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Everything I Left Unsaid by M. O'Keefe

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Earl Takes All by Lorraine Heath

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

The Gentleman's Gambit by Evie Dunmore

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

It's very common to hear the opinion that Dunmore's first two books are her best, and the next two are a major downgrade. This is an opinion that BAFFLES me (personally, my preference is: 3 > 4 > 1 > 2, but I've enjoyed them all quite a bit).

Might return to elaborate later, but for now...needed to stick up for Hattie and Catriona.

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian

emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Ravished by Amanda Quick

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A Scandalous Deal by Joanna Shupe

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A Daring Arrangement by Joanna Shupe

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Nobody's Baby But Mine by Susan Elizabeth Phillips

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Ok, the first few chapters are rough. Jodie and Cal's teammates suck and Jane's plan is frankly bananas. Not to mention just plain creepy and highly unethical. Her first 2 encounters with Cal are sooo cringy and I judged him for sleeping with her, too!

But holy crap...once they get to North Carolina...this becomes the bonkers rom com OF MY DREAMS. The side characters are great, and the secondary romance plot brings depth to the main romance. Cal and Jane are both unlikeable (She tricked him into fathering her child! He refuses to date anyone other than super sweet girls in their early 20s because he's afraid of aging!) but they're such a perfect match. Their pranks, their fights, all of it.

I'm begging you...read at least through meeting Cal's grandma. Ideally you'll read until they discover each other's big secrets and have a knock-down, drag-out fight in his grandma's lawn, but I don't want to push it.

Suddenly You by Lisa Kleypas

emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0