"Beach reads" get a bad rap, but there's not much else I'd rather be doing than enjoying a good book in the sunshine. So whether it's fluffy or scandalous or a total thrill ride, "beach bag books" isn't a literary value judgment, it's about whether or not it's a great way to spend a sunny…
The Ripped Bodice's annual racial diversity in romance report came out last week. Unsurprisingly, the results were dismal. Romancelandia is usually super vocal on Twitter, but this year, the commentary was...muted. I have to admit I wasn't surprised by the results, but I was still disappointed. I came out wondering what I can do as a…
As the year starts, I have 37 titles on my TBR across genres. I narrowed it to 11 in romance and women's fic that I'm really looking forward to this year. As you might expect, it's gonna be a busy summer reading season. While romance still has work to do on the diversity front, this…
Alisha Rai just revealed the cover for the first book in her Modern Love series, THE RIGHT SWIPE (Avon, July 9, 2019). In line with a broader trend in romance toward illustrated covers, THE RIGHT SWIPE features a pink cover with its main characters shown looking at their phones.
For me, this new cover trend has…
Jasmine Guillory's The Proposal Inspires a Fall-Flavored Risotto
Review copy provided by the publisher
In Jasmine Guillory's upcoming rom-com, THE PROPOSAL (Berkley, October 30), Doctor Carlos Ibarra knows his way around a kitchen. He happens to be at the Dodger game when Nik Paterson is on the receiving end of the worst Jumbotron proposal of…
If You’ve Been Missing Rom-coms at the Movies, You’ve Got to Read Jasmine Guillory’s The Wedding Date
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley
The Wedding Date, Jasmine Guillory’s debut novel is absolutely delightful. Alexa and Drew meet cute and get stuck temporarily in a hotel elevator in San Francisco. Luckily, she’s armed with…
