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A classic among classics, we’re talking ENEMIES TO LOVERS this week! We get to the bottom of what we think of as “enemies,” and how it differs from “rivals-to-lovers” and “friends-to-enemies-to-lovers” and “friends-to-lovers” (jk, we’ll never understand friends-to-lovers). We revisit some of our very favorite romances, talk about stakes, about impossible situations, and about how sexy hating someone can be.
#Enemies To Lovers#Rivals To Lovers#Childhood Friends To Lovers To Enemies To Lovers#A Heart Of Blood And Ashes#Milla Vane#Judith Mcnaught#Double Standards#A Kingdom Of Dreams#Kresley Cole#Dreams Of A Dark Warrior#Mila Finelli#Mafia Target#Mafia Madman#Courtney Milan#Unlocked#Ilona Andrews#Iron And Magic#Sarah Mayberry#Her Best Worst Mistake#Tessa Bailey#Asking For Trouble#Susan Elizabeth Phillips#Ain't She Sweet#Kate Canterbary#The Worst Guy#JJ Arias#Fighting For Control#Chayla Wolfberg#Late Night Love#Angelina M Lopez
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Can you recommend any books where they get right into the sex?
Either historical or contemporary
Sure! I'm all for an instant gratification moment (and for the purpose of this ask I stuck to early sex scenes between the main couple because there's a decent amount of het romances out there that begin with the hero and another woman..... though predictably not many with the heroine having good sex with another man :/).
Contemporary:
Minx by Sophie Lark: There's some fabulous, very hot sex (and pet play) a few chapters in, after Blake agrees to take on Ramses as a client. And once the ball gets rolling, it really doesn't stop.... and only gets better from there.
Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez: Roxanne basically *mounts* Mateo (if there's one thing Angelina loves, it's a mounting moment) right after their agreement that she'll get her pregnant in exchange for money is finalized. It's very.... economical and Mateo hates it, but gets off on it. He's soooooo conflicted and I personally loved that.
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez: The other mounting moment sex scene; Alex hops on Jeremiah literally two minutes after arriving in the dead of the night at her family's bar. It's honestly made hotter because Angelina writes a (kinda hilarious) premature ejaculation coupled with Alex getting off after. It works and I'm all for it.
Sherwood by Sierra Simone: Such an underrated book imo; the prologue has our "Robin Hood" (she's a woman here) about to be deployed, and "Maid Marian" tries to dissuade her by eating her out. Very emotional, very hot.
Asking for Trouble by Tessa Bailey: An early face-sitting scene after she's cuffed him in her foyer. Brent puts his "middle-class mouth" to gooood use.
Scorching to the Touch by Ofelia Martinez: There's hate sex about two chapters in; Erica makes Friedrich eat her out in the bathroom of an event and when he whips out his dick and is all "what am I supposed to do with this?", she points to a stall. Honestly, a winner.
The Risk by Caitlin Crews: She's a ballerina pretending to be a stripper-escort who gets her fantasy of being "bought" fulfilled and she and her billionaire have sex pretty much right after.
Crashed Out by Tessa Bailey: Like a couple chapters in, Jasmine sees Sarge's dick and books it to her car and tries to get off, but then Sarge catches her and lends a helping hand all while asserting he's a Grown Man now.
Desperate Measures by Katee Robert: Jafar kills Jasmine's mob boss father in the beginning and within the next chapter, there's a CNC scene where he chasing her down while she pretends she doesn't want it.
Give Me More by Sara Cate: Sara immediately sets up the throuple by having the married couple, Hunter and Isabel, have anniversary sex while listening to their friend Drake have sex with two other women, with Drake also getting off while listening to Hunter and Isabel.
Historical:
The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe: A fabulous anonymous encounter with neither Preston nor Katherine realizing who the other person is (right after Preston rejected his arranged betrothal to Kat) and they're pretending to be Louis XV and Madame Pompadour while they get each other off at a French Ball.
