Once Ghosted, Twice Shy | Can't Escape Love by Alyssa Cole

Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole | Reluctant Royals #2.5 
January 8th 2019 | Avon Impulse 
Source: Bought 

While her boss the prince was busy wooing his betrothed, Likotsi had her own love affair after swiping right on a dating app. But her romance had ended in heartbreak, and now, back in NYC again, she’s determined to rediscover her joy—so of course she runs into the woman who broke her heart.
When Likotsi and Fabiola meet again on a stalled subway train months later, Fab asks for just one cup of tea. Likotsi, hoping to know why she was unceremoniously dumped, agrees. Tea and food soon leads to them exploring the city together, and their past, with Fab slowly revealing why she let Likotsi go, and both of them wondering if they can turn this second chance into a happily ever after.

Y'all Once Ghosted, Twice Shy is such a cute and fluffy f/f novella that I don't really have enough words for it. I loved how the story went from before and during their second meeting. I love the idea of unexpectedly meeting someone you know you love but circumstances get in the way of you being together. From their connection to getting over their turbulences, I loved reading about Latoksi and Fabiola.

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Can't Escape Love by Alyssa Cole | Reluctant Royals #2.6 

March 19th 2019 | Avon Impulse 

Source: Bought

Regina Hobbs is nerdy by nature, businesswoman by nurture. She's finally taking her pop culture-centered media enterprise, Girls with Glasses, to the next level, but the stress is forcing her to face a familiar supervillain: insomnia. The only thing that helps her sleep when things get this bad is the deep, soothing voice of puzzle-obsessed live streamer Gustave Nguyen. The problem? His archive has been deleted.

Gus has been tasked with creating an escape room themed around a romance anime…except he knows nothing about romance or anime. Then mega-nerd and anime expert Reggie comes calling, and they make a trade: his voice for her knowledge. But when their online friendship has IRL chemistry, will they be able to escape love?

When it comes to romance novellas, I always have to read them with a grain of salt. I'm not the biggest fan of insta-love and when it comes to shorter stories about people falling in love, there is usually some sort of insta-love involved. I hesitate to call Can't Escape Love a second-chance romance since Reggie and Gus don't meet until this story even though they've known each other for a while but I'm sure some would. My qualms aside, I really enjoyed Can't Escape Love. I loved seeing the diversity in this book and how both characters interact with their respective differences (Reggie and her disability and Gus and his autism). Reggie and Gus had the cutest, fluffiest romance of this entire series with very little drama or conflict.