance (esp. historical!), and lit fic.

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A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord (The Heiress Hunters)

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Love Overboard

Kandi Steiner

From USA Today, #1 Amazon, and BookTok bestselling author Kandi Steiner comes a brand new standalone. Fans of Below Deck will love this angsty, tumultuous romance between two exes surprised to find out they’re working on the same yacht for the season - and that their every interaction, innocent or not, is being filmed for a television show.

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Apr 22, 2026

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Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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This series has been so satisfying; it's sad to say goodbye to these characters and this world.

What makes it so remarkable in the ever-crowded romantasy genre is that the characters feel mature and grounded, with no magic powers or half-fae blood necessary. They're human. The female leads are all strong, cunning, and put in the hard work; they make the magic happen.

Action, romance, angst, scheming, and plot twists galore, this installment has got it all within its massive page count, but don't fret; the story moves at a quick clip. POV chapters are present from all main characters of the series, though it is Ahnna's and James's storylines that are central.

The book isn't too shy away from realities of parenthood and relationships in this fantasy world, whether it's Lara having to send her baby daughter away for her safety and ending her breastfeeding journey early, or Zarrah and Keris having an argument and being separated for months with no communication. As someone who is no longer 19 years old like many fantasy romance heroines, it's so nice to see representation of butt-kicking heroines with young families and managing relationship issues.

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I’m Forgetting Something…

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Romances with a main character experiencing some amnesia

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Ruthless Vows (Letters of Enchantment, #2)

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The Tempest Blade

Danielle L. Jensen

The heart-pounding finale to the USA Today bestselling Bridge Kingdom series. A fugitive on the run, Ahnna has one return to Ithicana with warning of the greatest threat her homeland has ever faced. But as she escapes into the wilderness, it is with the man who broke her heart hunting at her heels—and James wants more than justice. He wants revenge. Desperate to prove his loyalty to his family, James ventures into dangerous territory to capture his father’s killer. But the longer he follows Ahnna’s trail, the more his certainty of her guilt is tested—and the more the passion they once shared reignites. As schemes twist tighter and war brews, Ahnna and James discover that the enemy isn’t each other—it is the masterminds manipulating them both in pursuit of power. Yet their greatest obstacle remains, because their loyalties are to opposing sides in the battle to come. As the storms of the Tempest Seas lower their defenses, James and Ahnna must choose where their hearts on the battlefield, or in each other’s arms.

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A Shop Girl's Guide to Wooing a Lord (The Heiress Hunters)

Shana Galen

A down-on-her-luck shop girl and the son of an earl find they have more in common than they’d think—including sexual chemistry they can’t resist—in this fresh Regency romance by Shana Galen.Tamsin Archer might just be having the worst year of her life. And that’s saying something, considering her father is dead, her mother was maimed at work, and her family regularly sleeps under London’s bridges. But when her younger siblings go missing, Tamsin decides it’s time to step up and fight.Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Tamsin’s more than willing to take a few risks to reunite with her siblings. But while disguising herself to sneak into homes and steal from the rich, Tamsin is caught by Garrett Kildaire, an earl’s second son and the biggest threat she’s faced yet. Thinking quickly, Tamsin strikes a Garrett will get her into the exclusive places she needs to continue her search, and she’ll give him what he wants—her. Garrett knows he must be careful—being seen with a woman of a lower class could be the nail in the coffin for his family’s tenuous social standing. But resisting their chemistry proves impossible, and soon there’s much more between them than their bargain. But there are eyes everywhere, and as more focus lands on Tamsin and Garret, the unlikely pair wonder if their red-hot connection means giving up everything—and everyone—they’ve ever known.

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