My guest today is author Farah Heron, whose latest book, Kamila Knows Best, is an updated spin on the Jane Austen classic Emma! Along the way we talk about: Updating a unique, challenging character Addressing the age gap between the characters The importance of hot wet saris Curly hair care techniques Lipstick recommendations What are your favorite Emma retellings? And what are your go-to lip color recommendations? … Music: purple-planet.com
Good morning! It’s a slow content day, so that means Wednesday Links is up first thing! This evening, I will be off to Germany, after having weeks of anxiety about traveling. Thank goodness I also had therapy yesterday to get all my thoughts and feelings out. I have an overnight flight with a stopover in Iceland. I’m very excited to be reunited with my brother, who I haven’t seen in at least 3 years. Also, … Continue reading Links: Crochet, Farah Heron, & More
GUEST RECOMMENDED: A Scot to the Heart by Caroline Linden is $1.99! This one earned a B grade from guest reviewer Morgan:
A Scot to the Heart is a solid book. The house party alone makes it well worth reading. You’ll likely love these characters as much as I did.
CW/TW: brief discussions of unidentified eating disorders and depression I cannot emphasize enough how hungry this book will make you. Accidentally Engaged might be my top pick for “don’t read while hungry.” Between our heroine Reena’s bread baking (there’s rye, there’s challah, there’s an ongoing battle with a sourdough starter) and her Indian and East African cooking, I was craving a feast pretty much the whole time I was reading this book. Reena is a … Continue reading Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
RECOMMENDED: A Notorious Vow by Joanna Shupe is $3.99! This was my first Shupe and I loved it. Feel free to read my review, where I gave it an A-:
This book is a gem. It gave me those starry-eyed, book-drunk feelings that were very reminiscent of when I finished my first Lisa Kleypas historical.
I started reading The Chai Factor with the expectation of a frothy, funny, and light-hearted rom-com. The blurb promised a barbershop quartet, after all! By the time I finished, I knew that I was both right and wrong. It’s a rom-com in every sense of the word: disastrous meet-cute (or a meet-disaster), comic and endearing secondary characters, witty and laughter-inducing dialogue, swoonworthy moments, and a well-earned happily after. TW/CW: It also deals with serious topics … Continue reading The Chai Factor by Farah Heron
Includes a special introduction by USA TODAY bestselling author, Mia Sosa, author of The Worst Best Man and The Wedding Crasher! It’s the end of the world as they know it—or so they think… When an international warning siren accidentally goes off, convincing everyone that a meteor shower may just be the end of life as they know it, six couples—friends, exes, crushes and rivals—must take shelter. Inhibitions are abandoned, confessions are made and love blossoms, but what … Continue reading Even If the Sky is Falling
There are two things that you need to know about me at the moment. I’ve never done a reading challenge in my life. I’m in a comfortable, if stuck, reading rut. I read the same sort of things set in the same world, over and over again. Solution? Sailing the seven seas of love! It’s my international reading challenge. Here’s the outline so far… Duration: August to December 2023 Goal: Collecting as many countries as … Continue reading Sailing the Seven Seas of Love: Lara’s International Reading Challenge
Audiobook listeners and romance readers! We’re once again happy to announce AudioFile’s Best of Romance list for audiobook narration. For those who don’t know, AudioFile is a magazine available in print and online that reviews audiobooks. You can also check out the rest of their Best Of categories! Here’s what romances made AudioFile’s list, along with links to their reviews: We continue to abide by the Harper Collins Union request that we not promote, feature, … Continue reading AudoFile’s 2022 Best of Romance Audiobooks
Wait, it’s Wednesday again? How did that happen? I feel like this week is just flying by. Does it feel that way for you? I had a tattoo consult this week and I’m getting ready for my third beauty in October. I’m so excited for this one to join the ranks of my romance novel tattoo and the tattoo I have of my cat in space. … There’s a new Twitter account that may be … Continue reading Links: Fundraising, Pokemon, & More
Hellooooo! Bookstore Romance Day is this Saturday, August 21st and there are so many independent bookstores participating this year. Here’s a list of all the stores involved and definitely check to see if a store near you is doing anything fun! Last year, I hosted three virtual panels for Belmont Books for different romantic subgenres: contemporary, fantasy and paranormal, and historical. They’re all watchable at the Belmont Books YouTube channel. This year, I’m just doing … Continue reading Bookstore Romance Day!
