I love the smell of stigma-disintegration in the morning! Welcome to the heart side; we have cookies (not a euphemism) (but in Helena Hunting's Pucked series, that is absolutely a euphemism).
I previously left monster romance on the shelf for fear of judgement and now that's out the window, I've read The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert, half of Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians series (content warnings re: SA off the page in both of those), and HELLO SHIFTERS! Nalini Singh just really gets what I want in a book and then shows me things I hadn't ever thought of but now am obsessed with, almost 20 books in to her Psy-Changeling series.
I want to see even more body diversity on covers, but that rant is for another day. Thank goodness for Olivia Dade (who you linked to here, yes!!!), and Seressia Glass, and Talia Hibbert, and Jackie Lau that's starting to become a regular cover occurrence.
You know the next time we meet I'm going to have a trunk full of books for you to borrow, right?!
I loved everything about this post. I bet you love walking into your house and seeing those roses waiting for you. I'm glad you did not deny yourself.
I have always loved romance in novels but, like you, have avoided romance novels themselves. I'd like to change that. Which ones have you liked the most?
I love the smell of stigma-disintegration in the morning! Welcome to the heart side; we have cookies (not a euphemism) (but in Helena Hunting's Pucked series, that is absolutely a euphemism).
I previously left monster romance on the shelf for fear of judgement and now that's out the window, I've read The Dragon's Bride by Katee Robert, half of Ruby Dixon's Ice Planet Barbarians series (content warnings re: SA off the page in both of those), and HELLO SHIFTERS! Nalini Singh just really gets what I want in a book and then shows me things I hadn't ever thought of but now am obsessed with, almost 20 books in to her Psy-Changeling series.
I want to see even more body diversity on covers, but that rant is for another day. Thank goodness for Olivia Dade (who you linked to here, yes!!!), and Seressia Glass, and Talia Hibbert, and Jackie Lau that's starting to become a regular cover occurrence.
You know the next time we meet I'm going to have a trunk full of books for you to borrow, right?!
I loved everything about this post. I bet you love walking into your house and seeing those roses waiting for you. I'm glad you did not deny yourself.
I have always loved romance in novels but, like you, have avoided romance novels themselves. I'd like to change that. Which ones have you liked the most?