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  Book Review: Resorting to Romance by Savannah Scott - 5 Stars  WOW - This is now my favorite book from the Love Trippin' Series! Kai & Mila & Noah have stolen my WHOLE HEART! I absolutely loved this book and highly recommend you check it out!  While this is book 4 in the Love Trippin' series, it can be read as a standalone.  🌊Small Town Island Vibes 🌊Single Mom 🌊Friends to Lovers 🌊Fake Dating 🌊Heartfelt Story 🌊Sweet Clean Romance 🌊He Loves Her Son 🌊She Owns An Inn 🌊Fun Aunties 🌊Laugh out Loud Moments We follow Kai and Mila in this book. Kai is a surf instructor and Mila owns an Inn called "Mila's Place". Mila is a single Mom with her precious 7 year old son, Noah. Her ex-husband Brad left the minute he found out she was pregnant so she has been raising Noah by herself all this time.  Kai and Mila have been friends for a while, so when Mila's ex-husband comes back in town, regretting his decision to leave her and Noah so long ago, Kai steps

  The Fast Lane by Sharon Peterson - 4 to 4.5 Stars  I really enjoyed this one! -Clean rom-com -Friends to lovers -Road trip -Brother's best friend -Epilepsy representation -Many laugh out loud moments Ali and her family are on this road trip for her brother's wedding. Ali rides with Theo, who she was crazy about when she was a teenager. Theo is her brother's best friend and feelings form along this wild, hilarious road trip! I loved Ali because she was truly a strong, relatable and real character. We see her talk through the struggles with epilepsy over her life and her and Theo had great chemistry from the beginning. I loved he is her “comfort person” - just like my hubs is mine.🩷 The side characters were also great - her Grandpa and Mimi cracked me up! The Vegas wedding scene had me ROLLING! This has some great family details and deeper topics but also is a funny, relaxing romance read. I absolutely loved the level of depth the characters have and they feel like real pe

Book Review: The Love Audit by Annah Conwell - 5 Stars (Book 1 in The Sweet Peach Series) Ya'll this was the SWEETEST and CUTEST rom-com!  -Enemies to lovers (done right!) -Workplace romance -So much corporate banter -Hilarious and Relatable -Completely clean with kisses only I must read more of Annah's books! Loved the side characters too and look forward to more in this series of their romance stories.  In this one we follow Callum and Charlotte and they have to work together on a project - but the kicker is they do not get along. So we find an enemies to lovers workplace romance that makes you laugh and has all the cute romantic tension and banter that you want, without the characters being mean to one another.  Charlotte was SO relatable to myself and I love some of the southern references throughout the story too. We had some mentions too of God and prayer that I loved to see. I tabbed so many things in this one and can't wait to continue in the series.  Highly recomme

  Catch a Wave 🌊  by Savannah Scott  (Book 3 in the Love Trippin' Series) Read if you enjoy: 🌊Surfing 🌊Second Chance Romance 🌊Brother's best friend 🌊Setting like Hawaii/California Beaches 🌊Adopted dogs 🌊Clean romance If you enjoy the things mentioned above, give it a try! I recommend starting with book 1 in this series, even thought this can be read as a standalone.  This book follows the second-chance romance between Bodhi and Kalaine. They were surfing's "it" famous couple. 2 years ago they broke up but as things would have it, they are brought back together when she realizes he is living with her brother on Marbella Island. Kalaine is there because she gets into a surfing accident and is trying to recuperate at her brother's home.  Savannah has such a way with her stories that make you smile, laugh and be happy. I really liked the side characters and the small town details. She always writes the really great settings that make you feel like you are t

  Suffering is Never For Nothing by Elisabeth Elliot - 5 Stars "The deepest things that I have learned in my own life have come from the deepest suffering. And out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires have come the deepest things that I know about God." This is a book I needed at such a time in my life when my husband and I are struggling with navigating through the world of special needs parenting for our 5 year old son, among several other things. This is a profound and deeply moving exploration at the nature of suffering, viewed in a lens from the Christian faith. This book is a compilation of Elliot's talks and is filled with her life experiences through suffering and how God was still good through it all. This is personal, authentic, theologically deep and filled with hope and encouragement. I fully believe this is a timeless and invaluable resource for anyone grappling with the realities of suffering. Elliot's insights, coupled with her personal experienc

  Reputation at Risk by Martha Keyes 4.5 Stars (Book 1 in the A Chronicle of Misadventures Series) Martha Keyes' Reputation at Risk is an engaging historical romance that combines intrigue, romance and the high stakes of Regency-era society perfectly. As an enemies to lovers story, we have some great back and forth banter between the love interests that reminded me of the type of banter we see in Pride and Prejudice. It was great! This book centers on Charlotte Mandeville and Anthony Yorke, two individuals whose lives become intricately entwined due to the perilous nature of reputation and secrets. Charlotte has a niche for herself in the high society of the Regency era by being involved in local gossip and by crafting satirical caricatures of high society. She is able to get herself involved as needed in different situations very easily. Anthony is a man with a guilty conscience and a brother to exonerate. His path crosses with hers and they end up faking an engagement as they wor