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: Finding His Voice and Finding Love: A Hit Continuation for Liam & Josie! ๐ŸŽธโœจ

Received a ARC from the author and Booksprouts๐Ÿ’œ

Returning to Liam and Josieโ€™s story has been such a remarkable journey! 
Once again, @heidimclaughlinauthor completely nailed the plot... ๐ŸŽธโœจ

Liam is stepping out of his comfort zone, confronting his own relationship and family struggles, all while running his relationship advice radio show and helping others navigate love. 

๐Ÿ“ป heart-to-hearts! 
I kept wondering how his story would unfold and how heโ€™d handle the walls he hit along the way, but he did exactly what he needed to doโ€”and what heโ€™d always wanted. 
He finally spoke up for himself and stood firm in loving the people he cares about most. ๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ

๐Ÿชป My favorite quote from the book:
โ€œI know what love sounds like set to a bridge and a chorus. I know what it sounds like at a hundred and twenty decibels with pyro going off behind me.โ€

๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œโ€œThe Love Lineโ€ is OUT NOWโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ

๐Ÿ“ป @heidimclaughlinauthor 

#bookreview #newreleasebooks #romancebook #bookstagram #beaumontseries by @thetheabookdiary
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: โœจItโ€™s cover reveal day for JULIAN by @sawyerbennett123 & @billkeenanwrites releasing September 1st! 

Why you need to #ONECLICK this bookโ€ฆ
๐Ÿ’Billionaire Hockey Team Owner
๐Ÿ’šBoss/Employee
๐Ÿ’Opposites Attract
๐Ÿ’šForced Proximity
๐Ÿ’Slow Burn
๐Ÿ’šDamaged/Emotionally Guarded Hero 
๐Ÿ’Found Family

PreOrderHere
https://geni.us/NYV_Julian 

Julian Langley has everything a man could ever wantโ€”a sprawling Manhattan townhouse, a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, and ownership of the New York Vipers, one of the most coveted franchises in professional hockey. What he doesnโ€™t have, and will never allow himself, is anyone who matters too much. Carrying a devastating loss that completely reshaped him, Julian has since built his life around the certainty that nothing will ever cost him that dearly again.

Harper Hawthorne isnโ€™t looking for a billionaire. Sheโ€™s looking for a way to keep the lights on. Single-handedly holding her world together since she was a teenager, Harper works two jobs, lives in a rent-controlled apartment on the Lower East Side, and sacrifices everything for her younger brother. When an unexpected phone call lands her a chauffeur job behind the wheel of Julianโ€™s car, she takes it for exactly what it is: a paycheck.

Julian notices everything about her. Harper tries not to notice anything about him. What begins as a professional arrangement starts to crack at the edges when Harper proves, repeatedly and effortlessly, that sheโ€™s unlike anyone Julian has ever encountered before. Sheโ€™s too sharp to ignore, too genuine to keep at armโ€™s length, and entirely unimpressed by his world in a way that makes it impossible for him to stop thinking about her.

Julian doesnโ€™t do commitment. Harper doesnโ€™t believe in fairy tales. But some collisions are inevitable and some people are worth every risk you swore youโ€™d never take again.

#comingsoon #hockeyromance #sawyerbennett #billkeenan @theauthor.agency by @thetheabookdiary
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๐™Ž๐™ช๐™ข๐™ข๐™š๐™ง ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™‰๐™”๐˜พ + ๐™๐™–๐™ ๐™š ๐˜ฟ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ + ๐™”๐™š๐™–๐™ง๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ? ๐™Ž๐™–๐™ฎ ๐™ก๐™š๐™จ๐™จ. ๐Ÿ—ฝ๐Ÿฉทโœจ

