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For those Who Love Enemies to Lovers: Like in Love with You and A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon

14 Jan

Like in Love with You
by Emma R. Alban
Like in Love with You is a charming Regency Romance set in Bath, England in 1817 about two Queen Bees who start as rivals for the same gentleman and then realize that they are actually falling for each other. The first half of the novel was a page turner waiting to see if the two would ever announce their feelings for each other or continue their battle for a man they don’t have feelings for. Of course even when/if they do there is still the issue of the prejudices of the time period for them to overcome. I liked that Alban is able to depict Catherine and Rosalie’s scheming while keeping the two likeable. This book will have you rooting for the couple. Make sure you have plenty of time before starting this story, you won’t want to put it down. You can also borrow her Victorian romances Don’t Want You Like a Best Friend (about two debutantes who try and setup their widowed parents, but fall in love with each other instead) and You’re the Problem, It’s You (about a Lord and a Second Son who are rivals, but fall for one another).

A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
by Sarah Hawley
A Witch’s Guide to Fake Dating a Demon is a cozy contemporary romance/fantasy about a witch, Mariel, who accidentally conjures up a demon, Ozroth and is bound to him until she completes a deal for her soul. When her demanding mother catches them together she lies that he is her boyfriend and shenanigans ensue. What Mariel doesn’t know is that Ozroth has been secretly cursed to have a soul during another bargain. He struggles with atypical feelings for a demon including burgeoning feelings of attraction and possibly even love for her. Besides the romance story additional drama comes from Mariel and her friends attempts to block the building of a spa that threatens the magical forest that surrounds their town. If you enjoyed Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villian Anymore, then you will also want to check out this story. You can also borrow Hawley’s other two novels in her Glimmer Falls Series: Book 2, A Demon’s Guide to Wooing a Witch, about her best friend, Calladia, and Book 3, A Werewolf’s Guide to Seducing a Vampire about her boss, Ben.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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Reinvention Romances: Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore and Second Chance Romance

26 Nov

Second Chance Romance
by Olivia Dade
I had enjoyed Olivia Dade’s Spoiler Alert so I was curious to checkout her new novel, Second Chance Romance. Karl and Molly were best friends in high school and though they had mutual crushes, never managed to be more than that. Now years later Molly is divorced and working in LA recording audiobooks and Karl is now the baker/owner of the Harlot’s Bay, Maryland Bakery and Coffee Shop that he worked in back in his school days. Each morning he listens to some of the monster romances Molly has done the narrations for. Molly’s feelings are rekindled when a false obituary winds up in Harlot’s Bay’s local paper and she discovers that instead of a funeral, Karl is instead very much still alive. These two kind hearted curmudgeons are clearly meant for each other, but it will take some emotional growth on both their parts to make it work. The book has well developed characters and romance fans will enjoy Dade’s sweet natured pokes at genre tropes, especially those in the monster lovers genre. If you enjoy this novel you will also want to check out At First Spite, the debut novel in the Harlot’s Bay Series.

Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore
by Emily Krempholtz
Violet Thistlewaite is Not a Villain Anymore was not what I expected. There has been a recent trend of novels about villains and former villains, but typically they are often funny stories where the villain is secretly the hero or their deeds are not depicted as particularly horrendous. Although Violet is shown as regretful for her previous actions which she was manipulated into as a child, Krempholtz does not pull any punches that Violet did some very nasty things. Violet is trying to reinvent herself and now is using her thornwitch powers to start a new florist business. She develops feelings for her grumpy landlord who also is suffering from his own guilty past. When a mysterious blight appears in a nearby park the two of them join forces to attempt to stop it. Complex characters and an interesting magical world will appeal to romance and fantasy fans. If you enjoyed The Very Secret Society for Irregular Witches, than this story should also also appeal.

Written by:
Aimee Harris
Information and Digital Services Manager

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