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In honor of Romance Day, we put together a special list of sixteen books that swept us off our feet.

If y'all listen to our podcast (or any other of the many excellent romance book pods out there), we need you! For ROMANCE SCIENCE!

Series Review: Out of True by Rien Gray It took me a while to settle into these books because of the writing style, but I ended up really enjoying them.

Review: Grave Situation by Louisa Masters Erin had a blast reading this one. It's very fun.

#Romancelandia, if you have a favorite romance book featuring a librarian or bookseller, please drop a rec!

So I've noticed recently that I can no longer get an affiliate link for specific books on Amazon. Haven't done serious tracking, but sexy books especially seem impacted. Anyone else notice this?

This month, we're talking about librarians and booksellers in romance books (and how great they are)

Reposting for folks who were busy watching Bad Bunny (and I guess sports?) last night but are now ready for some romance hot takes from people who actually read romance books

Here's Part 3 of Ingrid's deep dive into the niche subcategories of romantasy.

This week on Tumblereads, the team talks about how to ruin a black moment in 10 ways.

This book is super fun but please be aware it's from like 2005 and has some weird old gender stuff. Example: All the lady vampires are Evil Other Women who are obsessed with chocolate-flavored blood.

Review: Sweet Agony by Charlotte Stein Wow, this book is so weird and I loved it.

Ok romance people who know about fabric, please tell me: If a histrom hero spent many hours in the rain, would his coat be ruined? I read that and my gut reaction was "that's not how coats work" but is there something I don't know about wool or something?

Looking for a new author to try? Here's everything you need to know about books by KF Breene.

Today seems like a good day to download the Bookshop ebook reading app.

All of my ebooks are now on Bookshop .org! If you want to grab the ebooks and support independent bookstores, now you can.

Review: Mr. Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell Erin had heart eyes for days

This series is super fun. It always feels great to watch characters build community and punch tech bros.

I am a big proponent of DNFing, but every once in a while a rage read is extremely satisfying.

Ingrid's mega romantasy overview continues! This time, she's talking about gods and goddesses, fae, and elemental magic.

This week on the podcast, we're talking about how authors can use weather to their advantage. Actually, Ingrid got really excited about this and went way deeper than Erin expected.

January Wrap Up: Here's what we got up to on the blog this month.

Review: First to Burn by Anna Richland This book was pitched as peak 2014 paranormal suspense WTFery, and that's pretty accurate. If that's a vibe you like, it's really fun.

This week in My First Smut, both members of the writing duo Erin Rose talk about formative romance books.

Ok friends, I want to know: what's a book that you read many years ago that will stay in your brain forever? I want to hear about the ones you read more than 10 years ago and haven't forgotten. Top of my list is Slammerkin by Emma Donoghue. That one will probably haunt me til the day I day.

Review: Light of My Life by Takiba and Fuuko Minami Even though Erin has decided that manga style art doesn't *really* work for her in her romance reading, she was utterly charmed by the HEA in this one.

Ingrid's deep dive explanation of romantasy continues! She'll be spending the next few weeks breaking down some common types of romantasy books.

Instead of buddy reading to themes, this year we're just calling it what it's always been: TSR book club. First up: An Extraordinary Union by Alyssa Cole

As the resident Smut Reporter who cries when she reads books, I wrote something trying to pinpoint what it is that really gets me.

It's #TBRChallenge day! This month's theme is "Still Here." Here's what the Smut Report team read this month:

This book is mega cute, very gentle and kind. An excellent bonus for donating.

This week on Tumblereads, we're talking about our smut reporting journey, since we've been blogging for 8 (!!!!) years now.

The consensus seems to be that I'm massively overthinking this

Sometimes I need to remind myself that reading and talking about romance is still a worthwhile endeavor.

Ok romance people, inquiring minds want to know: When an author uses the phrase "ropes of cum," does this invoke the idea that these characters are now bound together? Say, in comparison to other descriptions of just lots of spunk on someone's body ("loads," "painted my body," "spurts," etc)

Because Erin actually tracks her reading, here's a list, for your enjoyment and edification, of all the books she DNFed last year, with explanations.

We're talking bodyguard romance on the blog today!

This week on the podcast, we're talking about the words we use for…the bits we have.

Is it still a hot take if I include footnotes?

Series Review: Bad Boyfriends, Inc by Lisa Henry and Sarah Honey These books are fun and funny and sweet, and sometimes that's just what you need.

Ingrid spent the last year binging every romantasy book she could get her hands on…and now she's gearing up to share her knowledge.

Even if all you read are romances. Bad people deserve love too*, whether they become "good" or not. *except Nazis

It's a New Year, which means it's time for some resolutions. Or in our case, some small but attainable goals.

Ok #romancelandia, here's a thread of our superlatives for the folks who don't want to click the link (but if you do click the link, you can also hear us talking about the books in extreme chaotic detail)

It's the end of 2025, which means it's time for the 6th Annual Smut Report Superlatives, where we talk about the funniest, sexiest, weirdest, and most infuriating books we read this year.

This looks amazing!

Dear bluskeeters! I'm doing research with a friend. If you're a Black Author with a speculative book publishing in 2026, could you please pitch and link me, please? This a difficult to sus intersection. Please add your friends' work. Please tag people. Please share

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