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The Best of 2015: Maggie’s List
Last year I defined a DIK as “a book that delights me, with characters I at least like (but normally, I love them) and a romance that leaves my heart a little gooey. I thoroughly enjoy…
Writing Communities: A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Jennifer Lohmann
One of the things I like in a good contemporary romance is how real the characters feel. In a contemporary, the setting is familiar and the technology and manners and culture are all familiar, so I…
A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Rose Lerner
[trigger warning: discussion of sexual harassment/assault] Happy new year, all! Being a servant is not a great job. I knew that when I set out to research Listen to the Moon (my new Regency romance about…
AAR Picks the Best of 2015
Each year, we ask the AAR staff to pick the best romances published this year. This year, we’ve included picks from some of our favorite guest reviewers as well. Here are the AAR picks for 2015: Mary: I pick…
Jane Ashford: Five Reasons to Love My Latest Hero (and a Giveaway!)
He cares about other people. He goes out of his way to help his brothers when they turn to him for aid with dilemmas big and small. Nathaniel likes making other people happy. He’s responsible and…
Lady Breakwynd’s Boxing Day Bulletin: A Truely Tropeful Holiday Missive
‘Tis been quite a year for us here in our small town of Sandy Balls. And to think, a year ago, I despaired of my daughters Arabella and Lavinia finding husbands and worried my darling Didimus would never take…
An AAR Gift Guide: Children and YA
Following on from our Gift Guide for lovers of Romantic Mysteries, we’re now presenting some ideas for you if you are going to give books as gifts to Children and Young Adults. AAR staffers have come…