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The Best of 2021 – Dolly’s List

I am a voracious reader, and while I love biographies and thrillers, romance is my go-to. Specifically, romantic suspense followed by contemporary romances. This year has been a good one, literatively speaking.

AAR loves you… let us give you a gift!

As you know, because I constantly bring it up, AAR is financially dependent on the funds our readers so kindly donate to us. This year, donations will make up almost half of our budget. We literally…

the ask@AAR: What makes you happy?

I spent Thanksgiving or, as non-Americans would call it, yesterday, with a part of my extended family. We had two intense discussions. We almost came to blows over who should be cast as the next James…

Looking back at the best books of 2020

Next week we will begin running the first of many Best of 2021 columns. In anticipation of that, I thought it would be fun to look back at the books we loved from 2020. Did you…

Coming Soon – The Romances We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in December 2021

December is always a fairly quiet month for new releases, and this year is no different.  But I like to think of this month’s list as small but perfectly formed; maybe not as many new romances…

the ask@AAR: How are Taylor Swift and Romance Alike?

warning: today’s ask is more of a rant than a question Taylor Swift’s first album came out when my daughter was ten. We both loved it–I still get a catch in my heart when I listen…

November 2021 TBR Challenge – Competition

Healing Her Emergency Doc by Caroline Anderson This theme was a little bit of a headscratcher for me. Off the top of my head, I couldn’t come up with anything in my TBR that might involve…

What’s everyone reading?

So what’s everyone reading? I’m currently listening to Apples Never Fall by the always enjoyable Liane Moriarty. I’m a third of the way through and I have no idea what’s going to happen so, if you’ve…

the ask@AAR: What are some romances with train rides in them?

Tomorrow, I’m taking the train from North Carolina where I live up to Washington, DC to spend the weekend there. It’s been a tough week here–I had to put Sophie, my dog of ten years, to…