This is an early-rising, light breeze, blue sky, nobody around for miles kind of book. We follow two gentlemen: a struggling Mennonite and widowed farmer named David and a big-city, martinis and gay bar party-boy named Christie. When Christie’s aunt dies and leaves him her farmhouse situated on a few acres in rural Pennsylvania, he …
Now, a couple of months ago, this book would have seemed like a charming romantic comedy, but these days? Well, it has this . . . fantastic tone to it now. See, Laurie is a hot young lawyer who is having a relationship with another hot young lawyer. In fact, they both work at the same …
… Julia London’s The Devil in the Saddle gets a few points for not catering to keyword marketing, but also wins Best Cover of the Week Award with its masterful use of lighting and a puppy. This is the sequel to The Charmer in Chaps, by the way. Okay, okay, so yes, we didn’t mention …
Hello, loverlies! After being quiet–at least on NW Book Lovers, as I certainly haven’t been quiet elsewhere–I am back for a new adventure. Turning Pages has gone into semi-retirement to make way for…The Bodice Riffer! (Thanks to our own Brian Juenemann for that pun-derful title.) Each month(-ish, because I’m still me), I’ll give you the …
A war is waged by two rival time-traveling agents: Red, who comes from a world ruled by technology, and Blue, who comes from a world rooted in organic life. The narrative is told through letters between the women, at first passionately loathsome, then– surprising both– passionately loving. Through visceral, poignant, and intricate wordplay, El-Mohtar and …
by Paul Constant for The Seattle Times Once upon a time in Kingston, Kitsap County, a little girl fell in love with books. Annie Carl was born with a rare spinal birth defect called a lipomyelomeningocele — a fatty deposit at the base of her spine a little bigger than a pea. It’s a condition …
The August/September 2019 issue of Shelf Unbound, a publication focused on “what to read next in independent publishing,” features an interview with Third Street Books (McMinnville, OR) bookseller and Bookstore Romance Day founder, Billie Bloebaum. She was interviewed by Sara Grochowski, who has been a bookseller at McLean & Eakin Booksellers in Petoskey, MI and …
Do you feel like we could use a little more love in the world? Maybe it’s time for more romance in your life. Yes, romance books! Independent bookstores around the country are busy planning the first Bookstore Romance Day to celebrate romance books and romance readers. The inaugural Bookstore Romance Day will be celebrated on …
Christy Carlyle is one of the amazing group of Romance writers who call the Pacific Northwest home. Her new series, The Duke’s Den, began publishing in November 2018 with book two coming in April 2019. She took some time away from working on book three to answer a few questions from nwbooklovers columnist and Third …
Redmond, WA’s Redmond Reporter’s opinion writer Samantha Pak recently published a great piece about romance books. She spoke with Brick & Mortar Books, an independent bookstore, about the genre. Below is an excerpt. At Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond Town Center, the romance section sells just as well as any other section, according to …
