the ask@AAR: What do you think about grading books?

April 9, 2021

I so enjoyed Caroline’s thoughtful and in-depth post about how she grades books here at AAR. Like many readers, I came to AAR because of our Power Search system and…

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The Wayback on Wednesday: The Harem

April 7, 2021

(originally published in 2002)   The Harem by Ellen Micheletti Simply defined, a harem is the area in a household where the women of the family live. But in romantic…

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Eleanor Webster talks the past, the Cornish coast and her work

April 4, 2021

I began writing romance to escape the mundanities of motherhood and the heart-breaking reality too often involved in school counselling.  Indeed, in those first years, I developed a split personality;…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite household hack?

April 2, 2021

I can barely believe I’m asking this because my interest in cooking/cleaning/sewing–things I think of as household tasks–is minimal. And yet…. During the past year as we have been constrained…

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The Wayback on Wednesday: Patricia Gaffney on How Does an Author Feel About Reader Criticism?

March 31, 2021

(originally published in August of 1997) We asked author Patricia Gaffney, author of the Wyckerley trilogy and the upcoming Wild at Heart for her thoughts on reader criticism. Here is…

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And the next AAR Good Time Book Club pick is….

March 29, 2021

You have voted and picked… The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt. AAR reviewed it when it came out in 2007–we gave it an A-. In our review, we wrote: The…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite Joanna Bourne book?

March 26, 2021

Beloved historical romance author Joanna Bourne announced her retirement this month. I’ve reread everyone of Bourne’s books; some many times. I respect her decision but, damn, I’ll miss her brilliance….

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UPDATED: Pick the next book club book!

March 24, 2021

Here’s the final round. Pick one of the four and we’ll read it the first week in May! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FinalRoundMay   Let’s read together. Pick your top choices from this list….

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the ask@AAR: What’s your least favorite thing about AAR?

March 19, 2021

Last week I asked what works for you at AAR and your answers were lovely and useful. Thank you. This week, I’m curious what we could improve. I can’t promise…

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What are you reading? Watching?

March 15, 2021

Now that I have been vaccinated–yay!–I have been doing less reading and watching than during the pandemic. For the past year, I’ve read several books a week (The best: Bench…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite thing about AAR?

March 12, 2021

What’s your favorite thing about AAR? I ask not because, as my mom would say, I’m fishing for compliments but because as we figure out how to survive and move…

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And our next book club book is….

March 10, 2021

Let’s do this! Let us know in the comments what subgenre you’d like to read, offer any specific choices, and weigh in if any of these choices appeal to you:

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