A prosecutor and a public defender clash over an arson murder in a courtroom drawn by a former defense lawyer, let down by a rushed romance. Our evidence review of Carsen Taite’s Trial by Fire.
A funny, big-hearted age-gap workplace rom-com by Lucy Bexley, held back by heavy inner monologue and a divisive third act.
A rare demisexual sapphic romance set at the South Pole, held back by how often it stops to explain asexuality.
Molly J. Bragg’s Scatter strands a deputy U.S. Marshal thirty years in the past with the superhero she has loved since childhood. A big-hearted sapphic time travel romance with lumpy pacing.
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A warm, really funny sapphic rom-com about two women who inherit a failing Portland sex shop, held back by sitcom humor and a thin supporting cast. Our evidence-led review.
Charlotte Greene’s Glenwood Springs Christmas romance has a lovely town and friend group, but readers keep tripping over Quinn’s jealousy and a rushed reconciliation.
A cozy, open-door age-gap bakery romance in a Christmas-mad Wyoming town, with real heat and a grief storyline that lands, held back by a one-sided grudge and a fast romance.
A cozy, very spicy single-mom-and-nanny romance on an upstate apple orchard at Halloween. The fall setting and the kid are the highlights; an abrupt ending that leaves the father subplot unresolved holds it back. 3.7/5.
A funny, open-door sapphic Christmas rom-com with a hot Hawaii fling and a meta holiday-movie premise, held back by a rushed second half and a contrived breakup.