The Best of 2017 – Lynn’s List
2017 wasn’t my greatest reading year of all time, but it was far from being my worst. I read some really good books this year, but a lot of my best reading came from the depths…
Deck the Halls… with the December TBR Challenge!
Lord St. Claire’s Angel by Donna Lea Simpson For December’s prompt of a Holiday Read, I went with this Traditional Regency which is, on the surface, your basic fairy-tale type story of a plain-Jane who finds…
November TBR Challenge – A Recommended Read
Crystal Caress by Zuri Day For some reason, the “recommended read” prompt for the TBR Challenge always gets me tied up in knots. I think that’s because it doesn’t fit in very well with how my…
October TBR Challenge – Paranormals versus Suspense
October’s TBR Challenge prompt was to read either a Romantic Suspense or Paranormal Romance: AAR reviewers Lynn Spencer and Caz Owens went for one of each. Northern Lights by Nora Roberts I’ve been a reader of…
August TBR Challenge – Kickin’ it Old School
Silent in the Grave by Deanna Raybourn Usually when it’s old school book month at the TBR Challenge, I go waay back in time on my choices. However, as I picked through my TBR, I was…
July TBR Challenge – Catch Up on a Series (or Not)
For this month’s challenge, we were called upon to pick a book from a series we’re behind on. One of us followed instructions and the other? Well, we at least tried to stay in the spirit…
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June TBR Challenge – Pick Your Favorite Trope
A Rumored Engagement by Lily George I’m a sucker for second-chance-at-love stories. I have autobuy authors I love and certain settings catch my eye, but when I’m taking a chance on a new author, favorite plotlines…
April TBR Challenge
Under the Lights by Shannon Stacey Do you like small town romances set in towns that feel like they actually could exist? If so, you should try reading Shannon Stacey if you haven’t discovered her already….
Inspirational Romance: A Roundtable Discussion
Welcome to the AAR Roundtable Discussion on Inspirational Romance novels! According to RWA these books make up 17% of print sales and 14% of e-book sales of all romance novels sold annually. Reviewers Maggie Boyd, Kristen…
Eagerly Awaited November Books
In looking over the list of November releases (already?!), one thing stands out – HISTORICALS. Seriously, this looks like a big historical release month. Favorites such as Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Hoyt, Sabrina Jeffries and Meredith Duran…