Booklover Judy Lynn

  I can't believe it's August already!  I was traveling nearly half of July, so I only read 5 books.  Three were ARCs and I managed to read two more books in Koko Heart's Cooper Sisters series. They were all wonderful reads. Check my reviews and add to your TBR today. It’s About Time (Blossom Peak #4) by Harlow James ARC: Release Date- 07/10/2026 #EnemiesToLovers #FriendsToLovers #FakeRelationship #SmallTown #ARC Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this novel ends in the sweetest HEA. Though it is technically a standalone, I encourage readers to read this series in publication order. Dilynne and Elliot have a history that influences how their relationship progresses that is largely detailed in the previous book of this series. Also, understanding the relationship between Elliot and his 3 best friends makes this book all the sweeter. I should have known that Dilynne and Elliot would be hot enough to melt my kindle. I really should have known. Und...

  In the last week or so of March I felt like the old me and got some reading done. I read two ARCs, backtracked to catch up on a couple of TBR books I hadn't read yet, and read a novella by Hannah McBride that I somehow missed before. Needless to say, despite busy life stuff, this made my month. I'm sure my reading pace is going to vary as life happens, but I was very happy to feel like me again. Check the reviews. Add the books to your TBR. Thank an author today for pulling you into a fantasy world that lets you escape your reality- even for a little while. Happy reading! Ryder (Lucky Rivers Ranch #5) by Jessica Peterson ARC: Release Date- 04/07/2026 #BrothersBestFriend #Cowboy #FriendsToLovers #FamilySeries #SmallTown #ARC I am voluntarily leaving this honest review after receiving an advance reader copy of the book. It is written in first person from an alternating dual POV and ends with a HEA. This is the final book in the Lucky River Ranch series. Though it can be read as...

  March is off to a running start with three ARCs read this week. These were all amazing reads and you should grab them today. The Unbreaking of a Heart (Heart Sisters #1)  by Annie Dyer ARC: Release Date- 02/27/2026 #FriendsToLovers #NeurodiverseMC #SlowBurn #ARC Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this first book in a spin off series can be read as a standalone and ends with a HEA. Readers first meet Rose in the Callaghan Green series book 10. Readers see her meet Carter at the end of Elevator Pitch (book 11). This book begins almost 20 years later, and we learn of the enduring friendship they have shared. Rose is a character I have loved from the beginning. I love her brilliant mind and her ability to overthink things. Carter has just finished his medical residency in the US when he moved back to London in the hopes he and Rose might be able to be more than just friends. But he has also made a decision that complicates that and creates a little bit of doub...

  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...

  October has been a weird and difficult month for my family and for me. At the end of September, we learned that my husband's cancer was not stage 3- but had progressed to a stage 4. This makes him incurable and inoperable. As we wait for molecular testing results to show whether there is a chemo that will work on his rare cancer to add time to his life, our minds have been spinning. We are coming to terms with the fact that after 35 years together, we may have only months left instead of the years we had hoped for. Because he is the love of my life, I have been struggling to read romance this month. I recognize that this may continue for a while. Recent events are reflected in my reading capacity even beyond romance. By this time last month, I had read 15 books and DNF'd 2 others. This month, I have read 3. All of that to say, there may be fewer reviews for a bit. I have opted out of some arcs already. I have a few more I am going to attempt to read on time. Check back for my...

  This review post is late due to a family emergency that happened about ten days ago now. I feel like I am finally getting my self together a little bit today and was able to put this together finally. During the last week of the month, I read one ARC, one book for book club, and three smutty novellas. Check out my reviews and add so books to your TBR today. My month in review. September turned out to be a good reading month for me. Most of the ARCs that I read that released in September, I actually read in August. That freed up some time to read from my TBR and finish two reading challenges. During the last week of the month, I finished the A to Z reading challenge. Earlier this month, I completed the B.A.N.G. Book Club reading challenge. I also took this as an opportunity to read new-to-me authors and fit in several novellas. Out of the 23 books I read and the 2 I did not finish, I read 19 new-to-me authors! That has to be a record for me. There is a place for smutty insta-love ...

  I can't believe we are at the end of August! It has been a crazy busy month on the home-front, but I managed to read seven more books from the 18th through the 31st. (I am starting another book today, of course, but I won't finish before midnight.) Of those seven, four were ARCs and two were new-to-me authors. Two were also novella length reads.  The ARCs were phenomenal. You really should add them to your list. I also read Mel Walker for the first time. He has been on my list for a long time. Grounds for Romance was such a cute romance read! I read it in an afternoon and it gave me all the feels. Check out my reviews and add some books to your TBR. Here's hoping for more fantastic reads in September. Until then, happy reading! Hero After Midnight (Gibson Hollow #0.5) by Kait Nolan #Prequel #BrothersBestFriend Written in first person from an alternating dual POV, this prequel to a new series does end in a mild cliffhanger. It establishes the history between Alia and R...