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The Wayback on Wednesday: Chatting with Jennifer Crusie in 2004

Since we have our Good Time Book Club coming up on May 10th and are reading Crusie’s Manhunting, I thought this interview with her from 2004 would be a fun read!

Author Megan Walker muses on what makes a real-life hero.

My husband and I recently celebrated our ninth anniversary of marriage, and as he and I reflected on our courtship and especially our early married days, including starting a family together, I’ve felt such gratitude and…

Talking with Julia Bennett… plus a giveway!

Alex Stanton just inherited a dukedom but his true passion is uncovering charlatans and frauds wherever he finds them. Spiritualist and medium Evangeline “Evie” Jones is the biggest fake of all and he’s determined to expose…

the ask@AAR: And the best enemies to lovers romance is…?

Recently, seeking joy, I re-read The Hating Game which made me, well, happy. Josh and Lucy’s battle for superiority is gleeful and witty and their love story outstanding. (That kiss in the elevator gets me every…

the Wayback on Wednesday: The 2000 Annual Readers’ Poll

(originally published on February 15, 2000) Here’s the link to this page which has not just the romance novels our readers picked–over 20 years ago!–as the best romance novels of the year( 1991), but also lists…

Using Tags to Find Books You Love – Part 2

Last fall, I wrote a blog post about using tags at AAR, which you can find under the Vox Populi tab on the main website. (Using Tags to Find Books You Love) Everything I said in…

An interview with Maya Rodale–plus a book giveaway!

Can a scandalized heiress… Beatrice Goodwin left Manhattan a duchess and has returned a divorcée, ready to seize control of her fate and the family business. Goodwin’s Department Store, once the pinnacle of fashion, has fallen from favor…

the ask@AAR: What, in a sex scene, makes you say “nope?”

I am reading a book in which the man nasty talks the whole damn time he and his honey are 1) talking about having sex, 2) having sex, or 3) talking about when they had sex.…

Tell Me Your Love Story: A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Julie Murphy

When I married my Irish husband an article in the local paper in Boise, Idaho read as follows: ‘A writer of Harlequin love stories could develop a novel from the romance of Julie Galdos and Con…