Kristan Higgins talks about adoption, family, and why romance and women’s fiction aren’t that different

Kristan Higgins talks about adoption, family, and why romance and women’s fiction aren’t that different

Dabney: Kristan, thank you so much for talking to me. I’ve loved so many of your books–thank you for all the joy you put into the world! One of your many gifts is to take topics that elicit deep emotions and present them in compassionate ways that limn the joys life offers. In A Little…

Return to the Tropical Romance Book Club – an Interview with Hana Sheik
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Return to the Tropical Romance Book Club – an Interview with Hana Sheik

Due to.. uh… (gestures widely at everything), AAR’s Tropical Romance Book Club has been on hiatus for a long time. I’m very excited to bring it back with a conversation with Hana Sheik, the Somali-born, Canada-raised author whose debut for Harlequin – Second Chance To Wear His Ring – is set in Somaliland and Ethiopia….

The Way Back on Wednesday: A Few Historical Characters I Miss
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The Way Back on Wednesday: A Few Historical Characters I Miss

originally published on March 23, 2009 One of the perennial favorite topics around AAR is the lack of historical accuracy in today’s historical romances. Still, there is what AAR readers want and then what the rest of the reading world wants – at least according to some publishers. I’m hearing from certain writer friends who…

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Wayback on Wednesday: an interview with Meredith Duran

this column was originally published on June 9th, 2009 (and, man, we miss Duran) Three of AAR’s publishers are buzzing – literally – about Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran’s new historical novel to be released at the end of June. Here’s what Blythe had to say:  “For me, it’s all about the hero –…

Wolves, the Wild, and the Other: An Interview (and giveaway) with Maria Vale
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Wolves, the Wild, and the Other: An Interview (and giveaway) with Maria Vale

I’m not drawn usually to shapeshifter stories but the rave reviews at AAR for Maria Vale’s series, The Legend of All Wolves, convinced me to read book one, The Last Wolf. Hooked, I binged on the next three and enjoyed them all. The series is uniquely complex and, as I read the books, I had…

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