We’re always on the hunt for awesome TV shows we should be watching. This guest Stuff You Should Be Watching is brought to us by Rhoda Baxter. Rhoda writes contemporary romance with a hint of British cynicism. She likes to write about smart women and nice men. She lives in East Yorkshire, England. Her latest book is Girl In Trouble . Rhoda can be found wittering on about science, comedy and cake on her website … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Project MC² →
Jane is a new graphic novel that retells the story of Jane Eyre in a modern setting. The story itself gets a little wacky in places, but the art elevates it into something special. If you haven’t read Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, then this comic will work for you as a solid Cinderella/billionaire romance. As homage to Jane Eyre, it’s uneven. In Jane, Jane is an orphaned art student who moves to New York City. Her scholarship is dependent on her … Continue reading Jane by Aline Brosh McKenna →
I’m cutting right to the chase and skipping the chit chat because man I want to tell you about this book and this drink. A longer review will come eventually, but if I can pique your interest NOW, that’s even better. This is Julie C. Dao’s Goodreads summary of her book, Forest of a Thousand Lanterns. The story combines everything I love: strong women and the complex relationships that shape them; the struggle between choice and … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails: Ambition →
We are back with part two of our RecReq time! Sarah asked the Patreon supporters what types of books they’re looking for more of, and what they’d like to read next. This time, we talk about sexually inexperienced characters, pseudo-virginity, the presence of nuts in baked goods (we are divided on this very important topic), and romances with food porn, big families, trains, and science fiction and fantasy with excellent world building. Plus, you get … Continue reading 268. Rec Reqs with Sarah and Amanda, Part the Second! →
A Fine Romance by Christi Barth is 99c! This contemporary romance has a slight enemies to lovers trope. The heroine wants to open a “romance store,” which helps craft the perfect date for couples, and the hero is a baker. It’s a sweet romance, though some readers found the couple’s obstacles to be meh.
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NB: This guest review is from Reader Tara Scott. If you want to read her previous guest reviews (and we highly recommend that you do), you can see them all here. Tara reads a lot of lesbian romances. You can catch her regularly reviewing at The Lesbian Review and Curve Magazine and hear her talk about lesbian fiction (including romance) on her podcast Les Do Books. You can also hit her up for recommendations on Twitter (@taramdscott). … Trigger Warnings … Continue reading Guest Review: Her Hometown Girl by Lorelie Brown →
Girl Waits With Gun is a historical fiction about the first female deputy sheriff in the USA and her two sisters. It is set just before the outbreak of WWI and just after a major strike by silk-factory workers. It is absolutely delightful, with a heroine who is tall, loud, smart, and deeply protective of her family. The narrator and protagonist of the book is Constance Kopp. She lives in a farmhouse with her older … Continue reading Girl Waits With Gun by Amy Stewart →
It’s Wednesday! Does anyone else need a nap? Because I know I do. So I think we should all just quickly read through some links and then have a bit of a lie down. What do you think? … Enjoy binge watching but also like to be super organized? Well let me introduce you to BingeClock: We’ve all marathonned a sitcom or two. A courtroom drama. A sci-fi anthology series. Star Wars, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings. … Continue reading Links: Binge-Watching, Introverts, & Pasta →
A Most Unlikely Duke by Sophie Barnes is $1.99! This is the first book in the Diamonds in the Rough historical romance series, and I actually really like the cover. Carrie read this one and gave it a B:
I loved this book for its lovely use of language, its focus on the problems of both the lower and upper classes, the incredibly likeable characters, and the affirming, sexy, sweet romance.
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If the weather is turning colder where you are, and you’re thinking warm beverages and needlework sound like a perfect afternoon, come on over and sit with me. I have a round up of some adorable bookish and fall themed cross stitch patterns for us! Let’s start with autumn because cross stitch pattern creators are hilarious. At This Point, My Blood Type is Pumpkin Spice, LeXStitchDesigns, $4 PDF download The same store also has this … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice and Needles: Bookish Autumn Cross Stitch Patterns →
Mild trigger warning for deeply negative, damaging descriptions of mental illness common during WWI. I love epistolary novels, especially those with a solid thread of romance, so Last Christmas in Paris was a hefty dose of my catnip. While I was entirely absorbed by this novel when I was reading it, I found the ending and the finale of the emotional journey way too rushed, and not as finely wrought as the first 85% of … Continue reading Last Christmas in Paris by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb →
