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Saving Her

10/11/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Saving Her
Author: RR Banks  
Publication date: 09/10/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: I dunno

This might be the fastest I’ve ever DNF’d a book in my life. My previous record was 13% of the story. I DNF’d this one at 3%. Here’s why:
  • At only 3% into the story, I’ve already read very detailed sex scenes between the heroine and a dude who wasn’t the hero, and the hero with a chick who wasn’t the heroine. That would be fine in erotica, but this is romance. Now, I’m not saying I expect the hero and heroine to come into the story all pure and virginal, because I don’t. But I’m not really interested in reading sex scenes between people I know aren’t even the focus of the story.

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Beneath This Mask

10/10/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Beneath This Mask
Author: Meghan March  
Publication date: 09/29/2014
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

There was lots of stuff about this one that I really loved. There were also some “meh” bits. But I’ll start with the good stuff:
  • I LOVED Simon. He was respectful and patient with Charlie, but also alpha enough that he was super sexy. (And who doesn’t love a former fighter pilot? Le sigh. But I digress...)​​

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The 4 ways indie authors can help crush the self-publishing stigma

10/9/2017

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The 4 ways indie authors can help crush the self-publishing stigma
​Here at Romance Rehab, we love self-published authors. For starters, they release books faster than traditionally published authors. (More books + Less time waiting = happy book bloggers) They’re also able to express their creative visions without having to first filter them through the lens of the traditional publishing industry. (And let me tell you executives in the publishing industry something: you guys don’t always know what all readers want. So, when you say that paranormal romance is dead? Yeah...not so much. We can find you thousands upon thousands of romance readers looking for new vampires, shifters, and other supernatural characters to read about.) On a whole, self-published authors are fast, flexible, and fearless—and we respect the hell out of them.
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But… (There’s always a but, isn’t there?)

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Top 12 fairy tale retellings fans of Once Upon a Time should check out. Like, NOW.

10/6/2017

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Top 12 fairy tale retellings fans of Once Upon a Time should check out. Like, NOW.
If you’re a fan of fairytales, fairytale retellings, romance, or hot pirates who rock leather and eyeliner like it's their damn jobs, then you’ve probably watched an episode or two of Once Upon a Time, the show that pretty much took every fairytale known to man and turned turned it on it’s ear. So, in honor of the return of Once Upon a Time (and Captain Hook. Yay!), here are our picks for the top 12 romance fairytale retellings that fans of the show might want to check out. 

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Note: some of these picks are very LOOSE fairytale retellings, and might not be marketed as such. But let’s not take ourselves too seriously and get into lengthy debates about the finer points of what constitutes a fairytale retelling, m’kay? This list is just for fun.)

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Wild Homecoming

10/5/2017

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Title: Wild Homecoming
Author: Liza Street  
Publication date: 10/4/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I’m a big fan of Liza Street. She writes smart, funny, sexy fiction that’s short and super easy to read. And y’all know how much I enjoy a nice easy read. It’s comforting, you know? Like super-soft sweats and slouchy socks on a rainy November day. And thankfully, Wild Homecoming was just as comforting a read as the rest of the author’s backlist.

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A Love Restrained

10/4/2017

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Title: A Love Restrained
Author: Becky Flade  
Publication date: 10/4/2017
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

So, I’ve been giving romantic suspense a hard time lately. I even considered turning my back on the category altogether. But this story was a rather nice reminder of why I shouldn’t make hasty decisions about an entire category of books based on a few bad experiences.

Kylee was a heroine I really rooted for. She’s smart and tough, but still sensitive and vulnerable enough to open her heart up to Jayson, even though they have very little in common in the first part of the book.
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The Witness

10/3/2017

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DUDE REVIEW
ROMANTIC SUSPENSE


Title: The Witness
Author: Nora Roberts  
Publication date: 4/17/2012
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

Let me start this review by saying how much I appreciate my blog partner. Jennifer could’ve been a little irritated with me for running off on my own like a lost 5-year old at Wal-Mart to pick out my second romance novel. But she didn’t shake her head or say “I told you so” even after I released my 2-star review. Nope, she just quietly put that awful experience behind us and patiently presented me with new options for stop #3 on my journey into romance-land. She even gently nudged me towards The Witness, like a mom guiding her toddler away from sharp-edged furniture.

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Tell Me

10/2/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Tell Me
Author: Abigail Strom  
Publication date: 10/01/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
 
I’m a big fan of Abigail Strom. She writes romances that are a little bit sweet, a little bit funny, a little bit sexy, and a whole lot emotional. Her books are always quick, easy reading that kind of reminds me of comfort food. (You know, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, chicken and dumplings...that kind of thing) Tell Me is no different. It's a friends-to-lovers romance, with a bit of a second-chance romance thrown in mid-book.

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