I'm not the only one who wanted to grow up to be a librarian, was I? Maybe that's why I love THESE librarians in romance novels so much: 

In today's news of FREE, awesome romances: 

It seems like every time I open Twitter and Facebook, I'm hit with some new kind of horrific book world discourse. Sometimes, it's enough to make me rethink book blogging altogether. Here are the top-of-mind offenders that make me consider shutting it all down (but don't worry, I won't--because for every crappy book take on social media, there are at least 5 good reasons to be there...but I'm all about complaining right now. I'll save the good stuff for another day):

Look, I like an alpha male book boyfriend as much as the next romance reader. But what about the alpha females? The kickass, take-charge, never-say-die women of romance? Well, this list is all about them:  

FREE READS!!! I'm not even kidding. There's some seriously good stuff here:  

If you spend any time at all on book Twitter or Facebook, you'll notice a bunch of abbreviations are used. Some of them are fairly obvious. Others...not so much. So, in case you find yourself puzzling over an abbreviation, here's a quick cheat sheet you can reference. (Please note, this list is by NO MEANS exhaustive. These are just some biggies I've noticed.) You're welcome:  

There are some undeniably cool chicks in romance novels. So much, in fact, that I wish I could hang out with some of them in real life. With that in mind, here are just a few of my favorite romance novel heroines I'd want as friends in the real world: 

I've had trouble finding great reads lately. I think the problem is more about me than it is about any authors out there. But I'm finding that stuff I used to love just isn't as appealing to me as it used to be. That's not the case, though, with some authors. There are some authors whose books  I can read and re-read because they always deliver awesomeness. They never miss. And today, I'd like to share a few of these "never miss" authors with the rest of y'all. So, feel free to pick any book out of their back lists. You won't be let down. You're welcome:   

Sometimes, slow burn romance doesn't work for me. If all that build up doesn't lead to something REALLY hot, it can be a HUGE let down. Well, here are some of the best slow burn romances I've ever read, and believe me when I say, these aren't a let down in ANY way:  

In today's News of the Free romance reads:  

The whole "famous person falls for regular person" trope is a huge favorite of mine in romance. And I have some pretty strong opinions on the best famous heroes and heroines in romance today. Check them out and see if you agree with these picks: 

You're not even going to BELIEVE what's free: 

Look, I understand that writing is terribly hard, and that there's no way to create characters and storylines that are universally loved. But, I talked once before about characters who I think were monumentally let down by their writers, and since then, I've thought of a bunch more. It seems like there's an epidemic of bad writing in Hollywood , and I think it's time we fix that. And you know who always has good endings for characters we love? Romance authors. So, here's even MORE characters who were let down by bad writing and even MORE romance authors who would've handled them better: 

I mean, who DOESN'T love an intrepid, insightful, go-getter romance heroine? All of the heroines on today's list definitely meet that criteria. But don't take my word for it. Check 'em out:  

It's that time again. Time to grab your Kindle or phone or iPad or WHATEVER and start one-clicking! But if you see something you like, download it fast, because sales this good never last for long: