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Thoughts on books, reading, culture, and the literary life.
The Best of 2015: Heather’s List
February 7, 2016Some years are stellar reading years, while others are just meh. Fortunately for me, I’ve had the joy of reading several exceptional books this year. So without further ado, in…
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Best of 2015: Keira’s List
February 6, 2016I read a total of 84 books. This was the year I read less romance than I’d read in a decade. However, what I read was superb so I really lucked…
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Writing in Pieces: A Guest Post (and a giveaway) from J.R Gray
February 5, 2016Writing is a process. A deeply personal process. As artists who weave words, we all have our own variation of this process. I write in pieces. I used to think…
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There’s No Place Like Home: A Guest post by Virginia Kantra (plus a giveaway)
February 3, 2016Reading (or writing) a small town series is like going on a family vacation. You know how you load into the car, going back to the same spot year after…
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The Captive Prince Series (and my love affair with online fiction)
February 2, 2016I’ve been reading online fiction since it was a thing, and I don’t mean ebooks. Like most of my friends, I started with fanfiction, and then found the absolute wealth…
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The Best of 2015: Melanie’s List
February 1, 2016To be honest, my reading slacked off a lot in 2015. I usually read half again as much as I did this past year, a lot of which were forgettable…
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New Directions: A Guest Post from Jill Sorenson
January 29, 2016Hello All About Romance! I’m so happy to be here, celebrating my new release. Against the Wall might be my most anticipated book yet, because it features my most-requested character:…
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The Best of 2015: Shannon’s List
January 27, 20162015 year was a pretty average year in books for me. There were a few things I hated, lots of things I liked, and a number of things I loved….
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The Best of 2015: Lee’s List
January 25, 2016I chose The Legend of Lyon Redmond by Julie Anne Long. (Our DIK review is here.) as my favorite book of the year. Here are the rest of my favorites…
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The Best of 2015: Alexandra’s List
January 22, 2016When I chose Dark Horse by Michelle Diener as my favorite romance of 2015, I mentioned that I often have trouble thinking back to books I loved early in the year when…
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The Best of 2015: B.J.’s List
January 21, 2016A DIK for me is a novel that captures me to the detriment of real life events. It will have characters I am intrigued by and like. The romance will be…
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The AAR Annual Readers’ Poll
January 18, 2016The annual AAR Reader Poll is open! We’re pleased to announce, for the 20th year in a row, the AAR Annual Reader Poll is now open! We hope you will…
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