This post contains affiliate links. The desire to to pick up an urban fantasy or paranormal romance intensifies when the leaves start to change. Sweater weather means spooky decorations and still candy from your kids’ trick-or-treat haul. All perfect settings for hot shifters, vampires, and demon killers. There’s so many great ones to ready, so ... Read More
When we learned The Ripped Bodice was organizing The Great Big Romance Read, we immediately signed up our Bawdy Bookworms Insiders. Normally we only hold book club discussions about the featured book in our Bawdy Bookworms Box. How could we resist a Great Big Romance Read?! We couldn’t. Sorry we didn’t give you a heads up. ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. Like many romance readers, Harlequin books were some of my very first romances. It’s been awhile since I picked up one, so I was excited to read The Billionaire’s Legacy by Reese Ryan from the Harlequin Desire line. Look at that cover! How can your ovaries resist a handsome man holding a ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. What do you get when you add a reality dance competition, a talented Puerto Rican woman, and a grouchy Alaskan with a man bun? RITA Award winning Take the Lead by Alexis Daria. I’ve never watched an episode of Dancing With the Stars, but I was holding my breath for Gina and Stone’s weekly ... Read More
You’re invited to our virtual book club chat on Loving Cara by Kristen Proby. Join the sassy ladies in Bawdy Bookworms Insiders as we discuss the book from our summer box In the Saddle. (There’s a few left, if you want the book and accompanying toys in your hot hands). Even if you haven’t read Loving Cara, you can ... Read More
My second year at RWA National Conference was even better than my first year! It helped that I knew more people thanks to social media. As you’ve probably heard by now, diversity was a big topic at the conference. I was honored to speak at Blogger Day about reviewing diverse romances. The bloggers came to ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. It’s rare that a book can make me chuckle out loud, much less throughout the entire story. Mr. Hotshot CEO by Jackie Lau had me laughing from page one, which meant I stayed up until wee hours of the night to make sure Julian Fong and Courtney Kwan got their ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links but no oral exam. Romance readers swoon over a couple’s first kiss or the first time they have (penetrative) sex. Rightly so because those moments are not only steamy, but a well-written scene makes us readers all emo. We’re emotionally invested in these couples! We want them to kiss! We want to ... Read More
You’re invited to our book club discussion for At His Mercy by Shelly Bell. Join the sassy ladies in Bawdy Bookworms Insiders as we discuss the book from our spring box Sinful Treats. (There’s a few left, if you want the book and accompanying toys in your hot hands). Even if you haven’t read At His Mercy you ... Read More
This post contains affiliate links. The Red by Tiffany Reisz has been on my to-be-read list for almost a year. Now I’m kicking myself for not reading it sooner. If art history was as sexy as Mona and Malcolm made it, I might have taken a class or two! Mona’s art gallery is in the ... Read More
Win a Steamy Prize Pack Calling all adventurous romance readers! Here’s your chance to win a Steamy Prize Pack! We’ve put together this super sexy collection filled with erotic romances and a pheromone-infused pamper kit. Plus a few surprise items we can’t share yet1 Prize pack is valued over $100 and includes: print copy of At His Mercy by Shelly ... Read More
One of the most anticipated romances this month is A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole (available February 27). Once you crack open its pages, it’s easy to see why so many people have raved about it. Before we discuss this funny, sexy modern Cinderella story, can we all take a moment and admire this gorgeous cover? While many ... Read More
