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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

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm halfway through the audio of Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall and what seems to be the big climactic moment has happened. Is there going to be five hours just of people having sex now?

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Day 13 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth!

I’m sticking with the theme of #Aliens today - with a celebration of V C Lancaster’s #OfficeAliens series: far into the future, aliens seek refuge on Earth. Some male aliens work in the Immigration department, and they find love!

I ❤️ the workplace romance trope!

There are 4 primary works, 4 novellas in this fab series. My faves:
The ET Guy
The Security Guy

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Twelfth day of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and it's way past time for me to love on Ruby Dixon and her #Risdaverse series! We meet a variety of FMCs, from shy to strong, dealing with Aliens in these books. Humour and sexy times make this series a firm favourite, but most of Ms Dixon's books are fab TBH.

My faves are:
When she dances
When she's bold

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Happy Friday! Day 11 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth and let’s talk about ALIENS! Have you read “Strange Love” by Ann Aguirre, the first book in the Galactic Love series? The heroine is a human from Earth who is abducted with her dog and the hero is… not human. No spoilers but this is such a delightful romance about two lonely people overcoming so many hurdles to get their HEA.

It is sweet as well as funny!

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Day 10 in #RomanceAwarenessMonth and here’s a shout out to Talia Hibbert and her trilogy of the Brown sisters! Fantastic Black British FMCs - not your typical FMCs, perhaps? Plus size; neurodivergent representation as well! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

Get A Life, Chloe Brown
Take A Hint, Dani Brown
Act Your Age, Eve Brown

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Day 9 of #RomanceAwarenessMonth

Back in the day, romance books were all about boy meets girl; which is great but isn’t it fantastic to read more diverse and inclusive stories now? One of my fave #ACERepresention romance novels is “Blank Spaces” by Cass Lennox. It is MM; opposites attract.

Please share your #ACERepresentation recs in the comments! Thank you in advance.

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#WhatchaReading ? I'm rereading Magic Flutes, which is a bit of a second-tier Ibbotson for me, after A Company of Swans and A Countess Below Stairs, but still decidedly good.

Also have the new Aster Glenn Grey but am a bit disappointed that what would seem important story elements all happened off-page.

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#RomanceAwarenessMonth Day 8

Have you read any of Rebekah Weatherspoon’s novels? I ❤️ her work! Strong FMCs; Plus size representation (including MMCs); and racial diversity - what’s not to love?!

My fave is “Rafe: A buff male nanny” 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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#RomanceAwarenessMonth Day 7:

Big shout out to one of my favourite authors, Jackie Lau! Her books are set in 🇨🇦 and one or both of the MCs in each novel have Asian heritage and/or are part of Asian communities.

Her fantastic books do not shy away from issues such as depression, abortion and difficult family dynamics. I’ve got her latest “Four Weddings To Fall In Love” at the top of my TBR list.

Do you have a fave Jackie Lau novel?

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August is #RomanceAwarenessMonth

Day 5: A series I’m currently reading

I’m enjoying the #Vino&Veritas series immensely! There are nineteen primary works and I have about six more to go.

While I am not a huge fan of the #SecondChance trope, “Turnabout” by Laurel Greer was so good!

Do you have a favourite in this series?

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