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The Ultimate List of Slow Burn Romance Books

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We are SO in love with taking our time with book love, aren’t we? It’s the #1 thing so many of us love in romance novels, and come on… we know that the main couple will inevitably fall in love (no surprise there). But what makes a romance book go from “good” to being one of my absolute favorites is ALWAYS the slow burn (*if* it has one, that is). It’s simply what I (and many of us) prefer.

Ashley: I need help! I need a slow burn book. I just read Kulti, and I forgot how much I love the building of a relationship. I can’t do the insta connection now. Any recommendations?” read more

Kate Stewart – The Underdogs Series Reading Order

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<— I’m A HUGE KATE STEWART FAN so I’m exceptionally excited about this new fun-sounding series by her. Book #2 just went LIVE and book #3 is will be going live next month AND… they can all be read as standalones (though I have no doubt these will be way more fun in order – since we get to know the other characters in each book as we go. 😀

Linda: I’m reading The Guy On The Right by Kate Stewart. So yummy good. Loving Theo and Laney.

Grey: So…that little marvel up there by Kate Stewart. You’re gonna love it! Laney is our kinda girl! #JustSayin read more

J.T. Geissinger – Slow Burn Series Reading Order

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Eeeeep!! All books in this series are on sale today, and so many in our book crew absolutely LOVE this author (and I’m reading one from her as we speak!!) so I couldn’t help but put up this series post. Book #1 was actually the answer to one of our recent reader questions, in fact!

Mind you, they can all be read as standalone, but the author describes these as: “Classic fairytales get a sexy twist in these witty modern retellings.”

Cheryl: Just finished Melt For You. A slow-burn, but I loved it. Scottish rugby player and quirky American. Funny, low-angst with sigh out loud moments. read more

R.L. Mathewson – Anger Management Series Reading Order

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 <— NEW SERIES BY R.L. MATHEWSON ALERT!! AND THIS ONE IS GOING LIVE in just a few days!!! OMG how could I have forgotten how awesome her stories (and characters) are?? I’m halfway through this one and I AM LOVING IT!

I’m hooked ’cause it’s got the perfect amount of friends-to-lovers/slow burn, and he’s moody and totally uncuddly, and unabashedly uninterested in… just about everyone. 😉 And I just adore how quirky and nervous she is around him (she’s his new live in assistant), and yet, endearing and completely indispensable. Best of all? I’m loving how it’s unfolding. Totally believable (and so are all of the characters). read more

Reader Question… Solved! The book about the girl who used to play piano, but quit because her father had an affair with her best friend.

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Casey is looking for this book. GASP!!!!!!! That title says it all. 😉 HOLY. MOLY. But I don’t think I’ve read it. Have you?

She asks:

I read a book about a high school aged girl who used to play piano, but quit because her father had an affair with her best friend.

Her next door neighbor was a bad boy love interest, her dad took down the basketball goal because it made too much noise.

Please help me! It’s driving me crazy, and I want to read it again. It was awesome!

Thank you! read more

Reader Recommendations – Our Favorite Enemies to Lovers Romance Books

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OMG!!! I DO have a category for the enemies to lovers trope on my blog (includes everything from reader questions, reviews, and series tagged this way) but how do I NOT have a favorites list for this? This is one of my FAVORITE tropes and I have quite a few I could add.

Nothing better than that resistance and the push-push (not push pull), that fuming and that agony of the inevitable slow burn when the one she (or he) can’t stand, actually shows a sweeter side. The reluctant friendship (or truce) and then… ahhhhhhhhh the romance relief. Exactly the payoff we were hoping for!!! read more