Austen Heroines Say Yes to the Dress by Abigail Wilson. Plus a giveaway!

January 22, 2019

Would Austen heroines say yes to the dress? Or more Regency era appropriate, would they be down with the gown? “I remembered afterwards…that the wedding need not be put off,…

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The Best of the Best – Our Favorite Books of 2018!

January 18, 2019

And, here it is, the AAR staff’s picks for the very best books of 2018. We ask each reviewer to pick her favorite book of the year and then we…

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The Best of 2018: Dabney’s List

January 13, 2019

2018 was not my favorite year. The world, including Romancelandia, was full of anger and sadness, and most of the time I felt as if I had no idea how…

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An Interview and a Giveaway with Jayne Ann Krentz

January 9, 2019

Jayne Ann Krentz, under a series of names, has written 183 books, 14 of which have been DIKs at AAR. Her latest Krentz book is the third and final book…

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Author Jennifer Wilck talks about writing atypical characters (plus a giveaway!)

November 28, 2018

Adam and Dina, the hero and heroine of Learning to Love, were not my typical characters, and presented challenges when I was writing them. Don’t get me wrong, I loved…

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Dabney explains romance to Survivor fan favorite Erik Reichenbach

November 14, 2018

Confession: I’ve never watched an episode of Survivor which is uncool because my nephew by marriage Erik Reichenbach has been on the show twice.

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Burning Books–AAR Looks at the Hottest Books We’ve Reviewed

November 12, 2018

Whatever else has changed in romance, one thing is clear. Books are more explicit than they used to be. Over the years, AAR has given a Burning designation to 361…

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Lori Leachman Talks about Family and Football. (Plus, there’s a Giveaway!)

September 8, 2018

I have been friends with author Lori Leachman for over twenty years. In that time, I’ve heard many stories about Lamar Leachman, her storied father, and his great love affair with…

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The Problems of Persuasion: A Guest Post and a Giveaway by Jenny Holiday

September 4, 2018

Once upon a time there was a romance novelist who blithely signed up to retell Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Once upon a time there was a romance novelist who was an…

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The Ojibway Circle: A Guest Post by Maggie Blackbird

August 17, 2018

I find when I’m too familiar with something, I forget to see the beauty in familiarity.  Growing up on the rez, the huge, beautiful lake surrounding the community where I…

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Talking with Loreth Anne White at #RWA18

August 4, 2018

I caught up with Loreth Anne White at RWA and was, honestly, kinda thrilled. I’ve been a fan of her books for almost as long as I’ve been reviewing. (If…

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Chatting with Teri Wilson at #RWA18

August 2, 2018

It’s always a joy to meet new authors at RWA. We’d chatted with Teri Wilson whose first trade paperback with Gallery Books, The Accidental Beauty Queen, will come out this…

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