In The Backup Princess, author Kate O’Keeffe rekindles the feelings I had when I watched The Princess Diaries for the first time. Maddie, a sales assistant at a glazing company from Houston, experiences a life-altering surprise when she discovers she could be the next in...

Short fiction is not hard to come by, but impactful short fiction is. Danila Botha's Things That Cause Inappropriate Happiness is a collection of slice-of-life stories around themes of diversity, wonder, and femininity. My favorite story is Don't Look Back. It follows a young artist...

Royal Retelling: A Sweet Royal Romance is a work of fiction in the romance, light-hearted comedy, and interpersonal drama genres, and is the second novel in the Love in Laandia series. Penned by author Holly Kerr, the plot follows Prince Gunnar of Laandia as he...

Cringeworthy: A Romance Goes Rogue is penned by author Irene Woodbury in the humor, romance, and interpersonal drama genres. Crescent Weevil's world shatters when she learns that her longtime boyfriend plans to propose to his secret showgirl mistress in Las Vegas. Faced with betrayal, Crescent's...

In Finding Anna by A.E. Brouhard, Anna's ex-fiancé leaves her at the altar, but Anna thinks she's pulled her life back together. Convinced she doesn't need a man, she runs her coffee shop and spends time with her dog, Oakley. After she sees her ex...

The Misadventures of Boopsie O'Flannigan by Ludo Frank follows a young woman's journey of self-discovery. Boopsie O'Flannigan always wanted to travel the world. After graduating from state university, Boopsie, seeking to leave her small Alaskan town, applies for a job as a governess to a...

Echoing Hearts, the first book in the Echo Series by C. R. Alam, is a captivating contemporary romance. It explores the lives of two individuals with a shared skepticism about love due to their past experiences. Rae Allen, a travel blogger, has decided to avoid...

In The One Woman by Laura May, Julie has a comfortable life in Kyiv with her boyfriend Mark. She has a great job as a graphic designer for Benzon Technologies and a loving and supportive family. Julie has everything a woman could hope for, or...

The witty and quirky romantic comedy, Merry Switchmas: A Magical Christmas Romance by Elise Eliot, is about choosing to become who we were meant to be and the beauty of living a life of love rather than resentment. After giving her all to her cousin’s...

Contemporary romance readers are in for a treat with Janetta Fudge-Messmer's An Unexpected Christmas Gift. Breanna Snow has a lot on her plate. Apart from preparing for her upcoming wedding with her fiancé William Davenport, Bree has to deal with the city manager, Matthew Jacobson,...