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Tag: Romance
Saying Goodbye to the “Not Like Other Girls” Girl, a guest post by Alexene Farol Follmuth
In fiction, the NLOGG is an aspiration. In reality, she’s the mentality that unnecessarily pits girls against each other.
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.
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.
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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.
Book Review: A Pho Love Story by Loan Le
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
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.
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The Beautiful Agony of a Slow Burn, a guest post by Rachel Lynn Solomon
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.
Book Review: Verona Comics by Jennifer Dugan
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
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
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.
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