• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About
    • Disclosure & Policies
  • Contact
  • Requests
  • Winners
  • Everything Books
  • Bookish Life
  • Secondary Navigation Social Media Icons

    • Facebook
    • Goodreads
    • Instagram

Storied Conversation

every story begins a conversation

  • Home
  • About
    • Disclosure & Policies
  • Contact
  • Requests
  • Winners
  • Everything Books
  • Bookish Life
June 2026 Featured Authors Storied Conversation

June 2026 Author Spotlight

June 5, 2026 | Bookish Life
Rev by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

Rev by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

June 5, 2026 | Review
Tyre by Fiona Davenport Book Review

Tyre by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

May 12, 2026 | Review
Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review

Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

May 12, 2026 | Review
The Bristlecone Writers' Group by Lisa Williams | Book Review

The Bristlecone Writers’ Group by Lisa Williams Kline | Book Review

May 6, 2026 | Review
May 2026 Featured Authors Storied Conversation

May 2026 Author Spotlight

May 1, 2026 | Bookish Life

June 2026 Featured Authors Storied Conversation

June 2026 Author Spotlight

Jun. 05, 2026

Each month I enjoy highlighting a couple of authors whose work has captured my curiosity. Sometimes these spotlights feature writers whose books I’ve loved for years, while other months introduce authors whose work I’m just beginning to explore. June’s spotlight brings together two authors known for thoughtful storytelling and memorable characters, though their genres take…

Read More
Rev by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

Rev by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

Jun. 05, 2026

I swear every time I think these authors have possibly exhausted every storyline imaginable, they come back with something fresh, exciting, and completely addictive. This book had me hooked from the very first page and never once let me go. As someone who loves crime procedurals and profiling shows, this story was right in my…

Read More
Tyre by Fiona Davenport Book Review

Tyre by Fiona Davenport | Book Review

May. 12, 2026

This book felt very different from the earlier books in the series, but honestly? By the time I reached the ending, I absolutely loved how everything came together. I’ll admit that at first I wasn’t completely sure how I felt about Tyre and Cecily together. Tyre was all in from the very beginning, completely devoted…

Read More
Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale Book Review

Forget That Guy by Lani Lynn Vale | Book Review

May. 12, 2026

Forget That Guy is emotional, intense, romantic, and absolutely impossible to put down. From the very first chapter, I was completely invested in Holly’s story and everything she was forced to endure. Holly is one of those heroines who immediately makes you root for her. After being abandoned by her mother as a child, her…

Read More
The Bristlecone Writers' Group by Lisa Williams | Book Review

The Bristlecone Writers’ Group by Lisa Williams Kline | Book Review

May. 06, 2026

This was such a heartfelt and engaging read. What starts as the story of a close-knit retirement community writers’ group quickly unfolds into something much deeper as the members try to make sense of the loss of their oldest friend, Margaret. After Margaret’s death, the group discovers a list of banned books hidden away in…

Read More
May 2026 Featured Authors Storied Conversation

May 2026 Author Spotlight

May. 01, 2026

Each month I enjoy highlighting a couple of authors whose work has caught my attention, whether they are longtime favorites or writers I’m planning to explore for the first time. Sometimes these spotlights come from books I’ve already loved, and other times they come from authors who have steadily appeared on my reading radar through…

Read More
Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot Book Review

Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot | Book Review

Apr. 28, 2026

I loved the first book, but this one truly took things to another level. This story was such an emotional ride, and I felt completely invested from beginning to end. Celine’s journey is powerful and deeply moving. Everything she’s been through, and the way she’s trying to rebuild her life for her children, felt so…

Read More
Woden's Vengeance by Donovan Cook Book Review

Woden’s Vengeance by Donovan Cook | Book Review

Apr. 28, 2026

Woden’s Vengeance is an engaging and action-filled continuation of Octa’s story, set against the harsh and unpredictable backdrop of early England. The book opens with a fierce conflict on Thanet, where Octa and the Jutes are trapped, setting the tone for a story driven by survival, loyalty, and the ever-present influence of the gods. Octa’s…

Read More
Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot Book Review

Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot | Release Day

Apr. 27, 2026

It’s release day for the second book in the Maplewood series by Daphne Elliot, and I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate it! I absolutely loved the first book—the characters, the small-town charm, and the heart woven through every page completely pulled me in—so I’ve been eagerly waiting to dive back into this world. If…

Read More
Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot Book Review

Maple & Moonlight by Daphne Elliot | Excerpt Reveal

Apr. 20, 2026

I have an excerpt to share with y’all for the second book in the Maplewood series by Daphne Elliot. This will be releasing on the 27th and I cannot wait for y’all to read this. For now give the excerpt a read and pre-order your copy today. Maple & Moonlight by Daphne ElliotSeries: Maplewood #2Genres: Contemporary Romance As a…

Read More
  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 106
  • Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

SC 2026 sidebar graphic


Hi, I’m Rita and I write all about books. I learned at a very early age just how much I love to read and getting lost in the worlds that books provide.

