Black Love Stories To Read Right Now

June 3, 2020

Like much of the world, I am sickened by the death of George Floyd. Since he was killed, I’ve donated to BLM, The Southern Poverty Law Center, to the NAACP…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite sports romance?

May 29, 2020

Over the past weeks, like vast swaths of America, every Sunday night, my family watched ESPN’s The Last Dance documentary series featuring the G.O.A.T. (Greatest Of All Time) Michael Jordan…

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Food and Wine Pairings for Favorite Literary Couples: A Guest Post by Kate Lansing

May 26, 2020

My cozy mystery, Killer Chardonnay, features a vintner-turned-amateur sleuth named Parker Valentine and a dashing chef, Reid, who bring food and wine together in the most delicious way. When Parker…

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We’re hanging in there… how about you?

May 25, 2020

This weekend, my family got in our car and, for the first time in months, left town. We drove three hours west and have spent the weekend in an airbnb….

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the ask@AAR: If he can’t do that, can she?

May 22, 2020

Last week, I was thoroughly enjoying an upcoming historical romance when, in a fit of understandable anger, the heroine slapped the hero across the face hard enough to leave a…

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The Iconic Romance Tropes of Jane Austen by Leah Garriott

May 19, 2020

Hey everyone! I’m so glad to be at All About Romance today to chat about something near and dear to our romance-loving hearts—the tropes we love best, Jane Austen style.

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What series/book has your favorite world building?

May 18, 2020

I am reading the second in Mila Vane’s A Gathering of Dragons series. As was true in book one, A Heart of Blood and Ashes, the world building in A…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your preferred way to read?

May 15, 2020

Here’s a somewhat shocking confession: I haven’t read an actual book in over a year. And I don’t want to. Unless I can read a book on the Kindle app…

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the Wayback on Wednesday: Chatting about Heyer

May 13, 2020

Chatting About Heyer– a column from May 1, 2000 Something wonderful happens when you mention Georgette Heyer to writers and readers. They start to smile (you can feel it in…

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We’re all streaming now: What’s the best movie you’ve watched?

May 12, 2020

Since I’ve been marooned with my 20 something kids and we have just one decent TV right, we’ve been doing a bunch of family TV watching. And, which will surprise…

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It’s the Good Time Book Club! What did you think of Manhunting?

May 10, 2020

It’s time to discuss our first book club choice,  Jennifer Crusie’s Manhunting. Here’s our DIK review from 1999 and here’s a readers’ guide from Crusie. This is the first novel…

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the ask@AAR: What romance novel/author makes you laugh?

May 8, 2020

My husband adores stand up comedy. I do not. My siblings all rave about Curb Your Enthusiasm. I think it’s mean and unfunny. Others in my book club–the less fun…

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