rom-com Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/rom-com/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Tue, 30 Dec 2025 01:26:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg rom-com Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/tag/rom-com/ 32 32 38398750 2025 Best Backlist https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/01/2025-best-backlist/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/01/2025-best-backlist/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:57:57 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19443 I couldn’t exit the year without an acknowledgement of the backlist books that kept me afloat in 2025. While there were excellent new books released in 2025 these six special novels, all published in previous years found me when I needed books to provide an escape, thrill me, make me laugh, and even break my […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/01/2025-best-backlist/feed/ 6 19443 The No-Show by Beth O’Leary https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/the-no-show-by-beth-oleary/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/the-no-show-by-beth-oleary/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:49:42 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19439 I’m keeping it simple with another rom-com winner for post-holiday enjoyment reading. Valentine’s Day is supposed to be one of the most romantic days of the year, but for Jane, Miranda, and Siobhan it’s been a big disappointment. Three strangers, each stood up at a different place, but… by the same man. In The No-Show […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/the-no-show-by-beth-oleary/feed/ 3 19439 Don’t You Forget About Me https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/dont-you-forget-about-me/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/dont-you-forget-about-me/#respond Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:29:16 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19409 Georgina is not having a great day. She’s been fired from another job and she walked in on her boyfriend having ice cream covered sex with his personal assistant. Now she’s unemployed and will never be able to look at a bowl of ice cream again without gagging. These are just two of the harsh […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/12/dont-you-forget-about-me/feed/ 0 19409 May Reading Recap https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/may-reading-recap-7/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/may-reading-recap-7/#comments Fri, 30 May 2025 07:22:06 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19151 May turned into quite a month for my reading and beyond. There’s plenty to share, but for now, I’ll stick with some of the books that stuck with me (and a couple that missed the mark).   Daniel is a criminal profiler who works finding serial killers. He’s chosen this line of work because he’s […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/05/april-reading-recap-8/feed/ 2 19130 Is She Really Going Out With Him? https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/is-she-really-going-out-with-him/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/is-she-really-going-out-with-him/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2025 07:12:01 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19104 Because we’re all still recovering from any number of financial upheavals, be it taxes or the stock market I’m sticking with easy reading that pays off. Is She Really Going Out With Him? has a very similar premise to Monday’s book—a single woman at a media company forced out of her professional comfort zone in […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/is-she-really-going-out-with-him/feed/ 4 19104 Back After This https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/back-after-this/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/back-after-this/#comments Tue, 15 Apr 2025 07:03:38 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19100 In Back After This Cecily is a podcast producer at a small media company. When she learns the company is struggling and many on her team could be laid off  she agrees to be the subject of a series about using a dating coach to find love. Not just any coach but an Instagram lifestyle […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2025/04/back-after-this/feed/ 2 19100 The Switch by Beth O’Leary https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/10/the-switch-by-beth-oleary/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/10/the-switch-by-beth-oleary/#respond Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:28:50 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18728 When Leena and her grandmother Eileen both find themselves in desperate need of a change they come to an unusual decision in Beth O’Leary’s The Switch. Each move into the others’ home. For Leena this means leaving her London flat and two roommates and heading to a cottage an hour away. For Eileen, it’s leaving […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/10/the-switch-by-beth-oleary/feed/ 0 18728 Feel Good Reading: Mini-Reviews https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/08/feel-good-reading-mini-reviews/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/08/feel-good-reading-mini-reviews/#comments Thu, 15 Aug 2024 07:42:21 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18591 Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash   My subject line today is a weak attempt on my part to make light of why I haven’t written a review in so long. I mentioned having COVID in my July recap, but that was two weeks ago. I’ve had little to do but read so reviews […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2024/08/feel-good-reading-mini-reviews/feed/ 10 18591 Check & Mate https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/12/check-mate/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/12/check-mate/#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:58:56 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18056 Mallory is only 18 but she already has an unwanted reputation. She’s the only person to have beaten Nolan Sawyer, the 20-year-old World Chess Champion who hasn’t lost in over three years. Some would be thrilled, but Mallory hates chess and hasn’t played since that infamous game. This is the board upon which Ali Hazelwood […]

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