Her Husband's Harlot by Grace Callaway: The book starts with Helena following her husband to a brothel disguised as a prostitute, and Nicholas fully doesn't recognize her when he (successfully) has sex with her for the first time.
Passion by Lisa Valdez: An erotic romance; the literal first lines describe Mark groping Passion during the Great Exhibition, and he has her "pinned to the wall like a butterfly" within the next few pages.
The Virgin and the Rogue by Sophie Jordan: Charlotte is (allegedly) under the influence of an aphrodisiac when she mounts Kingston (can you tell I have a thing for this) in the library in the middle of the night, dry humps him, and runs away. Unironically one of my favorite Sophie Jordan sex scenes.
The Rake Gets Ravished by Sophie Jordan: The story begins with Mercy breaking into Silas's bedroom to retrieve the deed to her family home, and when Silas finds her, she seduces him and fucks him into such a deep sleep that when he awakes, all he's left with is an apology note and her *virgin blood* on the sheets.
#book recs#sophie lark#angelina m lopez#sierra simone#tessa bailey#katee robert#sara cate#ofelia martinez#caitlin crews#sophie jordan#lisa valdez#grace callaway#joanna shupe#historical romance#contemporary romance#romance novels#ask
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@angelinamlo When I started writing FULL MOON OVER FREEDOM, I took seriously the fact that this book was going to include my first Mexican-American hero. I wanted him to be dark like my dad was; I wanted his indigenous roots to be apparent just like they are in my family. It was difficult to find a working actor to model him after.
Thankfully, I discovered the wildly handsome and kind Justin Johnson Cortez @justinj_cortez. Justin, an actor, director, and writer starring in “Walker: Independence”, is my physical inspiration for Nicky Mendoza, my bad-boy-turned-artist who’s secretly pined for the once-perfect Gillian “Juliana” Armstead-Bancroft most of his life.
The first time I included Justin in an IG Story, I got a message from his lovely wife. Justin had sent her the notification because she’d been in the middle of reading AFTER HOURS ON MILAGRO STREET!!!!!!!
The world truly is that small.
Now that FULL MOON OVER FREEDOM is making its way into the world, I hope to do both this lovely man who allowed me to use him as a muse and his lovely wife who’s been in full support justice. Click the link in bio then FULL MOON OVER FREEDOM to learn more and preorder!
Well, who can blame the author! I mean... he is quite the specimen! It's lovely to hear he's her muse, and also to hear that Rachel and Justin are completely supportive!
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Finally reading Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez and I-
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Angelina M. Lopez's After Hours on Milagro Street was one of my favorite books of last year, and her upcoming Full Moon Over Freedom was one of my most anticipated reads of this year. This series is one part small town romance, one part magical realism, one part absolute FIRE…I’m wild about her heroines, who are women who have to reconcile frustration and anger and big feelings before they win their happily ever afters, and this book is a fresh, modern banger.
#angelina m lopez#Full Moon Over Freedom#small town romance#magical realism#angry heroines#big feelings
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Solid list!
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Adding another to my “books that made me cry” list.
This books was so good! It had it all:
- Forced proximity
- Enemies to lovers
- History lessons
- Treasure hunts
- Ghosts!
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I've recently read a book where the point was to have an heir and the hero is becoming more and more obssesed with the heroine and won't admitted bc IM DOING THIS FOR THE SAKE OF HAVING AND HEIR AND NOTHING MORE lol, do yoi have more books like that to recommend?
I appreciated the reviews you do ☺️ more than usual people get waaaay to serious about a book and it gets tiring to read their thoughts after a while
Hi! Thank you lol, I think people need to read romance novels for fun and it's a little irritating for me when they get like... guilty? About liking what they like. I think romance novels can definitely be emotionally deep and compelling, but the main point is fun.
Soooo I think some breeding kink or breeding kink adjacent vibes will give you these vibes!
Historical:
The Duchess in His Bed by Lorraine Heath--In this one, the heroine is the one that propositions the hero to put a baby in her because she needs a baby in order to secure her safety right after her husband dies. She spends a good chunk of the book showing him the kind of life his baby will have because he was a bastard and is worried about the kid having a good home, etc. But once they do get to babymaking, it's like feeeelings.
