This infographic, created to accompany the PBS POV documentary Guilty Pleasures (2012), looks at the history of romance novels from the 1940s to the present. It’s interesting, but it leaves out a few things — historical romance, particularly Regency-era romance, stayed popular well into the 2000s, though their appeal may… Read more »
Description: Aidan Dougal is alienated from his family, and he’s convinced he brings destruction to everything and everyone he touches. For such a man, intimacy is impossible and marriage out of the question…until a gentle woman with delicate beauty and mysterious enchantments turns his cool composure into red-hot passion…. Read more »
Home to Seaview Key by Sherryl Woods Series: Seaview Key #2 Published by Harlequin MIRA on 2014-01-28 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Midnight Promises, Where Azaleas Bloom, Catching Fireflies, A Seaside Christmas, Swan Point, The Christmas Bouquet, Dogwood Hill, Willow… Read more »
Review: The Peculiar Case of Lord Finsbury’s Diamonds is a novella featuring Barnaby Adair and his wife Penelope (nee Ashford) and Inspector Stokes and his wife Griselda, all characters from 2008’s Where the Heart Leads. Laurens has long planned a series of historical mystery-cum-romances involving Barnaby and Stokes, and the… Read more »
Christmas on 4th Street by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #12.5 Published by HQN Books on Sept. 24, 2013 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 336 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Three Little Words, A Fool’s Gold Christmas, When We Met, Before We Kiss, Until… Read more »
Description: Molly Canaday wishes she could repair her life as easily as she fixes cars. She was all set to open her own body shop in Last Chance when her mother ran off and left her to manage the family yarn shop instead. Now guided by the unsolicited-though well-intended-advice… Read more »
Description: A single father who yearns to be a family man, Logan O’Donnell is determined to create the perfect Christmas for his son, Charlie. The entire O’Donnell clan arrives to spend the holidays in Avalon, a postcard-pretty town on the shores of Willow Lake, a place for the family… Read more »
Miracle Road by Emily March Series: Eternity Springs #7 Published by Ballantine on 11/05/13 Genres: Contemporary Romance Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Mistletoe Mine, Dreamweaver Trail, Teardrop Lane, Heartsong Cottage, Reunion Pass, Christmas in Eternity Springs Also by this author: Mistletoe Mine, Dreamweaver… Read more »
A Fool’s Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery Series: Fool’s Gold #9.5 Published by HQN Books on Sept. 18, 2012 Genres: Contemporary Romance Pages: 320 Format: eARC Source: the publisher Add to Goodreads Also in this series: Three Little Words, Christmas on 4th Street, When We Met, Before We Kiss, Until… Read more »
Description: Holiday gifts don’t always come in expected packages… especially in the town of Hope’s Crossing. No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until she discovers her fiancé has been two-timing her and she’s left with two… Read more »
