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How NOT to create book recommendation lists

2/28/2019

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Romance novels and erotic novels are NOT necessarily the same, no matter what Cosmo says
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So recently, Cosmopolitan magazine thought it would be a good idea to discuss “erotic” novels. ​Great, right? Well, it WOULD have been great, if the magazine and the writer had been bothered to research what “erotic” novels actually WERE. Let’s talk a little bit about where they went wrong, shall we?

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V Games by Caroline Peckham

2/28/2019

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​YOUNG ADULT ROMANCE
PARANORMAL ROMANCE


Publication date: 10/30/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: Kinda

I’m not even sure why I picked this one up. It’s arguably not a romance, but rather a supernatural thriller with some romantic elements. And since I’ve been down on paranormal romance lately and have never been a big fan of young adult reads (I’m just too old for all the angst, y’all...I’m tired), I’m pretty shocked that I ended up really liking this one.

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The Way You Are by Sylvie Stewart

2/27/2019

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​ROMANTIC COMEDY
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE


Publication date: 12/12/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

There’s a lot of great things about this book, but the best by far is the hero, Brett. I would recommend this book to lovers of sweet, sexy rom com and contemporary romance solely because of him. He’s a nice guy hero (which I love) who isn’t a wimp, is comfortable in his own skin even though he’s not a six-foot-two, chiselled underwear model, and has a nice normal job as a marketing rep—not a Navy Seal/wolf shifter/rockstar/billionaire. Brett is the kind of guy you might actually meet in real life, but he’s also all kinds of fabulous. He’s smart, funny, confident, sexy, and just an all-around great guy. ​

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Irresistible by Melanie Harlow

2/25/2019

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 02/25/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

Here’s what you can expect every time you pick up a Melanie Harlow book:
  1. Likeable heroines that you wouldn’t mind grabbing a drink with after work
  2. Sexy, foul-mouthed heroes who sometimes do stupid things for all the right reasons
  3. Sexy scenes that can only be described as OH-HOLY-HELL-THAT-IS-HOT
  4. The perfect combination of emotional feels and snort laughs

So, yeah...Irresistible was exactly what I expected...in the best possible way.

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Sexy romance novel heroes who fix stuff

2/22/2019

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Sexy romance novel heroes who fix stuff
Is there anything hotter than a man who can fix stuff? I mean, sure, women are 100% capable of fixing stuff (cars, busted sinks, drywall, whatever) on their own. They do it all the time. But isn’t it more fun to watch a hot guy do it? As proof, I offer this:

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The Magic Cupcake by River Laurent

2/21/2019

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​ROMANTIC COMEDY

Publication date: 11/14/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: I dunno

Honestly, I’m not even sure what possessed me to read this book. Maybe it’s the deep and abiding love I have for cupcakes? (They’re all magical, in my opinion) I dunno. But I do know that it’ll take more than a pastry-laden title to trick me into buying books going forward; this book has made sure of that.  ​

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Alone with an Escort by Angela Claire

2/20/2019

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3.4/5 Rating
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​ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
 
Publication date: 01/16/2018
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

This is one of those difficult books for me to rate. Books I loathe? Those are the easiest to review. I can rant for DAYS, folks. Books I love? Those are pretty easy to review, too. I can gush about a book just as easily as I can rant about one. But this one...I didn’t loathe it, but I didn’t love it, either.

That said, I guess I’ll just start with what I did like about it:

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This Week’s Oh-Holy-Crap-It’s-Live New Releases: Week of February 18, 2019

2/19/2019

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So many books, so little time, people. Check out this week’s must-read new releases! We can’t really say any more about it than that because we’re too busy 1-clicking. This is not a drill! I repeat: This is not a drill! Get to your e-readers!

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Tomboy by Avery Flynn

2/18/2019

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​ROMANTIC COMEDY
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE


Publication date: 02/18/201
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

I might have a slight addiction to this series. I loved books 1 and 2 (Butterface and Muffin Top, respectively) and couldn’t sign up for an ARC of Tomboy fast enough. I’ll most likely do the same thing when the next book in the series comes out, too. Why am I so addicted to this series? I’m glad you asked…

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The ultimate badass romance heroines list (for now, at least)

2/15/2019

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The ultimate badass romance heroines list (for now, at least)
Well, we’ve done our ultimate bikers reading list, and our ultimate rock stars list, and we figure it’s about time to do our ultimate badass heroines list because the last time we listed our top 12 badass romance heroines, many of you added recommendations that we totally loved. So without further ado, here are our picks for the ultimate badass heroines in romance today. Enjoy!

