Amanda has discovered some hidden gems during her first year of home ownership.
Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn is $3.99! I’ve had several friends read this one and mention it brought them to tears. Have you read it?
Cathy Yardley joins me this week to talk about her new book, Role Playing, which is a Gen-X romance featuring “an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit” who joins an online gaming guild as Bogwitch and meets a healer named Otter. We talk about writing romance for 20 years and counting, and Cathy shares video game recs and book recs, too! Music: Purple-planet.com
An Unconditional Freedom by Alyssa Cole is $1.99! This is the third book in Cole’s The Loyal League series, and came out this February. Reviews on Goodreads seem divided on whether this one was the best in the series, or didn’t live up to the first two. If you’ve read it, what do you think?
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
Hey, everyone! It’s Wednesday! Let’s all take a collective break, breathe deep, and enjoy some links. I am reporting deep in boob sweat central. It’s rough out here! If you’re with me, I definitely recommend Mega Babe’s Bust Dust. They also make my favorite thigh anti-chafing stick for when I wear shorts. For dresses, I love my Jockey slip shorts. How are you staying cool? And if you’re in a completely different season, how are … Continue reading Links: Dogs, Ink, & More
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna $1.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this one! Fingers crossed it’s still ons ale.
Never Cross A Highlander has a one-click cover. Black Highlander stories are rare, and I’m glad this one offered some of the adventure and steam that dreamy cover promised. The book is slow in the middle, but there are swordfights, forced proximity while camping, sex by a waterfall, a hellion heroine, and a hard-headed hero who needed his family to tell him that he was in love. Here’s the book’s description: Ailsa Connery has waited … Continue reading Never Cross A Highlander by Lisa Rayne
RECOMMENDED: The Dry by Jane Harper is $2.99! I read this after Elyse’s review and found it to be a quick read. Elyse really enjoyed this mystery and gave it an A in a Lightning Review, there is a content warning though:
The Dry is an excellent, solid mystery. I loved the setting of a rural community struggling through a drought that sets everyone on edge and amplifies tensions.
This HaBO comes from JoAnn, who is hoping to find this older Harlequin title: I’m hoping HABO can help. I have put in as much detail as I can remember: This was a Harlequin romance written 1960-1980 and takes place in contemporary Spain. An English girl travels to Spain and marries a Spanish lord/landowner. I don’t remember if it was arranged or due to being discovered in compromising situation. Neither one was in the medical … Continue reading HaBO: Vintage Harlequin Help