Waking Up with the Duke by Lorraine Heath--This is the ideal book for this setup, except a) they're making an heir on behalf of her husband, who's impotent after a carriage accident and pressures the hero to get his wife pregnant b) the hero isn't TOTALLY detached, even though he puts on a good front, because he has carried a torch for the heroine. However, the babymaking process is when he REALLY starts falling and it's delicious and one of my favorite books of all time. AINSLEY!!!!
Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas--These two are married, and had feelings, but he left her the day after the wedding and they've been separated for like a decade. She wants a divorce so she can marry her lover, and he's like "fine"--if you give me an heir first. So it's really like... a reawakening via babymaking. I shall always remember the first sex scene when he like, bends her over a desk to KEEP IT PROFESH.
Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt--This is the one where they got married because she was pregnant with another guy's baby and and the guy died before they could marry. Then she lost the baby and they separated without consummating the marriage. A few years later, she returns to town like "I want a baby, put it in me" and they start having sex... During which he gets FEELINGS.
The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare--The hero is a super scarred duke whose fiancee leaves him right before the wedding, and the heroine is the seamstress who made the wedding dress and shows up on his doorstep wearing it all "PAY UP". He realizes he has a ready-made bride, and he just needs an heir, so... they've got a deal. Obvi, he begins falling for her as they start working on the baby.
The Duke I Tempted by Scarlet Peckham--This is another "duke marries local woman for an heir" book, with the twist that his secret is... He's sexually submissive and likes to be dominated and whipped during sex.
Contemporary(ish):
Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez--This is the crazy one wherein the heroine is like, a billionaire, the hero is the prince of a tiny nation with a genius IQ. She wants a smart royal baby, so she offers to bail out his nation financially if he marries her and gets her pregnant. He actually hates her, but he's a man of his word, so he starts workin' on it. Workin' REAL hard.
Mafia Virgin by Mila Finelli--In this one, a mob boss and a mafia princess (who wants to be a doctor lmao) are forced to marry, and then the boss is blackmailed.... he has to get her pregnant within six months, or Something Bad Will Happen. However, it turns out that they both have a breeding kink, so they get SUPER into it and feelings start to develop. This is the one where he makes her kiss his balls and thank them for all the cum they're about to give her (she's about it).
Fantasy:
The Winter King by C.L. Wilson--The hero conquers the heroine's kingdom, and part of the treaty is her being forced to marry him and give him an heir within a year. VERY hot.
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@lifblogs asked me a few days ago if I was gonna share the list of books I read this year. So, I'm gonna do that.
Due to character limits, I had to separate the numbered lists, so first list goes up to 100 and then the second list is the rest.
Couple of notes, my list includes the date I finished reading and a couple of marks.
Their meanings:
Started in 2022: *
This book is a reread: **
Did not write down the date but probably the date: *? (Basically I decided after I had started to include the date finished.)
Special notation for Dracula and Dracula Daily: **!
Bold denotes favorites.
Eight Kinky Nights: An f/f Chanukah romance by Xan West* – Jan 1*?
