TBR Challenge October 2023 – Danger Zone
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TBR Challenge October 2023 – Danger Zone

It’s October! This month always puts us in mind of spookiness and suspense, and thankfully, it looks like Wendy over at the TBR Challenge was thinking along the same lines. Caz found a very satisfying sci-fi thriller, and Lynn jumped into the backlist of a favorite romance suspense author who specializes in high-action plots. What’s…

TBR Challenge July 2023 – Opposites Attract
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TBR Challenge July 2023 – Opposites Attract

Opposites attracting has long been a staple of romantic novels, movies and television shows. It’s just one of those ideas that seems to capture the imagination. Maybe it’s a longing to see what it would be like to live a completely different life, or a fascination with other ways of seeing the world. At any…

TBR Challenge March 2023 – Baggage
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TBR Challenge March 2023 – Baggage

When the month’s TBR prompt is “baggage”, you know that you’ll be dealing with emotional stories. While Lynn’s pick is much lighter than Caz’s, both feature characters that need to deal with their pasts in order to have a future together. So, when you think of “baggage,” do you need a real tearjerker of a…

TBR Challenge January 2023 – Starting Over
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TBR Challenge January 2023 – Starting Over

It’s 2023, and time for a fresh start to the TBR Challenge year! This month’s prompt is “starting over”, and we both found great ways to explore that theme. Lynn read a contemporary category romance featuring a heroine in need of a fresh start, both personally and professionally, while Caz picked up a historical m/m…

TBR Challenge, October 2022 – Flirting With Danger
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TBR Challenge, October 2022 – Flirting With Danger

“Flirting With Danger” sounded like a sure-fire win from the TBR prompt standpoint. We both enjoy romantic suspense, and there are some very talented authors working in the genre. Caz and I both chose category romance titles this month. While our picks were published almost twenty years apart, they had one thing in common –…

TBR Challenge August 2022 – Blue Collar
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TBR Challenge August 2022 – Blue Collar

If you are one of the romance readers who are pretty much over reading about billionaires, this month’s TBR prompt is right up your alley. Since the prompt was “blue collar”, I started by digging into my stash of category romances. I tend to like stories about everyday, non-billionaire people, so I figured this would…

TBR Challenge May 2022  – Tales of Old
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TBR Challenge May 2022 – Tales of Old

For someone who started out their romance reading career with historicals, a prompt like “Tales of Old” is the perfect catnip. Lynn and Caz took this prompt in rather different directions, with Lynn heading way back into the past with a tale of ninth century Vikings carving out a living in what is now Scotland,…

TBR Challenge March 2022  – Grumpy
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TBR Challenge March 2022 – Grumpy

This month’s TBR challenge prompt of “grumpy” yielded almost an embarrassment of riches. After all, grouchy heroes aren’t exactly a rare find in Romlandia. And grumpy/sunshine romances are having a bit of a moment now, too. Lynn read a recent release that she had been longing to try. That one turns the trope on its…

TBR Challenge February 2022 – Fairy Tale
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TBR Challenge February 2022 – Fairy Tale

Fairy tale romance – now there’s a TBR prompt that can go in all kinds of different directions. When we talk about romance, we often talk about “fairytale romances.”  Lynn and Caz took this one to very different places this month. Caz picked a m/m paranormal with a spin on the Rumpelstiltskin story, while Lynn…

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