Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 days ago

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I finished 46 books in the first quarter of 2026, and today I share my Top 6 romance reads from January, February and March in my Q1 Reading Wrap Up!

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In this video I share my romance reading starts for the first three months of the year and added in some fun questions so I could also highlight some additional reads that didn't make it to my Top 6 but I still wanted to talk about.

Timestamps and Romance Books Mentioned:
00:00 Introduction & Reading Stats
05:14 Wild Russian Storm by Odette Stone
10:04 Silent Flames by Cate C Wells
13:43 Devil Mine by Khai Hara
16:20 Hold The Line by Julia Wolf
18:52 Love The Way You Lie by Emilia Finn
21:24 Rise of Ink & Smoke by Pam Godwin
24:53 Shortest and Longest Reads of the Quarter
26:27 Spiciest Read of the Quarter
28:32 Best New Release
29:06 Best New To Me Author
32:08 Biggest Disappointment
33:33 Greatest Surprise
35:48 Most Read Author
37:18 Favourite Character
38:44 Wrap Up
39:30 Bloopers

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