Looking for Love on Every Deck

September 4, 2019

I just went on my first ever cruise and, whoa, it’s the perfect setting for a romance novel. (I was traveling with my daughter and not my husband so no…

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Sylvia Day talks to AAR about Butterfly in Frost. Plus, a BIG giveaway!

August 27, 2019

Prolific author Sylvia Day has a new book out. We had some questions for her and she–which is just lovely–has a fab giveaway for AAR readers.

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Announcing the AAR Private Facebook Group: A Safe Space to Discuss Romance

August 2, 2019

Last year, when AAR published its latest Top 100 Romances List, many got furious at us for doing so in a way that didn’t encourage diverse romance. We took those…

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The 2019 RITA® Award winners!

July 27, 2019

Romance Writers of America (RWA), the trade association for published and aspiring romance fiction authors, announced the winners of the 2019 RITA® Awards on Friday, July 26, at a black-tie awards…

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Chatting with Kristan Higgins (Again)–It’s Always a Delight.

July 25, 2019

From the New York Times bestselling author of Good Luck with That comes a new novel about a blue-blood grandmother and her black-sheep granddaughter who discover they are truly two sides of the…

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At the Corner of Strong Women and Responsible Writing: A Guest Post and a Giveaway

June 11, 2019

Unless your head is buried in the proverbial sand (or real sand if you’re attempting to get in touch with your inner ostrich), you can’t possibly have missed the outpouring…

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Serena Bell Talks About Holding Out and Gives Away A Book!

May 21, 2019

Thank you, All About Romance, for inviting me to guest post in celebration of Holding Out’s release! Holding Out is the fourth book in my Returning Home series, stories about…

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A Giveaway and Advice: Never Give Up on Your Dream

May 17, 2019

My journey to publication evolved over time, but it wasn’t until almost ten years ago that I became serious. I already had the equivalent of about 200,000 words on my…

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RITA Nominees! Which Ones Have You Read?

March 21, 2019

Today, Romance Writers of America (RWA), the trade association for romance fiction authors, announces the finalists for the 2019 RITA. The RITA — the highest award of distinction in romance…

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Happy Valentine’s Day. We’re giving away a box of books!

February 14, 2019

It’s Valentine’s Day, that 24 hours each year the world celebrates romantic love. AAR’s a big fan of romantic love–we’ve been writing about it and celebrating it since the early…

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An Interview with Julie Anne Long… and a giveaway!

February 1, 2019

Readers of historical romance are thrilled that Julie Anne Long, after a successful stream of contemporary romance novels, has returned to writing HR. Lady Derring Takes A Lover, due out…

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Pick up a Pen! by Holly Bush (with a giveaway)

January 30, 2019

I’ve been writing for about thirty years on and off and before that I wrote a little for pleasure in high school and college when I wasn’t writing papers for…

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