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Coming Soon… June 2018

Difficult as it is to believe, we’re heading into June and looking ahead to summer – and it’s time for AAR staffers to take a look at upcoming releases and choose the ones we’re most excited about reading over the next few weeks. Just a reminder that this isn’t meant to be an exhaustive list of what’s coming out next month; it’s just a selection, by the reviewing team, of the titles we’re eager to get our hands on and our noses stuck into! You might have some other ideas, and we’re only too happy to hear what those might be – so please do jump into the comments and let us know if you think we’ve missed something we really MUST read 🙂

Wicked and the Wallflower by Sarah MacLean (19 Jun)

A literal bastard persuades a […]

By Caz Owens| 2018-05-14T09:49:44+00:00 May 14th, 2018|Categories: AAR Shannon, Anne Marble, Books with Buzz, Caroline AAR, Caz AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Lee AAR, Lisa F, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Romance reading, Upcoming releases|Tags: coming soon, new releases|12 Comments

Coming Soon… May 2018

When it comes to the books AAR staffers are most looking forward to reading in May, there’s a huge consensus of opinion; we can’t wait to read Lucy Parker’s Making Up, the third in her London Celebrities series, and Someone to Care, book four in Mary Balogh’s series of books about the Westcott family. Ms. Parker is a relatively new author – not only is Making Up the third book in a series, it’s her third published work, while Ms. Balogh is – I hope she won’t mind my saying this – a veteran of the genre with something over one hundred novels, novellas and short stories to her credit.

Other favourite authors appearing on this month’s list – Julie Anne Long with the next of her Hellcat Canyon books, Amanda Quick, Jenny Colgan, Sarah J. Mass and the follow-up to Sandhya Menon’s hugely enjoyable When Dimple Met Rishi, From Twinkle with Love.

By Caz Owens| 2018-04-29T08:27:48+00:00 April 29th, 2018|Categories: AAR Shannon, Caroline AAR, Caz AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Keira Soleore, Lee AAR, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Mary Dube, Romance, Romance reading, Upcoming releases|Tags: coming soon|18 Comments

Coming Soon… April 2018

Heading into April, AAR staffers are taking a look at the books they’re most looking forward to reading over the next few weeks. By the looks of it, there’s a bumper crop of historicals coming up – there are new titles coming from Anne Gracie, Theresa Romain, Joanna Shupe and Cat Sebastian – plus a couple of long-awaited sequels to books by Kate Claybourn and Ainslie Paton which were chosen as among the Best of 2017. Claybourn’s The Luck of the Draw and Paton’s The Love Coupon are among our most anticipated reads this month; and we’ve got an eclectic mix of mysteries, contemporaries, inspies and YA for you to browse through.

Marry in Scandal by Anne Gracie (3 Apr)

It’s no secret that the marriage of convenience is pretty much my favourite trope in historical romance, so […]

By Caz Owens| 2018-03-31T16:48:57+00:00 March 31st, 2018|Categories: Anne Marble, Books, Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Keira Soleore, Lee AAR, Lisa F, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Romance reading, Shannon AAR, Upcoming releases|Tags: coming soon, upcoming books|14 Comments

The “Better Late Than Never” list for 2018

2018 has already started, but there is a whole year of great books ahead of us. I asked my fellow AAR staffers what books they are most looking forward to for the rest of the year and got back a big variety of books. However, several titles were mentioned over and over. Check out what our staff had to say about their most anticipated reads for 2018, and be sure to let us know in the comments if you’re looking forward to these as well, or if we missed something you can’t wait to get your hands on.

~ Haley Kral

Links to bookstores for pre-ordering are given where currently available.

Our Most Anticipated

The Sins of Lord Lockwood by Meredith Duran (Feb 27)

I am an unabashed Meredith Duran fangirl and have loved everything of hers I’ve read. Her writing […]

By Caz Owens| 2018-04-15T13:44:52+00:00 March 2nd, 2018|Categories: Anne AAR, BJ Jansen, Caroline AAR, Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, EmAAR, Haley AAR, Heather AAR, Keira Soleore, Lee AAR, Lisa F, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Romance reading, Upcoming releases|Tags: Eagerly Awaiting|9 Comments

Coming Soon… March 2018

We are excited about March! There are new releases from Alisha Rai, Simone St. James, Penny Reid, Anna Lee Huber and Patricia Briggs, to name but a few. The AAR staff has picked the contemporary romance, mysteries, thrillers, paranormals, YA, women’s fiction and historicals we are most looking forward to. Here’s hoping our “Coming Soon” choices make your TBR pile grow! (And, as always, let us know any we missed.)

