Let’s face it. Romance readers are complicated creatures. Sometimes we want a nice, easy, sweet romance, and other times we want a gritty, edgy read that might even make us a little uncomfortable and push us past our normal boundaries. So for those of you looking for a little grit in your romance (and I don’t mean heroes who haven’t bathed, because, ew), here are our top picks that are guaranteed to keep you on the edge of your favorite reading chair:
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Because we all need a little more security in our reading lives, Romance Rehab brings you the 1-click wonders author spotlight series. The authors featured here are totally safe, meaning you can download any of their books and be thoroughly entertained. Seriously, there’s not a stinker in the bunch. You can go ahead and 1-click with total confidence.
Today, we’re spotlighting Kristen Ashley, a New York Times bestseller who is pretty much the queen of writing alpha male heroes who aren’t alphaholes. Her romances (contemporary and paranormal) are funny, sexy, and emotional enough to give you a major case of the feels. She doesn’t scrimp on the page count, either. Her novels are REALLY novels, and give you plenty of time to fall in love with her characters. As we said, you can 1-click any of her books with confidence, but here are 10 of our all-time favorites:
So, this weekend, I was reading a book that I should have liked. I say “should have” because it had a good cover (super hot guy...who doesn’t love that?), a good blurb, and a ton of good reviews. I went into it with every confidence that it’d be great. Well, I made it to 4% of the story before I gave up on it. Why? It was all about one of my least favorite tropes in romance history: the secret baby.
My biggest problem with the secret baby in this particular romance was that there was absolutely NO REASON for the heroine to have kept this baby from the father. The hero wasn’t an abusive drug addict, he wasn’t some deadbeat loser. He was an upstanding, nice guy who deserved to be a part of his kid’s life. Why did the heroine keep the baby’s existence from the father? Well, she’d had a rough life and didn’t trust people easily. Oh, boo freakin’ hoo, lady! Lots of people have had sad lives and they don’t vow to do everything all by themselves, even when the father has billions of dollars and the heroine is in debt to a loan shark to pay for the baby’s heart surgery. (I’m not even making that up. I wish I was.) After all this, I thought it might be a good idea to list out some tropes that I never again want to darken my Kindle. (Other than the secret baby baby thing. I think I’ve made myself clear on that one) Maybe authors will take pity on me and stop writing these things once and for all: 
I’ll be honest, folks. Love triangles in romance aren’t my thing. Typically, if I catch even a whiff of a love triangle when I’m reading a blurb, I back away from that book slowly. Very, very slowly. As if it might jump up and smack me in the face if I move too quickly. But even I have to admit that there are some authors who can quite simply pull off anything—even making me like a book featuring a trope I hate. So, this week’s best of list is for those authors who can move mountains and work miracles (i.e.: make me read and like something that I don’t want to read or like). Without further ado, here are our picks for the top 10 best love triangles in romance today (and no, Bella and Jacob and Edward DIDN’T make the cut)
(I was also a little swayed by the hero, who happens to be a grumpy, hot, Scottish writer. Grumpy, hot AND Scottish? Sounds like my catnip! Yes, please!) And let me tell you, I’m sooooooo glad I gave this one a chance!
Because we all need a little more security in our reading lives, Romance Rehab brings you the 1-click wonders author spotlight series. The authors featured here are totally safe, meaning you can download any of their books and be thoroughly entertained. Seriously, there’s not a stinker in the bunch. You can go ahead and 1-click with total confidence.
Today, we’re spotlighting Penny Reid, a USA Today bestseller who writes smart, hilarious contemporary romance. Her books feature unconventional, quirky, super-smart heroines and the brooding, befuddled-by-love alpha heroes who adore them. We recommend you don’t read her books in public, though. You WILL snort-laugh, and no one is cute when they snort laugh. As we said, you can 1-click any of her books with confidence, but here are 6 of our all-time favorites: |
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