
This HaBO is from Braylin, who wants to find this book. Content warning for abuse in the description below: I read a book when I was about 12-13 years old. It was way out of my reading level but I was so intrigued by it because it had a few illustrations of the characters drawn in black and white, like really old portraits. I believe it was a historical fiction book. The main character is … Continue reading HaBO: Historical Fiction with Sketches →

It’s Tuesday! For us, it’s a pretty small release week in terms of books on our radar or popular titles that may already be on your agenda. We have pirates, mysteries, and a new book by Nora Roberts! Anything you’re interested in picking up this week? Are your TBR piles growing or are they holding steady? Let us know in the comments!

Love, Comment, Subscribe by Cathy Yardley is $2.49 at Amazon! This is the first book in the Ponto Beach Reunion series. The main characters were frenemies in high school, though agree to collab to help their growing YouTube and streaming channels.
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This review is from Jen Barr. Jen is an over-educated wonk who likes writing cool real-life stories and reading cool made-up stories. To her surprise, she currently lives in Denver, but will always be a Californian at heart. … As the weather cools and the evening comes earlier, at the end of the day, I like to pour a cup of tea, grab my latest cross stitch project, and tune in to old radio shows … Continue reading Guest Review: Candy Matson, Yukon-28209 →

Sorry for being MIA for a month, but I was hopelessly sidetracked by my new obsession with medieval fantasy romance and I kind of forgot about any other reading options. Over the last two months I managed 3 books! South Africa Primarily, I read books so that I can immerse myself in a world that is completely different from my own. So I have never read a South African romance before. This was my first … Continue reading Sailing the Seven Seas of Romance Reading Challenge: September and October Update →

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- A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin Amazon | B&N | Kobo
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I know a book is depressing when a) the sex scenes don’t perk things up and b) I need to comfort read Murderbot to feel okay about life again. Catriona Campbell is a suffragist and an academic. She has a belter of a start in this book as she emerges from a loch nude and there’s a man birding on the shores. Legitimately birding, and therefore utterly flummoxed by her appearance. Catriona is defiant and … Continue reading The Gentleman’s Gambit by Evie Dunmore →

Welcome to Book Beat! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster.

RECOMMENDED: Romantic Comedy by Cutis Sittenfeld is $1.99! I’m really hoping this isn’t a leftover deal from yesterday. Elyse gave this one an A:
I really recommend this book for fans of celebrity romance, but also for readers who just want a funny, witty contemporary romance.
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We are back with the June 2014 issue of RT Book Reviews, and we are taking a look at all the advertisements and features – and it’s a ride. We discuss the RT awards, the ads congratulating the winning authors, strange distorted feet, and wolf eyed vikings. No, we don’t know what that means, either. But we do have a question! Amanda, it seems, has never read a Harlequin Presents! Which one should she read … Continue reading 589. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads & Features! →