In Search of… The Ultimate Plane Reads
Hello, dear readers, do you have a minute? I have a question for you. My husband and I are about to take a vacation that will involve about two days of travel on either end. We…
Books with Buzz | Caz AAR | Eagerly Awaiting | EmAAR | Haley AAR | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Lisa F | Maggie AAR | Maria Rose | Romance | Romance reading | Shannon AAR | Upcoming releases
Coming Soon… August 2018
A new book from Tessa Dare is obviously a big event for many romance fans, and the AAR staffers are no different, with many of us choosing The Governess Game as one of the titles we’re…
AAR Shannon | Anne Marble | audio books | BJ Jansen | Caz AAR | Dabney AAR | EmAAR | graphic novels | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Lisa F | Lynn Spencer | Maggie AAR | Re-reading | Reading | Romance reading
“I couldn’t put it down…” What was YOUR last unputdownable read?
The unputdownable read… it’s kind of the holy grail of books, isn’t it? That book that hooks you in on the first page and doesn’t let you go until the last; the book you enjoy so…
Dabney AAR | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Lee AAR | Lisa F | Lynn Spencer | Maggie AAR | Maria Rose | Reading | Romance | Romance reading
Fond First Times… Our first experiences with romance novels
Most of us remember when we first started reading romance, who introduced us to it or how we discovered it ourselves, and – perhaps even – which book we first read.
BJ Jansen | Caz AAR | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Lynn Spencer | Maria Rose | Mary Dube | Romance reading | Romancelandia | RWA
Congratulations to the 2018 RITA and Golden Heart Finalists!
March is an exciting month for romance writers, as it’s when the Romance Writers of America announces their finalists in the RITA and Golden Heart contests for published books and unpublished manuscripts, respectively, submitted in the fall of…
Anne Marble | Caroline AAR | Caz AAR | Dabney AAR | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Maggie AAR | Melanie AAR | Re-reading | Reading | Romance reading
Reading Resolutions for 2018
AAR staff have been making plans to be their best reading selves in 2018. Here are some of our reading resolutions: Caroline: My resolution is to reread books that have been on my keeper shelf without…
The Best of 2017 – Kristen’s List
I just closed the cover on my 504th book read this year, and I loved so many of them. After looking over my list, I decided to craft my Best of 2017 from books that gave…
Anne Marble | Caroline AAR | Caz AAR | Dabney AAR | Keira Soleore | Kristen D | Lisa F | Romance reading | Shannon AAR
Romancing it Royally – Some of our favourite Royal Romances
With the recent engagement of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle, royal romance is on our minds. Here are some of AAR’s favorite royal stories, real and fictional, for anybody else in the mood. Caz: One of…
Yeah, thanks, NYT. We’ll take it from here
Hope. Escape. Fun. Happiness Something just for me. Taught me about respect. Joy. Taught me that I deserve a happily ever after, too. I spent the spring and summer of 2016 listening to women about why…
Historicals | Kristen D | Lynn AAR | Reading | Romance | Romance reading
The Book Blind Taste Test #3
It’s time for another go-round in our occasional series of AAR’s adventures in blind book taste testing. This time, Lynn and Kristen describe two success stories and books they’d recommend. Lynn: Dangerous Games by Tess Diamond…