Sometimes it gets cold enough in winter that you want to wear a hat on a hat. Times like that call for cozy romps like A ROSE IN WINTER by KATHLEEN WOODIWISS.

Erienne is the prettiest gal in town, so her father - The Self-Same Mayor of Mawbry - has no problem auctioning her off to the mysterious and masked Lord Saxton. Problem is, she's still got butterflies over her family's sworn nemesis and noted American Christopher Seton. Also Seton and Saxton are cousins. Also the town is full of highwaymen. Also Saxton's home keeps getting burned down. Also, Seton's a ship captain. Also...

Why is it always Beauty and the Beast (even when it isn't)? How can we reconcile the perpetuating sins of our canon? Why is it, in spite of all that, SO GOOD?

File down the pointy edges and crack those knuckles, this hand stuff is serious.

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In which Lizzie has a really good time at a ball until she has a really, really bad time and yr grls Morgan and Isabeau ponder why Austen doesn't have more "Economy of Language" cred that Hemingway.

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Don't know about you, but we're feeling '22 '23.

It is that time of year, when we reflect on the past and don shades to look into our bright, bright future. Is a year-in-review cliche? YES! But it isn't like we're doing a clip show or anything. These are FRESH and HOT takes, not just on the books, but romance culture and our own backlog.

Join us as we get heated, remorseful, baffled, joyful while dishing on...

Hardest and softest Whoa! / No of 2022

Sexiest part and weirdest parts we read this year

Most surprising book

Favoritest MCs

What we want more of in 2023, and what we could use a lot less of in 2022

...AND SO MUCH MORE!

Those who forget history are doomed, positively doomed to repeat it. So join us as we take out doom insurance.

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In which Lizzie becomes aware of Mr. Collins's plans for her cousin hands, but doesn't mind because there's a cool ball coming up, and Jane plants herself firmly on the fence about Darcy.

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This week Morgan and Isabeau agree that in the War on Christmas, Xmas is the agitator and has already won. This decades old conflict can be viewed from the year 1995, with the romance compendium "A Gift of Joy" when the culture wars teamed up with Xmas to burn the yule logs of feminism in the great cookie backlash. Take a stroll down the byways of 'when men were men' in Virginia Henley's "Christmas Eve" and dawn your 40 shades of green for the loosely Christmas related "Miracle" by Brenda Joyce.

Each short story has been seasoned heavily, enjoy responsibly.

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Happy Howdy-days, this eppy yr grls are staring hard at the tight jeans of Westmoreland Number 24 - ONE WINTER’S NIGHT by BRENDA JACKSON.

Alpha ditches Florida (plus an ex-fiancée, and parents who can’t accept her sister’s adult media past) to plan parties in Denver. But not just any parties in Denver! Riley Westmoreland drew the short straw managing the company Christmas party, but he ends up getting more than addendums pinned to the timeline—he starts at 6 week affair with Alpha. But guess what? They like each other for more than their mutual taste in themes and sex!

Why can’t Millennials conceptualize adulthood? What’s cozier conceptually than soap opera dialog? Why is women’s work so gendered in romance (even when it isn’t??)

Shut your oak porn cabinet door and tug down your sweater dress—this one is coming in hot.

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