Covers of the Week #23 For my first such post, I want to honor the late, great Elaine Duillo (1928 to 2021). She left us on July 30 of this year and had been retired for some time. But her wonderful illustrations live on.
Jerica MacMillan has revealed the cover for A Very Grumpy Christmas! Releasing November 22, 2021 My neighbor is a Grinch. Since I run the Christmas Emporium and sometimes moonlight as an elf, that's kind of a problem for me. No surprise, though. When I brought over cookies to welcome him to the neighborhood this summer, he slammed the door in my face. Until he brings his kid to visit Santa one of the days I'm working as an elf, and I realize there are key parts of their story I'm missing ... 1. The little girl is his much younger sister, not his daughter. 2. He's her guardian since their parents died in a tragic accident. Now all of his handsome, broody glares make so much more sense. As one of Santa's elves, I make it my mission to make this Christmas as special for them as possible. Which somehow includes trespassing on his property to hang Christmas lights and braiding the little girl's hair regularly. Despite his glares and grumpiness, I discover the soft underbelly of the beast. Will this Grinch's heart grow three sizes as well? And if it does, will it have room for me? A Very Grumpy Christmas is a standalone, small town, neighbors to lovers romance featuring a grumpy single dad and the sunshiny neighbor who's determined to make his Christmas better. Full of heat and heart with an HEA guaranteed! Pre-order your copy today on Amazon! http://mybook.to/avgc Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3m7g6Jm Meet Jerica MacMillan Jerica MacMillan has been reading romance since she stumbled into the paperback section of the library as a middle schooler. And it's been an ongoing love affair ever since! You can frequently find her sipping coffee out of snarky mugs while dreaming up stories and trying to bring them to life on the page. Join her Book Club at www.jericamacmillan.com/book-club and get a free book! Connect with Jerica Website | www.jericamacmillan.com Goodreads | https://bit.ly/3abXGli Amazon | www.amazon.com/author/jericamacmillan Facebook | www.facebook.com/jericamacmillan Facebook Group | https://bit.ly/2LGvdtF Instagram | www.instagram.com/jericamacmillan Twitter | https://bit.ly/3gTNE9U Bookbub | https://bit.ly/3agq99M Pinterest | www.pinterest.com/jericamacmillan Verve Romance (formerly Book+Main) | https://bit.ly/37odwYm Newsletter | www.jericamacmillan.com/book-club
For the week of January 2022, January 9, we’re admiring a sample of Robert Maguire covers he created for romance publishers.
Books Publishing This Week: February 4 - 10
Covers of the Week #121 features the artwork of the legendary artist Lou Marchetti, famous for magazine, pulp, and Gothic romance covers
These steamy historical romance are just the right amount of spice and there's no way you won't completely fall in love with the leads and the magnetic chemistry they share.
Here's a selection of romances illustrated by big-name authors featuring a mysterious male cover model whose name I've yet to discover.
Romances set in libraries for National Library Week!
I began my career in Illustration in 1976. It was not my career of choice, which was to be a Fine Artist, (also known as a Starving Artist). But a few years after graduating with a BFA degree from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, I was steered towards illustration by…
Are you looking for new romance books to add to your fall reading list? Then here you will find 12 romance novels recommendations.
England, 1796. Miss Trudie Faraday has admired handsome Bastian Wilson for months, despite the aloof way he treats the rest of Society. She is surprised to find him at the same week–long house party she's attending–and is even more shocked by his scandalous views on love and desire. While Trudie believes only love can guarantee compatibility in the bedchamber, Bastian vows to prove her wrong–by wagering that he can give her sexual satisfaction before the week is out!
Never Too Late Book 1 Everything went wrong. And then she went gray. At 47, newly divorced makeup artist Lela Bennett is dreading her next steps. Dating. Meeting people. Not letting herself go. But then she runs into Donovan James and tries something different—sleeping with her sexy crush from college. Unfortunately, in a post-orgasm stupor, Lela confesses she was in love with Donovan all those years ago. He responds by leaving while she sleeps. The next morning, her gray hairs are practically taunting her. She knows she has...
Everything since 2020 has been.... a time, let's just say! In the midst of everything that has been going on, I have really enjoyed reading romance novels on my Kindle Unlimited, featuring plus size heroines!
Author: Rick R. Reed Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Length: 210 pages Published: May 1, 2015 Buy on Amazon Buy on DSP Blurb Henry Appleby has an appetite for life. As a recent high school graduate and the son of a wealthy family in one of Chicago’s affluent North Shore suburbs, his life is laid out for him. Unfortunately, though, he’s being forced to follow in the footsteps of his successful attorney father instead of living his dream of being a chef. When an opportunity comes his way to work in a real kitchen the summer after graduation, at a little Italian joint called Fiorello’s, Henry jumps at the chance, putting his future in jeopardy. Years ago, life was a plentiful buffet for Vito Carelli. But a tragic turn of events now keeps the young chef at Fiorello’s quiet and secretive, preferring to let his amazing Italian peasant cuisine do his talking. When the two cooks meet over an open flame, sparks fly. Both need a taste of something more—something real, something true—to separate the good from the bad and find the love—and the hope—that just might be their salvation. Review Wow! What a story. Romance, yes. Heart break, yes. Devastation, yes. Hope… most definitely. This was an absolutely lovely story. Two men suffering heartbreaks. There are levels of pain. These 2 are hurting so badly. But it takes a special someone to turn the tables, to make the pain lessen, to make you smile and believe. Vito and Henry find that in each other. It all begins with Henry taking a chance. He knew working at Fiorellos would change his life, to the extent it does? I don’t think he ever saw coming. I cried a lot. I did, but I smiled, and found myself engrossed in this tangled web of love Rick Reed weaved so well. This is a gorgeous story. A story of pain, overcoming, and falling in love over and over again.
As recommended by some of the best writers in the biz.
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