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A Favorite Non-Romance Romance

 I expect a good romance when I’m reading in the romance genre, but I’ve learned not to expect the same from other genres.  I’ve also learned rather painfully that there is no guarantee of a happy…

Books with Buzz: To Beguile a Beast ARC Giveaway and Interview (Contest Now Closed)

Over the past few years those of us who love historical romance have been given a few reasons to celebrate.  Elizabeth Hoyt is certainly one of them. She writes smart.  She writes sexy.  And she writes…

Sherry Thomas Delicious Audio Book Winners

Congratulations to Lynda X and Nikki H for their wins! And be sure to check back here tomorrow for an exciting interview and a giveaway of two ARCs of one of the most buzzed about upcoming books.…

March Poll for Favorite Books by Favorite Authors

This spring our three pollsters – LinnieGayl, Cindy, and Lee – are polling again for your favorite books by your favorite authors to keep these bouquets fresh and updated.  In March they polled for: Catherine Anderson…

Win an Audio Book Edition of Delicious by Sherry Thomas (Contest Now Closed)

Ready to loose yourself in the Delicious prose of Sherry Thomas? Thanks to the author’s generosity, we’ve got two copies of Sherry’s new audio book edition of Delicious to give away. It retails for $44.95. Here’s…

Thor and Me (And Who Was It For You?)

The Hulk was too green. Wolverine was just too brooding (and hairy). And Archie? Well, despite the fierce (and inexplicable) competition raging between Betty and rich uber-bitch Veronica, I thought he was a geek. In my…

Eagerly Awaiting for May

AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming May books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt Lynn, Heather, Lee, Rike, Lea, Rachel, Jane, Abi, Katie, Ellen…

Rita Nominations: Sandy and Lynn’s Take

Sandy’s Take Results are in and the dust is settled. The headline for me is I had fewer WTF reactions than in previous years.  Still:

2009 Rita Nominations

The calls are going out today to 2009 Rita and Golden Heart finalists. Official results are going up at the RWA site and Twitter is also hopping.  Just search for hashtag #rwanoms for a live feed.…