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Type Maps for The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig 🖤

Portraits of Six (aka Sybil Delling) in the Chiming Wood birch tree forest, and Rory (aka Rodrick Mydacious) in his armor and chainmail... mapped with words and quotes from the book.

THE MOTH REBORN teaser art 🦋

I love the newly revealed title of Book 6 in THE BONE SEASON series so much that I was inspired to create this quote art. Moths and Poppies for Paige.

THE MOTH REBORN is surrounded by titles of the 4 Parts of the book, and a handful of chapter names which were shared by Samantha herself. I cannot wait until February 2027.

Type Map for The Long Game by Rachel Reid

In Heated Rivalry S2 I really want to see the scene were Ilya takes a selfie video at the Cottage announcing them getting married. It's spontaneous and SO CUTE.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ STARS

I love tennis. I love romance. I loved this book. Why is there so little romance set in the tennis world? There's no shortage of hockey and baseball! I feel like Tennis has been an underrated sports romance subgenre, yet I know of 3 M|M tennis romances releasing this year alone and I could not be happier.

There's not a lot of details from the actual matches in the book, it's more about what happens before, after and in between on the ATP tour, and covers a full season with all 4 grand slams. I always visualize the MCs while reading and I couldn’t help but picture IRL tennis stars Lorenzo Musetti as Matteo Russo and Jack Draper as Miles Callahan (google them if you don't know who they are!) They aren't from the same countries as Mat & Miles, but they're both gorgeous and great players and fit their descriptions IMO. Of course in this story they are gay and fall in love. It's rivals-to-lovers, forced proximity-ish, plus a comeback and coming out story. 

Best Cure for your Heated Rivalry Hangover.

Type Map (time lapse) for Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

Watch me draw Lily & Jane in under 2 mins. My favorite part is watching the lettering because it feels like a typewriter! 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 STARS

I fell in love with KJC's writing when I first read her Society of Gentlemen series and the Will Darling Adventures. And to be perfectly honest, I haven't been as into her last few books as much as those. But this one feels like a return to that style in some ways and I really liked it.

H I G H L I G H T S : • 18th C Scandal • Fake Socializing • Fashion Makeover • Late Regency • Non-binary Valet • Art & Artists & Craft • Forced Proximity • Secrets & Scoundrels

This book had so many things I love; an artisan who makes paints (watercolors and oils) with detailed descriptions of how the pigments are made (heaven). His expertise in art and painting and colors was by far my favorite part. I wouldn't say this is Fake Dating, as it was illegal to be gay during the 1820s, but Nico comes to stay with Titus who has suddenly inherited a large sum of money and teaches him how to dress and be a member of high society and they go to a few soirées and salons together. It reminded me a bit of KJC's A FASHIONABLE INDULGENCE with the makeover by a fashionista who takes the MC shopping, however unlike that book this one doesn't have nearly as much heat in it and I wish there were a bit more.

The overall premise is absurd, but also funny. There are several awful men in it from Titus's entitled older brother to a loan shark to an art collector and everyone wants a piece of his 8,000 pounds a year. The Comte de Valois de La Motte, or Nico, claims to be the son of Jeanne de Valois who was part of THE AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE scandal (which was portrayed in the fabulous Hilary Swank movie of the same name) and owns a painting of Marie Antoinette wearing the necklace that he's trying to sell to pay off his debts. It's a classic twisty KJC storyline and if you're a fan of KJC's historical romance you will like this one, too.

S P I C E  🔥🔥

🖤 Thanks to @NetGalley @Torbooks for the ARC

Type Maps for Game On by Navessa Allen 🖤💚

Type Map for Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell 🍒

Type Map for Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid 🌸

Type Maps for Last First Kiss by Julian Winters 💋

Game Changers Cards Set 🖤🏒

Set of 11 cards with my individual portraits of Scott, Kip, Shane, Ilya, Ryan, Fabian, Kyle, Eric, Harris and Troy, plus a bonus Hollanov Wedding card. Each portrait includes words and quotes from their book!

5×7” Cards Heavy 16 pt. paper stock Matte coating finish

Game Changers Poster 🖤 

𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗣𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥:  Type Maps for the Game Changers series by Rachel Reid – All 10 portraits in a unique grid layout. Each portrait includes words and quotes from their book. 

16 x 20" or 18 x 24" 100# Semi-gloss poster paper Frame not included

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars

I absolutely loved this book, and I'm so excited to meet Rainbow at her book signing event at the Grove in a couple weeks! Rainbow really grabbed me with this story. Her writing is so effortless and the banter so funny that I have a gazillion perfectly crafted paragraphs highlighted. Her world-building is so detailed, and I loved how the story unfolds.

