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AUTHOR - P. Rayne RATINGS - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  (3.5 stars rounded up to 4) TROPES -   Arranged to be Married  Boarding School (Mafia Academy) Mafia Romance SYNOPSIS Nothing ruins a perfect day like your dead fiancé showing up in the middle of your first class. Mirabella La Rosa When my father arranged for me to marry the next in line to lead the Costa crime family, I swore I’d do anything to escape that fate. I have way more to offer my family than being some man’s arm candy, producing heirs, and making appearances at weddings and baptisms. Marcelo Costa might be my fiancé, but he’ll never be my husband. Somehow, I get lucky because he and his father are killed in a car bombing. Not only do I not have to go from being a mafia princess to a mafia wife, but now I can attend college at the Sicuro Academy—an affluent private college created for mafia children like me. I’m so excited. I’ve moved into my dorm room with my best friend, put on the uniform and am ready to learn. But all my plans come to

AUTHOR  - Ann Liang RATING  - ★★★★★ TROPES   Fake Dating Celebrity MMC YA Romance Set in Beijing  SYNOPSIS When seventeen-year-old Eliza Lin’s essay about meeting the love of her life unexpectedly goes viral, her entire life changes overnight. Now she has the approval of her classmates at her new international school in Beijing, a career-launching internship opportunity at her favourite magazine…and a  massive   secret to keep. Eliza made her essay up. She’s never been in a relationship before, let alone in love. All good writing is lying, right? Desperate to hide the truth, Eliza strikes a deal with the famous actor in her class, the charming but aloof Caz Song. She’ll help him write his college applications if he poses as her boyfriend. Caz is a dream boyfriend -- he passes handwritten notes to her in class, makes her little sister laugh, and takes her out on motorcycle rides to the best snack stalls around the city. But when her relationship with Caz starts feeling a little  too  co

  AUTHOR - ANA HUANG RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆☆ TROPES -  Opposites attract Forbidden romance British billionaire hero Asian leads Steam, banter, and swoon SYNOPSIS She's his opposite in every way...and the greatest temptation he's ever known. Reserved, controlled, and proper to a fault, Kai Young has neither the time nor inclination for chaos—and Isabella, with her purple hair and inappropriate jokes, is chaos personified. With a crucial CEO vote looming and a media empire at stake, the billionaire heir can’t afford the distraction she brings. Isabella is everything he shouldn’t want, but with every look and every touch, he’s tempted to break all his rules…and claim her as his own. *** Bold, impulsive, and full of life, Isabella Valencia has never met a party she doesn’t like or a man she couldn’t charm...except for Kai Young. It shouldn’t matter. He’s not her type—the man translates classics into Latin for fun, and his membership at the exclusive club where she bartends means he’s stri

AUTHOR - TESSA BAILEY RATINGS -  ☆☆☆☆ ☆ TROPES -    Friends to Lovers   Player guy  Boy falls first  Jealousy done right So much tension SYNOPSIS King crab fisherman Fox Thornton has a reputation as a sexy, carefree flirt. Everyone knows he's a guaranteed good time--in bed and out--and that's exactly how he prefers it. Until he meets Hannah Bellinger. She's immune to his charm and looks, but she seems to enjoy his... personality? And wants to be  friends ? Bizarre. But he likes her too much to risk a fling, so platonic pals it is. Now, Hannah's in town for work, crashing in Fox's spare bedroom. She knows he's a notorious ladies' man, but they're definitely  just friends . In fact, she's nursing a hopeless crush on a colleague and Fox is just the person to help with her lackluster love life. Armed with a few tips from Westport's resident Casanova, Hannah sets out to catch her coworker's eye... yet the more time she spends with Fox, the more sh

AUTHOR  - Kandi Steiner SERIES ORDER   (all the books can be read as a standalone)  Fair Catch  Blind Side Quarterback Sneak Hail Mary HAIL MARY RATING  -  ★★★★★ QUARTERBACK SNEAK REVIEW  -  https://bookistic17.blogspot.com/2022/10/quaterback-sneak-by-kandi-steiner.html SPICE RATING  - 🌶️🌶️🌶️ TROPES  -  🏈 sports romance⁣⁣ 🏈 college/new adult romance⁣⁣ 🏈 enemies-to-lovers 🏈 forced proximity⁣⁣ 🏈 neighbors and then ROOMMATES 🏈 banter and tension off the charts 🏈 slow burn with a 🌶️ BIG delivery 😏 SYNOPSIS Leo F*cking Hernandez. North Boston University’s star running back, notorious bachelor, and number one on my people I would murder if I could get away with it list. And now? He’s my new roommate. I used to think I loved him. But that was before I hated him. He doesn’t remember who I am, or how he made my life miserable for years. And before I unknowingly moved across the street from him, I couldn’t have cared less. I was living my life despite him and what happened that summe