Blog Blast from the Past Archives : All About Romance

the Wayback on Wednesday: Attractive Men

By Lynn Spencer|2021-07-07T15:04:00-04:00July 7th, 2021|Categories: Characters, Heroes, Rike AAR|Tags: Blog Blast from the Past, Wayback on Wednesday|

(originally published on November 28, 2008)

Last week, I talked to two stunningly attractive men. There I was, happily married and all, just talking to them, and came out with my toes tingling and a broad smile on my face because that’s how hot they were. Because this happened within two days, it got me thinking about what made these men so very attractive. One is a colleague, and admittedly he is tall and dark, but he is definitely balding and deals with this by shaving his head. The Jean-Luc Picard look, if you want. So he is passably good-looking, if you like that style, yet what makes him breathtaking is not his looks, but the way he deals with you. His gift is true attention to people.

A Retro Write: Yes We Can! Our favorite Activist Heroines

By Caroline Russomanno|2021-06-19T10:14:33-04:00June 19th, 2021|Categories: AAR Shannon, Caroline AAR, Dabney AAR, Heroines, Keira Soleore, Kristen D, Maggie AAR, Romance reading|Tags: AAR Loves, activists, Blog Blast from the Past, heroines, Retro Write|

originally published on February 3, 2017

Women have a long history of standing up for their beliefs, and there are great romance novels starring heroines doing just that. American and British suffragettes (or suffragists), Civil Rights activists, lawyers, writers, organizers, and military rebels – you’ll find all of them here, and more. Let these ladies inspire you to fight for your beliefs, whatever they happen to be.

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Erica Johnson – Unfinished Business by Karyn Langhorne

Erica, a teacher, is tired of seeing funding diverted away from the neediest and most vulnerable. She protests at the hero’s (a Southern Republican senator’s) press conference and is dragged out by police. This book is set during the W. Bush administration and Erica is a strong reminder that black activists have been working continuously, even when out of the […]

A Multicultural Challenge

By Maggie Boyd|2018-05-25T13:41:11-04:00May 25th, 2018|Categories: Maggie AAR|Tags: Adrienne Byrd, Blog Blast from the Past, Gwynne Forster, Kayla Perrin, multicultural challenge, Patti Trafton, Rochelle Alers|

a Blog Blast from the Past

originally published on December 14, 2012

Prior to this challenge, I had read only a handful of romances starring African American characters. My favorite of those books wasn’t even technically a romance – What Looks Like Crazy On An Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage is actually a woman’s fiction book and an Oprah’s Book Club selection. […]