This list includes reviews of romance books and interviews with romance authors. Some books may contain elements of romance but not be included in this …
Romance
Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree
A review by Nalini Haynes Viv is an orc who, with her bad back, wants to retire from a life of adventuring. She seizes her …
Seoulmates by Susan Lee
A review by Nalini Haynes Hannah Cho lost her best friend Jacob Kim 3 years ago when he moved to Korea. A year ago, she …
From Bad to Cursed by Lana Harper
A review by Nalini Haynes In Payback’s a Witch, the scion of the necromantic Avramov family, Talia, falls in lust with the scion of another …
Ex Hex by Erin Sterling
A review by Nalini Haynes Never mix magic and vodka. Especially not curses. A young woman just learnt that the love of her life – …
CoOp by Tarah Dewitt
A review by Nalini Haynes LaRynne is a train wreck, returning to the “scene of the crime” because she inherited half an apartment that she …
Funny Feelings by Tarah Dewitt
A review by Nalini Haynes Farley is a comedian about to embark on a tour as warm up for a couple more established women. The …
Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood
A review by Nalini Haynes The Love Hypothesis is another romantic comedy recommended during a Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) romance writers’ event. The …
Payback’s a witch by Lana Harper
A review by Nalini Haynes Last weekend I attended a SFWA romance writers’ event where we compiled a list of speculative fiction/fantasy stories featuring romance. …
SFWA Nebulas attendee romance recommendations
Today I attended a post-Nebula Conference romance writers meetup, which was interesting and enjoyable. Apart from encouragement to continue writing and anecdotes from those who, …
Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
A review by Nalini Haynes Once upon a time a teenage girl, Bee, had a crush on a boy in a boy band, Noah. That …
Small Town Big Magic by Hazel Beck
A review by Nalini Haynes Emerson is an OCD woman in her twenties running a bookstore and elected as a town councillor. Her family abandoned …
Wolfsong by TJ Klune
A review by Nalini Haynes Ox is a lonely teenager with an undisclosed disability working part-time in a mechanical garage while at high school, cared …
Upwelling by Lystra Rose
A review by Nalini Haynes The Upwelling has a bit of a back story, at least for me. It arrived as an unsolicited review book …
Yesterday is history by Kosoko Jackson
A review by Nalini Haynes Yesterday is history is a young adult queer romance crossed with the time travel story. It’s very much feels like …
A Taste of Gold and Iron by Alexandra Rowland
A review by Nalini Haynes Prince Kadou is terrified. All the time. But especially right now. His sister, Zeliha the Sultan (NOT Sultana!) has just …