the ask@AAR: Where’s the next great sports romance?

February 28, 2025

For years, sports romance has belonged to football and hockey. But lately, they’ve started to feel a little… played out. Football? Too many concussions, too much off-field drama. Hockey? Too…

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the ask@AAR: How Much Heartache Is Too Much?

February 21, 2025

Lately, I’ve lost my appetite for angst in romance. Not conflict—romance needs conflict. A love story without obstacles isn’t a story at all. But these days, I have no patience…

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the ask@AAR: Are you heroine or hero centric?*

February 14, 2025

Some readers are here for him. The hero is the reason they pick up a book, the reason they stay up too late reading, the reason they ignore texts from…

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the ask@AAR: Is romance over men?*

February 7, 2025

Imagine: A brilliant, kind, and compassionate heroine—we’ll call her Avery—has just gotten home from an awful date. This time, the guy–we’ll call him Chandler–had the nerve to talk mostly about…

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the ask@AAR: Is it time to bring sexy back?

January 31, 2025

In romance blurb after blurb, books with love scenes in them are referred to as spicy. Why? I suspect it’s because spicy sounds less sexual than sexy. Which, given that…

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the ask@AAR: Can you write a historical romance?

January 24, 2025

Writing a historical romance is like throwing a Regency ball: you need the right setting, the right characters, and a scandal simmering just beneath the surface. But before you embark…

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the ask@AAR: What will romance look like this year?

January 17, 2025

One of the perks of my job is access to upcoming releases before they’re released. Every day, I look at Edelweiss and NetGalley and check out what’s coming out in…

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the ask@AAR: Will you support AAR in 2025?

January 10, 2025

It’s that time of the year when I look back at the previous year and assess how AAR is doing. The good news is we did slightly–very–better financially in 2024…

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The Best of 2024 – Dabney’s List

January 5, 2025

2024…. this was a year of reading to escape. I did a lot of rereading–it helps to put me to sleep at night–but still managed to read almost 70 books…

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the ask@AAR: What were your favorite TV shows of the year?

January 3, 2025

This year I discovered TV Time, a well-designed app that makes it easy to keep track of the shows you’ve watched and want to watch. Thus, I can tell you…

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the ask@AAR: What were your favorite films of the year?

December 27, 2024

Pre-Covid, I loved going to the movies. Post, not so much. In fact, not only am I not munching on popcorn and watching the credits roll on the big screen,…

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2024

Merry Christmas to all.   I wish you hope and joy, in darkness and in light. Here’s to grace, peace, and love.  2024 was a tumultuous and often tough year…

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