Find us online

  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram

Currently Reading

Nothing at the moment!

Recent Book Reviews

Rev  by Fiona DavenportTyre by Fiona Davenport  by Fiona DavenportForget That Guy by Lani Lynn ValeThe Bristlecone Writers' Group  by Lisa Williams KlineMaple & Moonlight  by Daphne ElliotWoden's Vengeance by Donovan CookMurder on an Irish Farm  by Carlene O'ConnorThe Arab-Israeli Cookbook by Robin SoansThe Lady of Galway Manor  by Jennifer DeibelBaking in the American South  by Anne ByrnThe Song That Moves the Sun  by Anna BrightThe Girl from Portofino by Siobhan DaikoThe Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition by Rose Levy Beranbaum, Woody WolstonDesperately Seeking a Duchess by Christi CaldwellThe Final Target  by Nora RobertsTribune and the Sword by Adam LofthouseBe the Full Problem by Lani Lynn ValeThe Burning Pages by Paige SheltonStorm of Mercia  by MJ PorterTo Kiss a Demon  by Stephanie Rowe

Join Me This Year

26 in 2026 -2 challenge updated sidebar- SC everything books page 2026
The Big Read Take Two
This week I have several reviews goign up on the b This week I have several reviews goign up on the blog and of course all the usual other places. Be sure to check them all out! 

🧡 Spicy Disaster by Lani Lynn Vale

🧡 Unfortynate Games by Nichole Rose

🧡 No Shelf Control by Nichole Rose

🧡 Same Rogue by T. S. Joyce

🧡 Paws & Order by Matilda Martel

🧡 The Tea Leaf Mysteries Series by J. New

I can't wait to share all of these with you. 

#reviewingthisweek #BooksBooksBooks #ReadingLife #BookLover #BookRecommendations
So excited to be reading 𝐍𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨 So excited to be reading 𝐍𝐨 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐞!

Bring an author to work day just got spicy.

River
I moved to Santa Maria for peace and quiet.
Not for a saucy little bookworm determined to ruin both.
But Jasmine Knudsen is the most infuriatingly stubborn woman I've ever met.
Everywhere I go, she's there, refusing to take no for an answer.
She might be winning because I've never wanted anything the way I want her.
But she isn't interested in being caught…until I don't leave her a choice.
Now, we aren't playing her game. We're playing mine.
And when a future with her is on the line?
There's nothing I won't do to win.

Jasmine
I read smut, and I know things. It's what I do.
What I don't do is back down.
So when local romance author, River "I'm Too Good for Your Book Club" Jamison, refuses to come speak, I declare war.
He thought I was kidding when I swore to annoy him until he agreed.
I wasn't.
I thought he was joking when he threatened to have me arrested.
Turns out, the big grump wasn't kidding, either.
Now, he's refusing to drop the charges unless I go out with him.
And I must be losing it because I'm not saying no.
But I did not expect to become the main suspect when his latest manuscript goes missing.
Which means I might end up right back in jail.
Only this time, it's not just my freedom at stake.
It's my heart, too.

📕 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞
✔️ Grumpy x Sunshine
✔️ Stalker Heroine
✔️ Rom-Com
✔️ Small Town Romance
✔️ Age Gap
✔️ Opposites Attract

❤️ 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞→ https://mybook.to/NoControlNR

#instaloveinfluencers
♡♡♡AUDIO SALE ALERT♡♡♡ Hey audio lovers, do we ha ♡♡♡AUDIO SALE ALERT♡♡♡

Hey audio lovers, do we have a deal for you! This Much is True, Twist of Fate AND Trouble, all must-reads from USA Today bestselling author @authortlouise are on sale on audio now for just a limited time! 

Listen to This Much is True FOR FREE now → https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/this-much-is-true-by-tia-louise 

Listen to Twist of Fate for just $1.99 → https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/twist-of-fate-by-tia-louise 

Listen to Trouble for just $1.99 → https://www.chirpbooks.com/audiobooks/trouble-by-tia-louise

#thismuchistrue #twistoffate #trouble #tialouise #onsalenow #audiobooks #audiolovers @literallyyourspr
I am so excited to get to read this! I was lucky e I am so excited to get to read this! I was lucky enough to get the eARC today and am starting on it! 