Counting on a Countess by Eva Leigh (27 Mar)

Eva Leigh is a must-read author for me. I loved From Duke Till Dawn , book one in her London Underground series, and given marriage of convenience plotlines are my catnip, this story of the impoverished earl and the lady smuggler promises to be another great read. – […]

By Caz Owens| 2018-02-22T22:54:27+00:00 February 22nd, 2018|Categories: AAR Shannon, Anne Marble, Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Keira Soleore, Lee AAR, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Romance, Romance reading|11 Comments

Coming Soon… February 2018

Historicals dominate AAR staffers’ lists of which books we’re most looking forward to in February, with new releases from Meredith Duran, Kelly Bowen, Lisa Kleypas and Caroline Linden all scoring high with our reviewers. And alongside those goodies, we’ve got a mix of romance, women’s fiction, mystery and suspense titles for you to consider for your reading delectation next month. Drop by and let us know in the comments whether you agree with our choices or whether you think we’re missing out on something good!

A Duke in the Night by Kelly Bowen

The small glimpse I got of the Haverhall School for Young Ladies in Ms. Bowen’s last novella was extremely intriguing, so I’m excited to begin this new series. – Alex

The underpaid educator in me has a weakness for teacher heroines, so I’m ready for a […]

By Caz Owens| 2018-01-26T18:47:12+00:00 January 26th, 2018|Categories: Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Heather AAR, Keira Soleore, Lisa F, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Romance, Romance reading|Tags: coming soon|15 Comments

The Best of 2017 – Em’s List

It’s hard to believe 2017 is coming to a close. As I review, I make a diligent effort to shelve books I think are ‘best’ compared to other books I’ve read, and this year – much like last year – historical romance dominates. I also think it’s important to note that while I generally prefer to ‘read’ my books, three audiobooks top my Best of 2017 list. The books are terrific, the audio versions are transcendent. Without further ado, my favorite romance novels of 2017 are:

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee, narrated by Christian Coulson

I loved TGGTVAV when I read it and awarded it a DIK in my review. I didn’t think the audio version could improve on the text… […]

By Em Wittmann| 2017-12-15T16:46:05+00:00 December 16th, 2017|Categories: Best of List, EmAAR, Romance, Romance reading|Tags: Best of 2017|19 Comments

Coming Soon… November 2017

It’s not all that often that there’s a hands-down favourite when it comes to a post like this, but a new book from Loretta Chase is a red-letter day on any romance reader’s calendar and many of us here have put a big red circle around 28th November, which is when her latest release, A Duke in Shining Armor is hitting the shelves and our e-readers. Also coming in November is the next in Mary Balogh’s Westcott series, Someone to Wed, along with Loreth Anne White’s next Angie Pallorino novel and the next instalment – Undercover Attraction – in another favourite series, Katee Robert’s The O’Malleys.

Whatever your preference, there’s a lot to look forward to in November, ready to curl up with on those long, cold winter evenings.

What are you most looking forward to reading in the weeks ahead? Drop by and let us know in the comments.

By Caz Owens| 2017-10-18T21:24:06+00:00 October 16th, 2017|Categories: AAR Shannon, Alexandra AAR, Anne Marble, Books with Buzz, Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Keira Soleore, Lee AAR, Lisa F, Maggie AAR, Maria Rose, Mary Dube, Romance, Romance reading, Upcoming releases|3 Comments

Coming Soon… September 2017

While we AAR staffers have fairly diverse tastes on the whole, there are some books and authors that pull us together for various reason – we like the authors, we like their writing, we like their storytelling – and into genres that sometimes we don’t read very often. This month, the big draws appear to be historicals, with new titles from Sherry Thomas, Katharine Ashe and Juliana Grey all eagerly awaited by many of us.

A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas (5 Sept)

I was fairly bowled over by A Study in Scarlet Women and am sure this second instalment in the Lady Sherlock series won’t disappoint. Our heroine is approached by the wife of her dearest friend to find the man she loved years before… but there’s bound to be a lot more to it than […]

By Caz Owens| 2017-08-24T23:37:51+00:00 August 25th, 2017|Categories: AAR Shannon, Caz AAR, Dabney AAR, Eagerly Awaiting, EmAAR, Keira Soleore, Kristen D, Lisa F, Maria Rose, Romance, Romance reading, Upcoming releases|Tags: Eagerly Awaiting|7 Comments

Try it – You’ll Like it!

As a reader I’m often guilty of sticking with the authors or genres of romance that I’m most comfortable with. I won’t call it a rut necessarily… but taking a close look at my reading shelves I see that European historicals with a male/female relationship dominate. A few months back the lovely ladies here at All About Romance started talking about the choices we make at the bookstore and I was surprised to see that we all seem to stick fairly close to our favored genres in the books we review. Em Wittmann and I used that discussion as a springboard to take a walk on the wild side by each choosing a book for the other to read – outside of our usual genres.