#RomBkLove: Geek Romances

This post is part of #RomBkLove, a month-long Twitter event where folks share their recs for romances that fit particular themes. For the purposes of this post, geek romance is a romance that centers characters who are enthusiasts of something, be it a special interest, a hobby, a subject, a fandom. "geeks are fans of their subjects, …

Alpha Recs: D

Recently, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended five good books for each letter in the alphabet. She suggested I might do a similar set of recs, and that sounded like a lot of fun to me, so I have decided to do a weekly series of alphabet-based book recommendations. Here is …

Alpha Recs: C

A few weeks ago, the wonderful Dahlia Adler did a thread on Twitter where she recommended five good books for each letter in the alphabet. She suggested I might do a similar set of recs, and that sounded like a lot of fun to me, so I have decided to do a weekly series of alphabet-based …

Fave Romance Novels I Read in 2018

This year, I am splitting off my favorite romances into two posts: favorite romance novels and favorite romance novellas and novelettes. This post gives a rather long list of my favorite romance novels I read in 2018. (Not all of them were published in 2018, of course.) It only includes new reads.It definitely shows my …

Cover Reveal for Wrapped Up In You by Ceillie Simkiss

  I am thrilled to be part of a cover reveal for Wrapped Up In You, the sequel to Learning Curves that comes out December 14! It's always fun to revisit couples from romances I enjoyed, and I'm excited for another Christmas with these two awesome characters. (You may recall that I interviewed Ceillie Simkiss about Learning …

Fave Halloween Romances 2018

I did a post at the end of 2017 recommending a bunch of fall and winter holiday romance, that included Halloween romances. This year, I am doing a separate post just for Halloween romance, focused on romance fiction where Halloween the holiday plays a major role in the story. I tried to give all new …

Character Interview: Favorite Halloween Costumes

I got super excited that there was going to be a Halloween-themed collection of short stories centering Elena and Cora, the MCs of Learning Curves. It's always fun to revisit couples from romances I enjoyed, and I adore Halloween romances, so The Ghosts of Halloween is totally up my alley. These stories are adorable and …

Interview with Ceillie Simkiss

I adored Learning Curves by Ceillie Simkiss, an NA college-set f/f Christmas romance. that just came out last week. I really enjoyed the way the characters moved from meet cute to best friends to dating, and I'm excited to share this interview with Ceillie about her debut romance! A Bit About Ceillie Ceillie Simkiss is …

Review of The Coyote’s Cowboy

The Coyote's Cowboy by Holley Trent. 2018. This m/f shifter romance novella packs an intense punch. Witnessing these two neuroatypical MCs who both feel alienated from other people connecting and being sweet to each other as they try to extricate themselves from folks who were trying to control them gave me so many feelings. This is …

Book and Snack Pairing: Fruity Candy

My plan for this Book and Snack Pairing post series is to taste snacks (two new and one old favorite) and pair them with romances (two recent first time reads and one old favorite). The romances reflect my reading habits, so they tend contemporary, and are a mix of pairings. I am marking the ones …