The Duke of Shadows by Meredith Duran is $1.99! This was Duran’s debut historical, and Sarah reviewed it back in 2008 and gave it a B-. She struggled with the heroine, but looooved the hero:
Julian was tortured and noble, and though he didn’t change so much as come to own himself and the power at his disposal in both of the cultures that shaped him, his journey was fascinating. Julian was marvelous, and did things I wished heroes in other historical novels would do, including beating the ever living shit out of someone who truly deserved it, and being vindicated for doing so. YUM.
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This guest post is from Steve Ammidown! You may remember hearing him recently on Episode 618. The Romance Reader’s Handbook with Steve Ammidown, where we discussed another piece of romance history, The Romance Reader’s Handbook. Today, he’s talking about romance memorabilia and ephemera – there’s so much, y’all. We love talking about and seeing all the different collections, and as an archivist and librarian, Steve has a very thorough background in both! Welcome, Steve! … I love … Continue reading Romance Memorabilia Never Disappears, It Just Shows Up On eBay! →
The Bachelorette is here for it’s 21st season (why? how?) and I’m here to recap it, but I’m not alone. I’d like to introduce you to my handsome foster cat, Picasso. Picasso is chilling with us while he looks for his forever home, and he’s uniquely qualified to assess this season. Picasso is a big, sweet, kinda dumb bro. Think Joey from Friends. He’s got a giant head and he looks like a baby bobcat. He … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S21 E1: Picasso →
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Happy Saturday! Here’s what the SBTB crew has been reading lately: Shana: I just finished A Little Kissing Between Friends by Chencia C Higgins. It perfectly captured the sapphic need to talk about your newly discovered infatuation with absolutely everyone in your life before you tell the girl you like her. Annoying? Yes. Eerily accurate? Also yes. Sarah: I am not quite back at reading capacity but pre COVID I read Love of my Afterlife … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2024, Part One →
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow is $2.99! Sarah and I mentioned this in Hide Your Wallet last October. I think I wound up grabbing it in audio, but am notoriously bad at whittling down my audiobook library.
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The book reviews in 1997 may be fewer in number but they are ample in wtfery. Prizefighter younger sons getting kicked out of brothels on their wedding night! Nicknames that follow you around the globe in the 1880s! Regency cats! We’ve got truly glorious covers, so do not miss the visual aids. They’re incredible.
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the December 1997 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari, the Romance Girl for this issue, and big thanks to my old flatbed scanner, getting the job done page after page. 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 … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: December 1997 Reviews →
This Rec League comes from Katie! Hi, I am requesting this for a coworker who was lamenting that there are no adult closed door queer romances, as everything closed door is either YA or adult but not actually a romance because it is full of pain and struggles (no HEA). I brainstormed for a while and could only come up with YA titles. Help! Tara: Heather Rose Jones writes queer historical fantasy that fit the … Continue reading The Rec League: Closed Door Queer Romances →
