#Courtney Jamison

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Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Young Adult Fiction: July-December 2024

A Darker Mischief by Derek Milman (July 2nd) When Cal Ware wins a scholarship to an elite New England boarding school, he’s thrilled to leave his past behind. Back home in Mississippi, he was the poor, queer kid who never fit in. But at Essex Academy, he’ll be able to reinvent himself. Or so he hopes�� But at Essex, Cal’s classmates only see his cheap clothes and old iPhone. They mock his accent,…

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Nonfiction Books on Women in Pain

Women and men more often than not do not receive the same level of care and treatment when they go to a doctor for assistance. Women are statistically more likely to be silenced or ignored; their aches and pains are often chalked up to menstrual ailments, overreactions, or just plain attention-seeking behavior. This is not always the case, of course, but it happens often enough to warrant plenty…

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Queer Horror Stories to Celebrate Mary Shelley’s Birthday!

Today, August 30th, is Frankenstein Day and Mary Shelley’s Birthday! To celebrate the first horror novel, we decided to ask our contributors about their favorite queer horror novels and ended up with 28 titles for a very spooky end of summer. Contributors to this list are: Shadaras, D.V. Morse, Nova Mason, Terra P. Waters, Rhosyn Goodfellow, Nina Waters, Meera S., Shea Sullivan, Owl Outerbridge, Sanne, Tris Lawrence, boneturtle and an anonymous contributor.

The Luminous Dead by Caitlin Starling

Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

The Devourers by Indra Das

Into the Drowning Deep & Rolling in the Deep (Rolling in the Deep series) by Mira Grant

What Moves the Dead (Sworn Soldier series) by T. Kingfisher

Bury Your Gays by Chuck Tingle

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot

The Honeys by Ryan La Sala

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

Kaleidoscope of Death by Xi Zi Xu

The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould

Alice Isn’t Dead by Joseph Fink

Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

The Hills of Estrella Roja by Ashley Robin Franklin

The Vampire Lestat (The Vampire Chronicles series) by Anne Rice

The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

The Summer Hikaru Died by Mokumokuren

Pet Shop of Horrors by Matsuri Akino

Your Shadow Half Remains by Sunny Moraine

The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

Make the Exorcist Fall in Love by Aruma Arima & Masuku Fukayama

Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White

Summer Sons by Lee Mandelo

Fate/Stay Night by Type-Moon

Umineko When They Cry by Ryukishi07

Case 00: The Cannibal Boy from Sounding Stone

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What are your favorite queer horror novels? Tell us in the comments!

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Update your Goodreads TBR with any of these books by visiting our queer horror shelf on Goodreads!! Or, jump onto Bookshop.org and browse these books on our queer horror list!

[real-total-drama-takes]

getting tired of all the c names

Both our hosts have C names

Then (off the top of my head) Courtney Cameron Carrie Chase Caleb

I want an F name!! Franklin, Finn, Fred, Fiona are all so cute.

Emma (23) could and should have been named Fiona by the way she gives it.

Also more J names please. Jackie, Javion, Jackson, Jamir and Jamison are all badass as hell 🤘🏿

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List Of Books I've Read in 2023!

Howdy.

January:

- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

- The Death of Jane Lawrence by Caitlin Starling

- Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree

February:

-The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D Jackson

-Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong

March:

-Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson

- The Book of the Most Precious Substance by Sara Gran

- Extasia by Claire Legrand

- The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne

April:

- Tomie by Junji Ito

- Ohio by Stephen Markley

- A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki

-The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne

May:

- Devilman Vol 1 by Go Nagai

- Devilman Vol 2 by Go Nagai

- The Sight by David Clement-Davies

- Fell by David Clement-Davies

- The Lake by Natasha Preston

- Dead Dead Girls by Nekesa Afia

- The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware

JUNE :

- A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bathena

- Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

- Harlem Sunset by Nekesa Afia

- The Comeback by Lily Chu

- Better Together by Christine Riccio (DNFed at page 60)

- No One Gets out Alive by Adam Nevill

- The Twin by Natasha Preston

- Pinky and Pepper Forever by Eddy Atoms

- My Sweet Audrina by VC Andrews

- The Lost Star of Mariage-du-Diable by Sabina Bailey

- Elysium Girls by Kate Pentecost

July:

- The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson

- Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

- All Over Creation by Ruth Ozeki

- Severance by Ling Ma

- Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders

- Aquicorn Cove by K O'neill

- This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

- Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn

- Dark Places by Gillian Flynn

August:

- Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders

- Promises Stronger Than Darkness by Charlie Jane Anders

- The Devourers by Indra Das

- Sanctuary With Kings by Kathryn Moon

- The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams

- Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea by Rita Chang- Epigg

September:

- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer

- Life and Death by Stephenie Meyer

- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

October:

- Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

- Crumbs by Danie Stirling

- She is a Haunting by Trang Than Tran (DNFed at 40 pages)

- Unbury Carol by Joshn Malerman

- I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shae

- Scout's Honor by Lily Anderson

- Devilman G Vol 1 by Go Nagai

- Sugar Sugar Rune Vols 1 - 8 by Moyocco Anno

- The Long Shadows of October by Kristopher Triana

- Mary by Nat Cassidy

- The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

November:

- The Bitter Twins by Jen Williams

- The Legend of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichert

- The Return of Nightfall by Mickey Zucker Reichart

- The Project by Courtney Summers

- The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders

- One by One by Ruth Ware

- Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

- The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig

December:

- The Poison Song by Jen Williams

- The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig

- Bunny by Mona Awad

- Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M Valente

- Once There Were Wolves by Charlotte McConaghy

- Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (DNFed at 45 pages)

- House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

- House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

- Princess Ai by Misaho Kujiradou, Courtney Love, DJ Milky

- Electric Idol by Katee Robert

- A Tip For the Hangman by Allison Epstein

- A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

- Look-Alikes Christmas by Joan Steiner (i know it's a children's book but IDC!)

- A Holly Jolly Ever After by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

- The Deception of the Emerald Ring by Lauren Willig

- The Random House Book of Fairy Tales adapted by Amy Ehrlich, illustrated by Diane Goode

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Thanks for the tag @aether-wasteland-s!

Uuh I tag: @the-void-writes @isherwoodj @jezifster @malloen8c @toribookworm22 @cryptid-s-wips (ignore that I'm 4 short)

1. Starfire (Kori'ander), The New Teen Titans (dc comics)

2. Coco Adel, RWBY

3. Junkrat (Jamison Fawkes), Overwatch

4. Mattholomule, Owl House

5. Guts, Kill la Kill

6. Spirit Albarn, Soul Eater

7. Shin, Dorohedoro

8. Reagan Ridley, Inside Job

9. Courtney, Dead End: Paranormal Park

10. Gambit, X-Men

10 fandoms/10 characters/10 tags

I was tagged by @marypsue to name ten characters from ten fandoms, and then tag ten people to do the same. She listed out some of her favorite characters from various fandoms over the year, and it got me thinking about some of mine!

So, in no particular order:

1. Ezra Bridger, Star Wars Rebels

2. Ryou Bakura, Yu-Gi-Oh

3. Katara, Avatar the Last Airbender

4. Carlos the Scientist, Welcome to Nightvale

5. Agnes Montague, The Magnus Archives

6. Juno Steele, The Penumbra Podcast

7. Hawks, My Hero Academia

8. Spitfire, The Hatchetfield Universe

9. Dick Grayson, Batman

10. Max, Black Sails

I am tagging @little-engineer-who-cant @the-other-engineer-who-cant @threedaybreakdown @howlittleweare @kittythelitter @snarky-wallflower @starpirateee @nat1-charisma @aether-wasteland-s @inprisonforsparkling and of course, anyone else who thinks it looks fun!

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Same energy ! ❤

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In anticipation of Assassins starting performances this week, we share this video from Yale Rep. In it, the cast discusses the show and its subject. Give it a watch and get to the show if you can -- March 17 - April 8!

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2022 books with pan rep 📚

At the time of posting previous lists, there were 57 books in 2020 and 141 in 2021. This year, there are 176!

