diary of a wannabe writer

Tillie and her siblings are on beautiful La Jarra Island, for a destination wedding of their older sister.  Tillie and Gabe first meet over pincher crabs and continue bumping into each other. The attraction between them is off the charts. Gabe has a rule never to date tourists, but despite that, they fall hard for each other. When they have to say goodbye it breaks both their hearts. But maybe fate has a way to bring them back together. A very romantic, and steamy story of two unlikely people falling in love and finding their way to a HEA. I couldn't stop reading it. I read it in one sitting, it's so good!  A perfect book to read somewhere sunny, preferably with a cocktail in hand. :) rating❤❤❤❤❤ cover❤❤❤ book info genre romance, holiday romance, sunshine/ grump, adult, contemporary published September 26, 2023 number of pages 271 Goodreads || Amazon happy reading, anie got the ARC, all thoughts are my own

Cath is a single mom of three. When she was pregnant with her youngest, her husband died. She has a hard time moving on.  With a sudden loss of a job, she needs extra income.  To make ends meet, she tasks up a lodger. She expected a student, but Dan is no teenager. With more time they spend together, the more the attraction grows. It's a lovely story written in a very realistic way. rating❤❤❤❤ cover❤❤❤ book info genre contemporary, romance, adult published August 17, 2023 number of pages 403 Goodreads || Amazon happy reading, anie got the ARC, all thoughts are my own

The story is full of magic, love, mystery and most importantly, books. It tell the story of three strangers who finds their own stories, by unlocking the secrets of the Bookshop. I liked the premise of the story but had the hardest time getting into it. rating❤❤❤ cover❤❤❤❤❤ book info genre fantasy published June 22, 2023 number of pages 407 Goodreads || Amazon happy reading, anie got the ARC, all thoughts are my own

Bryar Rose is a descendant of the Magicorum, one of the three magical races (shifters, fairies, witches/wizards). Everyone who is Magicorum follows one of the fairy tale life templates. Bryar Rose's template is the sleeping beauty. She lives with three fairy aunties, and she has a sleeping disease, but in reality, she is nowhere near what she should be. So she is in magical therapy run by the Denari.  Her life growing up was very sheltered, she never went to normal school or take normal classes. Now her aunties are pushing her to get married to her fake boyfriend, who she can't stand, Philpot. She and her best friend Elle tend to run schemes and cons. Elle is interested in returning the stolen jewels, but Bryar Rose is more interested in the papyrus the guys collect. One time she goes without Elle, she gets busted. There is meets Knox. He is a powerful werewolf and the guy she has been dreaming of. As her birthday approaches, her life gets turned upside down.  It's a fast-p

Percy Jackson is 12 years old, has ADHD and dyslexia and has been in six schools in six years. Trouble always somehow finds him. On a school trip to the museum, his math teacher turns into a monster and tries to kill him. His Latin teacher throws him a pen that turns into a sword, and he vaporises her. Only later no one can remember the teacher or anything that happened there. Only Grover, his best friend seems to know something, but he is not talking. He is happy to spend the summer with his mom, even if she still lives with his gross stepfather. On the way home he ditches Groover. He and his mother go to the beach, on their yearly vacation, for a few days, and Percy forgets to mention all of the craziness that happened lately. Late at night, Grover comes to their door. There is a monster following them and they have no choice but to run, to the one place where Percy can be safe, the Half-blood camp. They almost make it, before they are attacked. His mother disappears, Groovers gets

Penny is a teacher at an elementary school. Her mother is spending a few months with her aunt and she is looking for a summer job. She gets a job as a secretary for a gaming company, while her friend is on maternity leave. What she didn't expect is for her boss to be so rude, or so hot. And before she knows it, she is on his private plane and he is asking her to pretend to be engaged to him for a week. Jace is the owner of a gaming company. He is insanely busy, always working. He hasn't been to a family reunion in years. So this year he hired someone to pretend to be his fiance, to get his family off his back. When she cancels last minute, he asks his new assistant to fill the role.  It was hard to pretend at first, but all too soon it all starts to feel very real. They fall hard for each other. It's steamy, and romantic, with a touch of instant love, family time and a whole lot of fun. :) I listened to the story, the narrator was awesome. :)  rating❤❤❤❤ ❤ cover❤❤❤ ❤ ❤ book