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  Better Hate than Never  by Chloe Liese The Wilmot Sisters #2 Published: 10th October 2023 by Piatkus I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way affects my review. I've read one of Liese's other books before, If Only You  in her Bergman Brothers series, and I really enjoyed it, so I couldn't wait to read this one as it looked like the perfect Autumn romance, and it really was! I always appreciate how Liese writes neurodivergent characters, as it doesn't feel forced or that she's doing it for anything other than creating meaningful representation for people who may not have previously been able to see themselves in the characters of romance books, and Better Hate than Never  is no exception to this. It was so satisfying to see how people's misconceptions of Katerina changed once, especially Christopher's, as she was finally able to explain herself and the reasons behind her so-called flighty actions, and I felt it reall

 I thought it would be nice to keep up this little end-of-year holiday romance round-up tradition (starting last year)! Wrapped with a Beau   by Lillie Vale Published: 12th October 2023   I received a copy of this e-book from the publisher via NetGalley. This in no way affects my review. I enjoyed this book so much! I do feel as though Christmas romances can become a bit oversaturated, especially in recent years as they have become a hit, but this one really stood out to me amongst them all (and kept my attention when I was quick to put down others!). The premise is as ridiculous as you would expect, about Elisha who works as a location scout for films and wants her cosy small-town to be used for an upcoming highly-anticipated sequel. I do enjoy film and book tie-ins, and it reminded me of the great Julie Murphy Christmas book A Merry Little Meet Cute  in the best way possible with this aspect. The chemistry between Elisha and the owner of the sought-after house Ves was really great, a