30 Things I Love about Myself by Radhika Sanghani

Ablaze by A.H. Cunningham

All I’m Asking by J. Marie Rundquist

Apparition by Zahlia Amin

Attraction (Mobsters + Billionaires #3) by Kelly Fox

Bad At Love by Gabriela Martins

Barcelona (Circus After Dark #3) by Chloe Adler

The Barkeep and the Bookseller by V.L. Locey

Barnabas Bopwright Saves the City by J. Marshall Freeman

Bartholomew (The Temple Brothers #2) by Elle Sparrow

Ben and Beatriz by Katalina Gamarra

Bishop’s Opening by R.S.A Garcia

Bitter Medicine by Mia Tsai

Blood Bound (Youkai Bloodlines #3) by Courtney Maguire

Blood Legacy (Avators of Ruin #2) by Tej Turner

Bloodmarked (Legendborn #2) by Tracy Deonn

Bound (Fangs with Benefits #3) by Aveda Vice

Bound (Kozlov Chronicles #2) by Elena Sobol

Carnal Cryptids 2: Southeast (Carnal Cryptids #2) by Vera Valentine

Changing the Rules (Rules of the Game: Evanston River Otters #1) by Brigham Vaughn

The Chasm (Finding Humanity #2) by Branwen Oshea

Cold Cases and Bitter Enemies (Cold Case Unit #3) by J.M. Dabney

A Cosmic Kind of Love by Samantha Young

Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

A Cruel and Fated Light (The Hollow Star #2) by Ashley Shuttleworth

Dance with the Devil (Mercenary Librarians #3) by Kit Rocha

The Darkest Edge by Lyra Blake

Dead Draw by Layla Reyne

Death by Society by Sierra Elmore

Dinner with the Schnabels by Toni Jordan

Dominance of the Heart by Char Dafoe

Dragon’s Honor (Irresistible Dragons #2) by Nora Phoenix

Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak (Unstoppable #2) by Charlie Jane Anders

