This episode was recorded on Monday 23 January 2023. On Thursday, 26 January, the HarperCollins Union announced that HarperCollins has agreed to enter mediation. In this interview, I speak with UAW2110 President Olga Brudastova, and we go over the breakdown in negotiations that led to the HarperCollins Union strike, along with the demands of the union. Thank you to Barb, Bransler, Clay, Agnes, and Susan for the questions and to the Patreon community for the … Continue reading 547. The HarperCollins Strike with Olga Brudastova, President of UAW 2110 →
RECOMMENDED: A Lady Awakened by Cecilia Grant is $2.99! This book is often recommended in terms a sex-positive heroine. However, other readers found the heroine’s view of sex to be rather unromantic. I feel like this is one of the more divisive romances; people either seem to love it or hate it.
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This Rec League comes from Noel. Thanks, Noel! I’ve been really into m/m romances lately of all shapes and genres and suddenly wondered if there were any in medieval settings? Knights and all that. Shana: My favorite medieval m/m is The Lion and the Crow by Eli Easton . I also liked In Shining Armor by E.L. Phillips . It’s set in Wales and has an Asian-American hero who conveniently travels back in time to … Continue reading The Rec League: M/M Medieval Romance →
It’s Wednesday! Wow, this week is feeling like a slog. Does anyone else feel like that? I think it’s because I just got back from vacation and hopped right back into work. But there are some things I’m looking forward to! Don’t you worry! I’m kickstarting my cheese course. My friend and I are attended a red wine and cheese pairing class on Thursday. Dungeons & Dragons resumes on Sunday afternoon. My partner and I are … Continue reading Links: Trailers, Fundraisers, & More →
Hex Life is $1.99! This is anthology with a witchy theme and some recognizable names. It looks like there are eighteen different stories.
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After a bit of a rest, it’s time for season 27 of The Bachelor. Pudding, my 17-year-old (yes 17) Siamese cat has been enjoying a life of leisure, napping in her heated bed and eating Churus (on a plate, she will not lick it out of the package because she’s not a peasant). This was her expression when I told her what was on the docket for tonight. That is a face that says MURDER. Forty-five seconds in … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S27 E1: Pudding is Back, Bitches →
I love, love celebrity romance, so it was an extra bummer that The Reunion fell so flat to me. I would go so far as to say it doesn’t even really qualify as a romance. It’s more of a book about the heroine’s journey to navigate her second act in Hollywood with some strong romantic elements. Even then, the emphasis on physical details and not emotional ones, plus a stereotypical “villain” made for a tough … Continue reading The Reunion by Kayla Olson →
Never Fall for Your Fiancee by Virginia Heath is $2.99! This is book one in the Merriwell Sisters series. I don’t mind an illustrated cover, but I’m not loving this one. Have any of you read this?
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This HaBO comes from Elizabeth, who wants to find this romance. Content warning for abuse in the description below: A woman and her small daughter are living in a tiny shack in a small town after running away from her abusive husband. They are very poor. She writes down wishes on pink pieces of paper. She releases them outside where they find their way onto the hero’s farm, where he has chickens and a very … Continue reading HaBO: Writes Wishes on Pink Paper →
Booked on a Feeling by Jayci Lee is $1.99! This is book three in the A Sweet Mess series, though I think all work fine as a standalone. This one has a friends to lovers romance.
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This Guest Review is from Brigid F. Brigid is a Queer fantasy and romance reader who believes fantasy and romance make the perfect book cocktail. She reviews at Grimdark Magazine and loves writing fantasy and romance recs for blogs and media sites. They love curses, faeries, cozy witches, and wicked characters. … Here’s the thing. I will read anything with faeries in it. I will take sexy Dungeons & Dragons style fae, but deep down, … Continue reading Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett →
