A Handful of Swoon-Worthy Reads

1. How to Walk Away Katherine Center

Margaret Jacobsen think she has it all – she just landed her dream job and she has an adoring boyfriend who has just asked her to marry him while in a plane. It’s all a dream until it all comes crashing down- literally. She finds herself waking up in a hospital bed unable to move her legs. While spending time in the hospital forced to be around family and uncovering shocking secrets, she finds solace in the most unlikely person.

This is the second book I have read by Katherine Center and she is quickly becoming one of my favorites! I definitely recommend this witty, feel-good love story.

2. Forever, Interrupted by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Elsie Porter met Ben Ross on New Years Eve when she was out picking up a pizza for one. Their connection was instant and the whirlwind romance began right then and there. Within a few months- they have moved in together and eloped without a second thought. Nine days after saying their vows, Ben is killed in a tragic accident. Elsie finds herself at the hospital face to face with Susan, a mother-in-law that she has never met and who has no idea she ever existed. This heartbreaking story interweaves Elsie’s and Ben’s once in a lifetime romance and Susan and Elsie’s growing friendship. I loved every second of this story and I know that you will too!

3. All Your Perfects by Colleen Hoover

When I say this is a page-turner, THIS is a page-turner. It is so heartbreaking and so good I could not stop reading. This is the story of an imperfect marriage between Quinn and Graham who’s secrets, mistakes, and regrets have bubbled up and are about to explode everything they have built together. It is hard for me to go into detail about this one without giving everything away so I am just going to ask that you trust me on this when I say this is an amazing book and it’s one of my most favorite authors – Colleen Hoover!

4. November 9 by Colleen Hoover

I had to continue with the Colleen Hoover parade because- why not? This book is one of my favorites written by her simply because the characters were so interesting. Fallon and Ben met on the worst possible day ever- the day Fallon is moving across the country. After spending several hours with Fallon before her scheduled flight, Ben is enamored and decides Fallon is the perfect inspiration for his novel. Fallon and Ben make a crazy pact to meet once a year on the same day. Several years go by and Fallon realizes Ben may not be the same man she thought he was. Fallon fears the feelings she has for him despite the distance may not be real but just another chapter for his novel. You will have to read this one to discover the fate of Ben and Fallon!

5. Say You Still Love Me by K.A. Tucker

Piper Calloway is on her way to the top- she is the VP of her father’s multi-million dollar real estate development firm and living a fabulous life in a penthouse with her two best girlfriends. Unfortunately- she feels like she constantly has to prove herself as the only female boss in the office full of men. One of the men in particular is her self-absorbed ex-fiancé. One morning she is on her way into the office when she runs into Kyle Miller who happens to be her camp boyfriend from ten years ago and the love of her life. Kyle has taken a new position as security guard of the building and apparently does not even remember her name. Piper is bewildered and unable to concentrate for days after seeing Kyle after all the time spent apart. Piper is determined to discover his reason for taking the job and will not settle until Kyle admits his intentions.

This was a sexy romance and I found myself blushing a few times while turning the pages. I definitely recommend this one if romance is your jam!

6. Roomies by Christina Lauren

Let me explain really quick how good this book was. I started it on a Saturday evening at about 9pm and finished it up at 8am the next morning. It is witty, sexy, and downright adorable. Holland Bakker has made every excuse to make her way down to the subway to listen to the most talented (and gorgeous) street performer/musician she has ever heard. She finally learns his name is Calvin and has just built up the nerve to start a conversation with him when all of a sudden he is rescuing her from a drunken man trying to steal her phone. When the police start asking questions about the incident he mysteriously disappears. Holland’s uncle happens to be one of Broadway’s greatest directors and is in dire need of a musician. Holland is on a mission to find him again and have him audition for the show. His audition is mind-blowing to the production team and he is immediately offered the position in Broadway’s most sold-out show. It all comes crashing down when they realize Calvin is Irish and in America illegally, his student visa having run out years before. Holland agrees to a wild idea to marry Calvin so that she can save her uncle's show. Will Holland and Calvin just pretend to be married or will the marriage become real? Read the book to find out! :)

7. Beach Read by Emily Henry

January Evans and Augustus Everett are an extremely unlikely pair. They are two bestselling authors who could not be more different. She writes romance novels and he writes gory books with devilish characters. The two find themselves living next door to each other in beach houses having not seen each other since college. Both struggling with writer’s block, they agree to a deal. Augustus has to write his next book about something happy and January has to write the next best American novel. Can the two navigate each other's heart through their crazy different writing styles without falling in love? Probably not.