Title: You’ve Got Hate Mail
Series: Accidentally Infamous
Book #: 1
Release Date: June 16, 2026
Ebook, Audiobook and Paperback 

Narrators: Kristina Ruth Zaharek, Gregory Salinas, supporting cast: Samantha Brentmoor and Stella Hunter

I should’ve worn underwear that day. 

I’d have far less hate mail in my inbox. I’d also still have a job. 
 
But I didn’t wear underwear. And I had a wardrobe malfunction on a livestream. 
 
So now I’m the proud owner of the internet’s most famous… you know. 
 
The good news? I’ve been invited to hide from my sudden infamy at a closed winery with other women who’ve suffered their own five minutes of shame. 
 
The bad news? The winery has a live-in handyman. 
 
A competent, compassionate, patient, sexy, single dad handyman. 
 
Whom I met when I punched him in the face. 
 
Accidentally, of course. But I still get why he’s happy keeping his distance from me. 
 
But when we find out the winery that’s saving my life is in danger of foreclosure, he and I become accidental partners. 
 
No big deal, working with a guy that I’m falling harder for each day. 
 
I’m already the internet’s favorite punching bag. Why not add an unrequited crush to my life? 
 
But what if it’s not unrequited after all? 
 
From USA Today and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author Pippa Grant comes a funny, heartwarming, swoony romance perfect for readers who love protective book boyfriends, found sisterhoods, slow burns, epically awkward meet-cutes, and love conquering all. 
 
Content note: This book contains toxic family and references to bullying, suicide, abuse, and the off-page cancer death of the hero’s first wife several years before the story begins. 

Amazon Ebook: https://readerlinks.com/l/5270161

Amazon Audio: https://readerlinks.com/l/5270164

Audible: https://readerlinks.com/l/5270172

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/250898555-you-ve-got-hate-mail

Preorder comes with a signed copy, an exclusive art print, a mini book, AND a sticker sheet --link for this and all other links are in bio under Book Buzz!

#pippagrant #youvegothatemail #goneviral
📚 LOOK WHAT I'M READING TODAY! Unfortunate Games 📚 LOOK WHAT I'M READING TODAY! 

Unfortunate Games by Nichole Rose

Her fortune wasn't supposed to be her fate.

Emelia
Drunkenly folding my way into a future with the hottest goalie in the league wasn't how I intended to spend Saturday night, but here we are.

Clearly, my besties should not be in charge of Girl's Night activities.

One cootie catcher later, and Royce Elliot is determined to make this wild prediction a reality.

I'm absolutely not interested. Until I am.

He's supposed to be my client, not the man I can't resist.

But with every touch and every kiss, this feels less like a game…
and more like forever.

Royce
I know hockey, not how to win over a stubborn, fiercely independent publicist.

But the second I meet Emelia Jónsson, I stop caring about shutouts.
I care about her.

She says her fortune teller doesn't mean anything—that it's just a childish game.
I say fate handed me an opening, and I'm not going to miss my shot.

I didn't expect her to ignite the way she does for me.
And I never imagined I’d fall this hard, this fast.

She swears this can't happen.
She's wrong.

I'm not backing down until she admits the truth.
We were never just a game.
The two of us were fate.

Tropes include:

🏒 Hockey Romance
🏒He Falls First
🏒 Forced Proximity
🏒 Happily Ever After

Add to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/247062173-unfortunate-games

PreOrder: https://amzn.to/4edFF5j

#currentlyreading #sportsromance #romcombooks #bookstagram #romcombooks #RomanceReads
✨Let's celebrate! It's release day for HEARTSMASHE ✨Let's celebrate! It's release day for HEARTSMASHED by @brookeblaine1! Grab it in KU!

#OneClickNow
Amazon U.S. https://amzn.to/4sljgbq
Amazon Worldwide https://mybook.to/Heartsmashed

This is a fake dating, opposites attract, MM romance! You get a jealous ex, emotional healing + 'I didn't mean to fall'! You do not want to miss out on this one!

#brookeblaine #newbookalert #mmromance @theauthor.agency

Footer

Every Story Begins with a Conversation

Welcome to Storied Conversation, a space dedicated to he thoughtful discussion of books, exploring literary worlds one page at a time.

Categories

See all the posts in a particular category.

  • Facebook
  • Goodreads
  • Instagram
  • Twitter

Copyright © 2026 · Storied Conversation

Lexi Theme by Code + Coconut