April 21, 2026 – My Sanctuary

The Next Big Thing By Erin Scoggins

She can’t cook. He won’t leave. And the hottest thing coming out of the kitchen might just be their chemistry.

When Cora Lockwood’s boyfriend betrays her by stealing her idea and tanking her career, her perfect life collapses, leaving her with a battered reputation and a one-way ticket home.

Returning to Sunrise, North Carolina, Cora plans to sell her grandmother’s café and move on. But The Salty Spoon isn’t empty—it has been taken over by Jack Harlow, the stubborn chef who’s staked his future on bringing her family’s recipes back to life. With a developer circling and long-hidden secrets bubbling up, they’ve got thirty days to fight over the café’s fate: sell it or save it. And neither plans to back down.

With the clock ticking, Cora and Jack become unlikely partners in chaos, tangled in late-night cooking lessons, small-town meddling, and one inconvenient attraction that has sparks flying both in and out of the kitchen.

The Great Italian Holiday Mix- Up By Sandy Barker

What do you do when your dream holiday for two turns into an unexpected romantic mix-up?😅

Nick and Delaney each think they’ve planned the perfect romantic getaway – a mystery holiday designed by a travel matchmaking service.

And what’s more idyllic than the sun-soaked Isle of Capri with its stunning scenery, air of romance and endless Aperol Spritzes?

But when the itineraries go astray, Nick walks into a hotel suite that’s already occupied – just not by his fiancée.

Two frantic phone calls later, Nick and Delaney discover the truth: their partners are together in Reykjavík and they’re stuck sharing a room in one of the most romantic places on earth.

As they scramble to fix the mix-up, fate steps in and they start to wonder if the wrong holiday might just be the right one after all.

Scarlett: I loved Gregory Ryans with all of me.

And it still wasn’t enough.

He was everything I wanted, but I should have known better. After all we’ve been through, he still didn’t trust me with the truth.

I walked away from him, but Gregory Ryans is not one to give up.

Now he’s offering me the deal of a lifetime: his heart. All his secrets. Him. Forever.

But at what cost?

Yes, there are things he’s kept from me. But there are also things – dangerous things – that even Gregory doesn’t know.

His enemies are still coming for us, and this time, we’ll have to fight together. To save what we’ve built. To show that love like ours can’t be destroyed.

I believe that.

But if he doesn’t, then it won’t only destroy us. It’ll destroy everything.

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My Review

Tainted Love, the gripping finale of Laura Carter’s Billionaires of London trilogy, delivers an emotionally charged and deeply satisfying conclusion to Scarlett and Gregory’s tumultuous story. Picking up weeks after the explosive ending of book two, the novel dives straight into the consequences of Gregory’s mistakes, peeling back the final layers of a man who has been equal parts infuriating and compelling. Carter masterfully reveals the trauma and vulnerability beneath his hardened exterior, offering readers a powerful and believable evolution without sacrificing the character consistency built over two previous books.

Scarlett, too, undergoes a rewarding transformation. No longer defined solely by her role in Gregory’s world, she reclaims her identity—with personal strength, professional pride, and a renewed sense of purpose. Her journey is empowering and beautifully rendered.

The plot is tightly woven, full of clever threads that build toward a cinematic, high-stakes climax. Carter’s pacing feels more controlled and emotionally resonant, allowing the central couple to finally breathe, connect, and grow.

With vivid imagery, impactful twists, and heartfelt closure, Tainted Love is a triumphant finale—rich, dramatic, and overflowing with hard-won joy. Fans will turn the last page both wrung out and deeply content.

My Rating