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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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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