Better than Fiction by Alexa Martin

Drew Young hasn't had time to mourn her grandmother's passing. Instead, she's been focusing her life on the bookstore her grandmother left her. She's feeling inadequate because she doesn't have her grandmother's charm or knowledge of books. She doesn't even have a love of books. Her love was photography but she had to give that up in order to run the store. Her grandmother's cronies are trying to help (probably) by getting a hot romance author to come in to talk to the book club. Drew is not impressed. Not by his handsome face, or gorgeous eyes, or charm... When the cronies set them up on a date, she is REALLY not amused. But Jasper manages to charm her anyway. But he's keeping some secrets that Drew might not appreciate.

Drews love for her grandmother and her grandmother's love for her both shine through and are the best part of this story. There are also some subplots with Drew's half-sister who is trying to get to know Drew better and Drew's father who is not nearly so nice. 

Four stars

This book comes out November 8, 2022

ARC kindly provided by Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley

Opinions are my own

Intercepted by Alexa Martin

Marlee Harper has devoted her life to her NFL-star boyfriend for ten years. Ten. Years. She's dealt with his tantrums, she's put up with the WAGs that mock her, and she's been devoted. Too bad he hasn't been. So she dumps his ass and makes a vow never to date another athlete. Even the quarterback who she had a hot one-night stand with a bazillion years ago. The one who kept her grandmother's necklace and even gave it back.
This was a fast, fun, and fluffy book. I had to read the end to make sure it was worth reading because it took me awhile to get into it but it was fun and Marlee's character growth was mostly amazing though it did happen in, like, the last sixth of the book.

Three and a half stars
This book came out September 11, 2018
Hard copy from library
Opinions are my own