Booklover Judy Lynn

  Welcome to the end of 2025. In December I read a total of 8 books plus a collection of erotic short stories that I left unrated. In this post you will find reviews for my last 5 reads of the year. Four of them are by new-to-me authors. They are all very good and would be good additions to your TBR. After taking a step back from several ARCs these last few months, I found myself really leaning into mood reading. I found myself drawn to FB ads while mindlessly scrolling and gave into the urge to check out those books on several occasions. It was delightful. I hope my reviews help you find your next read. Here's to wishing all of us a happy 2026 full of books, love, and happiness. Call Me Anytime by Max Monroe #AgeGap #RomanticSuspense #Slowburn #Virgin Written in first person, from an alternating dual POV, this is a standalone with a HEA. Hannah, 25, is taking care of her mom, Sherry.  Sherry was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s when Hannah was 12. Sherry...

  This month I have read two ARCs so far and caught up on a book that I had to opt out of ARC reading before it's release. They were all fantastic! Check my reviews and add these books to your TBR. You won't regret it. All This Time (Blossom Peak #1)  by Harlow James #BrothersBestFriend #ForcedProximity #FriendsToLovers #SecondChance #Sports #SmallTown Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this first book in a new series can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA. Laney and Fletcher had feelings for each other in high school that never went anywhere before events changed each of them and their chances for a relationship. Twelve years later, in the weeks leading to a friend’s wedding, they are forced together as best man and maid of honor for wedding planning. Laney has harbored so much hurt and anger over the past events and toward Fletcher. When they finally cleared the air, it was like breathing again-even as a reader. Fletcher has always held ba...

  November flew by and I felt like I was getting a little of my reading groove back. I did a little mood reading, finding comfort in shifters, some erotica novellas, and a cozy why choose reread. I also read four ARCs- three of which were holiday romances. My reads this month also included a total of four new-to-me authors.  I saw a post that Laurann Dohner was battling a recent diagnosis of colon cancer. That is what my hubby has been fighting since the end of January this year. I picked up her Nightwind Pack series in solidarity and support, and I really enjoyed them. Her co-author on that series, Kele Moon, was also a new-to-me author. I read my first book by Roxie Ray after seeing numerous Facebook ads that kept grabbing my attention. I adored the concept of a neurodiverse werewolf and she really delivered. The novel was fun, sassy, and everything I hoped it would be. I also picked up "Stuck on Them" by Maya Nicole for the same reason. As I started reading it felt familia...