Karina Bliss and Mary Balogh

Hey guys. Of late I have been bingeing on books by Karina Bliss. The stories and plots are ordinarily with plenty of loose ends. But the binge worthy reason are the moments in her books where there is self discovery and those are so beautiful, so angry that it makes the read worthy. Her average book size on my reader is abt 700 pages, so the reads are fast and fun. Currently i am reading one of her rocker books called Rise. Am just abt 100 pages in, and it's a longish book, abt 900 pages. But it's beautiful. Never have I read a protagonist of a romance novel being so unlovable and I am looking forward to how she redeems him.

Also just a heads up. Today is the release of a new book by one of my fave authors - Mary Balogh. Another author who creates the most unlikely romance scenarios and I am particularly looking forward to this one, as it involves an older woman and a younger man. My fave trope....wink wink nudge nudge...
This is the latest in her series of the Westcotts.

Her books are ones that I buy so you guys will have to wait a couple of days before I can get it to you.

Happy reading.

By the way, I would much appreciate if you'll shared with me books you are crushing on.

I hope that your day is free of fleas....

😍😍😍😘😘😘😘

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