Can't Wait Wednesday!

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Tressa at Wishful Endings that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

I am combining CWW with Books From the Backlog hosted by Carole at Carole's Random Life in Books. This will allow me to feature some newly "rediscovered" books, which I plan on reading, alongside a new release.

This week I can't wait for

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Technically Yours by Denise Williams
Published by Berkley on December 5, 2023
Age/Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance
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Seven years ago, he fell in love with a stranger he couldn’t have—today, she’s back in his life and the sparks between them threaten to set her career on fire.

Pearl Harris has learned the hard way to be careful in work and in love. When she is appointed acting director of OurCode, a nonprofit aimed at inspiring high schoolers to code, she has a chance to make lasting change for the organization, but a scandal has put their reputation at risk. Further complicating matters, Pearl didn’t expect the one man she hasn’t stopped thinking about in seven years to be the newest member of her board of directors.

Cord Matthews fell for Pearl when they met in an elevator seven years ago. She’s just his type: smart, capable, and makes him laugh, but when she broke his heart, he decided love wasn’t for him. After five years with no contact, their connection is immediate despite the many roadblocks in their way and Cord must consider breaking his ban on serious relationships. But going public with a romance between them might derail Pearl’s career and the progress she’s made at OurCode.

Pearl and Cord both are hesitant to trust their feelings and take a risk as they grow closer, but it becomes impossible to keep ignoring the electricity between them. Cord is a skilled programmer, but a workplace romance might spell disaster for both of them, and love isn’t easily debugged.

I adore Williams' books. She always writes fantastic female leads, many who at STEM super stars. That is a huge plus for me, but her romances are also fun, emotional, and uplifting. Once again, we have a woman in STEM, and she is reunited with a man from her past. Seven years, and they still burn for each other. I love that! I also am always up for a second chance romance. Many pluses here, for me, and I am excited to see how these two work out the job related issues on the way to their HEA. 

 

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The House on Tradd Street by Karen White
Published by Berkley on November 4, 2008
Age/Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Mystery
Goodreads

Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she's going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog, and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets.

Enter Jack Trenholm, a gorgeous writer obsessed with unsolved mysteries. He has reason to believe that diamonds from the Confederate Treasury are hidden in the house. So he turns the charm on with Melanie, only to discover he's the smitten one...

It turns out Jack's search has caught the attention of a malevolent ghost. Now, Jack and Melanie must unravel a mystery of passion, heartbreak, and even murder.

I had read The Shop on Royal Street. I enjoyed this spinoff so much, I wanted to circle back to where it all began and read the Tradd Street books. So far, I am enjoying learning how it all began with Melanie and Jack. These characters were featured in the Royal Street book though they are not main characters. I am looking forward to working my way through the whole series which also included the main characters from Royal Street. 

What are you waiting on?
Let us know in the comments!