Small-town sapphic romance: inns, bakeries, ranches, lake towns and the woman who came home for one summer. Each review rates the book, gives the heat level and ending, and sums up what readers say. For a curated shortlist, see small-town lesbian romance, reviewed.
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, atmospheric second-chance-at-life romance on a small island off the Irish coast: gentle fisher Joey helps celebrity chef Marianne and her toddler settle in after her business and marriage fall apart. Readers praise … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A light, funny and steamy single-mom romance: yoga instructor Scarlet hires her daughter’s young teacher, Eve, as a maths tutor — just as her Hollywood-chasing ex swaggers back. Readers love the heat, the meddling … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: An emotional, angst-rich second chance: five years after leaving for stardom, pop star Bridget Callahan comes home after a broken engagement and faces Alex, the bar owner she left behind. Readers praise the heartache, … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A spicy, polarising age-gap romance between a protective Texas rancher and the pop star who wants to shoot a music video on her land. Fans of the author call it funny, hot and heartfelt; … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A steamy, talky holiday second-chance romance between an A-list actress and the best friend she left behind in Wisconsin, now internet-famous for kissing strangers. Fans call it a gold standard of healthy communication and … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: Ashley Herring Blake takes her Bright Falls warmth to a new lake town: waitress Ramona gave up costume design to raise her sister, and the wild-child star filming a romcom in Clover Lake turns … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A Hallmark movie inside a book: closeted actress Emily is filming a holiday movie at Red Tractor Farm, and the heartbroken, Christmas-hating tree farmer Dana is assigned to show her around. Early readers love … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A quick, steamy autumn second chance: unemployed ad exec Alana comes home to run social media for the fall festival and is paired with Ronnie, the high school girlfriend she left for New York. … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, slow-burn small-town romance that launches Brenna Bailey’s Juniper Creek Romances: newly single, adrift Mina asks her neighbour Zoey for résumé help and ends up working beside her — and Zoey’s secret crush … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases, at no extra cost to you. Verdict: A warm, funny Cotswolds romcom: burnt-out Londoner Ellie opens an ice cream parlour across from the gin shop where long-single village sweetheart Natalie works — after knocking her off a bridge into the river … Read more