Fave Romance Novellas & Novelettes I Read in 2019

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 …

Fave Winter Holiday Romances 2019

I did a post at the end of 2017 recommending a bunch of holiday romance. This is the 2019 edition of holiday romance recommendations, even though it is being posted in January 2020, right at the tail end of the winter holidays. Please forgive the delay! I'm hoping you might still be interested in winter …

Review of The Bride Test

The Bride Test by Helen Hoang. Berkeley. 2019. Read by Emily Woo Zeller. Content Warning for review: Review discusses ableism and internalized ableism within the structure and content of the story, at length. Review discusses sexual and romantic coercion and manipulation at length, and references the general pressure towards compliance that many autistic folks are …

Review of Pattern for an Angel

Pattern for an Angel by CJane Elliott. 2019. There were many things to like about this m/non-binary holiday romance novella which definitely hit me in the feels, especially the sweet moments with the kid, and I could tell that it wanted to be a story that would tug at heartstrings through the creation of safety …

Review of American Fairy Tale

American Fairy Tale by Adriana Herrera. Carina Press. 2019. Content Warnings for review: References to trauma, intimate partner violence, overbearing behavior. I fell hard for Camilo in American Dreamer, and went into this really excited to read his romance. I loved him even more in this story. I wanted to be his friend. I felt …

Review of Rafe: The Buff Male Nanny

Rafe: The Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon. 2018 Read by Lacey Laurel. Content Warnings for review: References to an abusive relationship in the past and sex on the page. Hilarious, hot, and full of heart, this romance between a surgeon and her new nanny for her twin daughters feels exactly like the domestic sweetness …

Review of Gotta Catch Her

Gotta Catch Her by Kelly Haworth. Ninestar Press. 2019. I decided to read this book because I'd heard positive buzz and I love geek romance, and was promised Pokemon-like geekery in a cute f/f romance. Also, that cover completely grabbed me. Isn't it great? Gotta Catch Her was definitely a light f/f romance, and the …

Review of Fumbled

Fumbled by Alexa Martin. Berkeley. 2019. Content Warnings for review: Discussion of ableism and internalized ableism. Brief references to misogyny, cissexism, queer antagonism, anti-sex work sentiment. Brief discussion of stalking, hero's controlling behavior. Note: I do not recommend this book to disabled readers. I wanted to read this because I enjoyed Intercepted and was looking …

Best Reads October 2018

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in October 2018. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical romance. I am marking the audiobooks with an (A). I link to reviews where I have written them; and also where I have only …

Best Reads August-September 2018

This post gives a list of my favorite books I read in August-September 2018. I had a hard couple months, and did a bunch of comfort rereading. This list definitely shows my bias towards contemporary romance, but also includes fantasy, paranormal romance, and historical romance, and one YA novel. I am marking the audiobooks with …