I heard there was a research study that found most romance readers read a lot of other genres. I’m not like that, unfortunately. My reading comfort zone is contemporary romance. That’s about as far as it gets. It can be sweet or sexy, it can have a light or dark tone, category or single-title, but [...]
I’ve been reading romances for a long time, but I’m always stumped when someone new to romance asks for a recommendation. Sometimes it helps if I know the person, althought that isn’t a guarantee for matching the perfect book for the reader. Like when you suggest a super hot romance to your femme fatale friend, [...]
The other day I was discussing books with my local bookseller. She was telling me about a romance book that was so dark and haunting, and the hero was so emotionally damaged, that she couldn’t consider it a happily-ever-after. It was more of a we-made-it-through-together.
I don’t think I’ve read a romance book like that, unless [...]
When it comes to authors, I’m kind of a glommer. If I really like or connect with one of her books, I will go on a reading binge and read everything I can that is written by that author. I have one memory of reading an Amanda Quick (aka Jayne Ann Krentz) book from the [...]
The scariest romantic suspense I’ve read is One Scream Away by Kate Brady.
One would think that the title alone would have clued me in.
It didn’t stop me. I flipped to the first page. It opens up with a gruesome murder. You can read it here.
But did I stop reading right there? No. I still can’t [...]
I hear a lot of readers who think a series goes on too long, or they wish the author would write something else, but has there been a romance series you wish had gone on longer?
Sometimes a series ends because the author only planned a specific number of books. Or she gets bored. Or she [...]
I don’t usually read young adult novels, but a friend gave me a copy of Nothing Like You by brand new author Lauren Strasnick. And you know how it is when someone gives you their copy of a book. It means you are obligated to read it, promptly, because they are going to keep asking [...]
There are a couple of releases I’ve been waiting for, but if I had to choose one, it would be One Night … Nine-Month Scandal by Sarah Morgan. I read the excerpt on the author’s website months ago and have been waiting impatiently ever since! Now the book is downloaded on my eReader and I am [...]
On July 31, 2010, the RITA winners were announced during the Romance Writers of America’s annual conference. The RITA recognizes outstanding published romance novels and novellas. I was looking at the list and realized that there are so many great books I haven’t read! In fact, I’ve only read one of these books. (I must [...]
My favorite romance book that I read in July was Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife by Lynne Graham, a February 2010 Harlequin Presents release. I liked the premise, which has Sergei, a powerful billionaire, needing to find a suitable wife to please the grandmother who raised him. Considering how much of a failure his family life [...]
