Happy (belated) Valentine's Day angels 🎀🪽

On today's episode of Booked & Busy we'll be focusing on 'The Deal' by Elle Kennedy... the perfect fake-dating hockey romance for Valentine's Day!! It's sweet, it's surprisingly deep and emotional, it's... a little cringe tbh. Honestly what else could we ask for?!?!

Instead of doing a heavy synopsis, we'll be mostly chatting about my thoughts and opinions on the characters, their relationship, and why they do the things that they do.

A quick TW for this one: 'The Deal' covers topics like assault and domestic abuse / family trauma, but we touch on it only briefly, so feel free to check the timestamps so you can skip through if needed.

Love you always xoxo,
Olivia

Welcome back to Booked & Busy 📚💘

Today is going to be an extra fun episode because we're joined by Abby Abell, a member of the Amazon Editors team! We're diving into all the best romance and romantasy books of 2025, the most anticipated releases of 2026, and the trends we're seeing in the literary space continuing into 2026.

Get ready to add 20+ more books to your never-ending TBR... because, from enemies to lovers and forced proximity to second-chance romances and love triangles, we have something for EVERYONE this week 🎀🎀

Let me know your favorite books of 2025 and most anticipated releases of 2026 in the comments down below!!

xoxo,
Olivia

Hi angels!!

Welcome back to another episode of Booked & Busy! This week we're not just breaking down one book... we're diving into the ENTIRE 'Twisted' series by our absolute queen, Ana Huang!!

The 'Twisted' series is not just one continuous storyline, but four different emotional fantasies (whether you're into obsessive devotion, enemies-to-lovers, or royal romances), which makes these books perfect for all different types of readers! So for this episode we'll dive into why the 'Twisted' series dominates BookTok, which book you'll probably connect with most based on your favorite romance tropes, and so so much more!

This series was highly requested in our Patreon community, so if you want to weigh in on future books/series to deep dive, be sure to join the conversation! 💓💓

xoxo,
Olivia Ponton