{"id":17659,"date":"2017-01-04T14:39:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T19:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?page_id=17659"},"modified":"2022-10-13T03:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T03:22:39","slug":"top-picks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Picks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #21275b; font-size: 24pt;\"><strong>Top Picks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-17659\" data-postid=\"17659\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-17659 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_3rlc150 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_ogs7515 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module post -->\n<div  class=\"module module-post tb_gkyc395  tb_fullwidth_image\">\n        <div  class=\"builder-posts-wrap loops-wrapper grid2 tf_clear tf_clearfix\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-32087\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-32087 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-landra category-reviews category-sourcebooks-publishing-companies tag-4-5-stars tag-contemporary-romance tag-recommend tag-recommended-reads tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/23\/review-a-girl-like-her-by-talia-hibbert\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a-girl-like-her-talia-hibbert-683x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-32088\" title=\"a-girl-like-her-talia-hibbert\" alt=\"a-girl-like-her-talia-hibbert\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a-girl-like-her-talia-hibbert.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/a-girl-like-her-talia-hibbert.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2026-03-23\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>March 23, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/23\/review-a-girl-like-her-by-talia-hibbert\/\">Review \u2764\ufe0f A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert<\/a>\n\t\t\t    <\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t    \n\t    <p>She&#8217;s hard to hold onto, but he&#8217;s good with his hands&#8230;Prickly, autistic, and shadowed by a scandalous past, Ruth Kabbah will always be Ravenswood&#8217;s black [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/.post-content -->\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-32045\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-32045 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-berkley category-landra category-penguin-group category-reviews tag-4-5-stars tag-contemporary tag-contemporary-romance tag-recommend tag-recommended-reads tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2026\/01\/28\/review-the-re-do-list-by-denise-williams\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-redo-list-denise-williams-664x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-32046\" title=\"the-redo-list-denise-williams\" alt=\"the-redo-list-denise-williams\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-redo-list-denise-williams.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-redo-list-denise-williams.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2026-01-28\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>January 28, 2026<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a 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Now, reeling from their very public breakup, she wants to get a re-do on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/.post-content -->\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-31945\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-31945 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-berkley category-michelle category-penguin-group category-reviews tag-4-5-stars tag-paranormal-romance tag-recommended-reads tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/11\/review-love-at-first-sighting-by-mallory-marlowe\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe-664x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31946\" title=\"love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe\" alt=\"love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2025-10-11\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>October 11, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/11\/review-love-at-first-sighting-by-mallory-marlowe\/\">Review \u2764\ufe0f Love at First Sighting by Mallory Marlowe<\/a>\n\t\t\t    <\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t    \n\t    <p>Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to have a picture-perfect life. But what El wants more than anything is to find something real to make her heart race in a way it hasn\u2019t in years. <\/p>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/.post-content -->\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-31925\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-31925 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-canary-street-press category-harpercollins category-landra category-reviews tag-4-5-stars tag-historical-romantasy tag-recommend tag-recommended-reads tag-romantasy tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/03\/review-the-sea-witch-by-eva-leigh\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/the-sea-witch-eva-leigh-683x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31926\" title=\"the-sea-witch-eva-leigh\" alt=\"the-sea-witch-eva-leigh\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/the-sea-witch-eva-leigh.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/the-sea-witch-eva-leigh.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2025-09-03\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>September 3, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/09\/03\/review-the-sea-witch-by-eva-leigh\/\">Review \u2764\ufe0f The Sea Witch by Eva Leigh<\/a>\n\t\t\t    <\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t    \n\t    <p>Condemned as a witch, sentenced to die, Alys Tanner uses her innate magical power to flee Puritanical New England. Stealing a ship, Alys becomes captain [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/.post-content -->\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-31814\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-31814 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-berkley category-christine category-penguin-group category-reviews tag-4-5-stars tag-amateur-sleuths tag-cozy-mystery tag-mystery tag-recommend tag-recommended-reads tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/03\/review-snowy-chance-with-a-chance-of-murder-by-barbara-early\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/snowy-with-a-chance-of-murder-barbara-early-683x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31762\" title=\"snowy-with-a-chance-of-murder-barbara-early\" alt=\"snowy-with-a-chance-of-murder-barbara-early\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/snowy-with-a-chance-of-murder-barbara-early.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/snowy-with-a-chance-of-murder-barbara-early.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2025-04-03\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>April 3, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/03\/review-snowy-chance-with-a-chance-of-murder-by-barbara-early\/\">Review \ud83d\udd0d Snowy Chance With a Chance of Murder by Barbara Early<\/a>\n\t\t\t    <\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t    \n\t    <p>Jessica Fletcher has taken a nasty spill on the ice, leaving her in a wheelchair for several weeks. She tries to work on her latest manuscript but finds&#8230;<\/p>\n\t    \n    <\/div>\n    <!-- \/.post-content -->\n\n    <\/article>\n\n\n\t\n\t<article id=\"post-31791\" class=\"post tf_clearfix post-31791 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-ace category-michelle category-penguin-group category-reviews tag-4-5-stars tag-recommend tag-recommended-reads tag-romantasy tag-top-picks\">\n\n\t    \n\t    \n\t\t    <figure class=\"post-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/26\/review-blood-beneath-the-snow-by-alexandra-kennington\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blood-beneath-the-snow-alexandra-kennington-683x1024.jpg?resize=400%2C350&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"400\" height=\"350\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-31763\" title=\"blood-beneath-the-snow-alexandra-kennington\" alt=\"blood-beneath-the-snow-alexandra-kennington\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blood-beneath-the-snow-alexandra-kennington.jpg?resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/blood-beneath-the-snow-alexandra-kennington.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=400%2C350&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/figure>\n\n\t\t    \n\t    <div class=\"post-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    <time datetime=\"2025-03-26\" class=\"post-date\"\n\t\t\t  pubdate>March 26, 2025<\/time>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"post-title\">\n\t\t\t\t    <a href=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/26\/review-blood-beneath-the-snow-by-alexandra-kennington\/\">Review \u2764\ufe0f Blood Beneath the Snow by Alexandra Kennington<\/a>\n\t\t\t    <\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t    \n\t    <p>Revna is no stranger to struggle. 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