A lenticular cover! There are at least two other vintage romances that I know of with lenticular covers -- one featuring time travel & the other I'm not sure, but it has a giant disappearing orchid on the cover 😂 Everlastin', by Mickee Madden Pinnacle, 1995 Illustrator unknown (at least by me)

I feel like the woman disguised as a boy trope was a relatively common thing in historical romance back in the day - am I right? When did it stop being a thing? What are some other titles that have this trope? Callista, by Cordia Byers Fawcett, 1983 Illustrated by James Griffin

This arrived just in time for Valentine's Day. I haven't been this excited for a book in a good long while and the introduction alone has got me hooked. @lucynka.bsky.social

For reasons I don't know, this romance is scarce on the secondary market: Nicole LaBelle, by Cordia Byers Fawcett, 1984 Illustrated by James Griffin

Happy Valentine's Day! ❤️ A Valentine's Day Fancy, by Julie Caille Zebra, 1992 Illustrator uncredited

I've been practically bursting at the seams, sitting on this, but it's finally here: I'm honored to have a piece featured on @smartbitches.bsky.social today, talking about the #romance pulps, my personal journey with them, and my anthology, THE BEST OF ALL-STORY LOVE: 1929! #pulp #romancelandia

Secret Splendor, by Gina Robins Zebra, 1988 Illustrated by Franco Accornero

Wishing each of you a very LUCKY 2026! 🥂 Lucky, by Sharon Sala Harper, 1995 Illustrated by Jean Monti

❄️Happy Winter Solstice❄️ When Love Commands, by Jennifer Wilde (aka Tom Huff) Avon, 1984 Illustrated by Robert McGinnis

Moonflower, by Lynne Lowery Bantam, 1983 Illustrated by Max Ginsburg This book is relatively scarce, which is why I picked it up at the thrift store despite the corner issues, likely caused by --> 😽

We always talk about the female model's hair when it comes to classic clinch covers, but I REALLY think we need to talk about the male model's hair this time around. #romance #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social

The first three editions of A Rose In Winter, by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss. Avon book club & trade pb eds, 1982, 1st mass market printing, 1983. Which rolled off the press first, the book club or trade pb ed? Does anyone know, for us 1st printing purists? 😄 Illus. by Tom Hall

Romance in ancient Egypt! 🌴 Heart Of The Falcon, by Suzanne Robinson Bantam, 1989 Illustrated by Ken Otsuka Desert Nights, by Susan Stern Diamond, 1991 Illustrated by Franco Accornero

Stepback for Paper Roses, by Patricia Rice Topaz, 1995 Illustrated by Heidi Oberheide

Never forget the March 31, 1934 cover of ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, AKA the one I like to refer to as "vintage furry." Artist officially unknown, but probably Mary Frances Morgan. #pulp #romance #romancelandia #sorrynotsorry @collectingromance.bsky.social? 😹

@collectingromance.bsky.social, is this a good enough clinch to share? 😉 #pulp #romance #romancelandia www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXBH8LR1

@collectingromance.bsky.social (and anyone else who might know), is it possible that I found a copy of Skye O'Malley with the original cover art???

A thread of all 12 gothics in Catherine Darby's historical romance Falcon Saga series 🖤 Published in the mid 70s by Popular Library, but no illustrator is credited, unfortunately

New review: Nurse at Moorcroft Manor (1967). Slim, fast-paced novel with a competent nurse heroine, which unfortunately shows its age because nobody believes her when she says her patient is in trouble 😒 📚 #romancelandia vintageromancereader.dreamwidth.org/23797.html

A Gothtober montage of covers by my favorite illustrator of gothics, George Ziel 🦇🖤 He was born in Poland in 1914, survived the Warsaw Ghetto & Dachau concentration camp, then came to the US where he had a highly successful mid-century career as a pulp illustrator

When did Signet do it better - 1966 first printing (left) or undated 3rd printing (right)? I'm pretty sure George Ziel illustrated the 1st. 3rd has a signature at lower left, but I can't make it out -- can you? I don't know what cover the 2nd printing has, but possibly the same as the 1st

Three books in the 1975 Birthstone Gothic series. They are not easy to find on the secondary market for reasonable prices! Do any of you have the entire series? If so I will be filled with admiration, & envy! 💚😄

More Gothtober! When did Ace do it better -- 1967 (left) or 1973 (right) Robert Maguire did the 1973 illustration. Not sure about the one on the left.

