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Metaphor Sex is the best!
April 27, 2016On the strength of Maggie Boyd’s DIK review, I tried Uprooted by Naomi Novik. I found one of my favorite writing ideas in there: metaphor sex! I’m not talking about…
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A guest post (and a giveaway) from Jodi Thomas
April 26, 2016When I begin working on a new story I always do something I call “walking the land.” I take a few weeks, or sometimes a few months and wander through…
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The Weekend DIK: The Glittering Court
April 23, 2016Fans of Kiera Cass’ Selection series won’t want to miss The Glittering Court, book one in Richelle Mead’s trilogy of the same title. It’s a captivating story of forbidden love…
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Playing with Fire: A DIK review
April 22, 2016Liam Carroll and Robert McKenzie grew up together in the worst part of Glasgow. When Liam came out to his best friend Robert, Robert stuck by him. And when Liam…
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A sneak peak at Katee Robert's The Wedding Pact
April 21, 2016Our reviewer Haley enjoyed the first book in Katee Robert’s O’Malleys series, The Marriage Contract (her review is here). The second one, The Wedding Pact, comes out next week. Ms. Robert’s kind…
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YA: It Doesn't Always Have to Break Your Heart
April 17, 2016Caroline: I was a teenager when I first read Harry Potter, and I remember how completely shocked and stricken I was by the death of Cedric Diggory. He was the…
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Edge of Obsession: The DIK of the Week
April 16, 2016I follow Jill Sorenson on Twitter and, a few days ago, this Tweet popped up in her feed. I clicked on the Goodreads link and began reading her review. When I…
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Outlander, Old Skool Romance, and Female Pleasure: A Guest Post by Kiersten Hallie Krum
April 14, 2016I had lunch this past Sunday in Lambertville, New Jersey with my aunt and uncle. It’s a good midway point for me and my mother—they come up from the Philadelphia…
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Steals and Deals
April 12, 2016This week has great steals and deals. Click on the book covers to go to Amazon. Thanks and happy reading. Caroline Linden’s I Love the Earl is just 1.99. We…
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Love Poems We Love
April 11, 2016In honor of April being National Poetry Month, I asked some of the AAR staffers to share their favorite romantic poetry. As it turns out, our staff shares a love…
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Sara Shares Her Love of Outlander
April 9, 2016Readers, it’s time for a confession. “Hello, my name is Sara and I didn’t like the book Outlander.” Please, before you click away, give me a moment to explain. When…
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Very Short Love Stories: #5WordRomanceNovel
April 8, 2016Earlier this week, the Twitter hashtag #5WordRomanceNovel was trending. People took to the social media platform to try their hand at micro storytelling. The results were both sweet, funny, dirty,…
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