Through the Moon: A Graphic Novel (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #1) by Peter Wartman – Jan 4
Maphead: Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks by Ken Jennings – Jan 7
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World by Steve Brusatte – Jan 12
A Brother’s Price by Wen Spencer** - Jan 13
Gossie and Gertie by Olivier Dunrea – Jan 17
A Brief History of Earth: Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters by Andrew H. Knoll – Jan 18
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler – Jan 22
Flying Dinosaurs: How Fearsome Reptiles Became Birds by John Pickrell – Jan 25
Promised Land: a Revolutionary Romance by Rose Lerner – Jan 26
Bad Girls Never Say Die by Jennifer Mathieu – Jan 27
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States by Daniel Immerwahr – Feb 2
Artemis by Andy Weir – Feb 4
Hunting Game by Helene Tursten – Feb 7
How the Earth Turned Green: A Brief 3.8-Billion-Year History of Plants by Joseph E. Armstrong – Feb 14
Fortuna by Kristyn Merbeth – Feb 16
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez – Feb 22
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – Feb 22
Super Volcanoes: What They Reveal about Earth and the Worlds Beyond by Robin George Andrews – Feb 28
Memoria by Kristyn Merbeth – Feb 28
American Revolution: A History From Beginning to End by Hourly History – Mar 5
Discordia by Kristyn Merbeth – Mar 6
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley – Mar 17
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded by Simon Winchester – Mar 18
The Ends of the World: Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions by Peter Brannen – Mar 18
Big Chicas Don't Cry by Annette Chavez Macias – Mar 19
Innumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth by Michael S. Engel – Mar 21
The Cause: The American Revolution and its Discontents, 1773-1783 by Joseph J. Ellis – Mar 24
Eragon by Christopher Paolini – Mar 25
Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer – Mar 25
Locked in Time by Lois Duncan** – Mar 26
Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur – Mar 28
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict – April 4
Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster by Adam Higginbotham – April 7
Bisexually Stuffed By Our Living Christmas Stocking by Chuck Tingle – April 8
Bloodmoon Huntress: A Graphic Novel (The Dragon Prince Graphic Novel #2) by Nicole Andelfinger – April 9
The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell – April 11
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – April 13
The Return of Martin Guerre by Natalie Zemon Davis – April 17
What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jimenez – April 19
Cinder by Marissa Meyer – April 20
The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson – April 20
Eldest by Christopher Paolini – April 22
The Twelve Days of Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – April 23
The Sentient Lesbian Em Dash — My Favorite Punctuation Mark — Gets Me Off by Chuck Tingle – April 24
The Pleistocene Era: The History of the Ice Age and the Dawn of Modern Humans by Charles River Editors – April 26
The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie – April 27
Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void by Mary Roach – April 29
Absolution by Murder by Peter Tremayne – May 3
Matrix by Lauren Groff – May 6
The Color Purple by Alice Walker – May 7
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie – May 9
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume – May 11
The Dragon Prince Book One: Moon by Aaron Ehasz and Melanie McGanney Ehasz – May 13
Mind the Gap, Dash & Lily by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan – May 15
Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez – May 15
Atlas of Unusual Borders: Discover Intriguing Boundaries, Territories and Geographical Curiosities by Zoran Nikolic – May 20
How the Mountains Grew: A New Geological History of North America by John Dvorak – May 20
The Guncle by Steven Rowley – May 21
Brisingr by Christopher Paolini – May 24
Reflection: A Twisted Tale by Elizabeth Lim – May 26
Sailor's Delight by Rose Lerner – May 26
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs: An Asteroid, Extinction, and the Beginning of Our World by Riley Black – May 28
Humans are Weird: I Have the Data by Betty Adams – June 3
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro – June 4
Scarlet by Marissa Meyer – June 8
Slaughterhouse-Five, or, The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death by Kurt Vonnegut – June 9
A Tip for the Hangman by Allison Epstein – June 11
Cress by Marissa Meyer – June 20
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao – June 22
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us by Steve Brusatte – June 24
After the Hurricane by Leah Franqui – June 24
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini – June 25
Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel García Márquez – June 26
Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe – June 30
The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack – July 4
Pests: How Humans Create Animal Villains by Bethany Brookshire – July 5
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin – July 7
Cosmos by Carl Sagan – July 10
1984 by George Orwell** -- July 11
