Hey all, it’s February! Whatcha reading? Tara: I finished the duology from Lee Winter that I was reading last time. The Fixer was great, but Chaos Agent… I can’t stop thinking about it. Together, they make for a contemplative, thought-provoking interrogation of whether a villain can be truly redeemed, as well as an excellent romance. Claudia: This sounds amazing! Unfortunately I’m not very enthused by the stuff I’m reading right now, hoping something good will … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? February 2023, Part One →
Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy is $2.99! Thank you to everyone who let us know about this sale. We featured this one a previous Cover Awe and it appears to have a second chance romance. Hope there’s a good grovel!
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It’s Bachelor night, and I shit you not, we open with a shot of Zach in the shower. Again. When the most compelling argument for dating a guy is regular personal hygiene, you have to admit that you don’t have a lot to work with. Rich: Meanwhile, standing outside the open shower door, a member of the crew is crying silently because he went to Julliard. Ignoring the show for a moment, it’s Pudding’s 17th birthday … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S27 E3: Why is He Always in the Shower? →
Melissa Blue tweeted that she wanted to talk about Spare. So did I! So, we did! We talk about the book itself, but we also look at the book from our perspective as romance readers and writers, and also as a larger narrative about dismantling propaganda. As Melissa points out, narratives constructed around Meghan and Harry echo narratives we’ve seen about other people, especially women, in public life who are subjected to propaganda to undermine … Continue reading 549. Spare by Prince Harry, with Melissa Blue →
How to Fake It in Hollywood by Ava Wilder is $2.99! I picked this one up on a recommendation from a romance loving friend, Estelle! Estelle works in romance publishing and has been a guest on the podcast.
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This Rec League request comes from Sasha: I’m a recent (since the pandemic started) but voracious HR reader, but have also really enjoyed what I think is probably labeled as sci-fi-lite/space opera romance. I LOVED Everina Maxwell’s Winter’s Orbit and also really liked Edge of Nowhere (Felicia Davin) and Dark Space (Lisa Henry). I still need to read the rest of those series but would love other similar books. When I search sci-fi romance I … Continue reading The Rec League: Cozy Space Opera Romance →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! I am sick, everyone! Sore throat, aches, the whole nine. Gotta say, I don’t recommend it. In the meantime, my old cat and I had a sleepover at my partner’s place because they have amazing heat and it was in the negatives this past weekend. It went well, all things considered (namely monitoring Linus around a ton of new plants he definitely wants to eat). It’s since warmed up, thank … Continue reading Links: Weddings, Science, & More →
A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley is $2.99! Like Kearsley’s other books, it has strong romantic elements and dual timelines. Many readers loved Sara, a woman who is on the Autism spectrum and takes a job as a codebreaker, but other readers found the book took a while to get going. Are you a Kearsley fan?
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Ed. note: This was intended to run in January but due to a snafu on our end, it didn’t publish. So, holiday romance? Sure! All year long, right! … I’m a firm believer that there is no such thing as an objective review. If there IS such a thing, let me tell you up front that this review is not objective in the slightest. One of the first things I wrote for this site was … Continue reading Holiday Heroine by Sarah Kuhn →
Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley is $1.99! This is also a Kindle Daily Deal. This is a contemporary romance with baking and fake dating.
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