Category: Romance
How many novels, particularly English novels, can you name that use marriage to frame the events of the plot? Marriage as a plot is thought to be one of …
Whether it is something gory, random events in otherwise slice o’ life events, or an alarmingly fitting mixture of both, you will find the story that is just right …
Christianna Marks
November 27, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Charlotte Bronte, Chick Lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Human Interest, J.K. Rowling, Literary Fiction, Middle Grade, Neil Gaiman, Potterheads, Reading, Relationships, Romance, Suspense/Thriller, TBR, Travel, Young Adult
I’ve been to quite a few different countries in the few years I’ve been traveling, but one sticks out to me more than the others: England. I firmly believe …
Romance is a popular genre with around 1.08 billion sales in 2013. Surprisingly, it isn’t the box office hits that drive the sales. Self-published novels have grown the genre …
Weddings are one of the most special and personalized ceremonies there are. If you and/or your fiancé’ are planning a wedding, why not check out these 10 ideas to …
Writing sex scenes is hard. Keeping with the old adage that “sex sells,” it seems that some authors feel the need to compensate by thrusting some very unneeded, unsexy …
It’s exciting and nerve-wracking. Your heart races in the beginning as you anticipate what will come next. You giggle with glee and tell your friends about your new love. …
National November Write a Novel Month (NaNoWriMo) is almost at the halfway mark. Are you convinced that what you’re writing is garbage? So did these authors, once! Here are …
Kara Wright
November 13, 2016
Biography, Book Lists, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Native American, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
Looking for something new to read this month? Amazon puts together several lists each month of new books recommended by their editors. Here are 9 of the books on …
I’ve read many books through the course of my life thus far, but few authors seem to capture my attention quite like Erica Spindler. With strong female protagonists that …
Melanie Pitman
November 13, 2016
Adult, Author Spotlight, Authors, Biography, Book Lists, Contemporary, Faves, Memoir, Music, News, Poetry, Romance
When I read the news of Leonard Cohen’s death, my breath caught in my throat. It had never occurred to me that this man, one of our culture’s greatest …
Cierra Loften
November 11, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Drama, Dystopian, Family, Fantasy, History, New Releases, Relationships, Romance, TBR, Young Adult
2016 is slipping away from our fingertips quicker than we ever imagined! And while this November will certainly be one that will remain etched in the minds of millions …
If you’re like the rest of the world, you now know the story of Alexander Hamilton by heart. In fact, you can probably sing a good two plus hours …
The world has changed. We’ve changed. And my God, dating has changed. With the plethora of dating books out there, it’s difficult to sift through all the conflicting information. …
Seanan McGuire is absolutely freaking amazing. When a friend first introduced me to her books, I didn’t expect to become addicted quite so quickly. But it’s literally an impossibility NOT …
Sara Deeter
October 28, 2016
Chick Lit, Drama, Fantasy, Feminism, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, Romance, Unpopular Opinions, Women, Young Adult
Over two thousand years ago, the story of Persephone was born. The Homeric Hymn to Demeter (written in the 600s B.C.) is the first known documentation of this Greek goddess’s dramatic …
Everyone’s been through it. You thought that relationship was going to last forever…that you’d found “the one.” And now you’re left picking up the pieces of a dream that died …
There’s nothing more romantic than the thought of cuddling up in front of a crackling fireplace with that special someone on a snowy, winter night. I’m not so sure …
Christianna Marks
October 25, 2016
Adult, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Book To Movie News, Children, Classics, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Human Interest, Middle Grade, Music, Mystery, Neil Gaiman, Potterheads, Relationships, Romance, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller, Young Adult
If you’re like me, sometimes a creepy villain, or an anti-hero, becomes your favorite character when you’re reading a book. To have a good story, you have to have …
Melanie Pitman
October 23, 2016
Book Lists, Charlotte Bronte, Classics, Drama, Faves, Historical Fiction, History, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Relationships, Romance, Women
Oh Matthew Crawley. It’s been 4 years since you died in that horrible car accident and left a hole in my heart. Oh, and in Lady Mary’s heart too, …