Eagerly Awaiting for November
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming November books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer A Regency Christmas anthology Jean, Lee, Anne, Blythe, Lynn, Rachel, Rike, Ellen To Desire a Devil by…
If You Like at AAR
I’ve always had a soft spot for the If You Like pages because they are actually what led me to All About Romance in the first place. Back in the fall of 1999 a lot of…
Eagerly Awaiting for October
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming October books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer Shadowlight: A Novel of the Kyndred by Lynn Viehl Anne, Jean, Andi Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel Lynn,…
The Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Debate
Where to draw the line between paranormal romance and urban fantasy is hardly a new question. A number of articles and blog pieces have been written on the subject, including this one and also this piece…
And the Winner Is…
Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase. It was close. Neck in neck there for a while, but the perennial favorite of many at AAR is the book chosen for the next AAR Book Club by site…
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And What About the Bad Girls?
Sandy’s recent blog entry about Bad Boys made me think of the Bad Boy’s counterpart, the Bad Girl. To qualify as a Bad Girl, it’s not enough for a heroine to simply be strong, independent and…
Who Are Your Favorite Bad Boys?
They’re mad, bad, and dangerous to know. And we couldn’t live without them. (In fiction, that is.) From the first moment I was introduced to prototypical Bad Boy Vidal in Georgette Heyer’s Devil’s Cub, I’ve been…
Books and Holidays
On the weekend that started off this year’s summer vacation for us, two of my husband’s oldest friends came to stay. They are very dear people, but when they left Monday morning, my husband told me…
Eagerly Awaiting for September
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming September books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer With Seduction in Mind by Laura Lee Guhrke Sandy, Lea, Jean, Jane, Heather, Lynn Highland Rebel by…
I Haven’t Done My Homework
I’m going to admit something extremely embarrassing in this post. Please don’t condemn or judge because I’m slowly working to overcome what I perceive as my deficiencies. Do you ever sometimes feel like there’s unofficial “required…