{"id":31945,"date":"2025-10-11T11:05:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=31945"},"modified":"2025-10-11T11:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T15:08:11","slug":"review-love-at-first-sighting-by-mallory-marlowe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/11\/review-love-at-first-sighting-by-mallory-marlowe\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Love at First Sighting by Mallory Marlowe"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-31945\" data-postid=\"31945\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-31945 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_y5yi97 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_8fjx97 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_xqdz97 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" 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?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_t3yw97 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">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\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">real\u00a0<\/span>to make her heart race in a way it hasn\u2019t in years. She doesn\u2019t expect that feeling to come from capturing footage of an unidentified flying . . .\u00a0<span class=\"a-text-italic\">thing<\/span>, much less from the charming Man in Black who keeps following her around.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Agent Carter Brody is trying his best to keep the Private Intelligence Sector afloat by dragging their hopelessly out-of-date office into this century, even though what he really wants to do is follow in his father\u2019s footsteps by identifying and hiding extraterrestrial sightings. He gets his chance after being assigned to El\u2019s case and is stopped in his tracks not only by her ingenuity and confidence but also by an unnerving coincidence\u2014her sighting looks eerily like what Carter himself saw right before a family tragedy.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The deeper El and Carter fall into the mystery, the harder it is for them to ignore their growing chemistry as their own alien feelings become dangerously terrestrial.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_1kb097 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2ma497  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png?resize=296%2C72&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 15, 2025<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote class=\"quotes\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThe lights flash from white to red to blue and it picks up speed. So do I. Then a horrible thought crosses my mind: Am I getting abducted by aliens? Like actual, for real aliens? Aliens are so not my brand. I believe their real because the universe is too big for us to be the smartest things out there, but I did not expect them to come to Earth. I did not expect them to follow me home from my photo shoot. I know I\u2019m hot and might be hearty stock for their intergalactic babies, but I didn\u2019t think they\u2019d pick me. My brain plays an Instagram carousel of photos of what\u2019s to come \u2013 little green men standing over my bed, probing, way too much chrome.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve been meaning to read <strong>Mallory Marlowe<\/strong> before, but I regret not getting to them sooner. What a pleasant surprise this book turned out to be! It embodies everything I think a Romcom should be. It was funny and engaging, full of banter that just made you laugh out loud. The characters had depth, but didn\u2019t take themselves too seriously or try too hard.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El<\/strong> and Carter\u2019s relationship was a delightful journey. <strong>Carter<\/strong> truly cared about the real El, not the curated version of her from her Instagram feed. He\u2019s sweet and loving, and makes El feel safe to be herself, which I found incredibly romantic. I loved the twist on <strong>Men in Black<\/strong> and their quest for the truth. The writing was fantastic. It hooked me from page one. This is definitely a book you don\u2019t want to put down, so be prepared to read it in one sitting. I know I am excited to explore more of her work!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you enjoy romantic comedies like those by <strong>Lynn Painter<\/strong> or <strong>Meghan Quinn<\/strong>, then this will be right up your alley.<\/p><p><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_fcrh97 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KM78Qz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/43fXlsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe\/1146546150?ean=9780593640111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-at-first-sighting?sId=e48126fe-38f1-4fd5-820b-615a12e6f00e&amp;ssId=68lm0e67IG386X1-GgMcw&amp;cPos=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Mallory_Marlowe_Love_at_First_Sighting?id=UrAwEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles social media influencer El Martin seems to have a picture-perfect life. 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src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg\" 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?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 973px) 100vw, 973px\" \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">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\u00a0real\u00a0to make her heart race in a way it hasn\u2019t in years. She doesn\u2019t expect that feeling to come from capturing footage of an unidentified flying . . .\u00a0thing, much less from the charming Man in Black who keeps following her around.<br \/><br \/>Agent Carter Brody is trying his best to keep the Private Intelligence Sector afloat by dragging their hopelessly out-of-date office into this century, even though what he really wants to do is follow in his father\u2019s footsteps by identifying and hiding extraterrestrial sightings. He gets his chance after being assigned to El\u2019s case and is stopped in his tracks not only by her ingenuity and confidence but also by an unnerving coincidence\u2014her sighting looks eerily like what Carter himself saw right before a family tragedy.<br \/><br \/>The deeper El and Carter fall into the mystery, the harder it is for them to ignore their growing chemistry as their own alien feelings become dangerously terrestrial.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Aug 15, 2025<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Sensual<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>\u201cThe lights flash from white to red to blue and it picks up speed. So do I. Then a horrible thought crosses my mind: Am I getting abducted by aliens? Like actual, for real aliens? Aliens are so not my brand. I believe their real because the universe is too big for us to be the smartest things out there, but I did not expect them to come to Earth. I did not expect them to follow me home from my photo shoot. I know I\u2019m hot and might be hearty stock for their intergalactic babies, but I didn\u2019t think they\u2019d pick me. My brain plays an Instagram carousel of photos of what\u2019s to come \u2013 little green men standing over my bed, probing, way too much chrome.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I\u2019ve been meaning to read <strong>Mallory Marlowe<\/strong> before, but I regret not getting to them sooner. What a pleasant surprise this book turned out to be! It embodies everything I think a Romcom should be. It was funny and engaging, full of banter that just made you laugh out loud. The characters had depth, but didn\u2019t take themselves too seriously or try too hard.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>El<\/strong> and Carter\u2019s relationship was a delightful journey. <strong>Carter<\/strong> truly cared about the real El, not the curated version of her from her Instagram feed. He\u2019s sweet and loving, and makes El feel safe to be herself, which I found incredibly romantic. I loved the twist on <strong>Men in Black<\/strong> and their quest for the truth. The writing was fantastic. It hooked me from page one. This is definitely a book you don\u2019t want to put down, so be prepared to read it in one sitting. I know I am excited to explore more of her work!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you enjoy romantic comedies like those by <strong>Lynn Painter<\/strong> or <strong>Meghan Quinn<\/strong>, then this will be right up your alley.<\/p><p><em>~ Michelle<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KM78Qz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/43fXlsl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/love-at-first-sighting-mallory-marlowe\/1146546150?ean=9780593640111\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/love-at-first-sighting?sId=e48126fe-38f1-4fd5-820b-615a12e6f00e&amp;ssId=68lm0e67IG386X1-GgMcw&amp;cPos=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Mallory_Marlowe_Love_at_First_Sighting?id=UrAwEQAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31945"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31945\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31958,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31945\/revisions\/31958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}