Winter 2018-2019 Releases I’m Anticipating

Here are some books I'm excited about that are coming out December 2018-February 2019. December Releases Another Chance With You by Jacquelin Thomas (Dec 1): This whoops, we're still married second chance romance between two rival attorneys looks fun. Reindeer Games: A Holiday Romance Anthology (Dec 1): An entire collection of snowed in holiday romances, …

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Interview with Jude Lucens

I was excited about Behind These Doors the moment I heard about it.. Queer historical romance with open polyamory? Yes please. It's gorgeously written, and offers such a nuanced story about queerness and class and misogyny.  I loved watching the romance between Aubrey and Lucien unfold, and the polyamory representation was deeply compelling and felt …

Fall 2018 Releases I’m Anticipating

Here are some books I'm excited about that are coming out September-November 2018. September Releases Marvellous Grounds: Queer of Colour Formations in Toronto ed by Jin Haritaworn, Ghaida Moussa and Syrus Marcus Ware (Sept 7): Everything about this looks amazing! Plus I loved Ware's children's book. I gotta check this out. Criminal Intentions: The Man with the …

Best Reads July 2018

This (much belated) post gives a list of my favorite books I read in July 2018. I had a hard month, and mostly did a bunch of comfort rereading of audiobooks. This makes my recs list smaller because I don't want to include too many books by the same author. This list definitely shows my …

Review of Stars in Their Eyes

Stars in Their Eyes by Pema Donyo. Crimson Romance. 2017.  I liked this story. I appreciated the details of the historical setting; setting was one of the strengths of this short novel. It's got this lovely mix of expat culture in Paris and early Hollywood. We even get to meet Gertrude Stein and Alice B …

Book and Snack Pairing: Chips Made with Avocado Oil

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 …

Fave New Romances Jan-June 2018

Here are my fave new-to-me romances I read in the first half of 2018, grouped by trope. I limited myself to selecting two at most from each author. A bunch of these books were by new-to-me authors! I love finding new backlists to check out. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also …

My Summer Romance #RippedBodiceBingo TBR

This is a bingo created by the Los Angeles romance bookstore, The Ripped Bodice! It runs from June 1-August 31. For each row you complete, you can enter to win prizes! I thought it would be good to try this kinyd of reading challenge along with the MarvelAThon so I would get more information about how reading …

Review of Unmasked by the Marquess

Unmasked by the Marquess by Cat Sebastian. Avon Impulse. 2018. I wanted to read this as soon as I heard about it. There are very few historical romances with trans and/or non-binary MCs, so it was pretty much automatic for me as a non-binary trans reader. (Though my past enjoyment of another book by this …

Review of Her Every Wish

Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan. 2016. I loved this book, a lot. This is one of my top five books by this author, who is one of my favorite authors. (The others in my top five are: The Duchess War, The Pursuit Of..., Trade Me, and Talk Sweetly to Me. This one pushed out The …