๐–จ๐–ฟ ๐—’๐—ˆ๐—Žโ€™๐—‹๐–พ ๐—…๐—ˆ๐—ˆ๐—„๐—‚๐—‡๐—€ ๐–ฟ๐—ˆ๐—‹ ๐–บ ๐—Š๐—Ž๐—‚๐–ผ๐—„, ๐–พ๐—†๐—‰๐—ˆ๐—๐–พ๐—‹๐—‚๐—‡๐—€, ๐–บ๐—‡๐–ฝ ๐—๐—‚๐—€๐—-๐—๐–พ๐—‡๐—Œ๐—‚๐—ˆ๐—‡ ๐—Œ๐—Ž๐—†๐—†๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—‹๐–พ๐–บ๐–ฝ, ๐–ฒ๐—Ž๐—†๐—†๐–พ๐—‹ ๐–จ๐—‡ ๐–ณ๐—๐–พ ๐–ข๐—‚๐—๐—’ ๐–ป๐—’ ๐– ๐—…๐–พ๐—‘ ๐– ๐—Œ๐—๐–พ๐—‹ ๐—‚๐—Œ ๐–จ๐–ณ.

The plot has everything I love: a whirlwind summer fling, insane push-and-pull chemistry, and that delicious yearning we all crave ๐Ÿฅต
๐Ÿ‘„ ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ: 3.5 / 5 โญ
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ ๐˜š๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ: Mild Spice (just the right amount for a summer romance!)

โœจ ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…” ๐Ÿ…ฅ๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…‘๐Ÿ…”:
Elle used her past hurt from Parker as fuel for her writing career (we love an ambitious queen ๐Ÿ‘). But when she has to return to New Yorkโ€”a city she associated with heartbreakโ€”to find inspiration for her new script, fate stepped in.

๐Ÿ”… ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…” โ€œ๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…โ€:
Elle thinks Parkerโ€”the rich, arrogant guy from her pastโ€”wonโ€™t even remember her in the apartment elevator. Plot twist: He never forgot her and has been secretly looking for her for years ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿซต

When he asks her to be his fake girlfriend for the summer, she accepts. But โ€œfakeโ€ quickly turns real as the dependency, attraction, and physical chemistry become impossible to ignoreโ€ฆ

๐Ÿซ€ ๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…” ๐Ÿ…—๐Ÿ…”๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…›๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…– ๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…’:
Beyond the romance, this is a story about self-discovery. Elle has always prioritized her career and guarded her heart due to family trauma. Parker brings pure joy back into her lifeโ€”until her instinct to run kicks in when things get too real.

Fast forward 18 months later: a reunion where both have grown, learned to understand each other, and realized what truly matters. It stops being just a fling and becomes a journey of healing โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿฉท ๐Ÿ…œ๐Ÿ…จ ๐Ÿ…•๐Ÿ…๐Ÿ…ฅ๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ก๐Ÿ…˜๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…” ๐Ÿ… ๐Ÿ…ค๐Ÿ…ž๐Ÿ…ฃ๐Ÿ…”:
โ€๐™‡๐™ž๐™›๐™š ๐™ž๐™จ๐™ฃโ€™๐™ฉ ๐™– ๐™ข๐™ค๐™ซ๐™ž๐™š. ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ซ๐™š๐™ง ๐™Ÿ๐™ช๐™จ๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™š ๐™จ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ง๐™ฉ ๐™ค๐™ง ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™œ. ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™šโ€™๐™จ ๐™–๐™ก๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™˜๐™๐™–๐™ฃ๐™˜๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™—๐™š๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™œ๐™–๐™ž๐™ฃ.โ€

๐Ÿ’— @alexaster 

#book #booklover #bookish #bookreview #romancebook by @thetheabookdiary
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Love like a summer stormโ€”fierce, turbulent, and absolutely consuming. ๐Ÿ’œ

Carley Fortuneโ€™s Our Perfect Storm did not disappoint. 
Itโ€™s a masterclass in adult yearning, kinetic tension, and two beautifully flawed, fiercely independent souls finding sanctuary in each other.
๐Ÿ‘„ || โญโญโญโญ
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ || Mild (But the emotional tension? Off the charts.)

๐Ÿ“– The Story:
It begins on what should have been her wedding day. Frankie is left at the altar with nothing but a devastating hotel note. Enter Georgeโ€”her childhood best friend. 
Desperate to breathe life back into her bruised soul, he drags her to Tofino, the rugged, storm-swept coastal town meant for her honeymoon.

