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Heroes and heroines with addictions
I was browsing K. J. Charles’s blog (highly recommended!) and came across a post where she mentioned that her heroes don’t smoke, and that she could write an entire book where no one smokes, unlikely though…
the ask@AAR: What do you think is sexy in a hero?
I just watched the Netflix romcom The Family Affair. If you haven’t seen it, it’s fun. But I found myself distracted in the movie by Nicole Kidman’s weird face and, whenever he took his clothes off,…
The Original Unforgettable
You never forget your first. Your first romance novel, that is. And I remember mine vividly. I had never so much as looked inside a romance novel before that day, and my family wanted me to…
the ask@AAR: What genre do you read the most?
Romantasy is everywhere these days. It is the genre in romance that, currently, dominates much of the best-seller list and the conversation around romance. (Honestly, the fact that Sarah Maas’ A Court of Rose and Thorns…
Adultery – The Great Romance Taboo
This post is from May 6, 2009. I wondered if our attitudes towards adultery in romance have changed since Rike wrote this. It’s interesting to see that, of the sixteen books we have tagged with adultery,…
the ask@AAR: What’s the best romance of the year thus far?
We’re more than halfway through 2024–where DOES the time go? Thus far, AAR reviewers have designated 59 books (out of 178 reviewed) as DIKs. Two have received the rare grade of A+: Bridesmaid for Hire by…
Not Everything Can Be Made Amusing: A Review of Amazon Prime’s My Lady Jane
When I learned that Amazon Prime had made a TV series based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, England’s doomed Nine-Day Queen, I was intrigued. But when I watched the trailer for My Lady Jane…