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Romance novels and erotic novels are NOT necessarily the same, no matter what Cosmo says
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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 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:
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!
 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!)
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!
 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!!
 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):
So, that said, here is the ultimate forced proximity romance reading list. Enjoy! |
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