For seven intoxicating days in a faux-honeymoon paradise, they live on the edge of the Pacific, pretending they arenโ€˜t drowning in each other. 
But as the truth behind the runaway groom unravels, Georgeโ€™s decades-long, deeply suppressed love can no longer be contained. 
Every page leaves you breathless๐Ÿซ€๐Ÿค

๐ŸŒŠ The Kinetic Tension:
Tofino is all wild waves and heavy mist, and their โ€fake honeymoonโ€œ is thick with unsaid things. 
Every shared glance under the overcast sky, every accidental brush of skin, every late-night conversation feels like a violent pull of gravity.
You read it thinking Frankie is the one taking the brave first step, but the heartbreak of it all? 
George has been shouting his love into the void for years๐Ÿ˜ญ

๐Ÿ‹ The Healing:
Carley parallel-tracks the raw isolation, struggle, and healing of stranded whales with Frankieโ€™s own internal world.

Frankie used to be a girl who chased the thrill of a storm. 
Adulthood flattened her, making her crave a safe, predictable life. 
But through this tempestuous week, she realizes safety was a cage. 
Her wildness, her passion, and her craving for the extraordinary are exactly what make her beautiful. โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

A seemingly quiet trip that heals two fractured souls amidst the crashing waves of the Pacific. ๐ŸŒŠ

๐Ÿชป A quote that will stay with me forever:
โ€œIf I want adventures, Iโ€™m the one who has to make it happen.โ€

๐Ÿ’œ @carleyfortune 

#book #booklover #bookish #bookreview #romancebook by @thetheabookdiary
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: Summer getaway to the lake, meeting โ€œthe oneโ€ ๐Ÿ’™

โ€œOne Golden Summerโ€ is the second book in the Barryโ€™s Bay seriesโ€”and it absolutely doesnโ€™t disappoint ๐Ÿซต๐Ÿป 
๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†.75 
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ bit spicy

After finishing โ€œEvery Summer Afterโ€, I was especially curious about Charlieโ€”what would he be like when facing his โ€œtrue loveโ€? 
Sure enough, it didnโ€™t let me down. In just two short months, the feelings he builds are stronger than I expected โ™พ๏ธ

Charlie, the older brother, has always put pressure on himselfโ€”very uptight, and often helpless about his age ๐Ÿ˜”. 
Aliceโ€™s arrival gives him a brief taste of happiness, and teaches him that being cared for can also be a relaxing moment. 
But Alice is also a uptight city girlโ€”so when two uptight people meet, the sweetness just blossoms ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’—

Alice is constantly called a โ€œturtleโ€ by others (and even by herself): insecure, shy, and afraid to say what she wantsโ€” 
but Charlie shows her through his actions: sheโ€™s not just a turtleโ€”sheโ€™s trouble (in a good way) ๐Ÿ’›

๐ŸŒŠ My favorite line from the book: โ€œGood things happen at the lake.โ€

๐Ÿชฝ @carleyfortune 

#onegoldensummer #booktok #bookish #booklover #book by @thetheabookdiary
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: Drama sparked in the name of โ€œloveโ€โ€ฆ

The magic of โ€œBarryโ€™s Bayโ€ โ€”โ€” it captivates everyone ๐ŸŒŠ 
Carley Fortuneโ€™s โ€œEvery Summer Afterโ€โ€”its summer vibes are always so irresistible ๐Ÿ’— 

๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜† 
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ Bit spicy

The story cross-cuts between โ€œthe pastโ€ and โ€œthe presentโ€โ€” 
it immerses you in that summer atmosphere, and also gradually pulls the emotional tug-of-war of the โ€œnowโ€ right in front of you ๐Ÿ’›

To be honest, my obsession with it is even on par with my obsession with sleep ๐Ÿ™‚ 
I stayed up late just to read it, haha.

