The first book that has to make my favorite's list for 2021 is Filthy Rich Revenge by Lynn Raye Harris.
I'll be honest. I'm not a huge fan of the enemies to lovers trope, but I picked this one up because it was Lynn Raye Harris and I love her stuff. She didn't disappoint. I LOVED this one.
These two characters pulled me in from the start and didn't let go. I would highly recommend this if you're looking for a great enemy to lovers story with a sexy billionaire hero.
The second book to make my best of 2021 list is All That Matters by Erin Nicholas.
I'm not sure there's a book this author has written that I haven't liked. I don't think so. And this year, I read several of her stories. This one, however, is at the top of my list. I loved the story from start to finish and found myself picking it up every chance I got.
This is the third book in a series, and while it can be read as a standalone, I would highly recommend reading them in order. We meet the heroine as a fourteen year old girl in the first book, and the hero is introduced in book two. Seeing these two progress was part of the fun!
And my biggest surprise find for 2021 was a book by a new to me author. She also happens to be one of my co-hosts in the Bound by Books Podcast.
I wasn't sure what I was going to get when I started reading The First 100 Kisses by Danielle Bannister. She warned me it wasn't going to be as spicy as my stuff, but that there was some steam. What I discovered was a fun story about exploration and lots of sexual tension.
If you're looking for a book filled with angst, this is the book for you. This is a friends to...sort of lovers...romance that is full of angst.
I decided to try a new to me author this past week, and I'm glad I did. If you're looking for a romance that's a little outside the norm, then The First 100 Kisses is for you.
This isn't your classic 'friends to lovers' romance. Liam is shy, socially awkward, and a total sweetheart. Chloe has a lot more experience when it comes to men, but that's not always a good thing. Sure, she's savy in physcial aspects of relationships, but it's that emotional connection that trips her up.
The book grabs your attention right from the gate when Liam asks his much more experienced best friend to help him get ready for a date. We're not talking picking out suits here. We're talking...you guessed it...kissing.
Well...it ends up being a little more than kissing.
Chloe and Liam's story is sweet with a dose of spice thrown in here and there. By the end of the story, I didn't want it to end. And lucky for me, it won't. The sequel, The Second 100 Kisses, comes out later this month.
If you're looking for something that is not your typical cookie cutter romance, check out The First 100 Kisses by Danielle Bannister.
