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Something A Little Different in 2020

For those of you who’ve followed RARM for a while now, this is going to look a little different! I hope you’ll join me in August to discover some new books and authors. This month I’ll be writing quick reviews of some great titles I’ve read in the last year.

Each day in August, I’ll recommend three great reads. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, one of the featured authors (listed in the middle on the calendar date) will do a guest host on my popular Facebook “book club,” The Romance of Reading (here).

Monday & Friday will be full-day takeovers, Wednesday takeovers will be around 1.5-2 hours in the evening.

Hope you can join us, here and there!

Happy August, Happy Reading!

Jade Lee/Kathy Lyons – Fun, Flirty & So Romantic

August 31, 2020 By Bobbi Dumas Leave a Comment

Lyons always plots a bit out of the box, and these are unlike anything you’ve read before. Aren’t we all looking for books like that?

Uzma Jalaluddin – A Powerful New Muslim Voice, A Great Romance

August 31, 2020 By Bobbi Dumas Leave a Comment

I just loved this quietly powerful yet completely entertaining romance. I sincerely hope you’ll pick it up.

Susan Mallery – A Queen of Friends & Lovers

August 31, 2020 By Bobbi Dumas Leave a Comment

Mallery’s newest trade title is an insightful, warm, compassionate story of two friends as they grow and heal with intention and a little help from unconditional love.

2020 RARM Calendar

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Jayne Ann Krentz

Sonali Dev

Suzanne Brockmann

Kristan Higgins

Molly Harper

Lauren Layne

Naima Simone

Julia Kent

Sarah Morgenthaler

Kwana Jackson

Sara Desai

Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Barbara Davis

Luanne G. Smith

Karen Hawkins

Eva Ibbotson

Georgette Heyer

Agatha Christie

L. Penelope

Jeffe Kennedy

Alex Bledoe

Marisa de los Santos

Abbi Waxman

Jane Rosen

Day 9 Day 10 Day 11 Day 12

Simone St. James

Karma Brown

Lucy Foley

Megan Goldin

Denise Mina

Julie Clark

Quan Barry

Josie Silver

Rebecca Serle

Fiona Davis

Chanel Cleeton

M.J. Rose

Day 13 Day 14 Day 15 Day 16

Beatriz Williams

Lauren Willig

Karen White

Maria Vale

Amanda Bouchet

Ilona Andrews

Alexis Daria

Lucy Parker

Abby Jimenez

Mhairi McFarlane

Katherine Center

Christina Lauren

Day 17 Day 18 Day 19 Day 20

Ruby Lang

Lyssa Kay Adams

Tessa Bailey

Priscilla Oliveras

Emily Henry

Tif Marcelo

Minerva Spencer

Vanessa Kelly

Lisa Berne

Julia Quinn

Lisa Kleypas

Eloisa James 

Day 21 Day 22 Day 23 Day 24

Milla Vane  / MeljeanBrook

Nora Roberts

Megan Whalen Turner

Jojo Moyes

Louise Penny

Joshilyn Jackson

Tracey Livesay

Andie J. Christoper

Meryl Wisner

Angelina M. Lopez

Mia Sosa

Sarah Hogle

Day 25 Day 26 Day 27 Day 28

Kate Clayborn

Kennedy Ryan

Jayci Lee

Heather Webber

Shanna Swendson

Jodi Taylor

Barbara O’Neal/Samuel

Sarah Addison Allen

Linda Francis Lee

Eva Leigh

Sherry Thomas

Vanessa Riley

Day 29 Day 30 Day 31  

Albertalli/Saeed

Sandhya Menon

Stephanie Perkins

Samantha Vérant

Roselle Lim

Jenn McKinlay

Kathy Lyons/ JadeLee

Susan Mallery

Uzma Jalaluddin

 

Recent Notes

Roselle Lim – The Delights of Magic, Paris & Tea

August 30, 2020

Lim’s writing is graceful and accomplished, allowing her to tell a layered, imaginative, entrancing tale with the lyricism and radiance it deserves.

Jenn McKinlay – Paris Books Are Always A Good Idea

August 30, 2020

This book was a great mix of deeper themes like extended grief and reclaiming one’s true self when life has become all work and no joy, held in tension with elements like reconnecting with old loves and finding them completely different than the hazy version of a decade ago.

Albertalli/Saeed – Say Yes to Yes, No, Maybe So

August 29, 2020

Today’s theme is: Some Awesome YA! Be sure to check out the posts on Sandhya Menon & Stephanie Perkins too! YES, NO, MAYBE SO is a warm, funny, engaging story, but it deals with so many issues in ways that are inspiring and uplifting, even as it reflects realistic disappointments and setbacks, that it is […]

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