Cherry is a beautiful plus-sized woman who dresses in the cutest colorful clothes (I imagine her wearing these flamingo blouses) and is very competent in getting things done. She has self-esteem issues, although she is trying very hard not to, but also stands up for herself. She comes from a family of 5 sisters, who are all plus-size, and her older sister that she idolizes is on a GLP-1 and it creates some interesting tensions within the family. I think the sisters dynamic was really spot on. The hardest part for me was seeing Cherry’s denial/avoidance and lack of communication with friends & family, but I get why she’s like that. Tom is her ex. Russ is an old college friend. I found parts of the story to be VERY romantic, but I won’t say which ones. ;-)

My favorite part of the story was Tom’s web comic "Thursday" which is semi auto-biographical and features himself as “The Guy” and Cherry as “Baby”. It is a huge hit being made into a movie and it kind of takes over their lives in both good and bad ways, as they become famous. Rainbow captures how it feels to be a true artist who doesn’t like the spotlight or who doesn’t use their artistic talents that much anymore and feels badly about it. I can relate.

If you’re a fan of Slow Dance, you’ll love this one too. It’s another second chance romance, but not with who you think!

🖤 Thanks so much to NetGalley & William Morrow for the ARC

Type Map for Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian ⭐️🚀

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars

Cat Sebastian's last 4 books have been some of my favorite M|M romances and she writes historical like no one else. This is her first contemporary romance, but it feels like a historical romance. It has the same sense of place, cultural details and vibes she creates with her Mid-Century novels, only the history is now. I absolutely loved it.

Charlie & Simon are the stars of a TV show called Out There, which has been on for 7 years and is akin to Star Trek with its over the top storylines and queer-coded relationships. Simon is tired of being on the show and Charlie is just happy to be there. They “hate” each other and are always bickering in the most delightful fashion. This is an Enemies to lovers + fake-friending + grumpy/sunshine + forced proximity + road trip story. All of my favorite romance things blended perfectly together. It’s just beautiful.

Of course, Charlie & Simon have baggage and trauma they carry around, but it somehow compliments one another as they realize they like each other. Simon is thinking about leaving the show and they decide to “fake” a friendship for social media to pre-empt any rumors that their hatred for eachother is the reason. It's a fun romp.

This book feels like a love letter to fandoms. The INTERSTITIAL chapters are a DELIGHT. I've been in many fan discords for years and it is SO FUNNY how Cat includes fan chatter about Charlie & Simon juxtaposed which what they are actually doing IRL, as only we the reader can see. I've always loved texts in books, but the Discord chats adds to the entire story of how their TV show’s fandom and it’s a modern detail that works perfectly. I loved it.

If you’ve read any of Cat Sebastian’s other novels, you will love this one. It's one of my favorite books of the year.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 Stars

Thank goodness Clayborn keeps writing these incredible books because I will read anything she writes. I was thrilled to get this ARC and I absolutely loved it. I don’t know how she creates such heart, feeling, suspense and just magic, but I am so here for it. She has done it again with this one. I’m still thinking about it weeks after finishing.

This is a contemporary M/F romance, that’s kinda enemies to lovers, set wihin a destination wedding in Paris with lots of family baggage, personal issues and ex’s that all collide into one big soupy mess. Layla is the ex-wife of the bride’s brother. Griffin is the groom’s best man. When the bride has doubts, Layla and Griffin take it upon themselves to “fix it” and feelings happen. It’s also dual POV.

My absolute favorite part is how well-matched Layla and Griff are. She is a hospitalist, a doctor who travels to do stints at various ERs. Griffin is a burn victim with intense neuropathic pain, yet he is  so romantic and kind and good especially towards her. He falls first and, well, their first kiss lasts for 25 minutes in a Parisian doorway and it’s everything. She doesn’t push him, she just knows how to handle him by not handling him at all, and understands what he’s going though and he opens up to her and it’s beautiful.

He sticks up for her when she’s forced to be around her ex and his family. I don’t want to say too much more because there is suspense in wondering and then finding out the tragedy that happened to Griff and Michael, and what happened with Layla. There are also some very funny moments that had me giggling.

I honestly can’t express how much I loved this unique and original story. I highly recommend it to everyone.

OUT: April 7, 2026

Type Maps for Tough Guy by Rachel Reid 🖤