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What to Do If You Think You’ve Been Plagiarised
Yep, it's true - I was so shocked I didn't know what to do next.
Our latest bestseller list is brought to you by craft projects, a good audiobook, and our affiliate sales data.Other Media Review
Queen of Tears (Netflix)
This guest review is from Jeevani Charika! Jeevani (also known as Rhoda Baxter) writes award nominated romantic women’s fiction and romcoms. She has a YouTube channel teaching authors how to use Canva to make fun graphics. She is a ‘resting’ microbiologist. She lives in Yorkshire in the UK, where she enjoys eating cake, playing with Lego and, when she’s run out of excuses, writing. You can find out more about her (and get a free book) … Continue reading Queen of Tears (Netflix)
Books On Sale
Circuses, a Novella Collection, & More
Four Weddings to Fall in Love by Jackie Lau is $3.99! This is book one in the Weddings with the Moks series. KJ Charles reviewed this one on Goodreads and mentions its a steamy opposites attract romance.
Podcast
621. RT Rewind: September 2002 Ads & Features
We’re going back in time to look at the ads and features of the September 2002 issue of Romantic Times! This issue left us with many questions, such as: What the hell is Tart Noir? Are reviewers elsewhere too mean? (Not us – we weren’t online yet!) How much lore is there about pesto? Should you jump into a pile of leaves? Should you soak crawfish tails in milk? Why is an author defending polygamy? … Continue reading 621. RT Rewind: September 2002 Ads & Features
Romantic Times Rewind: September 2002 Ads & Features
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the incredible ads and features for the September 2002 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: September 2002 Ads & Features
Books On Sale
Jude Deveraux, Royals, & More
The Vicar and the Rake by Annabelle Green is $1.99! Lara mentioned this one in a previous Hide Your Wallet. This is a m/m Regency romance and is the first book in the Society of Beasts series.
The Rec League: Bi and Pan Couples
This Rec League request comes from Sunrayravine in our SBTB Patreon Discord: I’m looking for recs for m/f romances where both MCs are bi or pan. I’ve read and enjoyed: Caroline’s Heart by Austin Chant You Made a Fool of Death with Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon and I have the following on my tbr: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian Trouble by Lex Croucher Radiant Sin by … Continue reading The Rec League: Bi and Pan Couples
Links: Monster Romance, Crochet, & More
Happy Wednesday! Thank you to everyone who shared their summer recipes. I’ve put a few of them in the grocery queue. In a personal news, we adopted a third cat! We got her from the same shelter where I adopted old man Linus seven years ago. They even showed me Linus’s old intake photo. He was definitely much plumper then. There were so many wonderful cats, including a beefy black cat named Alcott who had … Continue reading Links: Monster Romance, Crochet, & More
Books On Sale
Mostly Contemporary Romances
Out of Character by Annabeth Albert is $1.99! This is part of the True Colors series and features all sorts of nerdery and fandom culture, if you like that in your romances. I’ve heard this series skews a little more toward New Adult. Thoughts?
Lightning Review
Letters to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
What is the opposite of Dark Academia? Bright Academia? Radiant Academia? Whatever it is, Letters to the Luminous Deep certainly qualifies. This cozy, epistolary fantasy features a slow blooming romance and an intriguing mystery. The world in this novel is predominantly aquatic with only a small landmass being available to humans. People either live on ships, in buildings underwater or on man made islands. Our heroine E (her full name isn’t revealed until the end) … Continue reading Letters to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall
Books On Sale
Magical Realism, Mystery, & More
Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle is $2.99! This is Chuck’s first full-length novel. Carrie gave this a C+:
Even though I didn’t enjoy this book completely, I think the author (who I admit to shamelessly adoring in general) has a lot of potential in terms of this kind of full-length work. It has a big heart and a lot of arresting scenes (I won’t forget that fly vomit any time soon). It will work best for horror fans who don’t mind body horror, flies, worms, and surrealism. I will be reading the next full-length Chuck Tingle book for sure.
