In today's News of the Free romance reads:  

The whole "famous person falls for regular person" trope is a huge favorite of mine in romance. And I have some pretty strong opinions on the best famous heroes and heroines in romance today. Check them out and see if you agree with these picks: 

You're not even going to BELIEVE what's free: 

Look, I understand that writing is terribly hard, and that there's no way to create characters and storylines that are universally loved. But, I talked once before about characters who I think were monumentally let down by their writers, and since then, I've thought of a bunch more. It seems like there's an epidemic of bad writing in Hollywood , and I think it's time we fix that. And you know who always has good endings for characters we love? Romance authors. So, here's even MORE characters who were let down by bad writing and even MORE romance authors who would've handled them better: 

I mean, who DOESN'T love an intrepid, insightful, go-getter romance heroine? All of the heroines on today's list definitely meet that criteria. But don't take my word for it. Check 'em out:  

It's that time again. Time to grab your Kindle or phone or iPad or WHATEVER and start one-clicking! But if you see something you like, download it fast, because sales this good never last for long:  

I often struggle with rock star romance. Sure, I've read some GREAT ones, but the sheer number of manwhores and jerkwads in the category is pretty off-putting to me, since I'm a grumpy old lady with very little tolerance for asshattery. (Slightly off topic: here's a "best of" booklist featuring rock stars who AREN'T manwhores and jerkwads, if you're interested. But I digress...)   All that said, though, I'm pleased to report that Fractured Dreams was a fairly delightful, slightly angsty rock star romance with two main characters that I generally enjoyed. Here's the scoop:   

Look, I'm not saying romance novel heroines (or any women) need a big strong man to protect them. I adore ass-kicking, super self-sufficient heroines. But that doesn't mean I don't enjoy the fantasy idea of having someone looking out for me. That's what the heroes on today's list do--they put the heroine's needs ahead of their own and do whatever is necessary to keep them safe and happy. So, without further ado, here are a few of my all-time favorite protective romance novel heroes:   

Contemporary Romance
Publication date: ​03/02/2021
Kindle Unlimited: No
Cliffhanger: No

I enjoyed this one so much, y'all...I can't even tell you. Although, I'm gonna try, so here it goes: 

Connor-Effin'-Roe. We met him in Southern Storms. I loved him then, and I REALLY love him now that I've read his story. I would've read an entire book about him going to work and doing his job every day, frankly. The fact that he was given a beautiful love story was just a bonus. Here's the scoop:  

Last week, a group of readers on the Romance Rehab Facebook page asked for some high-stakes, darker romantic suspense recommendations. (Note: I say "darker" because I don't do SUPER dark. Let's just say these are dark for me, meaning that they aren't light and fluffy, but they also don't feature heroines being abused in any way by their heroes. I don't read the truly dark stuff. #SorryNotSorry) Well, I'm a giver, so I have a few. Consider THESE awesome romantic suspense reads for your #FridayReads and #WeekendReads pleasure:  

Just here to point you in the direction of the free reads. You're welcome: 

I've been on a bit of a paranormal romance kick lately, and thought y'all should know about these deals that I stumbled upon. And please note, these are temporary deals, so if you see something you like, download quick, because these will go back up to normal price before you know it: 

There were a crapton of AWESOME new releases this month, and today, I'm going to point out the ones I think should move ahead of all the others on your TBR list. Trust me. You'll thank me later, after you've read these:   

I recently thought about this read when I was putting together the kickass heroines in Kindle Unlimited recommendations list, but totally forgot about it when I was putting together my lumberjack heroes recommendations list. So, to correct that error, I figured I better do a review to remind everyone that this is a great read! Seriously, here's why: