I decided to fashion a fill-in-the-blank romance novel review to make these posts easier to write: Part A. The Summary: (Title) is a romance of the (“you are everything I never knew I always wanted”/opposites attract/love story balanced with a strong subplot/teach me how to love/I know I am unworthy, but I love you so) …
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The Slightly Series: Slightly Dangerous by Mary Balogh
Mary Balogh is a reliable and consistent romance genre author. She’s been putting out books for years and years, and with the advent of e-books will be reissuing her back catalogue for quite some time to come. I do not begrudge any author the chance to cash in, except maybe that 50 Shades of Twilight …
Devil’s Bastard’s MC Series: Stacked and Say My Name by Aviva Blakeman
When we were little and my mother got lost while driving she’d say, “Well, children, this is a part of the country you haven’t seen before.” I feel that way about Aviva Blakeman’s recently published debut novels Stacked and Say My Name from her Devil’s Bastards MC series. The Biker/Tattooed Badboy/Legally Dubious Characters corner of the kissing …
My Favourite/Favorite Romance Novel Heroes and Heroines
There are books and novellas that I recommend. There are novels I loathed. Inspired by a commenter’s request, these are my favourite romance novel heroes and heroines, and I have a separate post for my couples. Ranking them would take too long, so I haven’t. If you’re uncertain, I suggest leaning towards the couples list …
My Favourite/Favorite Romance Novel Couples
There are books and novellas that I recommend. There are novels I loathed. This list is my favourite romance novel couples and there is a separate one for my favourite heroes and heroines as individual characters. If I put them in order, I’d never get this list published, so they aren’t. If you’re uncertain, I …
So You Want to Read a (Historical, Contemporary, New Adult, Paranormal) Romance …
Alternatively: The Worst Romance Novels I Have Ever Read This recommendations list is gleaned from at least 80 authors and over 500 books. Ten Great Romance Novellas to Get You Started Looking for something specific? Here’s a list of authors I’ve read enough to see thematic consistencies and it’s hard to go wrong with these …
L’Amour et Chocolate Series: Sun-Kissed by Laura Florand
While it can be read as a standalone novella, Sun-Kissed was, for me at any rate, purchased so I could visit again with my favourite characters from Florand’s fantastic L’Amour et Chocolat series. Each featuring a world-renowned chocolatier/patissier and an American woman, the collection includes one of my favourite romances off all time: The Chocolate Touch. As the pretext for Sun-Kissed is the …
Romance Authors and Their Themes
The link in the author’s name will take you to either a summary of their catalogue or a relevant review. Carla Kelly – People are inherently good and their kindness will surprise you. Caroline Linden – Fortune favours the bold. Cecilia Grant – Live life on your own terms and be willing to accept the consequences. Christina Lauren – …
His Road Home by Anna Richland
There are a lot of wounded heroes in romance novels, but His Road Home must be the first one I’ve read in which we meet the hero straight from the battlefield. Often, the men are well away from their traumatizing experience, left with a dramatic facial scar or bad dreams that can be eased by the love of …
First Class Package by Jay Northcote
Admission: I really like Christmas novellas. Not all of them, not all the time, but once in a while they make a nice break. After all, one of my top five romances of all time is a Christmas novella. Jay Northcote can’t possibly have known of my penchant and, admittedly, I did not know this …
Mrs. Julien Presents 