(Note: some of these reads could be considered urban fantasy, but if they also feature a strong romantic component, we’ve included them. Why? Because it’s our list and no one is the boss of us. We’ve also included only one read per author. So, even though we realize that Jeaniene Frost and Ilona Andrews have several badass women in their stories, we’re only including 1 per author to keep things fair to the other authors. Why? Again...our list, our rules. And yes, we know that JD Robb and Nora Roberts are technically the same author. But the books are diverse enough that we've allowed that one exception. And again...our list, our rules. It’s just for fun, y’all. Let’s not get ugly about it. These are listed in no particular order. Happy reading!) ​

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Air of Darkness by Rose O'Brien

2/14/2019

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​PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Publication date: 10/16/2018
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

Paranormal romance makes me nervous these days, y’all. It’s always been one of my favorite categories of romance, but I’ve read A LOT of really bad PNR lately. Like, A LOT of it. I don’t know why this is. I blame Twilight. When that book came out and absolutely blew up in popularity, writers everywhere flocked to throw together PNR stories to meet the market’s demand. Probably less than a ¼ of them were any good, in my opinion.

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Alaska Night by Daisy Sweeney

2/13/2019

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3/5 Stars
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NEW ADULT ROMANCE
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Publication date: 12/13/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: Yes

I’m super cautious about new-to-me authors. I approach them really slowly, sometimes squinting through my fingers at them, half afraid something awful could jump out of my Kindle and startle me at any minute. (That’s how I watch horror movies, too, but I digress…) So, when I got a review request from this author, I squinted through my fingers a little because this is a debut effort in a subcategory I’m not normally a huge fan of. But the cover was good, and her request was super well-written, so I thought, what the hell? And overall, I’m glad I gave it a chance. Was it a perfect read? No. But it was good enough that I’ll be watching this author closely in the future, and probably won’t even be squinting through my fingers when I do it.

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This Week’s Oh-Holy-Crap-It’s-Live New Releases: Week of February 11, 2019

2/12/2019

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So many books, so little time, people. Check out this week’s must-read new releases! We can’t really say any more about it than that because we’re too busy 1-clicking. This is not a drill! I repeat: This is not a drill! Get to your e-readers!

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What to read based on your favorite TV ‘ships

2/11/2019

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What to read based on your favorite TV ‘ships
We all know what ‘shipping means, right? When you watch a show (or a movie) for a while and find yourself rooting for a couple of characters to hook up, even if those characters seem incredibly unlikely to do so? As a romance lover, I’m particularly susceptible to ‘shipping. So, in this post, I’m just going to throw some of my favorite ‘ships out there, along with some reading recommendations, and hopefully we can all have some fun. Note: I say “hopefully” because there are ‘shippers out there who are VERY defensive of their favorite ‘ships and will argue—to the death—why their ‘ship is the best. Then there are those on the flip side who will argue—to the death—why a ‘ship shouldn’t happen. It can all get very brutal. Name-calling often ensues. But let’s keep this discussion civil, shall we? These are my ‘ships, you probably have your own and neither of us has to defend them to anyone. That said, let’s talk ‘ships and books!!

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The ultimate forced proximity romance reads

2/8/2019

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The ultimate forced proximity romance reads
For those of you who don’t know, forced proximity romance isn’t exactly what it sounds like. It sounds vaguely violent and icky, but it’s not that at all. Forced proximity as a trope is really just an umbrella term for anything that forces characters to spend time together in close quarters. So, it can include (but isn’t limited to):
  • Road trips
  • Stranded together
  • Forced to work together on a project of some sort (for work or to thwart a villain)
  • Guests/bridal party of a destination wedding
  • Kidnapping (yes, it happens in romance sometimes--and sometimes it’s not all dark and violent and twisty. Sometimes it actually IS romantic)
  • Bodyguard situations
  • Various roommate scenarios

So, that said, here is the ultimate forced proximity romance reading list. Enjoy!

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