It's been a bit of a week here at the Bat Cave. Work, family, health in general - I'll talk about things more as I put them in the rearview mirror - but it's been exhausting. What I need is a little Zen right now, which means catching up on my blog roll. #RomBkBlog toots will be incoming @romancelandia
Oh man, this is a good one folks! Tiffany Girl by Deeanne Gist is $1.99 right now. Slow burn, fade-to-black Americana with delicious, glorious tension! Gist started in inspirational but I wouldn't classify this one that way. If you miss the heyday of Americana romances, this is the book for you. My review from 2015: https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2015/05/tiffany-girl.html#RomBkBlog@romancelandia
You are reading a book by a new-to-you author, narrated from the point of view of a woman on a first date that's been set up through an online dating service. She's shown to be wary, as she's had prior bad experiences even with men she's known for years.
She's also a cop in her thirties.
And yet.
She lets him order her drink at the bar and bring it to her at their table.
This is how you can be sure the author is a straight cis man.
#RomancingTheVote, a genre romance authors-led effort that raised over US$750,000 for the 2020 and 2022 elections, mostly through silent auctions and funneling donations to Democratic candidates.
They're ramping up their efforts again, but since Xitter is, well, shitty, you can sign up for email notices here: https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8