What Once Was Mine: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell – July 17
Evolution Gone Wrong: The Curious Reasons Why Our Bodies Work (Or Don't) by Alex Bezzerides – July 20
The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth Hardcover by Elizabeth Tasker – July 21
Witches by Brenda Lozano – July 24
Son of a Sailor: A Cozy Pirate Tale by Marshall J. Moore – July 29
Winter by Marissa Meyer – July 29
As Old As Time: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell – July 30
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s by B. Dylan Hollis – August 4
Half Bad by Sally Green – August 7
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time by John Kelly – August 14
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley – August 18
Gory Details: Adventures From the Dark Side of Science by Erika Engelhaupt – August 22
The Last Karankawas by Kimberly Garza – August 25
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate Moore – Sept 5
Oceans of Kansas, Second Edition: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea by Michael J. Everhart – Sept 7
Corpus Christi: The History of a Texas Seaport by Bill Walraven – Sept 9
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury** – Sept 12
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Sept 18
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera – Sept 20
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett – Sept 22
The Mammals of Texas by William B. Davis and David J. Schmidly – Sept 29
The Romance Recipe by Ruby Barrett – Oct 4
The 2024 Old Farmer’s Almanac edited by Janice Stillman – Oct 7
Half Wild by Sally Green – Oct 7
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James – Oct 7
Verity by Colleen Hoover – Oct 10
Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence – Oct 15
Archaeology: Unearthing the Mysteries of the Past by Kate Santon – Oct 16
100 Places to See After You Die: A Travel Guide to the Afterlife by Ken Jennings – Oct 22
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie – Oct 22
Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe García McCall – Oct 22
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie – Oct 27
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures by Sabrina Imbler – Oct 28
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found by Mary Beard – Oct 29
Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair by Sarah Schulman – Oct 31
The Great Texas Dragon Race by Kacy Ritter – Nov 6
Dracula by Bram Stoker**! – Nov 7/8
The Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser – Nov 9
Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami that Could Devastate North America by Jerry Thompson – Nov 10
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison – Nov 11
Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney – Nov 13
Untamed by Glennon Doyle – Nov 14
Nimona by ND Stevenson – Nov 18
Dracula Daily by Matt Kirkland**! – Nov 20
A Mother Would Know by Amber Garza – Nov 24
Five Little Pigs by Agatha Christie – Nov 25
How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell** – Nov 27
Hickory Dickory Dock by Agatha Christie – Dec 1
Murtagh by Christopher Paolini – Dec 8
The Labours of Hercules by Agatha Christie – Dec 8
Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson – Dec 9
These Holiday Movies With Bizarrely Similar Smiling Heterosexual Couples Dressed In Green And Red On Their Cover Get Me Off Bisexually by Chuck Tingle – Dec 9
The Domesday Book: England's Heritage, Then & Now edited by Thomas Hindle – Dec 10
You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation by Julissa Arce – Dec 13
Himawari House by Harmony Becker – Dec 13
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck** – Dec 18
Born Into It: A Fan’s Life by Jay Baruchel – Dec 18
The Dragon Prince Book Two: Sky by Aaron Ehasz and Melanie McGanney Ehasz – Dec 23
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree – Dec 24
Half Lost by Sally Green – Dec 24
Understudies by Priya Sridhar – Dec 28
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – Dec 28
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking – Dec 31
#ashleybenlove posts#and yes I am aware that Zhao and Walker are problematic bigoted people#books#long post#i should really count how many nonfiction books I read...
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“Trust your process. I’m writing my fifth book for publication and I still have to tell myself this. I know what works for me — a couple of weeks research before I start, a bare outline, pantsing a book, knowing the book will strengthen in tone, theme, and character development in revisions. But I still have moments when I’m certain my career is over. Figure out the writing process that works for you, don’t worry about what others tell you is the “right” way to do it, and trust that your process will deliver you a book that you’re in love with.”
—Angelina M. Lopez has been writing professionally her whole life: first as a journalist for an acclaimed city newspaper, then as a freelance magazine writer, and now as a romance author. Her new book, After Hours on Milagro Street, has received rave reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Entertainment Weekly, and Booklist. Angelina lives with her family in Houston, Texas.
Do you have a writing process that you try to stick closely to? Let Angelina know, or thank her for her Camp Care Package!
