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November TBR Challenge – Sugar and Spice
This month’s prompt for TBR Challenge was “Sweet or Spicy.” While most of the romances I read currently contain sex scenes, I think of erotic romance when I’m thinking of something truly spicy, and I see…
Why Disabled Romance Is Important: A Guest Post by Brooke Winters
I started reading romance novels when I was 12 or 13. I remember reading them and thinking they were enjoyable but they weren’t about people like me. Nearly all of the characters were non-disabled, as well…
the ask@AAR: Can we discuss the term “clean” romances?
What should we call books with no sex in them? AAR has a sensuality ratings system but that’s not helpful when you want a single descriptor. (It has five levels from Kisses to Burning and probably…
Jeannie Lin explains why her latest book isn’t on Amazon. Plus, a giveway.
I’ve been pretty much sick to my stomach for the last two weeks. I spent over a year writing a collection of steampunk novellas, Tales from the Gunpowder Chronicles and I ended up releasing it to…
the ask@AAR: What is your favorite romance written this year?
Here at AAR, the staff is beginning to make our favorite Best of 2019 lists. Earlier this week, we asked what your favorite non-romances of the year are. Now we’d like to know: What’s your favorite…
The best non-romances I’ve read this year
It was bound to happen. After ten years of primarily reading romance, in 2019, I found myself gravitating away from HEAs. According to Goodreads, thus far this year I’ve only read 50 romances and many of…
Book A Magical Trip by Maida Malby
“A book is a magical thing that lets you travel to far-away places without ever leaving your chair.” Katrina Mayer I grew up in the Philippines and coming from a poor family, I did not have…
