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…
Alexandra AAR | Best of Romance | BJ Jansen | Caz AAR | Janet Boatman | Keira Soleore | Maggie AAR | Maria Rose | Romance reading
Scenes that make us swoon…. (Part One)
I asked the AAR staff to share the scenes from novels they found the most romantic. And, boy, did they come up with some exquisite scenes. Be prepared to swoon…. Keira: This scene is from the…
The books AAR loved best in 2016
This year the AAR staff posted 16 Best of 2016 Lists. We chose books from every genre and, in romance, from every sub-genre. And while it’s safe to say we don’t all share the same taste…
AAR Shannon | Caroline AAR | Caz AAR | DIK | Heather AAR | Maria Rose | Mini reviews
Midweek Minis
Here’s another in our occasional series of mini-reviews. We’ve got five DIKs here along with three B reads! Here’s what Caroline, Caz, Maria, Heather, Shannon and E.B. have to say about some of their recent reads:…
Book news | Caz AAR | Dabney AAR | Heather AAR | Mini reviews | RWA
Midweek Minis: the RITAs, Part Two
The RITA nominees, the highest awards of distinction in romance fiction, are out. (The entire list is here.) We’ve reviewed many of the books nominated this year. (A list of all of our reviews with links is…
A Little Bit of Book News for the Holidays
Maybe it’s my lack of affection for the massive consumption side of Christmas(or my resistance to being anywhere near a mall between Thanksgiving and New Year’s), but for some reason, I always find myself coasting into…
Chatting with Katherine Ashe
Katharine and I live in the same area and have met once. We also know each other on Twitter. Katharine is fairly well-known in our community as an academic who writes best-selling romances. I thought it…