#nanowrimo#camp nanowrimo#writing#amwriting#writing advice#camp care package#camp care packages#by camp counselor#angelina lopez
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Book qna: 6, 7, 47
favorite romance novel: my favorite one is prooooobably unequal affections by lara s ormiston but i don't think i've read more than 5 romance novels i'll be honest
what kind of common romance tropes do you enjoy and what kind do you dislike: i don't read romance very often so i had to look up a list for this haha! ones i like are enemies to friends to lovers, arranged marriages or marriage of conveniences, and i like reading about relationships with some kind of power imbalance because i like to see how the mains are going to address and work through their differences. i HATE the third act conflict and insta-love, i don't like fated mates, and i don't like when the main girl is like, So stupid?
what are the last three books you read: according to goodreads, not including manga, the last three books i've read are after hours on milagro street by angelina m lopez (4 stars), a hat full of sky by terry pratchett (4.25 stars), and the miraculous journey of edward tulane by kate dicamillo (5 stars, one of my favorite books of all time)
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Talking about Angelina M. Lopez on the Books We Wish We Could Read Again For The First Time episode.
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do you have diverse modern romance recs?
Yep! I've (mostly) organized it by author:
Naima Simone: I'm obsessed with literally everything this woman writes, both Harlequin and not Harlequin. Naima writes a lot of fabulous Black heroines (and she writes great body diversity as well) and a decent amount of POC heroes as well. My favorites include . Black Tie Billionaire (Black heroine, Asian hero), Secrets Of A One Night Stand (Black heroine, Pacific Islander hero), and Trust Fund Fiancé (both the hero and heroine are Black). The best thing about Naima's books is just the uniformity in how she writes every body type as attractive and desirable and the sex is very hot. Would absolutely recommend.
Katrina Jackson: I haven't talked about Katrina enough, when she's out here doing the most for mafia romances and spy romances with diverse characters. I could happily read her novella Beautiful & Dirty over and over, but it's a prequel to the mafia series which ends with my favorite, The Don, which has a Black heroine. Katrina also wrote a spy series (The Spies Who Loved Me!) and the first in that series, Pink Slip, has a Black heroine who's lusting over her married bosses (the wife, Monica, is Latina I believe) and surprise, they're both into her too.
Angelina M. Lopez: Angelina writes excellent Latino rep. Her fictional town Freedom, Kansas, which is the setting in multiple stories, has an amazing Mexican-American community she builds on. I'd recommend After Hours on Milagro Street, which has a Mexican-American heroine, as well as her upcoming Full Moon Over Freedom, which is next in the series. The way she melds culture, magic, and romance is gorgeous. Also! Lush Money, which is set within this universe, has a Latina heroine and is very fun and worth reading.
Tara Pammi: If you want to read about Indians in India or Bollywood-centric romances, Tara is the author. I liked Claiming His Bollywood Cinderella and The Secret She Kept in Bollywood (that man is suuuch a DILF he's great).
Jadesola James: I've talked about her before (see here) but Jadesola has written a couple Harlequin Presents stories set in Africa. I'd recommend The Royal Baby He Must Claim and The Princess He Must Marry, which are about sisters who are Nigerian princesses.
Talia Hibbert: The Brown Sisters books are bangers, sexy and emotionally comforting at the same time. I'd recommend all of them: Get a Life, Chloe Brown, Take a Hint, Dani Brown, and Act Your Age, Eve Brown. I also love her novella Guarding Temptation, which has both a Black hero and heroine and Wanna Bet? which has a Black heroine and a British-Indian hero (thanks for reminding me @viscountessevie).
Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai: The hero and heroine are in-laws (well, her husband, his brother, is dead) so the romance was very emotional and slow-burn, but the pay-off was absolutely worth it. The heroine Sadia is Pakistani-American, and the hero Jackson is of Japanese and Hawaiian ancestry. Alisha also delves pretty deep into South Asian family dynamics which hit a liiiittle too close to home, but I can't deny the accuracy.
Reel by Kennedy Ryan: This a romance between an actress and her director (both are Black) and I particularly appreciate the amount of research Kennedy Ryan put into the Harlem Renaissance, Black artists of that era (she created a fictional artist to base the movie off of), as well as their contributions to the Civil Rights movement which I think isn't discussed enough.
