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Top 10 romance heroes who are GREAT with their hands (in more ways than one)

12/29/2017

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Top 10 romance heroes who are GREAT with their hands (in more ways than one)
Who needs a soft-skinned, billionaire romance hero when you can have a guy who works with his hands every day? Those skills can translate to other areas of life, ladies. (Ahem) So, without further delay, here are our picks for 10 blue-collar romance hotties you’d let lay hands on you any day of the week (and twice on Sundays):

(And if you don’t have Bon Jovi’s Lay Your Hands on Me stuck in your head after reading that intro, you might be too young to check out this list. Consider yourself warned.) ​

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Spider

12/28/2017

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NEW ADULT ROMANCE

Title: Spider
Author: Ilsa Madden-Mills  
Publication date: 11/11/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I’ll start off by saying I’m a big fan of this author. Her stories are always just the right blend of angsty, romantic, sexy, and sweet. Spider is no different.

Now, I’ve been pretty vocal about being over the whole rockstar and stepbrother tropes, but I think it’s a credit to the author’s engaging writing style that in this book, I totally didn’t mind the use of several tropes I normally hate. In the hands of a less talented author, I probably would have DNF’d this one. But as it stands, I found it highly enjoyable.

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Team Player

12/27/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Team Player
Author: Adriana Locke, Charleigh Rose, Ella Fox, Emma Scott, Kate Stewart, Kennedy Ryan, LJ Shen, Mandi Beck, Meghan Quinn, Sara Ney, Rochelle Paige  
Publication date: 12/14/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I’m not usually a fan of anthologies. Novellas usually lack the kind of character depth I prefer in my favorite romances, and out of a ton of stories, I usually only find 1 or 2 within the set that I even remotely enjoy. But when I saw Adriana Locke, Emma Scott, Kennedy Ryan and LJ Shen all had new stories in this anthology, there was no way in HELL I wasn’t going to read this one. And I’m sooooooo glad I did.

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Take the Body and Run

12/26/2017

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ROMANTIC COMEDY

Title: Take the Body and Run
Author: Jada Ryker  
Publication date: 09/20/2016
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I decided to read and review this book based on the words “fart machine” in the blurb. What can I say? Farts are hilarious. I’m immature like that. I think the author and I share a similar sense of humor, for the most part.

I could immediately see why this book was a Kindle Scout winner. It’s well written, has a nice, even pace, just enough mystery to keep things interesting, and plenty of witty, snappy dialogue. Fun, quirky characters are also in abundance, which I love.

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Top 12 sexiest romance doctors to get your blood pumping

12/22/2017

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Top 12 sexiest romance doctors to get your blood pumping
I don’t know about you, but I personally don’t want a hot doctor, especially since I only ever go to see the doctor when I’m not exactly at my best. (Who wants to face a hot guy or gal when you’ve got a fever of 102 degrees and you’re spewing cold and flu germs all over the room every time you exhale? Not. Me.) But in romance, who doesn’t love a hot, sexy, giving, highly educated doctor who wants nothing more than take care of people? With that in mind, here are our picks for the hottest docs in romance. ​

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Van

12/21/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Van
Author: Sawyer Bennett  
Publication date: 11/28/2017
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

When you buy a Sawyer Bennett book, you know what you’re going to get. Consistently awesome writing, complex characters that are supremely relatable, and just the right blend of romantic feels and hot, sweaty, melt-your-panties sexy scenes. I mean, there’s a reason she’s one of my 1-click wonder authors, folks. I’m happy to say that Van is more of what I’ve come to count on from this fantabulous author.
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Seal of Honor

12/20/2017

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ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Title: Seal of Honor
Author: Tonya Burrows
Publication date: 5/28/2013
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

Egads, this wasn’t what I was expecting at all. I DNF’d right around the 25% mark. Here’s what made me pull the plug:

The heroine, Audrey, is an artist. When her brother is kidnapped (who he’s kidnapped by isn’t really relevant. Just know it was your standard, run-of-the-mill romantic suspense novel baddie), what does she do? Well, she immediately drops her life in Costa Rica and journeys to Colombia to save him. By herself.