D’Vaughn and Kris Plan a Wedding by Chenica C. Higgins

The Edge of Being by James Brandon

Electric Idol (Dark Olympus #2) by Katee Robert

Epilogues of Lost Gods (Unwritten Runes #2) by Cat Rector

Errant Vol. 1 (Errant #1) by L.K. Fleet

Eternal Hoptimist by Lee Blair

Every Word You Never Said by Jordon Greene

Exodus 20:3 by Freydís Moon

Extra Witchy (Fix-It Witches #3) by Ann Aguirre

Fabricated by Zoe Lee

The Fae Keeper (The Witch King #2) by H.E. Edgmon

The Fake Date by Trisha Bradley

Fate in Suspension (Horn & Haven #1) by Archer Kay Leah

Fault Tolerance (Chilling Effect #3) by Valerie Valdes

Fight + Flight by Jules Machias

Fighting Monsters: Part One (Fighting Monsters #1) by Sam Hall

Fighting Monsters: Part Two (Fighting Monsters #2) by Sam Hall

Forward March by Skye Quinlan

Furious Heaven (The Sun Chronicles #2) by Kate Elliott

Going Public (Jade Harbor Capital #2) by Hudson Lin

Got Me Looking (Vet Shop Boys #3) by Casey Cox

Griff by Ana Night

Grim and Bear It (Love Me Dead #2) by Heather Novak

Grounded for All Eternity by Darcy Marks

The Heartbreak Handshake by J.R. Hart

Her Stubborn Warrior by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

His Heart Knows by Riley Long

The Hourglass Throne (The Tarot Sequence #3) by K.D. Edwards

Howl Down the Moon by Layla Dorine

How to Love a Dragon (Dragon Tamer #2) by Lila Mina

How We Ricochet by Faith Gardner

I Am Sebastian by Cameron James

I Bought Him, So He’s Mine by Kaylee Pike and Kyra Keys

Icebreaker by A.L. Graziadei

Icebreaker by Hannah Grace

I F-ing Dare You by Emm Darcy

If I Were A Weapon (All These Gifts #1) by Skye Kilaen

The Immortality Trials (The Immortality Trials #1) by Madison Nicole

Incandescent by Christina Lee

Indigo: Nights (Indigo B&B #2) by Adrian J. Smith

Inked Temptation by Carrie Ann Ryan

In the City of Time by Gwendolyn Clare

Irresponsible Puckboy by Eden Finley and Saxon James

It’s Not Unusual To Be Loved by an Alien by Chloe Archer

Jamison by A.N. Waugh

Jilted: Jaren (The Foster Brothers #1) by Nora Phoenix

Just a Touch Away by Jae

Just One Date (Castleton Hearts #5) by Chelsea M. Cameron

Kieran by Avery Tu and Kota Quinn

The Kindred by Alechia Dow

Kink Camp: Hunted by A. Anders

Know It In the Dark (All These Gifts #2) by Skye Kilaen

Kostya the Fallen Star by Melissa Polk

The Last Hero (The First Sister #3) by Linden A. Lewis

Last Resort by Helene Gadot

Lead Me Astray by Sondi Warner

Let Me In (Gods of Hunger #3) by R.M. Virtues

Let the Light Shine Through by A. Marie

Lipstick Lies (The Order Duet #2) by Kris Butler

Lizzie Blake’s Best Mistake by Mazey Eddings

London (Circus After Dark #4) by Chloe Adler

Love & Other Disasters by Anita Kelly

Love Me Gently by E.M. Dennings

Love You Like That by Scarlett Cole

Lunar New Love by Ophelia Silk

Man o’ War by Cory McCarthy

Match with the Demon by Chace Verity

Meet Me on St. Patrick’s Day by Bryony Rosehurst

Moon Dark Smile (Night Shine #2) by Tessa Gratton

MumFest & Murder (The Java Tavern #2) by Elizabeth Garver

Music Lights & Never Afters by C.L. Matthews

My Roommate Romeo (First Times #1) by Billie Bloom

Nestor (Green Hill Pride #6) by Catherine Lievens

Not Good for Maidens by Tori Bovalino

Not Your Type by Elizabeth Jeannel

Odder Still by D.N. Bryn

Omega’s Study Partner (Sweet in Silford #3) by Hope Bennett

One Night With You by Laura Jane Williams

One Night With You by Sky McCoy

One Step at a Time by Lily Seabrooke

One Week with His Stepbrother (Daddy Tales #3) by Kelex

The One Who Loves You the Most by Medina

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Paris (Circus After Dark #1) by Chloe Adler

Pitcher Perfect (Tap That Brewery #1) by Lee Blair

Playing for Keeps by Jax Calder

Play Me (Dragons Love Curves series #10) by Aidy Award

Pull (Love Is Love #1.5) by Nyla K.

