Romance Novels

I have been reading romance novels for the past few years and what makes me hooked up about romance novels is the way the storyline is presented in the book.

Possession by A.S.Byatt is not romance. She write great literature.

I love romance novels!!! They gave me my sex drive back. Seriously. Sarah Mclean, Lisa Kleypas, Kerrigan Byrne – all faves

I agree with Erin’s comment regarding the prejudice against romance and the work that is being done in the genre. I also love Sarah Maclean’s books. The podcast FATED MATES that is hosted by Sarah Maclean and Jen Prokop is not to be missed by romance fans! They dig into the importance of romance as a genre and their rapport is intelligent and amusing.

the novels by Victoria Holt, excellent reading, I learned english from her books!

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee is hands down the best romance ever! It is so very well written; you will not want it to end

It’s funny/frightening to me how much I am resisting the fact that I actually enjoy, what I’ve learned here, are Regency style romance novels. I mean, I am cringing at myself. But thanks for all the rec’s.

The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker is my number one romance read!

Definitely recommend The Wallbanger series by Alice Clayton. Just the right amount of aww and ooh!

I have been a huge fan of the Romance Novel since I was in high school. I use to hide my love, then I would call it my “guilty pleasure”. As most, I have no fucks left to give about what people think about my reading habits. Plus I am 49 years old… and do not care AT ALL if there is distain. I love them and they have provided me so much joy over my life. I really only read Regency and I do have authors that I love the most. I would say my fav of all time is the Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn. Interesting, this has been made into a show on Netflix, so I must not be the only one. I also LOVE the book Slightly Dangerous. (the entire series is great. It is book 6 in the Bedwyn series by Mary Balogh). But the book is an old friend, a lovely story, a great escape. All that I am looking for in a book on cold night during a pandemic.

Lucy Score!

So good! I thoroughly recommend The Rules of Backyard Croquet by Sunni Overend. My husband actually thought the book was about the rules of backyard croquet, ha! The Danger of Truffle Hunting by the same author is also a great read.

Loving all books from Sarah Morgan <3

Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner! Sooooo good! Slow burn

Like many of you, I’ve also revisited the romance genre during quarantine. My favorites are all of the Christina Lauren books. There are a lot of stand-alone titles, and I’m almost finished with their racier Beautiful series. Loved The Idea of You and Beach Read. I’d recommend the Helen Hoang books and the Heather Cocks/Jessica Morgan books too.

Last night, my friend from OC and I who live in the bay area decided to rent Paris Can Wait on Amazon and watched it at the same time! The movie was just what we needed! We texted so many funny comments back and forth and put it on pause simultaneously to go get our pilates rings to exercise while watching inspired by Diane Lane’s great shape! She hasn’t changed since when we were only 26 and watched Under the Tuscan Sun! By the end of it we had laughed so much over our silly texts about the chemistry we didn’t feel, all the wine they drank, Diane’s beautiful clothes, how the French guy had even better taste than us when it came to packing a picnic, and wondering how much Alec Baldwin had made appearing in just a couple of scenes and wishing he’d make a reappearance! I was in tears! Totally worth the $4!!!

I read all the innocent-looking-cover novels Grace recommends on her instagram and more (I don’t even know why, since I read them on my kindle… do I maybe need to look innocent to my own eyes?), and I recently loved You deserve each other by Sarah Hogle (one of my favourite) and Only when it’s us by Chloe Liese.

JASMINE GUILLORY. That is all.

The Idea of You by Robinne Lee, The Happy Ever After Playlist by Abby Jimenez, In Five Years by Rebecca Serle, and Love and Other Words by Christina Lauren.

This is SO funny because I recently started reading romance novels again. I wanted to read something light for when I take a break from reading a book about a serious topic. Since my local library is only offering curbside pickup right now, I’ve been selecting romance novels that have “innocent” covers. Haha! I guess I feel a little bashful thinking about a librarian picking out a romance book with a racy front cover on it. LOL! :)

Agree with so many of these recommendations. This genre has been such a welcome distraction in 2020. The Idea of You by Robinne Lee is fantastic (VERY steamy)!! There lots of great suggestions, including the Idea of You, via the Bad on Paper podcast :)

I really like Lucy Score’s books and Meghan Quinn. Both writers have a really good sense of humor in their books. Lucy Score writes characters who are in their 30s and 40s, which is nice. And Meghan Quinn tries to vary the personality of their characters (she tends to write mini series that present all different types of the “dream guy” or the female lead), so you can usually find someone that you connect with.

If you like theater, try Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities series. They are contemporary romances and I thought they were great. Also, for medieval history lovers, Elizabeth Kington’s Welsh Blades books are great. Stella Riley writes fabulous historical romances set during the English Civil War and her Rockcliffe series is so, so good. All of these books are romances, however they are so much more – well written, engaging stories.

I loved the first two books of the Bromance Book Club series – a group of the city’s most powerful men (pro athletes, bar owner, etc.) get together and read romance novels in an attempt to better understand women and help their marriages. So clever, just steamy enough, and not a storyline I’ve ever seen before. Loved it and the next book comes out this fall!

My Shut Up and Write group last week were talking about romance books they like. Two really liked Betrayed by a Kiss by Kris Rafferty: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074CBDP5T?searchxofy=true&ref_=dbs_s_aps_series_rwt (I hate to include an Amazon link)