Guest Book Review: Ginny’s impression of Abigail’s Window by Susan Lynn Solomon

Hi, readers! Please welcome Virginia, our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel! Ginny, take it away and show us what you have for today. Thanks! I normally read fantasy romance, but once I started this story, it began to grow on me. I was not wanting to put it down. Kaitlyn and her friends were just going to have a girl’s weekend, just to get away and unwind, but things quickly changed when they arrived at the Bed and Breakfast where they were to stay. Kaitlyn’s uneasy feeling starts from the moment she steps out of their rental car...

Guest Book Review: V.B.’s impression of Chasing Ginger by Marie Lavender

Hi, readers! Please welcome V.B., our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel! Woo hoo! ♥ V.B, take it away and show us what you have for today. Thanks...Ginger is awesome! Her issues with her weight stem from her childhood and her mother’s “helpful” comments that stung and hurt. However, she’s beautiful, smart, successful, and talented. She counters a deep seeded belief that her size makes her undesirable with an fantastic sense of style and being loving and loyal to her college friends, the Misfits. Over the course of the story, she learns to better accept herself and resolves some issues...

Guest Book Review: Sarah’s impression of Reluctantly Royal by Kelle Z. Riley

Hi, readers! Please welcome Sarah B., our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel!  Let’s give her a hand. Sarah, take it away and show us what you have for today. Reluctantly Royal by Kelle Z. Riley 'I honestly "loved" this, I could not keep a straight face while reading this. I was smiling, sometimes tearful. I "liked" it, but I must say...'

Guest Book Review: Sarah’s impression of Reva’s River by Virginia Babcock

Hi, readers! Please welcome Sarah B., our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel!  Let’s give her a hand… Sarah, take it away and show us what you have for today. Reva's River by Virginia Babcock...

Guest Book Review: Sarah’s impression of Mindgames by Jasmine Gold

Hi, readers! Please welcome Sarah B., our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel!  Let’s give her a hand… Sarah, take it away and show us what you have for today. Thanks! Mindgames by Jasmine Gold In the end, I'm still not sure. I wasn't sure if I would enjoy this story. I enjoy reading in this genre, and I was aware of the book's explicit content. However, the book's...

Guest Book Review: Sarah’s impression of The Unwelcome Stranger by Valerie Cullers

Hi, readers! Please welcome Sarah, our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel!  Let’s give her a hand… Sarah, take it away and show us what you have for today.

Why Men Should Read Romance: a guest post by Rebecca A. Corio

Let’s talk about romance novels for a minute. Romance novels come with a specific stigma. They’re “cheap, cheesy, trashy, not real literature”… Do any of these sound familiar? Then, there’s the fact that romance novels are written for women only. Aren’t they? Maybe once upon a time. Now? That would be debatable. But consider, at least for the purpose of this post, that romance novels aren’t specifically written, NOT for men. Men read. As a matter of fact, men read a lot. And contrary to popular belief, a lot of men read.

Guest Book Review: Sophia’s impression of Blood and Hunger by Stephanie Marks

Please welcome Sophia Zaccaria, our guest book reviewer, to ILRB! She’ll be hanging out with us today, taking the time to give us her take on a cool romance novel! Thanks. Blood & Hunger by Stephanie Marks is a paranormal urban fantasy romance as seductively lush and delightfully dark as its title implies!

Heroes in Disguise: a guest post by Kelle Z. Riley

The concept of disguises dates back much further than our Man-of-Steel. Nearly every culture has elements of disguise in their rituals and religious expressions, as well as in their forms of entertainment. From morality plays to masquerade balls, Samhain to Shakespeare, disguised figures exist in both culture and entertainment. Disguise, apparently, has deep psychological things to say about us, too.

Eight Book Promotion Strategies You Can Learn from Best-Selling Romance Authors: a guest post by Hayley Zelda

8 Book Promotion Strategies You Can learn from Best-Selling Romance Authors   Romance is one of the most popular and beloved book genres. In 2017 alone, nearly 21.5 million books in romance were sold. What’s even more impressive is that the romance market is only growing. Every year, more romance books get published, purchased, and…