See, I knew that signing up for this blog would cause me a headache. How are you supposed to choose the top ten romances that rock your world? How? How? (At the back of my mind I have the Baha Men singing along, except it’s “How do you choose now? How, how, how, how?” Great….
As long as I have read romance novels, I’ve been interested in their covers. They are bright and often lurid and embarrassing. Who wants to sit on a bus, or at a coffee shop, reading a book with the characters practically having sex on the cover? The marketing strategy is something I find fascinating and…
Every month, the staff here at AAR send me their lists of books on the new release list that they are eager to try. Going over the July list was extra fun because there were four new releases that clearly caught the attention of many. As I went through my emails, I wondered which book…
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…
We’ve been buzzing around AAR for some time now about Meredith Duran, one of the rising stars of historical romance. It started with Duke of Shadows in 2008 and continued into a blockbuster 2009 with Bound By Your Touch (my favorite by the author and one of many AAR readers as well, considering the results…
First of all, thank you to everyone who entered our Meredith Duran book giveaway. You left some fantastic reading ideas in the comments. After assigning everyone one or two numbers based on the number of entries they had, the draw gave us two winners – Brandy and Margaret. Congratulations to you both! I hope you…
That’s right, folks! Meredith Duran has graciously offered a copy of her newest novel, Written on Your Skin, to two lucky winners here at AAR. To enter for your chance to win, just comment below. Given that this novel opens in Hong Kong, if you list your favorite romance set outside of England in your…
elainec is the lucky random winner of the ARC of Bound By Your Touch. The book is released on June 30th and I can’t wait to begin discussing it on the message boards. Congrats to elainec and thanks to Meredith for the ARC. -Sandy AAR
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