These are just a few of the books coming out next month that are on our radar. Are you pumped for any of these titles? What did we miss?






























These are just a few of the books coming out next month that are on our radar. Are you pumped for any of these titles? What did we miss?






























In December I interviewed historical romance author Sarah MacLean. I had contacted her because of a letter she had sent to the New York Times taking them to task for excluding romance authors and their works from a “Sex” issue published in the Sunday Book Review.
AAR has given DIKs to twenty-three books in 2024. Of those, fifteen are 2024 releases. They are: Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips A Wild and Heavenly Place by Robin Oliveira Convenient Vows With a Viking by Lucy Morris & Sarah Rodi At First Spite by Olivia Dade Compass and Blade by Rachel Greenlaw…
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 I’d not explored before. However, as usual, many of those books aren’t going to be out until 2025. Thank the gods for Goodreads! After sorting…
AAR typically gets its review books from two places: Edelweiss and Netgalley. I love pursuing these lists. I see upcoming books that mystify me–The Ten Best Kentucky Derbys! How to Date A Foreigner!–as well as those I wouldn’t read unless bribed. Most books I just glance and the cover, title, and genre and don’t bother…
Yesterday, Iron Flame was released. For those who live under a social media/news rock–and that is often a GREAT place to be–this is the second book in Rebecca Yarros’ series about telepathic dragons. The first one, The Fourth Wing, was one of this year’s biggest sellers–it has over 105K five star reviews at Amazon! (Our…
The best part of RWA’s annual conference is, for me, getting to talk with authors I love. I’ve been lucky enough to have lunch with Rachel Grant the past few RWAs we’ve both been at. This year, we had so much fun that I forgot to take a picture of her. So you’ll have to…