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Wild Atonement and Wild Reunion

12/19/2017

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Title: Wild Atonement & Wild Reunion 
Author: Liza Street
Publication date: 11/1/2017 and 12/06/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I’ve been a fan of this author for a while now. I read the entire Sierra Pride series and really enjoyed it, and read and reviewed the first book in this series, Wild Homecoming, back in October. (It was a 4-star read, by the way) So, when the author offered me an ARC of Wild Atonement, I jumped all over it. Then, when I read and loved THAT, I was too impatient to wait for an ARC of Wild Reunion (which was up for pre-order at the time), so I bought it myself. Needless to say, I don’t regret the purchase. Not. One. Bit.
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Sexism in romance: Why it needs to STOP and the awesome reads that crush it

12/18/2017

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Sexism in romance: Why it needs to STOP and the awesome reads that crush it
Look, we’re usually the first people in the room to advocate for romance novels. We even wrote a pretty thorough defense of the genre as a whole a while back. The fact of the matter is that we LOVE romance novels, and we think they’ve come a long way from the old bodice rippers of the 70s and early 80s. But we’re also not blind. As much love as we have for romance (and it’s A LOT), there are still some lingering sexist tropes that we’d like to stomp out of existence—for the good of the genre, all readers, and all women, really. For example:

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12 Romances to help you celebrate the royal engagement

12/15/2017

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12 Romances to help you celebrate the royal engagement
If you’re anything like us, as soon as Prince Harry’s engagement to the lovely Meghan Markle was announced, you immediately dove into your Kindle and started searching for some royal romances to celebrate with. (Seriously, if these two don’t inspire you to read some romance, you might be hopeless. Is there any couple more adorable?) So, without further delay, here are our humble recommendations for 12 royal romances that are almost as awesome as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle:

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Buzzworthy

12/14/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Buzzworthy
Author: Elsie Moody  
Publication date: 11/03/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

This is one of those tough stories to rate, because it had a ton of great stuff going for it. But at the same time, there were also a few things here that irked me a bit. Nothing that made me want to dismember any of the characters (and yes...i’ve had those feelings before. I’m seeking help. Don’t worry), but stuff that impacted the rating a wee bit. (Keeping in mind that I’m a harsh grader, so a 3.5 rating out of 5 isn’t AT ALL bad for me. It could’ve been WAY worse.)

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Hunted

12/13/2017

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE

Title: Hunted
Author: Keira Blackwood  
Publication date: 10/27/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

I’m a big fan of this author. I read and enjoyed the first book in this series, Pierced,  and thought highly enough of the author’s Riverwood series to include Keira Blackwood on our ultimate list of paranormal romance indie authors that everyone should be reading. (And I’m a particularly harsh critic where PNR is concerned, so that’s saying a lot!) I’m really happy to report that I enjoyed this book, too. (It would’ve been a real bummer to be let down after bragging on this author so much!)

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Thirty Day Boyfriend

12/12/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: Thirty Day Boyfriend
Author: Whitney G.  
Publication date: 11/2/2017
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

This was my first Whitney G. book, folks. (I know, right? Crazy!) But I can now definitively say it won’t be my last.

Thirty Day Boyfriend was a short, easy, funny, sassy, sexy read that managed to be light and fluffy yet still give me a major case of the feels all at the same time. (I’m still not sure how the author pulled that off, quite frankly.)


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The Deadbeat Next Door

12/11/2017

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CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Title: The Deadbeat Next Door
Author: Katharine Sadler   
Publication date: 12/11/2017
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No


This book has a couple of things that could’ve made it a train wreck for me. #1: the fake fiance trope can go horribly awry if not handled properly because it’s so implausible. (See the movie The Proposal if you don’t believe me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I love Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, but this movie was awful and the plot was unbelieveable to a staggering degree.)


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The ultimate Christmas romance reading list to lift your holiday spirits

12/8/2017

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The ultimate Christmas romance reading list to lift your holiday spirits
Let’s face it. Christmas time can be stressful. There’s shopping and endless parties you’d rather not go to and get-togethers with the in-laws and more shopping...ugh. What better way to treat yourself this stressful holiday season than putting on a pair of comfy sweats, and settling into your favorite chair in front of the fire with a cup of hot chocolate so that you can enjoy a nice, Christmas romance novel? Go ahead and put on your sweats and fix the hot chocolate. We’ve got your reading list ready to go:

(NOTE: heat levels vary among the books on the list. Pay careful attention to author warnings and customer reviews so that you aren’t surprised in a bad way!)

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