Catching up with Milla Vane… and a giveaway!

February 3, 2020

A generation past, the western realms were embroiled in endless war. Then the Destroyer came. From the blood and ashes he left behind, a tenuous alliance rose between the barbarian…

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

January 31, 2020

Lately, I’ve been craving a book that will break my heart… and then put it back together again. It’s been so long since I read a romance that made me…

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the ask@AAR: An HEA? An HFN? How do you define a happy ending?

January 24, 2020

I’m not sure how old you have to be to cringe when you hear the K-I-S-S-I-N-G song. For those of you whose childhoods were blessedly free of this rhyme, it…

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The Best of 2019–Dabney’s List

January 22, 2020

Like many an AAR reader, I was a child repeatedly decried as “lost in a book.” I am a swift reader and, while growing up, read a book every two…

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the ask@AAR: Why do YOU read romance?

January 17, 2020

A recent article in the Washington Post was titled Reading will supposedly make you a better person. That’s not the real reason to pick up a book. In it, the…

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the ask@AAR: Who’s your favorite couple (of all time) in romance?

January 10, 2020

Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman. Claire Randall and Jamie Fraser. Stella Lane and Michael Phan. Naledi Smith and Thabiso Moshoeshoe. Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. Dominic Frey and Silas Mason. Just to name a few….

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the ask@AAR: What was THE BEST in 2019?

January 3, 2020

AAR no longer has the manpower to run our annual reader poll but we still want to know what you think! So, give us your 2019 choices for: Best romance…

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the ask@AAR: Traditional Publishing vs. Self-Publishing in Romance–What are your thoughts?

December 20, 2019

It’s damn difficult to get numbers on what percentage of romance novels are self-published or traditionally published. One site, looking at Kindle sales only, posits these numbers:

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Junkyard Dog: An Author’s Thoughts and a Giveaway!

December 15, 2019

Joshua Tree National Park Ranger Charlotte arrives on the scene of a car accident caused by a large dog tearing across the road. The third sighting of the animal in…

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the ask@AAR: Who’s your favorite heroine in romance?

December 13, 2019

In 2006 we also did a minipoll on favorite heroines in romance. Then, readers picked, in order, Jessica Trent from The Lord of Scoundrels, Eve Dallas from the In Death…

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the ask@AAR: Who’s your favorite hero in romance?

December 6, 2019

Back in 2006 (!) we did a minipoll on favorite heroes in romance. 13 years ago, AAR readers picked, in order, Roark (In Death series), Jamie Fraser (Outlander series), Sebastian…

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Dabney’s Holiday Gift Giving Guide 2019

December 1, 2019

It’s that time of year again. Whether you’re trying to find the perfect item for the office holiday party gift exchange (I recommend this.) or you’re overwhelmed with our world…

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