Janine: ‘Tis the season for books set during the winter holidays, and I’d love to know your thoughts on the holiday settings in romances and in other books. Generally speaking, do books set during the holidays draw you? What do you like least and/or best about them? Which holidays do ... more >
I’ve been reading Nalini Singh’s riveting books for sixteen years, and am a big fan of several of them. She has published a lot of novels across a variety of genres, with a remarkable degree of consistency. In this interview, we talk about these topics and more (including my recent ... more >
Yesterday we held a conversation about redemption and reparation in the genre. Today we talk about the book redemptions that worked or didn’t work for us. Janine: What are some examples of books where redemption or reparation felt sincere, meaningful and satisfying? What are examples of books where you ... more >
Last Monday we had a conversation about the fake relationship and marriage of convenience tropes. When we were putting that post together, I asked DA contributors for recommendations and/or dis-recommendations of romances involving fake relationships and marriage of convenience. Friday’s post on recommendations for fake relationship books was published last ... more >
On Monday we discussed the fake relationship and marriage of convenience tropes. In the same email conversation, I asked DA contributors for recommendations and/or dis-recommendations of romances involving fake relationships. Here is what came up. Layla: Some of my favorite fake relationship romances are Kylie Scott’s Lick (I think it ... more >
Janine: As a reviewer I think a lot about what I want to see in reviews. I try to notice what kind of information I appreciate most or least in other people’s reviews because it helps me craft my own. I think that what we value in reviews is a ... more >