Check out A Book Lovin’ Mama’s Blog Challenge Update for Romanceopoly, Books Read for June 2026, Monthly Review Round-Up for June 2026, StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic, and Upcoming Reviews for July 2026.

Reading Challenges for 2026 (Updates)

I’m participating in the Romanceopoly Challenge hosted by Under the Covers Book Blog this year.

I completed one reading challenge prompt for the Spring Event – Bloom & Brawl and one reading challenge prompt for Heart and Spoons Club.

Heart and Spoons Club

• The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton (Softest of Tropes: Read a comfort trope romance (single parent, cinnamon roll, found family, childhood crush)

Bloom & Brawl – Spring Event

• The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker (Heartstopper Hustle: Read a romance with flowers or nature.)

Recap of June 2026 Reviews

• [3 Jun] First Drop of Crimson by Jeaniene Frost ★★★★
• [5 Jun] XOXO, Summer by S.L. Scott ★★★★½
• [7 Jun] A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston ★★★½
• [8 Jun] The Ember and the Emerald by Gena Showalter ★★★★
• [10 Jun] Taking First by M.J. Fields ★★★
• [15 Jun] Archangel's Enigma by Nalini Singh ★★★★★
• [16 Jun] Beyond the Highland Mist by Karen Marie Moning ★★★½
• [19 Jun] The Singles Table by Sara Desai ★★★★
• [21 Jun] Overture of Eden and Ash by Gwendylan Quinn ★★★½
• [22 Jun] The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton ★★★★½
• [24 Jun] Through the Storm by Natalie Parker ★★★★
• [28 Jun] Soulgazer by Maggie Rapier ★★★★

StoryGraph Wrap-Up Graphic for June 2026

Upcoming Reviews for July 2026

• Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

• Royal Elite Epilogue by Rina Kent

• The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker

• Her Perfect Mate by Paige Tyler

• Bigger Than the Mountain Sky by Gwyn McNamee

• Soul by Eva Simmons

• Fantasy in Death by J.D. Robb

and many more.

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Owner/Reviewer at A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog

I guess I should type a bio here. I'm FranJessca, or Fran for short. I'm the owner/reviewer behind A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog. I've been reading and reviewing books on my blog since leaving the Navy in 2011, and I will keep doing it as long as possible. My favorite genres will always be Romance & Fantasy, and I read every subgenre underneath those two genres. (Sorry, not a fan of nonfiction, so don't try to convince me to read it.)
My obsession with reading started over 30+ years ago when I went to my first Scholastic Book Fair and found R.L. Stine's Fear Street series. Later, I came across Anne Rice's novels at my public library when I was fourteen when my obsession with vampires started. I was the girl who preferred to be a vampire over a princess any day. My husband says I would leave him a heartbeat for a vampire that looked like Spike or Angel (from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries. (It's true, though, and he's accepted it.)

Latest posts by FranJessca (see all)

• June 2026 Monthly Reading Wrap-Up - July 1, 2026
• Review: ‘Soulgazer’ by Maggie Rapier - June 28, 2026
• ARC Review: ‘Through the Storm’ by Natalie Parker - June 24, 2026