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What’s your favorite opposites attract romance?
A while back, a friend who doesn’t didn’t read romance asked me to recommend a historical romance. I suggested Laura Kinsale’s Flowers from the Storm. I ran into her this weekend and she raved about the…
the ask@AAR: Who’s your favorite family in romance?
One of the great things about all those Bridgertons–besides more fodder for Netflix seasons–is that Violet and her children are a fun brood to read about/watch. One of my favorite things on the show is watching…
Heroes and Heroines in Romance Novels with Unusual Occupations
I’ve been developing our “unusual occupations” tag, and I need your help! I stated by visiting our old Special Title listings for Unusual Professions. Let me tell you, some of those jobs are a LOT more…
High concept TV is…?
I am three episodes into HBOMax’s mini-series, Station Eleven, based on the award winning and best selling novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I haven’t read the book, which, I suspect, would help me better understand…
the ask@AAR: I am a cranky old lady, not a cranky middle aged lady, right?
I will be 61 next month–woo hoo! I was discussing my life with my daughter and when I referred to myself as an old lady, she said that was absurd. “You’re, like, middle-aged, Mom,” she said.…
TBR Challenge April 2022 – Location, Location, Location
When your prompt is simply “Location, location, location,” the TBR Challenge can go all kinds of places (I know, I know…) Caz took this prompt and went for a romance set in a faraway corner of…
Coming Soon – The Romances We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in May 2022
It’s time to have a look through the myriad of new books coming out in May and, hopefully, point our readers towards the ones we think are likely to be the most engrossing and entertaining. As…
