{"id":36814,"date":"2026-09-02T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=36814"},"modified":"2026-08-11T20:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T01:00:06","slug":"wotr26-review-loving-sweets-youve-been-gnomed-book-3-by-aj-renee-and-miranda-lynn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/?p=36814","title":{"rendered":"#WOTR26 #Review – Loving Sweets (You\u2019ve Been Gnomed) book 3 by AJ Renee and Miranda Lynn"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Happily ever after is for other people, not menopausal women combating hot flashes as they bake.<\/span><\/strong>
\nMy simple world is upended when Brian Billups barrels into my life like a storm I never saw coming. Crushing on a younger man belongs in the pages of an age-gap romance novel, not in my real, responsible, middle-aged woman life.<\/p>\n

Age is just a number.<\/span><\/strong>
\nNo woman\u2014not even my ex\u2011wife\u2014ever affected me the way Yo Kim does. Just thinking about her sends heat rolling through me, a slow, undeniable burn that refuses to fade. Resisting her feels less like strength and more like denial.
\nIt\u2019s time we both take a second chance on love.
\nI just need to convince her that our story isn\u2019t a fantasy.<\/p>\n

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Twinsie Kelly’s Review<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh, be still my heart! Loving Sweets will capture your heart and make you beg for more! I swear that anyone who reads this book will be able to relate to it in one way or another. You don\u2019t have to be a menopausal woman who feels like a cougar because she is crushing on a young man who would love to sweep her off her feet. And likewise, you don\u2019t have to be the young man who would do anything to make said woman understand how deep his love runs for her, age be damned! Plus, you add in these freaky lil gnomes with Gran spouting off like she normally does that makes everyone blush and you have the perfect combination for a super sweet, cozy, small town, rom com. I just love how all the characters from the past books still interact with the main characters in Loving Sweets. I mean, when love is love, just let it be. Brian and Yo, even though they come from entirely different backgrounds, truly have some chemistry that would make anyone\u2019s heart swoon. They both deserve a shot at happiness. Everyone else sees it but how they go about getting there, is quite the journey. Lovingly sweet!<\/p>\n

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AJ Renee<\/strong><\/p>\n

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AJ Renee is a military wife and mother of three. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with her Master of Science in Criminal Justice and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology.<\/p>\n

She loves to read and write steamy romance with a happily ever after. When not working, you can find her playing World of Warcraft, board games, or outdoors for a run or hike.<\/p>\n

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Miranda Lynn<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Escaping reality one book at a time has been Miranda\u2019s motto since she learned to read. As an only child raised on a dairy farm her creative imagination brought words to life. She devoured more books growing up than her little town bookmobile could handle. It was inevitable that she would turn from reading them to writing them. This is her way to help not only herself but others escape the day to day drudge. Her books may take you on a journey through time, give you a look inside a fantasy realm, or delve into the magic of almost anything paranormal. Threading in heart stopping romance and dropping an occasional super sexy scene just to keep you on your toes.<\/p>\n

Miranda\u2019s stories are focused around strong female leads and sexy males who appreciate them. She strives to encourage her readers that they can have it all in real life too.<\/p>\n

You can find her most days either subbing at the local high school or tucked away in her office working on the next story with a cup of java in her hand. She loves connecting with her readers online as well as in real life so make sure to find her on Facebook and check out where she will be signing throughout the year on her website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Happily ever after is for other people, not menopausal women combating hot flashes as they bake. My simple world is upended when Brian Billups barrels into my life like a storm I never saw coming. Crushing on a younger man belongs in the pages of an age-gap romance novel, not in my real, responsible, middle-aged … Continue reading #WOTR26 #Review – Loving Sweets (You\u2019ve Been Gnomed) book 3 by AJ Renee and Miranda Lynn<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1136,1204,838,137,590],"tags":[850,789],"class_list":["post-36814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2nd-chance","category-age-gap","category-review","category-romantic-comedy","category-writers-on-the-river-attending-author","tag-aj-renee","tag-miranda-lynn"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paSW8H-9zM","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=36814"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36815,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36814\/revisions\/36815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=36814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=36814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/twinsietalk.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=36814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}