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Confessions of an Anxious Writer
I think I was probably always a bit of a worrier. When my first baby was born, however, the worry kicked into high gear. And when my second baby was born, maybe it got a little…
Adam and Eve sells sex toys and makes the world a better place
If you want to spice up your Valentine’s Day, you can’t go wrong with Adam and Eve. We’re running this column again because we love this company… and you! In these divided times, there’s one thing…
AAR’s Top Picks for 2017
Each year we ask our staff to share the romance, the one romance, they read this year they’d pick as their favorite. This year, they’ve picked more contemporary romance than anything else although other sub-genres are…
AAR picks the very best of 2016
We thought we’d republish this–we’re about to release our top picks for 2017. Did you read any of these? Think we picked well? (originally published on January 4, 2017) Each year we ask our staff to…
The Best of 2017: Dabney’s List
I enjoyed reading in 2017. I read widely and much of what I read was good. So that’s a win. Of the couple hundred books I read last year, these are the ones, in no particular…
How to have a sexy and romantic Valentine’s Day… with a little help from Adam and Eve
Recently, while at a talk about the business of romance, I found myself talking with a very enthusiastic retired rabbi/marriage counselor who said he thought the reason women loved romance was because it made them anticipate…
Korea is for Lovers – the appeal of the K-Drama
Several years ago, a friend introduced me to watching Korean television series (K-dramas) on Netflix. I was skeptical at first but I realized that K-dramas were the Korean language embodiment of all the tropes I love…
