Starting last year, I began 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 50 of my favorite romance novellas and novelettes I read in 2019. (Not all of them were published in 2019, of course.) It focuses on … Continue reading Fave Romance Novellas & Novelettes I Read in 2019
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Review of House Rules
House Rules by Ruby Lang. Carina Press. 2020. Content warnings for the review: discussion of endometriosis, sex. I really enjoyed this contemporary m/f romance, and it's such a New York City set up: the couple were married in their twenties, and when she returns to town in her forties, long after they divorced, they end … Continue reading Review of House Rules
Interview with Katrina Jackson
Small Town Secrets by Katrina Jackson just came out, and it is one of my favorite f/f romances ever! I love the long term pining, the foodie elements, the small town setting, the way Black characters and families are centered, the family secrets arc, and the smoking hot sex scenes, which include a strap-on scene that … Continue reading Interview with Katrina Jackson
Review of The Dragon of Ynys
The Dragon of Ynys by Minerva Cerridwen. Less Than Three Press. 2018. Note: I do not recommend this book to trans and/or non-binary readers. Content Warnings for review (in white, highlight to read): Discussion of trans antagonism and transmisogyny targeting both an adult trans person and a trans child, including trans antagonism between intimate partners. … Continue reading Review of The Dragon of Ynys
Review of From Scratch
From Scratch by Katrina Jackson. 2017. I found this contemporary m/m/f polyamorous erotic romance utterly delightful! It has so many things I love, all together in one fluffy package: a lovely meet-cute, a really sweet friends to lovers arc, humor, heat, heart, baked goods, queerness, excellent friendships, polyamory, stellar fat representation. I laughed out loud … Continue reading Review of From Scratch
Interview with Claudie Arseneault
I'm so excited to share this in-depth interview with Claudie Arseneault, the author of Baker Thief, a book that just blew me away. This interview was a joy to do, and I'm so glad to be able to offer such deep background to this amazing novel. A Bit About Claudie Claudie Arseneault is an asexual … Continue reading Interview with Claudie Arseneault
Fave Romances with Queer Disabled MCs
This post gives a rather long list of my favorite romances with queer disabled MCs. It definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but there is a smattering of fantasy, YA and historical romance too. I am grouping them by theme. Many could belong in more than one category. I link to reviews where I have written … Continue reading Fave Romances with Queer Disabled MCs