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A Romantic Escapist Read Between “Outlander” Seasons

Author Jennifer Trethewey’s Highlanders of Balforss series follows a family of very brave, and delicious, men in Regency-era Scotland. Her fourth book in the series, Saving the Scot (Macmillan) is a true escape, a journey that spans from Scotland to America and back again – complete with natural disasters, pirates…

Krista BegganApril 29, 2019

Fiction

“The Year I Left:” Depression, Healing and Second Chances

After the death of her mother, Carin Frost wakes up one morning and knows things will never be the same for her or her family. She is 35-years-old when she begins to identify her feelings of loss. Christine Brae’s sixth novel, The Year I Left (Vesuvian Books), weaves the story of…

Mary Ann RyanJuly 30, 2019

Fiction

A Parisian Affair for Fans of “My Brilliant Friend”

From the very start, I wasn’t sure about Hannah - a small, thin girl playing chess against herself in the damp cloakroom of an all-girls boarding school. It’s here we’re introduced to a budding friendship between the narrator, Claudia, and this mildly enigmatic woman-child who tells her about-to-be-new best friend…

Sherri DaleyJuly 22, 2019

Author Spotlight

A Heated Sister Rivalry in “The Wedding Thief” by Mary Simses

“If you are attracted to the title, The Wedding Thief, you’ll absolutely love this book. Mary Simses is one of our best new storytellers.” — James Patterson Two sisters are in love with the same man. One is about to marry him; the other is about to sabotage the wedding.…

Susan Shapiro BarashJuly 7, 2020

Fiction Romance

“Stilettos For Me, Please!” and a Side of “Pride and Prejudice”

You don’t have to read Pride and Prejudice before you pick up E.V. Hewitt’s debut novel Stilettos For Me, Please! (Barnes & Noble Press) but you might enjoy her sense of humor that much more as you carouse around London with Kate Seeley and her friends. Reminiscent of Carrie Bradshaw…

Sherri DaleyMay 17, 2021

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Star-Crossed Lovers Face Fears and Follow Dreams in Hawaii

Who says a beach read needs to be read at the beach or in the summer only? As the fall season arrives you’ll still be sure to enjoy the Hawaii-set novel, Where The Sun Rises (Rosewind Books), written by Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha. The story presents a captivating romance between…

Anne Eliot FeldmanOctober 11, 2022

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Rival Weddings on Remote Scottish Island

Plans for a small and simple ceremony get complicated in An Island Wedding (Avon), the fifth book in prolific bestselling wordsmith Jenny Colgan’s Mure Island series. Give yourself permission to relax and enjoy it as a standalone novel even if you missed the previous four! The author provides a reassuring…

Linda HitchcockJune 23, 2022

Lets Pretend This Will Work by Maddie Dawson

Romance

Discover Your Perfect Summer Escape with Maddie Dawson’s Heartwarming and Hilarious Novel

The search for your ideal beach read ends here! Maddie Dawson’s Let’s Pretend This Will Work (June 1, Lake Union Publishing) balances humor and heart and is an absolute must for your summer reading list. Much like Cinderella, who has a fairy godmother and a magic slipper, Mimi Perkins, Dawson’s…

Suzy EnglandMay 15, 2024

Romance

Katee Robert’s “Blood On The Tide” Is A Sizzling Sequel That Surpasses Expectations

From New York Times bestselling author Katee Robert comes another example of spicy romance at its finest — Blood on the Tide. As the second installment of Robert’s new Crimson Sails series, the story starts off right where Hunt on Dark Waters ended — but while the first book followed…

Katie BloomerMay 14, 2024

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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

Listicles Romance

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

Listicles Romance

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

A Romantic Escapist Read Between “Outlander” Seasons

“The Year I Left:” Depression, Healing and Second Chances

A Parisian Affair for Fans of “My Brilliant Friend”

A Heated Sister Rivalry in “The Wedding Thief” by Mary Simses

“Stilettos For Me, Please!” and a Side of “Pride and Prejudice”

Star-Crossed Lovers Face Fears and Follow Dreams in Hawaii

Rival Weddings on Remote Scottish Island

Compelling Literary Fiction Explores Creation, Beauty and The Ideal

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

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