Friday, January 2, 2026

*`5 Star Reads of 2025`*

 5 Star Reads of 2025

πŸ“˜  WAR by BrittanΓ©e Nicole


Tropes: marriage of convenience, enemies to lovers, sports romance, found family, forced proximity


πŸ“•  Steal My Heart by Laura Pavlov


Topes: small town romance ,workplace romance, enemies to lovers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6980886763


πŸ“™  A Simple Life by Melanie Moreland


Tropes: small town romance, grumpy/sunshine romance, single mom romance, opposites attract, western romance, frenemies to lovers, blue collar, contemporary romance, found family,



πŸ“— Reckless Love by Willow Aster


Tropes: interracial romance, small town romance, friends to lovers, sports romance, single dad romance

πŸ“˜ The Way We Score by Tia Louise

Tropes: accidental pregnancy, small town romance, no third act breakup, he falls first, sports romance, second chance, high school sweethearts, soul mate, close proximity, first love, found family

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7227603859


πŸ“•  The Roommate Mistake by Pippa Grant

Tropes: pregnancy not his, friends to lovers, sports romance, romantic comedy, owner's daughter. off limits, roommate romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7294564467


πŸ“™ This Wild Heart by Karla Sorensen


Tropes: sports romance, fake marriage, Vegas wedding, hurt/comfort, surprise baby

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7210044061


πŸ“— When We Burn by Kristen Proby


Tropes: single dad romance, small town romance, friends to lovers

πŸ“˜ Game Changer by MJ Fields

Tropes: single dad, marriage of convenience, sports romance, small town, found family, friends to lovers

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7295751500


πŸ“•  Chasing Forever by Jessica Prince


Tropes: cinnamon roll hero, wounded heroine, single guardian, small town romance, protective hero, he falls first, romantic suspense, roommate romance, forced proximity

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7388539130


πŸ“™ My Silver Lining by Laura Pavlov 

Tropes: small town romance, enemies to lovers, fake relationship

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7223996504


πŸ“— Courage, Dear Heart by Erica Alexander

Tropes: single mom romance, he falls first, strong heroine, second chance love, slow burn romance, cinnamon roll hero, women's fiction, protective hero, hurt/comfort

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7335832095


πŸ“˜ Forever To Me by Erin Branscom


Tropes: single dad, grumpy/sunshine, hidden identity, alpha hero, modern cowboy

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7463199274


πŸ“•  Wicked Love by Willow Aster

Tropes: grumpy/sunshine, small town romance, sports romance, ,single dad romance, disability Rep, surprise baby,

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7269361502

πŸ“™ Lost in the Reins by Angelia Faye 

Tropes: fish out of water, single guardian, small town romance, cowboy romance, forced proximity, western romance, clean romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7487607157


πŸ“— Playboy by BrittanΓ©e Nicole


Tropes: accidental pregnancy, black cat heroine, player reformed, road trip romance, sports romance, reverse age gap romance, golden retriever hero

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7498280779


πŸ“˜ Imperfect Arrangement by Vikki Jay

Tropes: small town romance, he falls first, enemies to lovers, billionaire romance, single dad romance, fake engagement, nanny, forced proximity, found family

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7520103604


πŸ“•  Faking it...At First by MJ Fields

Tropes: fake relationship, sports romance, country singer

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7525447575


πŸ“™ Lilac Time by Fern Michaels, Carolyn Brown, & Lori Foster

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7530071484


πŸ“— Love, Lies, and Whiskey by Melissa Foster


Tropes: single mom romance, enemies to lovers, second chance romance, cowboy romance, contemporary romance, touch her and die, found family


πŸ“˜ Pitch for Me by Swati M.H

Tropes: single mom romance, he falls first, blended families, sports romance, single dad romance, contemporary romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7540925463


πŸ“•  When We Break by Kristen Proby 

Tropes: small town romance, heroine in danger, cowboy romance, best friends brother

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7254684250


πŸ“™ The Pretend FiancΓ© Fiasco by Pippa Grant 


Tropes: romantic comedy, forced proximity, protective hero, fake relationship



πŸ“— Yours to Lose by Samantha Brinn


Tropes: she falls first, grumpy/sunshine, healing, he falls harder, summer romance, friends to lovers


πŸ“˜ Quietly Falling by Alexandra Hale

Tropes: small town romance, grumpy/sunshine, road trip, found family, forced proximity

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7596553868


πŸ“•  Summer People by BrittanΓ©e Nicole & Jenni Bara

Tropes:  fish out of water, single guardian, grumpy and sunshine, found family, small town romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7634878958

πŸ“™  Bourbon Sunset by Walker Rose

Tropes: enemies to lovers, small town romance, cowboy romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7655885559 


πŸ“— Crazy Love by Willow Aster


Tropes: single dad romance, sports romance, marriage of convenience, workplace romance, coach's daughter


πŸ“˜ Wrangled Love by Ann Einerson


Tropes: single dad romance, nanny, cowboy romance, age gap, brothers best friend, no third act breakup, small town romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7553156988


πŸ“•  Call it Love by ME Montgomery

Tropes: slow burn romance, second chance romance, small town romance, workplace romance, found family

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7691540101


πŸ“™ Chasing the Sun by Lena Hendrix

Tropes: single dad romance, rivals to lovers, forced proximity, grumpy and sunshine romance ,small town romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7814545788


πŸ“— Lucky Shot by Rebecca Jenshak


Tropes:  forced proximity, found family, grumpy/sunshine, single dad romance, slow burn romance, sports romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7752326866


πŸ“˜ When You Blush by Kristen Proby


Tropes: small town romance, forced proximity, workplace romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7752251321


πŸ“•  Can't Get Over You by Erika Kelly

Tropes: fake engagement, small town romance, opposites attract, single dad romance, protective hero, found family ,holiday romance, & nanny

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7997471011


πŸ“™ Pinch by Tia Louise

Tropes: sports romance, enemies to lovers, accidental pregnancy, roommate romance ,he falls first, stem heroine, cousin's best friend ,alpha hero, no third act breakup

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7999761912


πŸ“— Honeymoon Phase by Amy Daws

Tropes: romantic comedy, small town romance, friends to lovers, slow burn romance, he falls first, marriage of convenience

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8067676301


πŸ“˜ When We Fall by Lena Hendrix 

Tropes: single mom romance, forced proximity, male nanny, reverse age gap romance, small town romance, neighbors to lovers, he falls first

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8026822051


πŸ“•  The Ultimate Goal by MJ Fields

Tropes:  sports romance, single mom romance, workplace romance

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8146222010




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