Even though the story mainly revolves around Percy and Sam, I actually really love the character Sue ๐Ÿซ‚ 
There are so many details in the whole book: from descriptions of that summer vibe, to the moments of Percyโ€™s inner struggleโ€”each one feels real. Real in a way that makes you both hurt and feel โ€œsuffocatedโ€ at the same time ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ’ง

The ending may make some people feel like itโ€™s โ€œnot complete enough / not necessary,โ€ but I feel the oppositeโ€”because itโ€™s exactly what growth and choice look like. 
For love, friendship, and the โ€œloveโ€ you have for familyโ€”matters so much more than any single outcome ๐ŸŒŠ

๐Ÿฉท My favorite line in the book: 
โ€œI love you so much that the word โ€˜loveโ€™ didnโ€™t seem big enough for how I felt.โ€

๐Ÿชฝ @carleyfortune 

#bookish #barrysbay #reading #everysummerafter #carleyfortune by @thetheabookdiary
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: Does believing in love mean believing in โ€œhappily ever afterโ€?

A realist and a romanticโ€”after they meet, is there really still a big โ€œhappily ever afterโ€ ending?

Emily Henryโ€™s โ€œBeach Readโ€ captures both kinds of struggles really wellโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ’—
๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†.75 
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ Lightly spicy

Iโ€™ve wanted to read this book for a long time, and of course itโ€™s by Emily Henryโ€”how could I not be tempted ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป 
The very first chapter hooked me immediately with that feeling of being pulled in~

When I read this book, my brain needs to be 100% switched on ๐Ÿง  
Emily doesnโ€™t just tell the story from the heroine Januaryโ€™s perspectiveโ€”she also uses the novel January is writing as a metaphor to express her inner emotions ๐Ÿ’— 
Although the book doesnโ€™t have dual POV, the hero Gus will (most of the time) speak for himself, filling in the gaps so you can really read what he truly thinks and goes through ๐Ÿ’ก

That said, I feel the core of this book isnโ€™t โ€œhappinessโ€, itโ€™s growth ๐Ÿ‘ฃ 
Through family, love, and friendship, it pushes her step by step toward โ€œloving someoneโ€ and โ€œloving herself,โ€ and then she finds her own โ€œhappily ever afterโ€ (aka. living in the moment)! โ˜๏ธ

๐Ÿงก My favorite line from the book: 
โ€œIt was just another good day. A perfect day. A Happy for Now so vast and deep that I didnโ€™t have to worry about tomorrow.โ€

๐Ÿ–๏ธ๐Ÿ“– @emilyhenrywrites 

#bookish #bookstagram #reading #beachread #emilyhenry by @thetheabookdiary
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: Both of them are really good at loving, but they donโ€™t believe theyโ€™ll be loved backโ€ฆ this one really hits

Two people who are โ€œwater and fireโ€ โ€” will they create sparks? I say: yes! 
As the second book in the โ€œheartstringsโ€ series, reading โ€œAnd Now, Back to Youโ€ doesnโ€™t disappoint at all compared to the first one ๐Ÿ’™ 

๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜† 
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ Spicy 

This book was just released this year. The moment I got it, I started reading. 
โ€” With the air conditioner on, drinking coffee, listening to white noise, reading this little book 
It still delivers that familiar โ€œsatisfying! sweet! spicy!โ€ feeling.

The male and female leads are different from the first bookโ€” 
Jackson is a radio weather reporter; Delilah is a weather reporter at a news station ๐Ÿ“บ 
They have different reasons for choosing this job, but in their hearts, they both have an answer: โ€œlove.โ€

Jackson is a very rule-following personโ€”heโ€™s never really believed in โ€œfateโ€ โšก๏ธ 
Until Delilah shows up, the original plan that once felt clear starts to become less certainโ€ฆ 
And though both of them have strong abilities to love, for some reason they find it hard to admit and accept the truth that โ€œIโ€™m also worthy of being lovedโ€ ๐Ÿชฝ

Soโ€ฆ how did two people who start out as โ€œwater and fireโ€ become a relationship of โ€œmutual redemption,โ€ and even choose to believe that fate exists?

