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What holidays do you love to celebrate? And happy 4th of July!

I read an interesting–and to me, depressing–article in the New York Times yesterday about how the American flag itself is now considered by many a partisan symbol. The same is true for the 4th of July,…

the ask@AAR: Where have all the true rakes gone?

In an interesting conversation in the comments for Harper St. George’s recent release The Devil and the Heiress. Marian posted a link to an article that said: The rakes in historical romances are, by and large,…

Using Tags to Find Books You Love – Update

What’s going on in the wonderful world of book review tags at All About Romance? I’m so glad you asked! Updating: Based on commenter feedback, I’ve revised my process for checking and/or updating the tags on…

What are you reading?

I’ve really been on a mystery kick lately. After inhaling all the Will Trent books, I’ve moved on to the Rockton books. Both were recommendations from AAR readers. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!! I’ve also been…

the ask@AAR: What’s the best vacation you’ve ever taken?

I am on a mediocre vacation. It’s a large family trip to a very boring beach with accommodations that unfortunately resembles a cave. The weather has been on the chilly side and the traffic is a…

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

With June over halfway done, we’re looking ahead to the upcoming releases we think are most likely to contribute to your reading pleasure over the next few weeks.  Please drop by to tell us what YOU’RE…

The Next AAR Good Time Book Club is… Fool Me Twice by Meredith Duran

Y’all have picked Fool Me Twice by a large swath of votes! It’s by the storied Meredith Duran–we’re SO blue she’s currently not writing–and Blythe gave it a fairly happy B+. We’ll discuss it on Monday,…

A Retro Write: Yes We Can! Our favorite Activist Heroines

originally published on February 3, 2017 Women have a long history of standing up for their beliefs, and there are great romance novels starring heroines doing just that. American and British suffragettes (or suffragists), Civil Rights…

the ask@AAR: How are you feeling about historical romance?

In October of 2019, we asked you whether you thought historical romance had a quality problem. That column is still the most commented upon Ask column and it made many angry. In the past twenty months,…