Here’s how we’re wrapping up our reading this July: Shana: I just finished All the Right Notes by Dominic Lim and I adored it. It’s a beautiful gay romance about a pianist who reconnects with his first love. I almost cried when it ended because I didn’t want it to be over. Elyse: I have been struggling hard with anxiety over the election and general state of the world. When my brain gets overwhelmed I … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2024, Part Two →
This week, due to my life being full of busy adult things, I’m recapping two episodes in one. Yes, that’s a lot for any liver to take, but I have my emotional support foster cat, Picasso, to aid me in this endeavor. Picasso is big with a giant head and loves smooches and would win this season without having to do anything other than roll over and show Jenn his belly. Picasso: You don’t need a … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S21 E2 & 3: Thunder from Down Under →
Husband Material by Alexis Hall is $1.99! This is the follow-up to Boyfriend Material. I definitely think you need to be a fan of the first book to really enjoy this one. Personally, I didn’t think it needed a sequel and was meh on it.
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We’re going back to December 1997 to look at the Ads & Features from Romantic Times. We’ve got a cover with many, many fonts, several memorials for Princess Diana, and we find out what happens when you win an award and find out while you’re on the john. There are profiles of readers and romance reading book clubs, AOL chat rooms about romance for writers and readers, and the price of the Essence of Romance. … Continue reading 625. RT Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features! →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the incredible ads and features for the December 1997 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari for this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen and read and … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features →
Once Persuaded, Twice Shy by Melodie Edwards is $1.99! This is a contemporary Persuasion retelling. Aarya mentioned this release in a previous Hide Your Wallet. She read Edwards’s debut, which was a Jane Eyre retelling, and said it reminded her of a 90s category romance, in a good way!
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This Rec League came from Rebecca in the SBTB Patreon Discord. The community there had some great suggestions but also wanted to open it up to y’all because I know you’ll have even more books to recommend and this might be someone’s mega-catnip: Can anyone rec books where the characters fall in love or at least bond on a journey ideally a historical fantasy type journey riding horses or similar. I’m noticing that some of … Continue reading The Rec League: Gentle Historical or Fantasy Road Trips →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! How are you all doing? I’ve been working remotely to keep an eye on Fig this week and much to my colleagues’ delight, they got to watch her scale the back of my gaming chair while in a meeting. I’m so excited that we are creeping closer to fall and I hope the heat is mostly behind us. I have a dear friend who firmly believes “sweat is an aesthetic” … Continue reading Links: Disability, Pokemon, & More →
Topaz by Beverly Jenkins is $1.99! This is an earlier Jenkins historical. Readers loved the heroine, a tenacious reporter! Have you read this one?
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This is a hard book to review because there were a few elements that didn’t work for me, but I don’t think they’d stop other readers from loving Second Night Stand. But before I dig into everything I adored about this book, and how everything I didn’t like is my own fault, let’s describe the plot. Lillian is the aloof dance master of a Very Serious™ ballet company on the brink of disaster. Her backers … Continue reading Second Night Stand by Fay Stetz-Waters and Karelia Stetz-Waters →
