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6 Novels with Love Triangles and Complex Romance

This month in BookTrib, we are celebrating women’s fiction titles that showcase characters caught in a love triangle. Triangles have sharp pointy ends, don’t they? When you get caught on something sharp it hurts. When there are three in the love triangle, things get tricky and someone is going to…

Women's Fiction Writers AssociationSeptember 27, 2023

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Author Offers Lessons in Love, Humor and — Yes — Chemistry

Earlier this month I had a wonderful conversation with Bonnie Garmus about her bestselling debut novel, Lessons In Chemistry (Doubleday), her writing and more. Lessons in Chemistry follows the story of chemist Elizabeth Zott who counts herself as anything but ordinary or "average." Elizabeth would even go so far as…

Jennifer BlankfeinOctober 13, 2022

Featured Influencer Miscellany Romance

Romance Duo Christina Lauren on Writing Partnerships and Audio Original

Writing duo Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, known under the name Christina Lauren are a contemporary romance powerhouse. They are the minds behind some of the most engaging books such as The Unhoneymooners, Roomies and The Soulmate Equation. Their books are often love stories, and they vary from tales about…

Aurora DominguezAugust 1, 2023

Miscellany Romance

AuthorBuzz: Fall in Love Page After Page

Keeping You: An Until Him/Her Novella by Aurora Rose Reynolds (1001 Dark Nights Press) Dear Reader, For me, there is nothing better than writing about two people working out their differences and falling in love page after page. And my hope is that every reader who finishes one of my…

AuthorBuzzMay 22, 2023

Fiction Recommended Romance

Intertwined Love Stories Meet Unconventional Decisions in the Face of Illness

Jeannine Lokey’s debut novel My Name’s Not Jenny: An Unconventional Journey is an unconventional book. Based on a true story, the novel reads like a memoir as it documents the untimely and prolonged health crisis of Anna Scott, diagnosed with cancer in her forties. Her devoted banker husband, Joseph, and…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMarch 23, 2023

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In the Mood for Love: 7 Romance Listen-Alikes

February is the month to celebrate love and romance, so go big with these new romantic listens. To double your listening enjoyment, each new audiobook has been paired with another favorite listen with a similar theme or setting. Get cozy and turn up the volume!

Caitlin AugustaMarch 9, 2023

Fiction Miscellany Romance

AuthorBuzz: Hollywood Intrigue and Scandal Turns Enemies into Lovers

Sapphire Storm by C. Travis Rice (Blue Box Press) Dear Reader, My favorite romance novels are about two people who try to destroy each other before realizing they're destined to be together. That's Sapphire Storm in a nutshell. When gorgeous young Roman Walker rolls into Sapphire Cove, his number one…

AuthorBuzzMarch 13, 2023

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AuthorBuzz: Rock n Roll Romance and Giveaway for a Seductive Murder Mystery

Sorry, this promotion is over. Read on for another great recommendation from AuthorBuzz! The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont (St. Martin's Press) Dear Reader, Here’s an alarming adage: “If you want to know about a man’s job, ask his wife. If you want to know about a man’s wife,…

AuthorBuzzFebruary 6, 2023

Listicles Miscellany

The Stories Drawing Readers’ Attention This Year…

As 2022 comes to a close, we certainly can’t forget about all of the ups and downs in the publishing industry. We’ve experienced it all: from reading great new books to seeing more book bans than ever; from beloved authors who passed to the new ones we discovered. BookTrib has…

BookTribDecember 27, 2022

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Colleen Hoover’s “It Starts With Us” is a Breathtaking Second-Chance Romance

“My choice helped me realize that sometimes the hardest decisions a person can make will most likely lead to the best outcomes.” The highly anticipated sequel to Colleen Hoover’s bestseller begins right where the epilogue of It Ends With Us left off. If you haven’t yet read It Ends With…

Emily FinlaysonOctober 19, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Novella by a Vietnam Vet Is a Masterful Study of a War-Ravaged Psyche

That message comes through loud and clear in Les Burns’ riveting, deeply moving and beautifully written novella, The Sand Fiddlers: A Rogue Green Beret’s Escape From the Memories of Vietnam. It’s the story of Alex Driscoll, who has recently returned home from battle, painting a vivid, uncomfortable portrait of a…

Jim AlkonJanuary 20, 2022

Fiction Podcasts Romance

Nerdy Romantics Podcast: Body Positive Love Stories With Plus-Sized Main Characters

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. NelsonNovember 8, 2022

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Laura Hankin and Emily Henry: Summer Reads Are for Everyone!

Thanks to BookTrib’s partnership with Penguin Publishing Group, we had the privilege of speaking with authors Laura Hankin and Emily Henry in May of 2020 about their summer releases: Happy & You Know It and Beach Read. Emily Henry's latest novel, Book Lovers, just won the 2022 Goodreads Choice Award for Romance.…

BookTribDecember 8, 2022

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Wrap Up The Summer with These 10 August Audiobooks

Every month, AudioFile Magazine reviewers and editors select the best new audiobooks just for BookTrib’s readers. Get ready for the last beach days of the season, back-to-school preparation and cooler days ahead with these August picks! This story appears through BookTrib’s…

AudioFileSeptember 2, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Compelling Literary Fiction Explores Creation, Beauty and The Ideal

“Has anyone in this crowd thought much about — What made thee? What Made Thee? Not who you slept with last or why you put that chalk dust up your nose but — What made thee? Where did you, babe, dude or specialist come from? Why and how? Stuff like…

Cynthia ConradAugust 31, 2022

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A Unique Perspective on #MeToo in Paulette Stout’s New Romance

Many of the high profile #MeToo cases and accusations we’ve seen in the news are focused on accused famous men. Whether the victims are men or women, many of the alleged and proven perpetrators are men. I had never really considered a female predator harassing a male, even with over…

Y. M. NelsonNovember 4, 2022

6 Novels with Love Triangles and Complex Romance

Author Offers Lessons in Love, Humor and — Yes — Chemistry

Romance Duo Christina Lauren on Writing Partnerships and Audio Original

AuthorBuzz: Fall in Love Page After Page

Intertwined Love Stories Meet Unconventional Decisions in the Face of Illness

In the Mood for Love: 7 Romance Listen-Alikes

AuthorBuzz: Hollywood Intrigue and Scandal Turns Enemies into Lovers

AuthorBuzz: Rock n Roll Romance and Giveaway for a Seductive Murder Mystery

The Stories Drawing Readers’ Attention This Year…

Novella by a Vietnam Vet Is a Masterful Study of a War-Ravaged Psyche

Nerdy Romantics Podcast: Body Positive Love Stories With Plus-Sized Main Characters

Laura Hankin and Emily Henry: Summer Reads Are for Everyone!

Wrap Up The Summer with These 10 August Audiobooks

Compelling Literary Fiction Explores Creation, Beauty and The Ideal

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