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Finished #reading via #audiobook Jabril by DB Reynolds (#book 2/Vampires in America). Said last week but this is my favorite #vampire #romance series. Cyn & Raphael finally get a HFN ending. This one is better if you’ve already #read Raphael. Plot is a rescue of two young girls from Lord Jabril. #books #bookstodon #romancelandia @romancebooks

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Lynnea Lee’s Xarc’n Warriors is my 1st or 2nd top post-apocalyptic alien #romance series. In this 9th #book, Desired By The Hunter, both MCs have to get over the pre-conceptions and out of their heads to decide to be together. (It’s saying a lot that I’ll say this is 1 or 2 bc I absolutely detest insects.) #books #read #reading #romancelandia #bookstodon @romancebooks
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I’ve #read Before The Storm by Montana Fyre (Frost Industries 4). This crime boss / mafia #book is a human trafficking rescue (good mafia vs bad). Starts on FMC’s 18th birthday. #books #reading #romancelandia #bookstodon @romancebooks
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I recently #read Vines by Brynne Asher (#book 1/The Killers). The unusual title is really not all that mysterious past chapter 2. Add an ex-Secret Service cop to someone who should never have moved so close to DC to a #romance and there’s bound to be danger and mayhem. Wish she had made friends with the ghost haunting her Ordinary, though. Loose thread, that was. #reading #books #romancebooks #romancelandia #bookstodon @romancebooks
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It's the last few days of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and on day 28, I would like to give a shout out to Courtney Milan and her #BrothersSinister series. I don't read #HistoricalRomance on a regular basis, but this series was compelling and drew me in. The final novella, "Talk Sweetly to Me" is one of my favourite short stories. Ms Milan explores the diversity of the era, and backs it up with research.

I hope to read Lorraine Heath and Mimi Matthews next.
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Day 27 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and today's post is dedicated to @lenoreo as she mentioned #CinnamonRoll MMCs in a recent reply. My fave Cinnamon Roll Hero is probably Martin in Olivia Dade's "Teach Me": he's been hurt in a previous relationship; he's a doting dad; he is sweet and gentle with the FMC Rose, until he becomes a dirty talking sexy lover (after seeking her consent for talking dirty, of course).
Please share your cinnamon roll recs!
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For anyone interested, my #RippedBodiceBingo squares:

Kissing for Science: Gouda Friends/Yardley

Body of Water on Cover: Remember Me/Balogh

Fae: The Sleeping Solider/Grey

Prohibition: His Trophy Mistress/Clair

Trains: Magic Flutes/Ibbotson

Farm: Beguilement/Bujold

Librarian: Love Overdue/Morsi

Bachelorette Party: The Wedding Season/Loring

cont.

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Hands up if you are a fan of the #MarriageOfConvenience trope? 🙋🏾‍♀️There are always good #RomanceNovel reasons why the couple MUST marry - a clause in a will; to get a Green Card; to save something of importance - and it is sooo delicious when a couple work together to achieve the best outcome! Even more yummy if the MCs start as enemies/rivals...

Recs:

"Terms & Conditions" by Lauren Asher
"Border CTRL + ESC" by Ivy L James
"In A Jam" by Kate Canterbary

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Day 25 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and that means it is exactly four months until Christmas Day! WOAH! Yes, I went there even though the Northern Hemisphere Summer is still here. Today I wanted to share just three favourite #ChristmasNovellas:

"A Christmas Gone Perfectly Wrong" as recommended to me by @notTheAudience
"A Holiday by Gaslight" rec from @herhandsmyhands
"Wrapped" by Rebekah Weatherspoon - one of my favourite books, I re-read it often.

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I #read as #audiobook A Girl Like Her by Talia Hibbert. I read the #book a few years ago, but this was my 1st listen. FMC is autistic, but only 1 mention that seems to fly right over the MC’s head. Maybe this is common in the UK, but it’s literally the only thing that bugs me about this otherwise perfect book (that he doesn’t seem to connect that word to her quirkiness). #romance #books #romancelandia #bookstodon @bookstodon @romancebooks
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On the 24th day of #RomanceAwarenessMonth I would like to thank Penny Reid for the #WinstonBrothers #RomanceSeries. Each brother has unique traits and they find their HEAs with interesting & intriguing FMCs. Basically, I fell into the #GreenValley rabbit hole and devoured most of the spin offs. I just might be obsessed! My fave brothers are Beau and Roscoe.

Do you have a favourite Winston brother? Or perhaps recs for a similar series about one family?

