en-US Sat, 03 May 2025 08:35:30 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 55297669 The first openly nonbinary contestant on America’s favorite cooking show falls for their clumsy competitor in this delicious romantic comedy debut that USA Today hailed as “an essential read.� Recently divorced and on the verge of bankruptcy, Dahlia Woodson is ready to reinvent herself on the popular reality competition show Chef’s Special. Too bad the first memorable move she makes is falling flat on her face, sending fish tacos flying—not quite the fresh start she was hoping for. Still, she's focused on winning, until she meets someone she might want a future with more than she needs the prize money.  After announcing their pronouns on national television, London Parker has enough on their mind without worrying about the klutzy competitor stationed in front of them. They’re there to prove the trolls—including a fellow contestant and their dad—wrong, and falling in love was never part of the plan. As London and Dahlia get closer, reality starts to fall away. Goodbye, guilt about divorce, anxiety about uncertain futures, and stress from transphobia. Hello, hilarious shenanigans on set, wedding crashing, and spontaneous dips into the Pacific. But as the finale draws near, Dahlia and London’s steamy relationship starts to feel the heat both in and outside the kitchen—and they must figure out if they have the right ingredients for a happily ever after.   Booklist's Best Romance Debuts of the YearWomen's Health's Best Romance Novels of the YearBookpage's Best Romance Novels of the Year]]> 384 Anita Kelly 1538754851 Mili 0 currently-reading 3.81 2022
author: Anita Kelly
name: Mili
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Keijuvallan hyytävässä pohjoiskärjessä sijaitsee Hampaiden hovi, jonka kuningatar, 18-vuotias Suren on paennut äitinsä tyranniaa ihmisten maailmaan ja vannonut ettei palaa kotiin.

Mutta sitten Keijuvallan hurmaava kruununprinssi, 17-vuotias Oak tarvitsee apua. Suren karsastaa petolliseksi tiedettyä Oakia, mutta prinssi suostuttelee hänet mukaansa vaikealle matkalle kohti pohjoista.

Matkan edetessä Suren joutuu kohtaamaan synkän menneisyytensä - sekä vaarallisen oikukkaan sydämensä. Mikä häntä odottaa Hampaiden hovissa? Voiko Oakiin luottaa?

Myös itsenäisenä teoksena toimiva kirja aloittaa Keijuvalta-sarjan.]]> Holly Black 951150200X Mili 0 currently-reading 4.00 2023
author: Holly Black
name: Mili
average rating: 4.00
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Divorced, feeling stuck in her professional life and terrified of reentering the world of dating, she's decided she's going to work on something she can control: learning how to be good in the bedroom.

Enter Liam Sullivan.

The star NHL goalie might not be a people person, but he's the perfect teacher. He knows what he's doing behind closed doors, and with a little convincing, he agrees to be Piper's guide.

Things between them are casual and easy. Something they can both benefit from. And when a road trip to Vegas as Piper and Liam waking up from a night they can't remember with matching wedding rings, they decide to figure out how much more fun they can have as husband and wife.

It's just for the hockey season. It doesn't mean anything.

But as the clock ticks down on their fake-marriage-with-benefits, can Piper and Liam make it work in the real world? Or will their relationship be a power play straight to disaster?

Power Play is a spicy friends-to-lovers sports romance with the teach me trope, a sprinkle of fake dating and accidental marriage and a guaranteed happily ever after.]]> 514 Chelsea Curto Mili 0 currently-reading 4.22 2024
author: Chelsea Curto
name: Mili
average rating: 4.22
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Because one look is all it takes to trigger a werewolf's mate hunt.

And when a wolf is hunting, he doesn't stop until his mate either dies or becomes a wolf too.

Now I'm trapped in some guy's house, he's stuck in his wolf form, and there's no way out for either of us.

Life as I knew it is over, but my fight to survive is only beginning.


*This boxed set contains four full-length steamy paranormal romance standalones titled Thrown to the Wolves, Taken by the Pack, Trapped with the Werewolf, and Tracked by the Beast. They are books 1-4 in the bestselling Mate Hunt series by Lola Glass.]]> 833 Lola Glass Mili 0 currently-reading 4.29 2022
author: Lola Glass
name: Mili
average rating: 4.29
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