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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Tropetastic and Thoughtful High-Concept Romance: Mhairi McFarlane's IF I NEVER MET YOU

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The high-concept/tropetastic hook: After her boyfriend-since-college unceremoniously dumps her, thirty-six year old biracial (or "du...
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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Pride and Prejudice 3 Ways: Soniah Kamal's UNMARRIAGEABLE, Uzma Jalaluddin's AYESHA AT LAST, and Sonali Dev's PRIDE, PREJUDICE, AND OTHER FLAVORS

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In A Natural History of the Romance Novel , literary critic Pamela Regis describes Jane Austen's  Pride and Prejudice  as "proba...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Learning to Grieve: Linda Holmes' EVVIE DRAKE STARTS OVER

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How many times have you looked at a happily married couple and thought, "wow, how perfect are those two for one another?" ...
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Thursday, June 6, 2019

Romancing Outrage: Aya de Léon's SIDE CHICK NATION

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Side chick , n: The other woman; also known as the mistress; a female that is neither a male's wife or girlfriend who has relatio...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Two approaches to romancing the curvy girl: Kilby Blades' THE SECRET INGREDIENT and Sierra Simone's MISADVENTURES OF A CURVY GIRL

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While attending the conference of the New England Chapter of RWA last month, I overheard a writer complaining about the rise of "cur...
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Friday, May 3, 2019

Imagining the Joys of a Progressive Political Future: Casey McQuiston's RED, WHITE, & ROYAL BLUE

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Several of the workshops featured at this past weekend's "Let Your Imagination Take Flight" conference, hosted by my home ...
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Short Takes: Spring 2019 Historicals by RNFF favorites

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After being in somewhat of a historical romance reading funk for the first few months of 2019, I was thrilled to see that several of ...
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