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I need a book for a "bachelorette party" bingo square. Recs please? I tend to prefer plot over steam and angst over fluff.

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#RomanceAwarenessMonth and my day 23 offerings are #RomanceNovels with older MMCs. I enjoy reading people my age getting their #HEAs! Do you like reading about older protagonists? A couple of books that I'd like to recommend are Adele Buck's "The Wedding Bait" (Tove is the mother of the bride, Patrick is her date...) and "45 And Holding" by Jacki James, which is MM and about a destination wedding. Can you tell I like weddings as a micro trope..?!
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#AmReading Strange Love by Ann Aguirre. What a hoot!

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A wonderful close read of the complexities of the ending of We Could Be So Good by Cat Sebastian, bringing in the concept of "queer time."

https://closereadingromance.com/2023/08/22/in-conclusion-part-3-we-could-be-so-good-by-cat-sebastian/

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For Day 22 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth, I want to share another pair of #RomanceBooks where a side character in the first book gets to have their full story told in the second: Roni Loren's "Off The Clock" has Elle as the "villain"/OW but in "By The Hour" we get to understand this "ice queen" and see how her relationship with Lane develops. Both books are 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

I'm definitely going to read more books by this author!
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#JustFinishedReading "Heartsong" by A E Wasp, one of the books in the #VinoAndVeritas series. The MMCs have some tough issues to go through, but they are so sweet to each other! Shipley's Cider is referenced (IYKYK) and Vermont weather plays a key part in the plot... ⚠️TW for homophobic family members, kidnapping and PTSD because of off the page conversion therapy. I really liked this book!

♥️MM
♥️Age Gap
♥️Landlord & Housemate
♥️Disability Representation

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#WhatchaReading ? , Though only published in 2018, Lights and Sirens by Lisa Henry has sadly aged like milk, at least for this American. A cop throwing his weight around, even to protect his boyfriend, does not fly. There's an interesting arc for the other MMC, a paramedic who's mentally overloaded by too many horrific accidents, but it's all kind of brushed over in the end, and the romance also happens way too quickly.

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It is #RomanceAwarenessMonth Day 20! I don't often listen to #AudioBooks, but I really loved "Crimes of Passion" by Jack Harbon. It is the love story of two very different podcast hosts and how they have to collaborate. The voice actors were great in delivering the author's work: making the characters distinct & credible. I also highly rate it because it is an MM #RomanceNovel about two African Americans.

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Possibly my favorite line from The Sleeping Soldier: "what do you people have against punctuation, Caleb? You haven't *lived* till you've used a dash and a semicolon in the same sentence."

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Day 19 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and I would like to hear about your favourite #FakeDating #FakeRelationship #RomanceBooks! One of mine is Annika Martin's "The Billionaire's Fake Fiancée". Rex & Tabitha's story is funny and warm, but there's also sadness because of Tabitha's past. Rex also has to do some grovelling... Honourable mention to "D'Vaughn & Kris Plan A Wedding" by Chenica C Higgins for nailing this trope 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Happy Friday! Welcome to Day 18 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth. Today I'm featuring a modern classic, "The Hating Game" by Sally Thorne. Published in 2016, it was the author's debut novel. Lucy and Josh's verbal sparring makes this a delicious #RivalsToLovers story. I realise this novel is not universally adored, but I love how both of them learn and grow as the plot develops. Are you a fan of this book?

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Many thanks for your comments, boosts & recs! They are all much appreciated. It is Day 17 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and I would like to talk about the romance classic - from 2004! - that is "Bet Me" by Jennifer Crusie. Cal and Min are adorable! Their HEA includes some terrible family members, tight friend groups, banter & sexual tension (of course!) Despite being published so long ago, I think it still holds up.
What do you think?

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Day 16 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and while I often see (and read!) “best friend’s dad” romance novels, in both MM and MF romances, #BestFriendsMum is a rarer trope, I think? Please correct me if I am wrong because I would LOVE to read more books like “If She Says Yes” by Tasha L Harrison - 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️ - one of my favourite romance novels!

Older FMC
MMC falls first
Diversity representation

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Day 14 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and I can’t omit Morning Glory Milking Farm from my list of favourite #WorkPlaceRomances! Rourke meets Violet at her new job… The world building in this book is incredible, but there’s enough realism as Violet has to deal with early 21st century capitalism challenges. The buzz around this book was LOUD! I loved that it lived up to the hype.

Book’s Author: C M Nascosta

#MonsterRomance
#Minotaur

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