Julia Quinn is a bestselling author famous for her historical romance novels featuring strong heroines. Her most popular series, The Bridgertons, is actually being adapted into a Netflix show by Shondaland. Here are 5 facts about the awesome author behind the series. She won $79,000 on The Weakest Link Although she didn’t know much about…
Category: Historical Adult
Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with These 5 Latin Romances
What better way to celebrate Cinco De Mayo than with some Own Voices Latin romances? Here are 5 great ones. His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras Genre: Contemporary Average Goodreads Rating: 3.94 out of 5 stars Page Count: 330 pages Ad executive Tomas Garcia shouldn’t even be thinking about his daughter’s alluring dance teacher, Yazmine…
Win 5 Romance Novels This Earth Month
Today is Earth Day, which is the day everyone tries to think a little bit more about being kind to the Earth and about climate change. But now it’s more important than ever to not only think but act to fight climate change. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the…
5 Romance Novels to Read If You Like Mission Impossible
Spies, action, crazy stunts, and more. If you like the Mission: Impossible movies, you’ll love these romance novels. The Spymaster’s Lady by Joanna Bourne Genre: Historical Average Goodreads Rating: 4.01 out of 5 stars Page Count: 373 pages She’s braved battlefields, stolen dispatches, played roles from worldly to naive, lady to boy. But Annique Villiers,…
3 Irish Romance Novels To Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day is a great excuse for drinking beer and whiskey, wearing gaudy flashing shamrock earrings that you secretly love, and reading about sexy Irish romance novels. Here are three romance novels you can curl up with this St. Paddy’s Day. Love and Shenanigans by Zara Keane Genre: Contemporary Average Goodreads Rating: 3.73 out…
3 Legendary Literary Couples Goodreads Forgot About
Goodreads celebrated a week of romance just last week. To celebrate it, they created a bunch of content, from the Beginner’s Guide to Romance to revealing the secret lives of romance writers. They also celebrated some legendary literary couples, whose timeless stories are told over and over in countless retellings. These couples include: Elizabeth Bennet…
3 Alpha Female Romance Novels to Read Today
Even though the outdated damsel in distress romance novel heroine has turned into detectives, cops, veterans, and CEOs, more often than not it’s still the man doing the chasing. But sometimes you want the females to be the ones pursuing. Even though alpha female romance novels get lost among alpha male and wolf shifter romance…
Julia Quinn’s Bridgertons Are Coming to Netflix
Shona Rhimes, the mastermind behind Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder has recently signed a multi-year deal with Netflix for her to set up eight original series– including one based on Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton Series. The Bridgerton series is about eight siblings in 19th century England: Anthony, Benedict, Colin, Daphne, Eloise, Francesca, Gregory, and…
Lover’s Quarrel’s Top 5 Picks from Smashwords’ Summer/Winter Sale
Every year, Smashwords hosts an epic sale for the entire month of July, which means deep discounts on books from hundreds of participating authors– even books 100% off! Here are Lover’s Quarrel’s top picks from the Summer/Winter Sale.
Book Review: In Debt to the Enemy Lord
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars Average Goodreads Rating: 3.62 out of 5 stars Genre: Historical Page Count: 288 pages Anwen, bastard of Brynmor, has fought hard to find her place in the world. But she’s forced to rethink everything when she’s saved from death by her enemy Teague, Lord of Gwalchdu. Instead of…