Blog Archive

Whyborne & Griffin by Jordan L. Hawk – A Series Overview

Sci-fi as written by Anthony Trollope? The Palliser novels as imagined by Ray Bradbury? Well, the only easy generalization about Jordan L. Hawk’s remarkable Whyborne & Griffin series is that Widdershins holds onto its own. For…

And the Nominees Are….

Several readers asked for a list of the nominees in this year’s Annual Reader Poll. Here you go! And if you’ve not yet voted, please do. Here’s the link. Best Romance Radiance by Grace Draven Archangel’s…

T.J. Kline and Lizbeth Selvig talk horses and cowboys. (Plus, there’s a giveaway!)

Today, authors T.J. Kline and Lizbeth Selvig interview each other about their horses, their books, and why readers so love cowboys. Each author is giving away a copy of her latest release to one lucky US…

Annual Poll Update: It’s a Runoff!

When AAR conducted its first Annual Reader Poll for the best in romances published in 1996 things were a lot different on the web. AAR was one of the few online sites devoted to romance readers’…

Courtship, Darcy style: A Guest Post (and a Giveaway) by Maya Rodale

When one sets out to write a romance novel based on/inspired by Pride & Prejudice and Bridget Jones’s Diary, one must read such works for “research.” What I noticed upon the re-watches and re-reads and the…

A Guest post and Giveaway by Elizabeth Michels

Dear Romance Readers of the World, Pull up a chair and we’ll have a nice chat.  I’m so happy to be here today to tell you about the first book in my new four book series,…

The Best of 2015: Anne’s List

When I look back at my favorite reads of 2015, most have one thing in common. They were published before 2015. From guilty pleasures like The Selection series (yes, I confess!) and YA thrillers like Black…

A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Grace Burrowes

A dark-haired, handsome guy shares domestic life with me, and I treasure him dearly. As romance heroes go, he has some creds. For example, he never says much unless he’s worried for my welfare, and then…

TBR Challenge: It's Catch-Up Time!

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Grace Burrowes’ writing, and although I’ve read the majority of her books, there are still a few I haven’t got around to, as she writes them faster…