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This year’s RITA winners are….
July 27, 2017Romance Novella Winner Her Every Wish by Courtney Milan Self-published Lindsey Faber, editor Buy Now: A/BN/iB/K Contemporary Romance: Long Winner Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan Harlequin, HQN Flo…
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Jennifer Wilck on why she writes diverse characters
July 24, 2017When it comes to reading romance, most of us are looking for escape from our everyday lives. We don’t want to deal with our work stress, politics, crazy families or…
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Avon Gale and Roan Parrish on Heart of the Steal (and a giveaway!)
July 13, 2017The authors are giving away a copy of this ebook to two lucky AAR readers. Make a comment below to be entered in our drawing! Step 1. Brainstorming Roan: Heart…
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A guest post by Aussie Author Louise Cusack
July 10, 2017Hello, everyone! I’m thrilled to have the chance to guest blog for AAR and to share my Husband Series with you. This four-book series of sexy romance novels is about…
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The Anti- Alpha Male: A guest post by Christopher Harlan
July 8, 2017A New York Times article that caught my attention long before I started the Impressions Series is titled “Tapping Your Inner Wolf” In it the author describes observations made of a…
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Mourning dress in Jane Austen’s time: A guest post by Candice Hern
July 6, 2017This month marks the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death. With that in mind, I thought I’d tell you a bit about mourning customs of that time, specifically in terms…
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Avon Gale on queer representation in sports romance.
June 29, 2017Hi! I’m Avon Gale, and I’m here today to talk a little about queer representation in sports romance. As a queer person, and a writer of sports romance, this is…
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Good News and Bad about Polls
June 18, 2017It’s clear to us we don’t have the manpower to do our usual reader’s pick the Best of Poll for 2016. We’re bummed about that but it is what it…
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A First Chapter from Bronwen Evans: Addicted to the Duke
June 10, 2017Prologue The Greek isle of Mykonos: August 1811 Alexander Sylvester Bracken, the Marquess of Tavistock, heir to the Duke of Bedford, on no account considered himself a hero. In all…
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Layla Rayne shares three fictional partnerships she loves
June 9, 2017Thanks so much AAR for having me as a guest blogger today. I’m delighted to be here to chat about my male-male romantic suspense series, Agents Irish and Whiskey. For…
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The Best of All Worlds: A Guest Post by Sherry Thomas
June 6, 2017Judith of Binge on Books and Open Ink Press emailed me February of last year and told me about an unusual project she was planning. The aim of the Sight…
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Romantic Gestures: It’s the Thought That Counts – by Roan Parrish
June 5, 2017I’ve never gotten a Valentine from anyone except my parents and my first through third grade classmates, back when you had to give a card to everyone, and I’ve been…
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