I took a little hiatus from TBR Challenge last year. An unintentional one since I did actually sign up in 2017. But then I decided I might try to write a book. Ha. Ha ha. Anyway I’m back now! And the first book of the TBR Challenge year was a great one. I picked up
It should be well established by now how much I love category romance. I have stacks and stacks of old Harlequin Presents and Harlequin Romance, stacks of new to new-ish Blazes and I’m crazy looking forward to the new Dare line debuting next month. So when a couple of romance reading friends suggested a little
I just got back from the RWA National conference in Orlando, Florida. Despite the heat and humidity and, well, Disney-ness of it all that seems to have kept away some folks, I had a really good time. I saw many favorite authors and author-friends and participated in the first RWA Blogger Day! If they do
I do a lot of used romance buying in thrift stores. I actually have a couple of amazing used bookstores in my area, but it’s always wonderfully serendipitous to arrive at a Goodwill the same day someone has off-loaded their complete collection of 1970s Harlequins. Or, in this case, a random Harlequin Romance from 2002
Wanted, A Gentleman is new territory for one of my favorite authors, KJ Charles. I think it’s her first Georgian romance and it’s her first that I’ve read with a man of color in the lead role, though I believe her next release in February also has a character of color, a trend I’m encouraged
Last week I posted about my best reads of 2016. This week I thought I’d share a few books that I am VERY excited about reading in 2017. Some of these are part of on-going series so I’ll link both Goodreads, pre-order details where available and a link to the first book of the
Last January, I set out to read 100 books off my TBR pile. And guess what? I did it! I still have 662 on it, but whatever, let’s just ignore that. I also read a ton of aliens, shifters and cyborgs, none of which actually made it onto this list because I think if I
I’ve been reading a lot lately, relatively low-angst stuff that manages not to be totally conflict-free. So today here are a few mini-reviews of books I have found low-key and satisfying over the last couple weeks: The Governess Was Wild by Julia Kelly, A Copper Ridge Christmas by Maisey Yates and Too Hot To Handle
Let’s go on a little trip all the way back to 2014. I had just started Cooking Up Romance and joined Twitter when I discovered a brand new, unpublished writer named Tamsen Parker talking about her “technical virgin hero”. Now, I love me a virgin hero and the technical part was too intriguing not to
