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December 9, 2024 72 mins
Jess and Trisha offer a few more gifting recommendations and then talk about some of their favorite new books of 2024. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! At Tailored Book Recommendations, we’ve recommended over 150,000 books to readers of every type. And we’ve got good news— TBR makes a novel gift for the book lover on your list! All your gift recipient has to do is fill out a survey about their reading likes and dislikes, and our expert bibliologists will use their bookish knowledge to round up three personalized recommendations for reads we think they’ll love. Whether they’re a mystery maven, a historical fiction fanatic, or a contemporary connoisseur, we’ve got the chops to match the book lover in your life with their next favorite read. And it only takes a few clicks to gift TBR! Simply head to mytbr.co/gift to get started. You can even schedule the delivery of the welcome email, which means no more waiting on gifts to arrive last minute. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Check out Book Riot's Best Books of 2024! Books Discussed Fast Track Fiance by Amanda Cinelli Amor, Actually by Adriana Herrara et al Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria Loving the Secret Billionaire by Adriana Anders Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare At First Smile by Melissa Whitney  Play it Again by Aidan Wayne The Turning Point by Francis Ray Payback’s a Witch by Lana Harper  Salt Magic, Skin Magic by Lee Welch Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chencia C. Higgens Tea for Two by C.M. Nascosta Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger  The Stars Too Fondly by Emily Hamilton Aurora’s Angel by Emily Noon Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao Heat and Run by Adriana Herrera A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell  The Prospects by KT Hoffman A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C Higgins A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams Even if We’re Broken by A.M. Weald Queen of Dreams by Kit Rocha Nine Tailed by Jayci Lee The Lily of Ludgate Hill by Mimi Matthews A Novel Love Story by Ashley Poston Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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