romance genre challenge
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Read Something Amorous
Maybe it’s Bridgerton, or the promise of Spring; Valentine’s Day, or the promise of vaccination day, but more and more readers these days are discovering the wondrous and diverse world of romance fiction. Ever one of the most popular genres around, last year saw rising numbers of romance readers, with more expected in the year… Continue reading
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Romantic Wednesday: Our Romance Genre Challenge heads to YA and new adult romance
by Selby G. Part 5 of our Reading Challenge focusing on subgenres of romance. The late teen years and early 20’s are times in life when things change rapidly and emotions run high. To appeal to these audiences, romance publishers have added a label between young adult (YA/teen) and general romance: New Adult. Young Adult… Continue reading
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Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Paranormal Romance
– posted by Selby G. Part 4 of our Adult Summer Reading Challenge focusing on subgenres of romance. This week’s romance subgenre is a doozy and, admittedly, the reason I started reading romance novels. Paranormal romance is all the weird stuff. Men (and women) who can shape-shift into tigers (or just about any other animal you… Continue reading
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Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Amish and Christian Romance
Posted by Selby G. Part 3 of our Adult Summer Reading Challenge focusing on subgenres of romance. Inspirational or religious romance novels are a hot commodity these days, particularly books featuring the Amish. With no sex, and a lot of God, the focus is more on finding love that nurtures one’s soul than a steamy romance. Continue reading
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Adult Summer Reading Challenge: Historical Romance
Posted by Selby G. Part 2 of our Adult Summer Reading Challenge focusing on subgenres of romance. Historic romance novels run the gamut of time and place. Pick up one and you could be transported to the bedchamber of a Tang Dynasty courtesan or the castle of a noble lord. Either way, historical romances are… Continue reading
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Reading challenge for adults: How many romance genres can you read this summer?
Posted by Selby G. How many genres of romance novels can you read this summer? Romance novels make up roughly 30 percent of the books sold in the U.S. They range from sweet stories about small town girls finding the perfect cowboy to plaid-clad highlanders seducing innocent heiresses and shape-shifting dragons fighting demons and finding… Continue reading
