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Podcast

495. Fearless Knitting and Writing with Vanessa North

I follow Vanessa North on Instagram and after she posted a picture of her first completed project of 2022, I had to talk to her about knitting. So of course we also talk about gender, crafting, raising fearless trans teenagers, photography, and writing romance. Plus book recs, as always. LPT: Always Buy Extra Buttons! … Music: purple-planet.com

Book Review

Flying Gold by Vanessa North

Flying Gold

Sometimes the right book comes along just when you need it, and that was Flying Gold for me. I love reading about a heroine’s personal growth but have no patience for heroes who have to learn not to be assholes. I’ve been easily distracted lately, and this second chance romance set in a world I know nothing about, amateur classic car racing, hit my sweet spot. My tolerance for plot stress is zero right now, … Continue reading Flying Gold by Vanessa North

Book Review

Hard Chrome by Vanessa North

Hard Chrome

Hard Chrome is a contemporary romance where a woman returns home after the death of her dad to take over his auto body shop. The shop also specializes in classic car restoration and repairs. Unfortunately, I realized early on this was going to be a perfect storm of “No thanks” due to rude and judgmental behavior from the protagonists that was offensive and reminded me too much of people I try to stay away from. … Continue reading Hard Chrome by Vanessa North

Book Review

Roller Girl by Vanessa North

Roller Girl

I was reading Twitter on the treadmill Monday morning when I saw an announcement go by that this book had been released. F/F romance with a trans heroine and roller derby? It is a testament to some kind of total body skill that I managed to one-click buy without falling off or hitting the wall. Apparently, I have walking muscle memory and one-click buy muscle memory in equal amounts. I started reading while walking, and … Continue reading Roller Girl by Vanessa North

The Rec League: Queer Communities

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This Rec League comes from Will. Thanks, Will! I’m looking for a recommendation of a queer romance novel (ideally f/f or m/m or trans) with great side characters. I’d love a book with the feeling that the side characters have their own lives and their own stories. Bonus points if they don’t ship the main couple, get bored when the main character talks about their love life or are so occupied with their own problems … Continue reading The Rec League: Queer Communities

The Rec League: Small Town Competitions

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This is another request from our Submit Your Rec League post and it comes from Anne: Characters who compete in local competitions like the neighborhood garden award or a county fair baking competition. Bonus points for a rivalry with a dastardly neighbor that both main characters love to annoy. This one was a little tricky for us, so any and all recommendations are welcome! Tara: The leads join a weekly cornhole game in Beautiful Dreamer … Continue reading The Rec League: Small Town Competitions

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Flying Gold

Flying Gold

American Heavy Metal is Tiffani Ellis’s sanctuary, or at least it was before her dad died. Being in charge means her own dreams are firmly on the back burner. Now she spends as much time fixing problems as she does the cars she loves. She’s already struggling to find her feet; the last thing she needs is the man who broke her heart showing up at her shop with a car he doesn’t deserve to … Continue reading Flying Gold

The Rec League: Transgender Romances

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NB: Welcome to Flashback Friday! Carrie reviewed Dreadnought, a superhero story with a transgender teen that was a bit disappointing. If you’re looking for more transgender characters, especially in romance, check out our previous Rec League! This post was originally published December 22, 2016. Last month, we had a Rec League with a focus on lesbian romances and there were some amazing recommendations. Hopefully, we can repeat that success with transgender romances! I recently did a post … Continue reading The Rec League: Transgender Romances

Book Review

The Secret Ingredient by KD Fisher

The Secret Ingredient

The Secret Ingredient’s premise appealed to me because it has two chefs falling in love in a small town. I expected a fun comfort read and was pleasantly surprised when it delivered more than that, especially through one of the leads, Adah. Adah Campbell’s excited for a fresh start with her son, Pete, in South Bay, Maine. After working her way up from greasy spoons to fine dining restaurants in Chicago over the last decade, … Continue reading The Secret Ingredient by KD Fisher

The Rec League: “Unsexy Jobs”

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This suggestions comes from Rebecca in the comments of our Submit Your Rec League post: Heroes and heroines with unsexy jobs- e.g. administrators, accountants, city clerk. No lawyer/doctor/architect/owner of charming small business. HR professionals fall in love too! Carrie: Both the upcoming A Princess for Christmas and Get a Life, Chloe Brown have heroes who are apartment building supervisors/maintenance workers and the hero of Take a Hint, Dani Brown is a security worker at a … Continue reading The Rec League: “Unsexy Jobs”

Whatcha Reading? March 2019 Edition

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Give us a drumroll! Give us some fanfare! It’s…Whatcha Reading time! I think we can all agree this is everyone’s favorite post. We get to squee and gripe, and also add an unnecessary amount of books to our TBR piles. Join us, won’t you? Sarah: I’m currently listening to Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston , which is exactly the level of snarky and silly I needed, and I’m enjoying it tremendously. I’m currently between … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? March 2019 Edition