Personally, if only given one choice I’d far prefer a bad beginning to a bad ending. The beginning sets the stage and opens the book, but who are we kidding? We’re romance readers. The ending’s the clincher. The ending’s our couple’s future. It’s the reader’s conviction that everything we just read is legit. If I…
I’ve been in one for weeks now. Weeks and weeks. I blame Diana Gabaldon. Echo in the Bone, a book I was very much looking forward to reading for review, became a chore. A drag. A book that I dreaded to pick up (and at 10,000 pages, picking it up is not all that easy…
I had planned to blog on something entirely different this week, but reading Katie’s blog last week made me think about one of my favorite times to read category books – the end of the year. As we roll into fall, I get so busy with work and then later with holidays that I don’t…
Last week on our message boards a discussion arose about category romances – specifically, whether or not one reads them and why. For those of you who don’t know, categories (a.k.a. “series romances”) are the shorter, usually numbered books released each month by Harlequin, Silhouette or Love Inspired(Steeple Hill) in the U.S., and Mills and…
A friend recently started a book club, and I was delighted to join. Sure, what I like best to read are romances and mysteries, but to include one book per month that was outside my usual reading range sounded like a great idea. So far we have met twice, the one book I have read…
First of all, a disclaimer – Nothing in this piece is meant to be taken as legal advice by anyone reading here. Individual situations may vary widely, and anyone with a legal question should consult his or her own attorney for a legal opinion on this topic. When I saw in the New York Times…
In an extremely tight race, Welcome to Temptation edged out SEP’s Nobody’s Baby But Mine. It was a squeaker. The next AAR Book Club discussion will be held on Sunday, November 1 at 4 pm eastern time. The discussion leaders will be AAR’s Abi Bishop and Jane Granville. Thanks to everyone who voted. Look for…
We have a winner in our Great Gabaldon Giveaway! From all the entries featuring the correct answer to the trivia question, random.org selected Jennifer Feltwell for us. Congratulations! I hope you enjoy the book! -Lynn Spencer
I’m nattering on about Drop Dead Diva and romance again. That show is my drug. In this past Sunday’s episode, Jane goes on her first date with a fellow lawyer, Tony. He is really cute, as you can see from the picture of him here. This is your Fat Hero. He shows up at home…
So today Heather and Lea’s take on the book chosen by AAR readers – none other than perennial favorite Lord of Scoundrels – is online. We’ll hold our group discussion on Sunday, September 27 at 4 p.m. eastern time. Both of which means it’s time to start thinking about our next book club selection. Here’s…
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