Y. M. Nelson

A Grumpy-Sunshine, Nerdy-Steamy Romance You Didn’t Know You Needed

Romance authors have such huge and wonderful imaginations. If anyone thinks that because romance has a formula that it’s boring, you couldn’t be more wrong. And with all of the hockey romance that’s out there, you would think that because it’s so niche, that there couldn’t be a different take…

Y. M. NelsonJune 16, 2025

Romance

Kennedy Ryan’s Latest Steamy Romance in Skyland Series, “Can’t Get Enough”

If the social media chatter about Can’t Get Enough by Kennedy Ryan is any indication, most readers couldn’t wait to get back to the fictional neighborhood of Skyland in Atlanta to read Hendrix’s story. I was one of those readers. The Skyland series follows three best friends on their individual…

Y. M. NelsonMay 13, 2025

Romance

Winning the Lottery Never Tasted So Sweet in This Trope-Filled Romance

In a time when eggs are priced at insane levels, winning the lottery seems like a sound financial plan. Okay, maybe not, but it may help supplement those grocery store trips. For Sybil in Just Our Luck by Denise Williams, winning the lottery came with a lot more than just…

Y. M. NelsonMarch 25, 2025

Romance

Seeing the Magic of Love in Tati Richardson’s Latest Romantasy

Love has been compared to a lot of things, but the connection between magic and love is undeniable. Author Tati Richardson explores that connection in her latest romantasy novel, Losing Sight, which features a celebrity sportscaster, an optometrist, and a pair of magical glasses. National sportscaster and journalist Tanika Ryan…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 13, 2025

Fiction Romance

Body Positivity Meets Restaurant Culture in Second-Chance Romance

When I first heard about Paulette Stout’s latest release, What We Give Away, I had only heard that it was a book about weight issues. So, of course, my mind went immediately to myself and my own beliefs about the subject. Most of the characters I write are curvy or…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 10, 2025

Romance

Lessons Learned From Small-Town Xmas Romance, “The December Market”

Usually when I review a book, I like to give my impressions, talk about what kind of reader would like the book, and give my thoughts on the writing, the entertainment value of the story, and the connection I made with the characters. Today, I want to talk about The…

Y. M. NelsonOctober 8, 2024

Romance

Heroine Makes Deadly Bargain with Fae in Steamy Romantic Fantasy

Geneva Lee’s dive into romantasy with her first in series, Filthy Rich Fae, was more like a joyous hop. After writing book boyfriend Julian Rousseaux in the Filthy Rich Vampire series, readers won’t have to venture far or steel themselves for what some in the subgenre call “fairy smut”. In…

Y. M. NelsonJune 27, 2024

Romance

Forbidden Romance, Family Drama and Hope for Reinvention in Kennedy Ryan’s Skyland Series

On my first trip to the Skyland neighborhood in Before I Let Go, I cried. A lot. On my return trip in This Could Be Us (Forever) by Kennedy Ryan, I'm more shocked by the scandal and intrigued by slow-burn, forbidden romance between Judah and Soledad, but I still thoroughly…

Y. M. NelsonMarch 13, 2024

Fiction

Romantic Fiction Explores Privilege, Workplace Racism and Search for Belonging

When I sat to write this review, I looked at a blank page for a long time — a really long time — because there is so much here. What Eyes Can’t See (Media Goddess Inc.) is Paulette Stout’s most layered and complex romantic women’s fiction story to date. The…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 6, 2024

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Romance

Love is Written in the Code of Second-Chance Workplace Romance

Second-chance romances always give me hope. We don’t have the luxury of going back in time (nor do I think I want to), but knowing that we can go back and find love where we once thought we lost it makes me hopeful. So that's why I rooted for Pearl…

Y. M. NelsonDecember 15, 2023

Romance

Trust Fund Heiress and Grouchy Mechanic Agree to an Ill-Advised Exchange

You know that story when someone rich and privileged gets brought down a peg by trading places with someone who’s in the lowly working class? It’s a story about the 1% that the other 99% of us love to see, especially when we’re feeling not so valued at work. Or…

Y. M. NelsonOctober 11, 2023

Fiction Romance

Sexy Firefighters, Steamed Buns and Witty Misadventures in Heartfelt RomCom

Everyone knows someone who always has bad luck following them at every turn. It’s like watching Lindsey Lohan constantly trip and spill and get rained on in the movie Just My Luck. Kimmie Park is that unlucky soul in Crazy Bao You by Lyn Liao. While Kimmie’s happy making tote…

Y. M. NelsonJune 26, 2023

Fiction Romance Young Adult

Fake Dating Leads to Real Feelings in Heart-Melting YA Romance

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to be in the popular clique in high school. I’ve seen them in various movies (possibly written by decidedly unpopular nerds or geeks like me) as mean, extremely confident and very heterogeneous. Those mean girls (and boys) are nothing like the…

Y. M. NelsonJune 13, 2023

Romance

Romance Book-Ception, Forbidden Love and Delicious Angst in Latest Christina Lauren

Unbelievable science fact: when a gorgeous heroine with an abundance of sarcastic wit meets an irresistible hot cinnamon roll hero, sparks will fly and readers will laugh. Need proof? Read The True Love Experiment (Gallery Books) by Christina Lauren. Heroine Felicity Chen is a best-selling romance writer who’s in the…

Y. M. NelsonMay 16, 2023

Fiction Romance

Black, Plus-Sized Heroine Makes Debut in New Romantic Comedy

Strong, resilient, go-getter. Those are the adjectives we hear when we tout women during International Women’s Month. Cautious and indecisive are not. But if we’re talking about real women or women as role models, these adjectives should be part of the narrative. That’s what made me root for Ari James…

Y. M. NelsonApril 3, 2023

Miscellany Podcasts Romance

Nerdy Romantics Podcast: Fave Book Boyfriends

BookTrib is proud to present to our readers the Nerdy Romantics Podcast. Romance and women’s fiction author Y. M. Nelson discusses the nerdy — superheroes, sci-fi and fantasy, and nerdy pop culture; and the romantic — romance novels, romantic movies, and romance tropes she loves. From reviews of books, TV and movies, to…

Y. M. NelsonFebruary 15, 2023

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A Grumpy-Sunshine, Nerdy-Steamy Romance You Didn’t Know You Needed

Nerdy Romantics Podcast: Fave Book Boyfriends

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