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Jess and Trisha discuss book recommendations and backlist favorites from 2025.

Jess and Trisha finally get around to closing out some recommendations and backlist favorites from 2025 (it’s still January, so it’s fine!). Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! News: Hooray for Book Club in 2026! Read Futbolista by Jonny Garza Villa with us! Books Discussed: The Wren in the Holly Library by KA Linde Tommy Cabot Was Here by Cat Sebastian Game Changer by Rachel Reid This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me by Ilona Andrews Love is a War Song by Danica Nava The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang It Had to Be Him by Adib Khorram No Ordinary Love by Myah Ariel The Enchanted Hacienda by J.C. Cervantes The Romantic Agenda by Claire Kann The Bodyguard by Katherine Center Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins Role Playing by Cathy Yardley The Uptown Girls series by Joanna Shupe (start with The Rogue of Fifth Avenue) The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels by India Holton After Hours at Dooryard Books by Cat Sebastian The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope The Redemption of Philip Thane By Lisa Berne Luca by Grey Huffington Just Right by Shon Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin…

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