The formula: Boy meets girl; girl meets boy. They fall in love. A complication or two, or a misunderstanding or two separate them. The complication or the misunderstanding is cleared up. They live HEA. That about sums up the typical romance, right? But what if that’s not exactly what happens? What if the plot and/or…
One of the best things about the holidays is that we all give in to indulgence of our Guilty Pleasures for weeks at time. Much chocolate and champagne consumption ensues – at least for this holiday-er. As romance readers, though, we’re familiar with a different type of Guilty Pleasure: Books we love that we don’t…
When I submitted my entries for the 2007 Top 100 Romance Poll, my exposure to romance novels was still fairly limited. But in the past three years my reading has expanded in both breadth and depth, stretching across genres and eras and sensuality ratings. My list of TBR books and Auto-Read authors has doubled in…
I sat down to write something kind of snarky about language use in historicals after having come across some particularly heinous examples lately, but I soon found myself thinking about something entirely different: Are we in the midst of a renaissance of the historical romance? I think we may be getting there. Recently I read…
Our friends at Avon books are helping AAR celebrate our new look by putting together an extra special prize package for one lucky reader, including coveted ARCs of favorite authors and one from a historical romance debut author. It includes the following ARCs: A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James (July 27 release) One Touch…
“Will you marry me? You would be well advised to say no.” These are the words Edmond uses to propose to Mary in Mary Balogh’s The Notorious Rake. I first read it well over a decade ago, but it remains my favorite proposal in all of romance. And as a veteran reviewer of nearly twelve…
Congratulations to Barb in Maryland, msaggie, ensbit5, Karenmc, and JeriR. They are the lucky winners of an early copy of His at Night by Sherry Thomas. Thanks to everyone who entered. And be sure to stay tuned for exciting giveaways yet to come. – Sandy AAR
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I love the books of Sherry Thomas. And, with His at Night scheduled for release on May 25th, those who love historical romance as much as I do have reason to celebrate. As one of the author’s biggest fans, I’ll say that this one is a bit…
As so many of us have blogged about our reading preferences lately, I began thinking about my own romance likes and dislikes. As I’ve gotten older or simply have read more, I’ve noticed differences in my reading preferences and have often wondered why those tastes change. Way back in the day, I loved the pregnant…
I’ve got my cranky pants on today. First of all, I’ve always loved contemporary romance. And there are many – many – writers of contemporary romance I love. Really love. Welcome to Temptation is my touchstone for all that is perfect in contemporary storytelling. Still, I’ve been burned a bit lately and I could use…
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