Sink or Swim by Tessa Bailey: See here.
From what I recall, Katee Robert did a pretty good job of body diversity without super explicitly mentioning race in her Fairytale Villains Who Fuck Wicked Villains series.
#naima simone#angelina m lopez#talia hibbert#tara pammi#jadesola james#kennedy ryan#alisha rai#tessa bailey#katee robert#contemporary romance#book recs#ask
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tagged by my space captain sistercousin & fellow slutbucket in arms @loisfreakinglane
Relationship Status: 🎵 I'm Sadie, Sadie, married lady, that's me!🎵
Favorite Color: EVERY SHADE OF PINK EVER.
Favorite Food: right now cause im in the islands the food has been UNBELIVABLY GOOD. so it’s hard to narrow it down but! atm im a whore for Chicken Pelau Rice and/or Crab and Dumpling soup.
Song stuck in my head: as im typing this: All Up In Your Mind by Beyoncé
Last thing I googled: lol Hand to God? general haircare products AND ALSO A SPECIFIC SEX TOY FOR ME THE THE HUSBAND TO TRY OUT. SOON.
Dream trip: god right now i’m kinda on a dream trip but for the purposes of this meme imma say that i’d LOOOVE to go back to Switzerland again one day. it’s such a gorgeous place. that’s def on the top of the list for next year. ......hopefully if the flesh eating locusts don’t get us all first.
Something I want: honestly what i want is for this year to be the end of these constant viruses and illnesses and and end to the turmoil they are causing in the world. we could all use a TRUE break from all this shit.
Currently reading: kay so on audiobook im currently listening to “The Comeback” by Lily Chu narrated by the angelic voiced Phillipa Soo. i rec it for her voice alone. and i literally just started reading “After Hours On Milagro Street” by Angelina M. Lopez
Last Song: lol it is gonna be a 3 way tie between Alien Superstar by Beyonce, Cuff It by Beyonce and Heated by Beyonce.
Last Series: i’ve been sporadically rewatching both Moonknight and Wandavision with my goddaughter. so i guess those should count lol.
Last Movie: lol Purple Hearts with you and the gang last night and to say we were less than impressed with that movie would be an understatement.
Sweet/Spicy/Savory: SWEET. I’VE GOT SUCH A SWEET TOOTH ITS NOT FUNNY.
Currently working on: a playlist for my SOUND OF COLOR moodboard series.
Time: 2:28 am
#mai does a meme#i had this in drafts from earlier i almost forgot to post it#loisfreakinglane#otp: space captain sister cousins
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15 questions and 15 mutuals
I've been tagged twice so thank you @kateandanthonyaremyparents and @haylestorming
1. Were you named after anyone?
Nope.
2. When was the last time you cried?
Just yesterday. I was reading this book Lush Money by Angelina M. Lopez and the first time the mcs "make love"? i dont think i ever got emotional over a sex scene.
3. Do you have kids?
Two. A boy and a girl.
4. Do you use sarcasm a lot?
Doesnt everyone?
5. What’s the first thing you notice about people?
Teeth and Nose.
6. What’s your eye color?
Brown
7. Scary movies or happy endings?
Happy endings sorry.
8. Any special talents?
I wish.
9. Where were you born?
New Jersey
10. What are your hobbies?
Reading. Thinking about writing lol and Cooking. I used to draw a lot but havent since high school.
11. Have any pets?
a demon cat named Simba
12. What sports do you play/have you played?
I briefly played basketball in high school and then banged my head on a brick wall during a game so hard I got a concussion that scared me off for life.
13. How tall are you?
5'4"
14. Favorite subject in school?
English
15. Dream job?
A therapist. Especially in Family Therapy.
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This book, y'all. It is 🔥. These two are so perfectly horny.
After Hours on Milagro Street by Angelina M. Lopez
#read awesome romance novels#contemporary romance#sexy romance novels#spicy romance novels#angelina m lopez#after hours on milagro street#killer romance quotes#books that don't miss and also that you should not miss
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