Project Himbo by S.J. Whitby

Promote (Shattered Pawns #3) by Jennifer Cody

Pushing the Limits (Secrets Kept #2) by Riley Hart

Queen of Queens (Our Fae Queen #5) by Traci Lovelot

Queen’s Hope (Star Wars: The Padmé Trilogy #3) by E.K. Johnston

Reaper Hospital: Code Hot Nurse (Their Repear #2) by Lacey Carter Anderson

Recast (Handled #4) by Romilly King

The Redemption by Alexia Chase

Ripped (Kozlov Chronicles #3) by Elena Sobol

Rookie Mistake (On the Board #1) by Anna Zabo and L.A. Witt

Royal Exposé by Jenny Frame

Royal Lines (Boston Rebels #4) by R.J. Scott and V.L. Locey

Sasha and the Butcher (The Moretti Family #1) by Stephanie Kazowz

The Savior’s Rise (The Windermere Tales #2) by Talli L. Morgan

Scorpica (The Five Queendoms #1) by Greer Macallister

Seize the Castle (A Knight’s Revenge #2) by Elizabeth Dear

Shake Things Up (Love at Knockdown #2) by Skye Kilaen

Silent Secrets (The Secrets of Sorlphi #1) by Miranda May

Silhouette and the Shadows (Silhouette #1) by Delaney Andrews

The Society For Soulless Girls by Laura Steven

So This Is Ever After by F.T. Lukens

Spin the Damn Bottle (All the Games We Play #2) by Emm Darcy

Stiletto Sins (The Order Duet #1) by Kris Butler

Stitched (Kozlov Chronicles #1) by Elena Sobol

Stone Wings (The Gargoyles of Arrington #1) by Jenn Burke

Storm the Gates (A Knight’s Revenge #1) by Elizabeth Dear

A Strange and Stubborn Endurance by Foz Meadows

Sugar Girl by Emma L. McGeown

Sweet to the Core (Lighthouse Bay #3) by Amy Aislin

Temptation Cove (Hot Takes #3) by T.S. Ankney

Tempt Me Tonight by Natasha Washington

A Tended Garden by J.P. Jackson

Thank You, Next by Andie J. Christopher

That Good Mischief (The Nine Worlds Rising #3) by Lyra Wolf

This Cursed Crown (These Feathered Flames #2) by Alexandra Overy

This Wicked Fate (This Poison Heart #2) by Kalynn Bayron

Tracking Trouble (Spellster Universe #2.5) by Aldrea Alien

The Trow of Duncaster by Melissa Polk

Twilight’s Touch (Prairie Smoke Ranch #2) by V.L. Locey

Two Rights Make a Wrong by Chloe Liese

Undeniable (Bainbridge University #4) by Andi Burns

Uninhibited (Bainbridge University #3) by Andi Burns

Unlikely Savior (For the Gods’ Amusement #3) by Catherine Lievens

Untitled (The Councillor #2) by E.J. Beaton

Us Against the World by Shayne Prescott

VAMPS: Fresh Blood by Nicole Arend

Venice (Circus After Dark #2) by Chloe Adler

Violet is Nowhere by Faith Gardner

Warrior Queen (Our Fae Queen #6) by Traci Lovelot

Warwick (Rebel Sky Ranch #4) by Kelly Fox

What’s Mine Is Yours by Willow Renee

When the Walls Come Down by Harper Robson

Wicked Beauty (Dark Olympus #3) by Katee Robert

The Wicked Love by Pru Schuyler

Wrong Hunt by J.S. Harker

Have you read any of these books? Or books with pan rep at all this year? Let me know! Happy Pan Week!

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Looking for a Romance this Valentine’s Day?

So, every publication and blogger is putting out a Valentine’s Day romance list, and we are nothing if not followers. We’ve assembled a large list (33 Books) of a mix of traditionally and indie published books. All of the books on this list are ones we’ve read and feel comfortable recommending. And they all fit the definition of romance - a story where the relationship is central to the overall plot and features a happy for now or happily every after ending.

We’re going to break this down into several categories because not everyone reads Regency romances (but we are going to start there).

Regency Romance

These are books set between 1795-1837. While the Regency itself was only from 1811-1820 most people use these dates including Wikipedia. This was honestly one of the hardest for us to narrow down, mostly because it’s the dominant genre in traditionally published romance -- even Contemporary doesn’t hold a candle to Regency right now.

Sweet Disorder - Rose Lerner - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Election hijinks ensue when the local election hinges on who the widowed wife of a newspaper printer marries. Other Notes: Plus-Sized Heroine, Family Drama, Disabled Characters, Everyday People Falling in Love, Marginalized Author (Jewish).

The Baroness Affair - Jean Wilde - M/M/F Romance (Steamy) - A desperate noblewoman enlists the help of a male courtesan to help her get pregnant... no it’s not what you think. Other Notes: Equal Triad Polyamory, Period Appropriate Homophobia, LBGT Romance, Family Drama.

How To Start a Scandal - Madeline Martin - M/F Romance (Steamy) - A wallflower and secret society reporter reconnects with the Earl Next Door who’s recently returned from the war. Other Notes: Plus-Sized Heroine, Family Drama, Positive Mental Illness Portrayal, Cute Plot Animals.

Project Duchess - Sabrina Jeffries - M/F Romance (Steamy) - A duke returns to his family after the mysterious death of his stepfather, yet another duke, only to be enchanted by a woman who has a connection to the last person to see his stepfather alive. Other Notes: Older Heroine (the whole series features these), Romantic Suspense Series, family drama. I’m really enjoying the whole series and it’s worth a read.

The Rakess - Scarlett Peckham - M/F Romance (Steamy) - This is a love it or hate it kind of book that flips so many of the conventional romance tropes on its ear. It features a hard-drinking, hard-smoking, highly sexual woman who authors progressive literature and causes a scandal just by living her life meeting up with a mild-mannered reputation conscious Scottish Architect with two small children. Even the cover flips the script on the classic clinch cover. I loved it. A lot people didn’t. Other notes: Period appropriate sexism/hypocrisy/etc., CW: alcoholism, neighbors to lovers, adorable plot moppets.

Paranormal Romance

These are romances that feature a fantastical element. This can be anything from vampires to shifters to time travel. These also will often be series which may or may not continue with the same relationship throughout several books.

Hot Ghost - Annika Martin - M/F Romance (Steamy) - A waitress finds love with the ghost who haunts the pier near her family’s restaurant. Other Notes: Major Character Death (It’s a Ghost Romance...), Everyday People Falling in Love, Novella.

Accepting Fate - Deanna Chase - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Fresh from a bad break up, a woman meets her soulmate at an art gallery opening. Together they have to work through their trauma and find out if they can be happy together. Other Notes: Childhood trauma, Fire Fighter Romance, Soulmates, Artists.

Gretel - Niamh Murphy - F/F Romance (Steamy) - A retelling of the fairy tale Hansel and Gretel with a very interesting twist. Other Notes: Age-Gap Romance, Novella.

