Nora Roberts is apparently too spicy for people -- and we need to be worried about that. Book bans are coming for romance novels -- even clean ones.
Why Romance Novels Are the Latest Target of Book Bans
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What Is the A/B/O Trope?
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You've seen it cropping up from your fav writers and in fanfic circles. Now you're asking: What is the a/b/o trope anyway?
The Flirting with the Zodiac Series Reading Order
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One of the fun facts about the Flirting with the Zodiac series is that I released them in the wrong order. So, what order are you actually supposed to read them in?
Bioessentialism in Omegaverse
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Art is always political, which means even tropes like omegaverse take on political bents. We should be wary of bioessentialism in omegaverse.
Where Are All the Alpha Females in Omegaverse?
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Look up omegaverse, and you're bound to trip over "omega male" characters. It's much harder to find their counterpart, the alpha females. Why?
Why “Level-Up” Romance Sucks
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Does an HEA always have to mean marriage and kids? Probably not, which is just one of the reasons the level-up romance is a problem.
Happy Ever After: BIPOC and Queer Characters in Historical Romance
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Some people say they have a hard time believing queer or BIPOC characters could get to the HEA required in historical romance. That's silly.
Clean, Dirty, Sexy, Spicy: A Guide to Romance Heat Levels
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What's clean romance? What's with the pepper emojis? This guide will walk you through the different ways we talk about romance heat levels.
Omegaverse and Consent
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Consent is curiously absent from a lot of romance novels. But a/b/o stories tend to play with this in a more intentional way. A lot of stories featuring a/b/o dynamics feature dubious consent—but does it have to be that way?
The Raven Before the Dove Preview
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A mysterious visitor arrives, sending Prince Cirrus on a treacherous journey. Preview THE RAVEN BEFORE THE DOVE to start the adventure now!
Coming January 28! Get set for more intergalactic hijinks when a monk inherits a HOST CLUB ON THE PLEASURE PLANET!