Vibe Check
The Type-A Queen of our hearts: Gwen has created a spreadsheet for her new local dining options!
Actual human interaction!?! Danielle hosted an in-person event to celebrate Love’s Sweet Arrow’s 2nd anniversary! Our pal, @TheLindaShow, took some fun photos!!
Romance Tropes
If you are interested in more in-depth coverage of Romance Tropes and what they mean and why romance readers love them, check out these great podcasts: Fated Mates, Learning the Tropes, Whoa!mance, and Shelf Love.
Our Faves and Recs!
Danielle's favorite tropes and recs:
Second chance romance: Reese Ryans's A Reunion of Rivals and Second Chance on Cypress Lane, Naima Simone's The Road to Rose Bend
Enemies to lovers: The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, The Ex-Talk by Rachel Lynn Solomon, The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa
Grumpy/Sunshine: Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert, Written in the Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur, Managed by Kristin Callihan
Gwen's favorite tropes and recs:
Second chance romance: the Netflix movie, Always Be My Maybe (come for feelings, but stay for KEANU!)
One-night-stand who ends up being the boss/co-worker/neighbor: Mer-Der on Grey's Anatomy (this EXACT moment, LOL)
Love triangle: Vampire Diaries (Danielle snuck in a rec for One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London!)
Recs from REESE RYAN
Reese has all the books out: WAKING UP MARRIED, SECOND CHANCE ON CYPRESS LANE, SOMETHING ABOUT YOU.
She’s been using Sarra Cannon’s HB90 organization bootcamp plan to stay focused.
Authors she enjoys reading: Rochelle Alers, Maisey Yates, Kathy Douglass
Check out her YouTube chat show, The Story Behind the Story (and so you can see her cute nose ring).Some of her favorite chats have been with Beverley Jenkins and Brenda Jackson and she’s excited to talk to Talia Hibbert and Donna Hill
Look for a new continuity series by Reese, Karen Booth, and Joss Wood about foster brothers this fall: HOMECOMING HEARTBREAKER by Joss Wood (July), BEST LAID WEDDING PLANS by Karen Booth (August), and JUST A LITTLE MARRIED by Reese Ryan (September)
Visit https://www.reeseryan.com/ for more information and to sign up for Reese’s newsletter. You can follow her on Twitter, Facebook, Facebook Reader Group, and Instagram.
Goals/Comfort & Joy
Danielle’s (almost) no-coffee experiment continues, and now she wants to travel safely to see her family. She’s also obsessed with the Etsy shop, Fugly Barbie! Some of her faves: Cute Spooky Vibes sweatshirt, Romance Noves are My Therapy sticker, Support Your Local Coven tee, and Hot and Steamy mug.
Gwen did not unpack, but she does have to do it... eventually. She’d like to stop crossing her legs under her while she works at her desk, and has enjoyed watching In The Heights and Hacks, both of which are on HBO Max.
Find us on the Socials!
Gwen @ReelVixen
Danielle @dj_dresser
Fresh Fiction @FreshFiction
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Episode 0116: Interview with Jody Hedlund, author of TOGETHER FOREVER
Episode 0115: Interview with Sarah Sundin, author of THE SEA BEFORE US
Episode 0114: Interview with Susan Anne Mason, Author of A MOST NOBLE HEIR
Episode 0113: Interview with Kristi Ann Hunter, author of A DEFENSE OF HONOR
Episode 0112: Interview with Jennifer Delamere, author of THE HEART'S APPEAL
Episode 0111: Interview with Karen Witemeyer, author MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Episode 0110: Interview with Patricia Bradley, author of JUSTICE BETRAYED
Episode 0109: Interview with Kristin Billerbeck
Episode 0108: Interview with Jocelyn Green
Episode 0107: Interview with Susan May Warren
Episode 0106: Debra White Smith
Episode 0105: The Royal Wedding! HARRY & MEGHAN: A ROYAL ROMANCE, and an interview with Laura Frantz
Episode 0104: 'First Burn,' BOOK CLUB, and an interview with Lynette Eason
E0103: LOVE, SIMON review and interview with Irene Hannon
e0102: NAILED IT, LADIES FIRST, and an interview with Mark Greaney
E0101: unREAL, Atlanta, and Valerie Fraser Luesse
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