One Shade of Grey - Monica Corwin - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Dorian Grey, yes that one, has a bit of a problem. He keeps seeing a woman who he thinks is the reincarnation of his lost love. But is she really? Or is he going insane? Other Notes: Positive Portrayal of Mental Illness, Classical Story Retelling, Billionaire Romance, Immortality

Tangled in Time - Barbara Longley - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Cursed to see spirits, Regan is approached by the spirit of a cursed Irish warrior. Now they must work together to lift his curse and fall in love along the way. Other Notes: Fae Romance, Time Travel Romance, Ghost Romance.

Hunger Pangs: True Love Bites - Joy Demorra - M/M/F Romance (Steamy or Fluffy) - A vampire, a werewolf, and a magic user walk into a plot to end the world. Of course they have to fall in love along the way. Other Notes: Vampire Romance, Werewolf Romance, Magic User Romance, LBGT Fantasy Romance, Bisexual Romance, Postive Mental Illness representation, Marginalized Author (Disabled, Queer, Neurodivergent).

Erotic Romance

These are books where the sex is as much a part of the romance as the rest of the story. The plots here tend to be thinner, but they’re still present and important. This is not smut for smut’s sake. The relationship is important too. All of these are going to rate high on the steam.

After Hours - Lynda Aicher - M/F Romance - An executive assistant accidentally observes an after hours orgy in one of the boardrooms. Rather than be repulsed, she’s aroused. And up for more. Other Notes: Workplace Romance, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Mild BDSM, Boss/Subordinate Relationship.

Loving Maddie from A to Z - Kelly Jamison - M/M/F Romance - An outwardly happy couple looks to add something to their relationship by inviting their friend into their home and bed. Other Notes: Polyamory, BDSM, Big City Romance.

Ever After - Eden French - M/M/F Romance - An erotic modern retelling of the Cinderella fairy tale featuring billionaires, celebrities, and lots of hot sex. Other Notes: Interracial Romance, Polyamory, Billionaire Romance, CW: Child Abuse.

Test Drive - N.S. Johnson - M/F Romance - A so-called good girl finds that she’s really not when she falls for the leader of a street racing crew. Other Notes: Polyamory, CW: Infidelity, Interracial Romance, Reverse Harem, Recreational Drug Use, Author of Color.

Other Historical Romance

These are romances set outside of the Regency but not during contemporary periods. A lot of old school romances tend to be this because medieval was big then. But it also includes everything up to 1990 too... Yeah... I know... I feel old.

Let It Shine - Alyssa Cole - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Set during the civil rights movement, this story follows two young people struggling to find their voice and love amidst the turmoil of the 1960s. Other Notes: Interracial Romance, Period Appropriate Racism, Period Appropriate Anti-Semitism, Author of Color, Sports Romance, Novella.

In Pursuit Of... - Courtney Milan - M/M Romance (Steamy) - Set immediately after the American War for Independence it features a British soldier falling in love with a Black man who fought for the American side. Other Notes: Interracial Romance, Romantic Comedy, period appropriate racism, author of color, Novella.

Bringing Down the Duke - Evie Dunmore - M/F Romance (Steamy) - A rare female scholar tries to keep her scholarship going while also crusading for the rights of women in Victorian England. Other Notes: Alpha Hero, Clueless Heroine.

Contemporary Romance

These romances are set in the last 25 years and run the gamut of tropes.

Get a Life, Chloe Brown - Talia Hibbert - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Sick of living her life wrapped in tissue paper, Chloe Brown sets off to live a little. And to do that, she needs the help of her building’s manager. Other Notes: Plus-Sized Heroine, Interracial Romance, Disabled Characters, Positive Portrayal of Mental Illness, Marginalized Author (Black). As a note the sequel Take a Hint, Dani Brown is just as good and features a Bisexual Woman of Color.

Beg, Borrow, or Steal - Susie Tate - M/F Romance (Fluffy) - A medical student has to juggle the needs of being a single mother, a student, and paying the bills. And if that means she’s got to take off her clothes to do that, that’s what she’s going to do. Too bad she keeps falling asleep in class. Other Notes: No Sex (No really), But also Super sex positive, Student/Teacher Relationship, Adorable Plot Moppet.

Soft Hands - Ariel Bishop - M/M Romance (Steamy) - A professional Hockey Player ends up falling for the team trainer and massage therapist. Other Notes: Bisexual Rep, Sports Romance, Interracial Romance.

