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AudioGals – 2012-2024 – We Had a Great Run!
Before AudioGals was conceived and launched in 2012, there was an informal online group of us who enjoyed both reading and listening to romance novels – Lea, Brenda, Kaetrin, Carrie, Caz, me and some others. For…
the ask@AAR: What are the traits a romance hero has to have?
I’ve just finished rereading one of my favorite books by Meredith Duran–Written on Your Skin–for an upcoming review. I adore Phin Granville as a hero–he’s complex, strong, brilliant, and willing to work to win the woman…
the ask@AAR: Do you read prize-winning fiction?
I’m feeling like a heathen–I have no idea who Han Kang is, the author who was just awarded the Pulitzer Prize in literature. Yesterday, writing about the prize, A. O. Scott wrote in the NYT: “The…
the ask@AAR: What’s out for heroes these days? What’s in?
A few months ago, Slate wondered if billionaire heroes were finally out in romance. Regular romance heroes could have told them, duh, yes. Other than Annika Martin’s Billionaires of Manhattan series, AAR hasn’t reviewed a romance…
the ask@AAR: Do you own a piece of art that you love?
When I was first out of college in the utterly shit job market that was 1983, I, oddly, vowed to never put anything but original art on my walls. I came to this conclusion with the…
Oooh Mr. Darcy! A Look Back at the Early Days of Erotic Classic Novel Retellings
Before Archive of Our Own arrived on the scene as THE home for fanfiction on the internet, before Bridgerton gave us an entire season of George III/Queen Charlotte fanfiction, there was a popular wave of novels that took…
Coming Soon – The Books I’m Most Looking Forward to Reading in October 2024
I’d love to hear which books you’re looking forward to in the coming weeks. Here are a few I’ve pulled together. Are you excited about any of these? Let me know! Releasing the week of 1st…