Book Recommendations

  • Disability Pride Month

    Did you know that the month of July is Disability Pride Month? This month was chosen because the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed on July 26, 1990. Reading books by disabled or neurodivergent authors is part of reading diversely.… Continue reading

    Disability Pride Month

  • Twelve Days of Christmas 2

    The Octave of Christmas has ended, but we are still in the Twelve Days of Christmas! Today is Day 9. For the last week, I’ve been slowly reading through one of the old Signet Christmas Anthologies, A Regency Christmas Present.… Continue reading

    Twelve Days of Christmas 2

  • The Twelve Days of Christmas 1

    I’m a mood reader, which means I usually prefer to read holiday romances near the relevant holiday. Like many romance readers, I’ve been reading a lot of Christmas romance lately. In my religious tradition, Christmas is an Octave rather than… Continue reading

  • Review: Haunt Your Heart Out

    Haunt Your Heart Out starts off looking like a classic small town romance. You’ve got a cozy town popular with tourists, a quirky independent bookstore, and a small town girl who’s attached to her home. Then a hot stranger shows… Continue reading

  • Book Review: GMC

    When I was trying to revise my first romance novel, an author who critiqued my first 50 pages told me that my main character needed clearer goals. She recommended Debra Dixon’s book GMC: GOAL, MOTIVATION, AND CONFLICT. Dixon created the… Continue reading

  • Review: A LORD’S GUIDE TO MUTINY, MARRIAGE, AND MISTLETOE.

    I love funny, lighthearted historical romances, but I also like historical romance that does serious political work. Anne Knight’s Christmas novella, A Lord’s Guide to Mutiny, Marriage, and Mistletoe, is an example of the latter. Centered on an early nineteenth-century… Continue reading

  • Review: DUKE THE HALLS

    At this time of year, it seems like everyone who writes romance is publishing a holiday novella. Romance readers are spoiled for choice, especially if they subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. While some Christmas novellas rush the romance or feature forgettable… Continue reading

  • Regency Romance with a touch of magic!

    This week, my new book list at Shepherd.com launched! It’s a list of Regency romances that have fantasy elements. You can find it here: https://shepherd.com/best-books/regency-romances-with-a-touch-of-magic Choosing the books for the list was difficult because there were some Regency novels I… Continue reading