Grab your TBRs and get ready for Summer Solstice on June 21!
Six Wild Crowns by Holly Race is 99c! This is book one in a series. Elyse reviewed this and gave it a B:
This book is a wonderful reading experience. The setting, clothes and manners are all from a familiar enough place in time that it didn’t require a ton of world building, but Elben was still unique as a fantasy world. The action and the conflict were paced very well so the book grows in momentum. There’s also the “Earl has to die” plotline that I always appreciate.
I am RIDDLED with flu and seem to have spent most of the weekend waiting for my flu meds to kick in. To pass the time, I picked up Dearest Beast and it did a very good job of distracting me from my revolting sinuses and aching body. Rebecca works as a midwife in London in the early 1800s. Our hero Roger’s truly horrific 9-year-old daughter Fannie sets fire to Rebecca’s workroom (and house) through … Continue reading Dearest Beast by Felicia Grossman
Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Pam G: They only get one wing each? How does that work? Like a three-legged race, only a mile up in the air? What if her hair gets tangled in her feathers? Pleather Warehouse would go broke without them. Sarah: Maybe she has all those straps because they have to fly tethered together, as Pam G said, like a three legged race in the sky. Amanda: They all look … Continue reading Cover Snark: Amazing Reader Submissions
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Happy Saturday! June is coming to a close. Here’s what we’re reading right now: Lara: I’m reading a new-to-me Regency romance author: Rachel Griffiths. The book is called Just for the Season and so far it’s a delight. Not a lot of historical detail which is usually not for me, but the heroine has such verve and bite, that I’m a fan anyway. Full review coming! Claudia: Trying to continue with Amy Rose Bennett’s The … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? June 2026, Part Two
The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren is $2.99! I don’t know if we’ve featured this one on sale before. It has an “oops, we’re still married” plot if you’re playing Summer Bingo.
There are so many visual aids for the May 1996 Ads & Features episode of RT Rewind that I had to make a special post just for the glorious art. Got some snacks? A nice drink? And if you’re in Europe, an ice water bathtub? (I’m thinking of y’all. I hope the heat breaks soon.) Let’s go back to May 1996! The cover of the magazine is truly one of the greatest we’ve looked at. … Continue reading The May 1996 Romantic Times Covers are Glorious
Happy First Friday of Summer! Or, if you’re in the souther hemisphere, Happy Winter and Cozy Season! It’s either blankets or bug spray, your choice. I hope you have lovely plans ahead of you, and lots of pleasant weather to enjoy, regardless of season. I have no sense of time whatsoever. The passage of time is meaningless (5 minutes? 5 hours? Couldn’t tell you) and the existence of time as a concept is an eternal … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Covers
The time machine is all charged up, and we’re headed back to May 1996 to take a look at the ads & features from Romantic Times magazine. It’s the late 90s, so you know that means Incredible Cover Art. We also discover just how much creepy stuff Amanda owns currently, debates about babies in romance, cheap conference hotel rooms, woman flamingos, and incredible women heroines. I don’t know if you’re a video watcher, but the … Continue reading 724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads & Features
