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The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen

by Elyse · Mar 20, 2018 at 3:00 am · View all 10 comments

The Darkling Bride

I love gothic mysteries and gothic romance. When I was a teen I found a whole shelf of Victoria Holt and Phyllis Whitney in our basement and devoured them. When I’d finished them, my mom gave me historical romances to read. Gothics were my gateway drug. The Darkling Bride is a gothic mystery set in Ireland with the requisite crumbling castles, ghosts, and family secrets. It also features a side romance. I found the mystery … Continue reading The Darkling Bride by Laura Andersen →

Romance Wanderlust: Literary Hotels

by Carrie S · Feb 18, 2018 at 3:00 am · View all 15 comments

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Back in November, 2017, I wrote a Romance Wanderlust piece about apartments in the New York City Library branches. The response to that column convinced me that yes, we do love our castles and treehouses and our Regency estates, but what really gets the Bitches excited is being around a lot of books. In this month’s Romance Wanderlust, we’ll explore two very different bookish hotels. As always, I’m obligated to say that I haven’t been … Continue reading Romance Wanderlust: Literary Hotels →

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