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A Love for American Historical Romance: A Guest Post by Holly Bush
I confess, I’m a complete sucker for a Regency romance. Give me a duke, a marriage of convenience, or a governess to lover trope, with all the accompanying bothersome rules of behavior, and I will happily…
Midweek Minis
In another of our series of mini-reviews, AAR staffers BJ, Em, Lisa, Maggie and Sara share their thoughts on some of their recent reads. BJ: Oren’s Right by Blaine D’Arden This is a beautifully gentle, caring…
So you like romance novels. Have you considered video games?
I see your eyebrow cocked at me, I do. But hear me out? Once upon a time (namely five years ago) I was a video game skeptic. I did not play them, was intimidated by them,…
Don’t Call Me Honey
Suzanne Brockmann’s Prince Joe was published in 1996, not exactly what we think of as the Dark Ages of feminism. But when I pulled it off my keeper shelf for a reread the other day, I…
All About the Money: A Guest Post by Santino Hassell
I have a complicated relationship with wealth. Instead of being intrigued by characters who are cool or sexy or likeable because of their money, power, and social status, I love characters who are awesome in spite…
The Neverland of Vermont: A Guest Post by Sonja Yoerg
When I tell people I grew up in Vermont, they often smile dreamily, as if I had claimed Neverland as my home state. In a sense, they are right. My childhood in the small town of…
Midweek Minis
In our latest batch of mini reviews, Em, Lisa, Maggie, Maria Rose and Sara share their thoughts on some of their most recent reads: Em: Back Piece by L. A. Witt This is the story of…