The Year We Fell Down - Sarina Bowen - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Two people who’ve suffered from accidents which have left them disabled find each other at a Harvard Expy. While one of the characters only has a temporary disability (broken leg) it still fucking counts. Other Notes: New Adult Romance, Disabled characters, Sports Romance, College Romance.

Small Town Romance

A subgenre of Contemporary Romance, these are books set in a small town and often the stakes tend to be pretty low. They can run the range of no-sex to lots of steam. They are also often VERY WHITE. While many are set in America, they can also be set elsewhere with Australia and the British Isles being the most common other settings.

Falling for Her Brother’s Best Friend - Noelle Adams - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Who doesn’t love a small town romance featuring characters that used to be childhood friends becoming more? Other Notes: New Adult Romance.

The Last One - Tawdra Kandle - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Meghan, an art student, and Sam, a farmer, and how they meet in small-town Georgia when Meghan comes to teach art over the summer to the kids in town…and ends up staying with Sam and his family. Other Notes: Alpha Male Hero.

If Wishes Were Horses - Caitlyn Lynch - M/F Romance (Steamy) - When an Aussie woman inherits partial ownership in a horse ranch in Ireland, sparks fly. Other Notes: Novella, Irish Romance.

Old School Romance

These are romances that were written before the rise of indie publishing where white men had the power and it shows. These are what people point to when they reduce romance novels to just “bodice rippers” but even then they weren’t just that.  BTW none of these books feature Fabio so suck it!

Skye O’Malley - Bertrice Small - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Daughter of a small Irish lord, this book follows Skye through her life and romances across England, Ireland, and even Algeria. It’s wild and all over the place and is not your typical romance novel. It ends on a HEA but there is a JOURNEY. But gods it’s one of my old-school faves. Other Notes: Major Character Death. Non-Con, Pirates, Interracial Romance, Historical Domain Characters, This is not your typical romance. I like the whole series... but that’s a me thing.

The Traveling Matchmaker Series - Marion Chesney/M.C Beaton - M/F Romance (Fluffy) - A housekeeper inherits a large sum of money and decides to use it to travel about England. Along the way, she makes matches for the other passengers of the stagecoach she’s traveling on while getting into all sorts of adventures. This series is pure fluff and I love it. Other Notes: Period appropriate xenophobia, Age Gap Romance.

Remembrance - Jude Deveraux - M/F Romance (Steamy) - A romance novelist discovers that the reason she hasn’t found love is because of an issue with her past life. So she decides to do something about it... only to find it’s just the very tip of the story. Other Notes: Time Travel Romance, Past Lives, Meta... so very meta.

Desire in Disguise - Rebecca Brandewyne - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Look this is set during the French Revolution and features duelling (quite literally) pirates. This is a wild ride and it’s so old school it hurts. Other Notes: Alpha hero, mistaken identity, enemies to lovers, spies, pirates, But oh so many problematic tropes. This looks to be out of print... so check your local library.

Gentle Warrior - Julie Garwood - M/F Romance (Steamy) - Set right after the Norman Invasion of England, this features a Norman Lord who was granted an Anglo-Saxon wife and all of the drama that comes with. Note... this is the first Romance Novel I ever read.. My mother bought it for me when it was newish -- in 1987. Other Notes: CW: Rape, Arranged Marriage, Non-conventionally Attractive Hero.

Books that check all of the boxes of Romance but aren’t Labeled as Romance because Sexism.

Romance isn’t about sex. There’s lots of books with explicit sex in them that aren’t Romance and several with a strong romantic relationship that drives the plot which ends happily and satisfying. But sexism is a thing and so here we are.

The Princess Bride - William Goldman - M/F Romance (Fluffy) - You’ve probably seen the movie. The book is also fun. And since the romance is central to the plot AND the ending is a happy one (especially in the movie) it qualifies.

The Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins - M/F Romance (Fluffy) - Look who would have thought that in a book about kids killing each other and the violence of war that Romance would play that big of a role? But it does. And it is. And it’s important.

Katherine - Anya Seton - M/F Romance (Fluffy) - This could feasibly go into Old School Romance, but apparently the publishers have decided to downplay the actual romance and try to sell this as literature. It follows the real-life Romance between Katherine Swineford and the Duke of Lancaster. 

Did we leave off any of your favorites? It’s probably because we haven’t read them! We always like recs, especially featuring marginalized authors or main characters with marginalized identities.