โ˜๏ธ Borrowing a line from the book: 
โ€œI realized how special it is to be loved by someone who chose me. Over and over again.โ€

๐Ÿชฝ โ€”โ€” @authorbkborison 

#heartstrings #andnowbacktoyou #bookish #bookstagram #reading by @thetheabookdiary
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Are you saying you can find โ€œtrue loveโ€ on the radio? READING NOW!!๐Ÿฅต
Finish reading โ€œFirst-time Callerโ€ in 5 daysโ€”itโ€™s such a sweet book! ๐Ÿ’—  @authorbkborison 

๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜† 
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ Sweet and spicy 

One look to this book and โ€” no more words to sayโ€ฆ โœ‹๐Ÿป
With the air conditioner on, I crawl into bed and flip over pages by pages ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿป 
No need to say much โ€” just the โ€œsatisfyingโ€”sweetโ€”spicyโ€”โ€ vibe!๐Ÿซฆ

And the book is full of really interesting lines and conversations, I found them quite meaningful~ 
Lucie hopes to get some โ€œmagicโ€ from love, but should that โ€œmagicโ€ simply arrive in its own timeโ€ฆ or should she go after it herself? 

Everyone has a different take on the topic of being โ€œin loveโ€โ€ฆ 
In Aidenโ€™s view, falling in love will make him โ€œsuffer,โ€ because heโ€™ll feel everything โ€” joy, anger, sadness and hurt โ€” along with the person he loves. 

After meeting Lucie, will Aidenโ€™s thoughts on falling in love change? 

๐Ÿ’— Just like what the book wrote: 
โ€œWe never stop believing in love, we just forgot how to.โ€

#firsttimecaller #heartstrings #bookish #bookstagram #reading by @thetheabookdiary
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ห—หห‹๊’ฐ๐–ฆน๐Ÿงชโ‹†ยฐ๊’ฑ หŽหŠห— starting a new book โŠน เฃช ห– แŠแŠ||แŠ๐ŸŽงห™โŸก

finished โ€œThe Love Hypothesisโ€๐Ÿ’—
the <classic> ali hazelwood book series 
๐Ÿ’‹๏ฝœโ˜†โ˜†โ˜†.5
i got into the book like on chapter16, so itโ€™s quite juicy afterwards
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ๏ฝœmedium spice
especially during the conference scene๐Ÿซฆ

next book to start: โ€œFirst-time Callerโ€
been waiting to start the book for a long time!!!
iโ€™m been obsessed already just by the first few chapters of the book๐Ÿ’—

#thelovehypothesis #reading #bookstagram #bookish #firsttimecaller 
@authorbkborison @alihazelwood by @thetheabookdiary
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: โŠนโ˜…โ‹†๐Ÿ“–๏ฝกยฐโ‹†โœฎ my weekend โœฎโŠนโ˜…๐Ÿโ‹†๏ฝก ยฐโ‹†

finally starting the book โ€œthe love hypothesisโ€๐Ÿ’—
continuing on my harry potter journey๐Ÿช„
completing my feedback for โ€œthe dealโ€ and โ€œthe mistakeโ€๐Ÿ”–

also, watching Lewis Hamilton win the grand prix๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ

#thelovehypothesis #reading #bookstagram #bookish #book 
@alihazelwood @ellekennedyauthor @lewishamilton by @thetheabookdiary
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: ๐Ÿ’Œ Happy Thursday

Finished reading โ€œThe Mistakeโ€ in ten days๐Ÿ’—
๐Ÿ‘„ || โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†โ˜†
๐Ÿ’‹ // A very classic romance novel โ€”โ€” Enemies to lovers trope
๐ŸŒถ๏ธ \\ real spicy and juicy, am literally sweating in every hot scene๐Ÿ’ฆ 
@ellekennedyauthor 

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also finished the โ€œOffice Romanceโ€ on Netflix๐Ÿซฆ
a comedy romance, which is quite entertaining while eating ice-cream in a hot summer๐Ÿ‘…
@netflixasia @netflix @netflixca 

#themistake #offcampus #officeromance #bookish #book by @thetheabookdiary
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