It's now October, so time to share this ~spooky~(?) cover. I believe it's referencing the legend that if a gal looks into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, she'll see an image of her future love. 🪞🎃🦇 ALL-STORY LOVE (STORIES OF THE AMERICAN GIRL), Oct. 18, 1930. Art by Madge Geyer. #pulp #romance

Happy Gothtober! Here's a vintage gothic romance thread 👻

Every so often it's good to pause & remember that this book cover actually exists, in mass market pb & book club hardcover. It'll be a long time before we see the likes of such book covers again Tender Is The Storm, by Johanna Lindsey Avon, 1985 Illustrated by Robert McGinnis

🍂🍃🍁 Tempting Fate, by JoAnn Ross Harlequin (Temptation line), 1987 Illustrator uncredited

The Harlequin Superromance line is hit or miss in terms of illustration quality, but this 1994 copy's a hit, thanks to Pino Daeni 😍

Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤 Consider this a preview of October content 😁

Today's thrift store find: gothics! 🖤 Consider this a preview of October content 😁

Happy Labor Day! The perfect day to bring back one of my favorite romance pulp covers: ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES, September 21, 1935. Artist probably Mary Frances Morgan. #romancelandia @collectingromance.bsky.social

Wild Texas Rose, by Catherine Creel Fawcett, 1993 Illustrator unidentified, but I think it might be Steve Assel I'm including a photo of the book tipped toward the light in the second post so you can appreciate the heavy embossing

A unusually lurid story and cover for one of the female-aimed romance pulps (even if ALL-STORY LOVE seems to have been one of the "wilder" ones out there). #pulp #romance? Serialized across 3 issues, it was written by Pauline Kohler, who only has 2 credits listed on The FictionMags Index—this, and…

My Enemy, My Love, by Mary Ann Taylor Pageant, 1988 Illustrated by Ted Sizemore I'm always happy to find a Pageant book, likely because it was a joint venture between Crown & WaldenBooks & WaldenBooks was the happy place of my youth

Most of us know about nurse romances, but "lady" doctor romances were a mid-century thing, too! Here are five from an epic vintage paperback (mostly nurse romance) haul I made yesterday at the Bouckville Antiques Show in central NY. These are '60s reprints of earlier hardcovers

The Incredible Year, by Faith Baldwin Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint) Illustrated by S.B. Jones I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts

Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse Signet, 1973 Illustrator unidentified Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?

Hostage Nurse, by Jane Converse Signet, 1973 Illustrator unidentified Nurse romance illustrations from this era are generally chaste, so the shoulder slip here is sorta fun. Do you think it's due to interrupted amorous activity or hostage-related violence?

The Incredible Year, by Faith Baldwin Dell, (pub year not identified in this ed, likely a reprint) Illustrated by S.B. Jones I don't know a lot about Baldwin except that she was hugely prolific in the mid 20th century -- sort of like a mid-century Nora Roberts

Most of us know about nurse romances, but "lady" doctor romances were a mid-century thing, too! Here are five from an epic vintage paperback (mostly nurse romance) haul I made yesterday at the Bouckville Antiques Show in central NY. These are '60s reprints of earlier hardcovers

Highland Ecstasy, by Mary Burkhardt Zebra, 1993 Illustrated by Renato Aime

The Braeswood Tapestry, by Robyn Carr Pocket Books, 1987 (reprint of 1984 original) Illustrated by Sharon Spiak

Highland Ecstasy, by Mary Burkhardt Zebra, 1993 Illustrated by Renato Aime

The Braeswood Tapestry, by Robyn Carr Pocket Books, 1987 (reprint of 1984 original) Illustrated by Sharon Spiak

No idea who Mildred Van Inwegen is/was, no idea what "Ten Minutes to One" is about, but damn if that isn't a nice early example of the Gothic romance trope of a woman running away from a spooky house, at night, in a filmy dress. ALL-STORY WEEKLY, July 29, 1916. #pulp

I've made a blog post about it; I guess I'm officially committed to the project now. 😅 Pulp romance anthology (the best of ALL-STORY LOVE, 1929) in the works! 💕 #romancelandia #booksky 📚💙

Stepback for This Side Of Heaven, by Karen Robards Dell, 1991 Illustrated by Elaine Duillo Always fun to have a cat included, & extra fun when it's a black cat! 😻Extra, extra fun when there's a black cat & a dog!! 🎉

Voices In A Haunted Room, by Philippa Carr Fawcett, 1985 Illustrator uncredited

Stepback for Beneath Passion's Skies, by Bobbi Smith Zebra, 1993 Illustrated by Pino Daeni