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Tag: Romance

December 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Fools In Love: Fresh Twists on Romantic Tales edited by Ashley Herring Blake and Rebecca Podos

This was an entertaining read with great diversity and inclusion.

October 14, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Falling in Love with the Terrible Years, a guest post by Nina Moreno

So, yeah, I wrote about grief again. Sam’s and mine. Maybe yours. And yet…Our Way Back to Always is absolutely that swoony, tropey love story I always hoped to write. Because life—even in the terrible years––can be really funny like that.

June 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: We Can’t Keep Meeting Like This by Rachel Lynn Solomon

Full of humor and heart and, yes, love, this is a fantastic story about being brave, being imperfect, learning, trying, changing, growing, and taking chances.

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Book Review: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le

February 11, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

With a heavy focus on families, history, expectations, and secrets, this love story will leave readers satisfied.

Book Review: Dating Makes Perfect by Pintip Dunn

August 11, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This truly fun book revolves around practice-dating, but delves into other issues like the expectations that can come from immigrant parents, obligation versus passion, friendships, and it paints a rich cultural picture of the Thai community Winnie and her family are part of.

The Beautiful Agony of a Slow Burn, a guest post by Rachel Lynn Solomon

July 28, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

In my YA romantic comedy Today Tonight Tomorrow, the characters don’t kiss until around the 90 percent mark. Now that I've written a few more slow burns for future books, I wanted to share what I’ve learned along the way.

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Book Review: Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan

April 21, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Those looking for a contemporary that successfully mixes romance with some rather serious issues will enjoy this character-driven book with wide appeal.

Book Review: This Is My Brain in Love by I. W. Gregorio

April 14, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

While this is a romance, and the story of children of immigrants juggling multiple cultures, norms, and expectations, it's also a very affecting and complex exploration of mental health.

Book Review: Crave by Tracy Wolff

April 9, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Grace's new school includes lots of things that are new to her, like a powerful vampire who's in love with her and a student body of monsters who possibly want her dead.

Book Review: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord

January 16, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

This was a really fun, cute, sweet story that was exactly what I was looking to read in one afternoon while curled up on the couch with the dogs.

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