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J’s “Take a deep breath” Playlist

There Will Be Time by Mumford & Sons

reverie by isaac gracie

JOYFUL by X Ambassadors

Silver Lining by Mt. Joy

Glory by Dermot Kennedy

Brave by Riley Pearce

Water by Bishop Briggs

Be Still by The Killers

The Boxer by Jerry Douglas, Mumford & Sons, Paul Simon

Whole Wide World by Bahamas

The End Of Love by Florence + The Machine 

Glory - Recorded At RAK Studios, London by Dermot Kennedy

Velvet by Skela

Unconditional by Matt Maeson

Deep Water by American Authors

“99″ - Acoustic by Barns Courtney

Heal by Tom Odell

If Not Now, When? by Incubus

Catie Rae by This Wild Life

Bees by The Ballroom Thieves

Work Song by Hozier

Real Peach by Henry Jamison

Shrike by Hozier

Say My Name - Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC by Hozier

If I Believe You by The 1975

Drive - Acoustic by Incubus 

Time Stands by Nathaniel Rateliff

You And I - Acoustic by Barns Courtney 

Dig by Incubus

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My tbr due to the fact that all my books are in piles and I forget I have books:

an unquiet mind, Kay redfield jamison

Nowhere in Africa, Stefanie zweig

The house with stained glass windows, za na sloniowska

Passing, Nella larsen

The heron, Ibrahim aslan

Sarajevo marlboro, miljenko jergovic

The matriarch, witi ihimeara

Love letter in cuneiform, Tomas zmeskal

Continental divide, David edgar

Mr loverman, Bernardine evaristo

Girl, woman, other, Bernardine evaristo

The fortune of war, Patrick o brian

The punishment of virtue, Sarah chayes

Breath, eyes, memory, edwidge danticat

After the dance, edwidge danticat

Ghosts of empire, kwasi karteng

Brit (ISH), afua hirsch

True believer, Kati marton

Bless me Ultima, Rudolfo anaya

Stillness, Courtney brjic

My name is light, Elsa olsorio

Fording the stream of consciousness, dubravka ugresic

[iamnotmyhistory]

An ODE via AwakeNY 

During this time it so important for us to pay homage to the many African American and black women of the world, who have helped to pave the way for inclusivity and equality. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “won’t you celebrate with me⁣⁣ what i have shaped into⁣⁣ a kind of life? i had no model.⁣⁣ born in babylon⁣⁣ both nonwhite and woman⁣⁣ what did i see to be except myself?⁣⁣ i made it up⁣⁣ here on this bridge between⁣⁣ starshine and clay,⁣⁣ my one hand holding tight⁣⁣ my other hand; come celebrate⁣⁣ with me that everyday⁣⁣ something has tried to kill me⁣⁣ and has failed.” ~ Lucille Clifton ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Creative Director/Editor- Chinwe Chong @chinboochong ⁣⁣ Associate Producer/Researcher - Courtney Morston ⁣⁣@_corecouturee ⁣⁣ Video Credits (in order of appearance) ⁣⁣ Nina Simone⁣⁣ Celia Cruz⁣⁣ Grace Jones⁣⁣ Judith Jamison⁣⁣ Vitoria Santa Cruz “Me Gritaron Negra”⁣⁣ Aretha Franklin⁣⁣ Billie Holiday⁣⁣ Assata Shakur⁣⁣ Wilma Rudolph⁣⁣ Shirley Chisholm⁣⁣ Angela Davis⁣⁣ Marsha P Johnson⁣⁣ Eartha Kitt⁣⁣ Fanny Lou Hamer⁣⁣ image from "Black Girl's Window" by Betye Saar⁣⁣ Maya Angelou reading her poem "Still I Rise"⁣⁣ Sister Rosetta Tharpe⁣⁣ Nikki Giovanni⁣⁣ Lauryn Hill⁣⁣ “The Kitchen Table Series” Photo by Carrie Mae Weems: ⁣⁣ Michelle Obama⁣⁣ Betye Saar⁣⁣ Erykah Badu⁣⁣ “Guarded Conditions” by Lorna Simpson⁣⁣ "The Sunflower's Quilting Bee at Arles" by Faith Ringgold⁣⁣ Rosa Parks⁣⁣ "The Seated I" sculpture by Wangechi Mutu⁣⁣ Kathleen Cleaver⁣⁣