Chantel Guertin

Instamom by Chantel Guertin was a look into the social media world of an influencer. I am not really into the influencer world of social media, but I have to say this was a cute rom-com. Kit is adamant about not having children, and then she meets Will a single father who she has a one-night stand with, and Kit starts feeling conflicted. Can she keep things casual between co-workers, maybe co-workers with benefits? Kit starts to second guess her plans and dreams. This a perfect beach read; I highly recommend.

I won this book in the Goodreads giveaways. Thank you Kensington for the ARC.… (altro)

Kit is an IG influencer and an author who inspires women that it is okay to be kid free. To be your true self and not be pressured to the social norms. She has a great life being single until she meets Will. To her he was just a hookup, but he wasn’t accepting of that status. She realizes he has a 7 year old daughter who’s mom died when she was 3. Despite, never babysitting nor having any interactions with children, she develops a bond with them both.

Will she give up on her brand and career that she worked so hard for, or will she follow her heart and will Will accept her for who she is?

Super fast paced book that I finished in no time. Perfect book to bring to the beach!… (altro)

Gigi runs a quaint romance themed bookshop in Ann Arbor, having taken it over years before after her parents sudden deaths. She's happy enough, but she's also fallen in love with an audiobook narrator - which she knows is a bit odd. Zane, the narrator, runs a family tour company in England. Imagine Gigi's surprise, when her book club girlfriends gift her a trip on his tour for her birthday. What is there to do but go and hopefully meet the man of her dreams? But then, he isn't there; and Taj is. And Gigi cannot help but be attracted to him, even while she waits anxiously for Zane to arrive. Who is it going to be?

Initially, a very ridiculous premise: who falls in love with an audiobook narrator and goes half a world away to meet him? But it did get better and I truly enjoyed the supporting characters who went on the tour with Gigi. Overall, a fun meet cute.… (altro)

Thanks to Kensington and NetGalley for a digital advance reader copy. All comments and opinions are my own.

This was a sweet, feel-good romance that mostly takes place on a bus tour of Great Britain. Gigi is the 30-year-old owner of a romance-only bookstore. She believes in soulmates, that the kind of romance found in romance novels really exists, and that when you least expect it, someone can walk through the door and trigger the start of your story – your life – together.

I don’t always have the patience for romance novels, as they can be too silly or over the top. But this was just right: likable heroine and lover of books, engaging premise, subplot dealing with grief and loss, and discovering the real Mr. Right.

This is the story of a woman on a journey, both literally and metaphorically. She learns to listen to her heart instead of her head. I recommend reading this novel and joining Gigi on her journey, a fun, romantic trip with a heartwarming ending.… (altro)