Happy Valentine’s Day!

February 14, 2022

It’s Valentine’s Day and tonight Dr. Feelgood and I plan to do…. nothing special. I didn’t get him a card and I bought flowers on Saturday at the Farmer’s Market…

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the ask@AAR: What was your favorite romance published in 2021?

February 11, 2022

We want to hear from you. We’ve shared our top picks for 2021–now it’s your turn. If you’re looking for inspiration, we have two sources for you. Using our new…

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Has anyone watched any of the films nominated for Best Picture?

February 9, 2022

The Oscar 2022 Nominations for Best Picture are: Belfast CODA Don’t Look Up Drive My Car Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog West Side…

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the ask@AAR: Have you seen our new Power Search?

February 4, 2022

We have a new Power Search. Have you tried it? It’s–in my opinion–amazing. You can find it under the Reviews tab.     For starters, you can now search by…

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the ask@AAR: Should we do the AAR Top 100 in 2023?

January 28, 2022

We’ve done the AAR Top 100 poll regularly since 1998. The last one we did, in 2018, garnered so much fury that I swore we were done. And yet… I’m…

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The Best of 2021 – Dabney’s List

January 26, 2022

According to Goodreads, I read eighty-two books (for the first time – my rereads would have put that number closer to 165) in 2021. I read across genres and glommed…

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the ask@AAR: Is there anything worse than when grownups ghost?

January 21, 2022

I’ll be honest with you–I’m, months later, still pissed at the 32 year old highly decorated military hero in his second year of law school who, after three months of…

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the ask@AAR: What romance does everyone else love that you can’t stand?

January 14, 2022

Hey Dabney, what’s your favorite contemporary romance written in the past five or so years?  Oh, no question, it’s Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game. I ADORE that book. So you…

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the ask@AAR: What’s the ONE best non romance you read last year?

January 7, 2022

While I love me some romance, I’m a catholic reader: I like all kinds of stories. And, in 2021, I read so many great books. Honestly, I can’t remember a…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your reading goal(s) for 2022?

December 31, 2021

Happy New Year! Given that I’ve never been able to keep a New Year’s resolution going for a whole year, I’ve given them up. Instead, I’ve become goal oriented. It’s…

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the ask@AAR: What are your hopes for romance in 2022?

December 24, 2021

Whoa–2021 is almost in the books. Thus, it’s times to think about what we hope for in romance next year. Everyone’s likes and loves are personal and my list is…

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the ask@AAR: What brought you comfort and joy in 2021?

December 17, 2021

This time last year, I hoped that the worst of 2020 wouldn’t follow me into 2021. And while that didn’t happen, I did find much to celebrate in 2021 perhaps because…

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