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✨romance novel submissions NOW OPEN✨ (Patreon)

Published:
2024-07-08 15:30:03
Imported:
2026-06

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Ronnie

The Henchmen of Zenda by KJ Charles. It's apparently a sort of retelling of this old novel from the 19th century but that's not really important to me. It's a M/M romance between the older MC who is a seasoned henchman hired by this evil prince guy and a cocky younger dude also part of this swashbuckling team. They have a sort of rivals to lovers thing. It's set in a fictional country and the sort of medieval fantasy element made it really enjoyable for me. They kidnap royals and sword fight and stuff. Another really big win for me personally was that the older MC is pretty clear that he's not interested in a serious committed relationship and that does not change by the time we get to the end. He does not come to realize that he has actually been held back from true happiness by fear and suddenly inexplicably is okay with lifelong vows, a story line which I personally feel I have read one too many times.

Wendi Evergreen

Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh. Volume 6 of the Survivors' Club, a series of Regency romances centered around a group of Napoleonic War veterans. I read and enjoyed all of them, and this one was my favorite because the heroine's traumatic backstory was the most hardcore. The premise is that the heroine lives at her deceased husband's estate until! His distant relative who inherited the property stops by! She has no legal right to her home, and surely he will force her to leave! Unless...?👀

Rory Banks

I don't read a lot of romance novels but one of my friends sold me on "Can I Steal You For a Second?" by Jodi McAlister earlier this year and I had fun! Mostly because of the filed off serial numbers of the Bachelor, the novelty of incorporating covid isolation into reality show filming, and the fact that it was almost definitely based on that news story about the Bachelor Vietnam contestants who fell in love with each other a few years back. Plot summary yoinked from goodreads: "When you sign up to a dating show, you’re supposed to fall in love with the male lead, not another contestant … A delightful romantic comedy with ALL the feels, by one of Australia’s leading romance experts. Mandie Mitchell will do anything to get over her toxic ex. Even sign up to the polarising reality dating show, Marry Me Juliet. But with her self-esteem in tatters, she’s not sure she’s brave enough to actually go on the show until she forms a friendship with Dylan Gilchrist at the auditions that gives her the push she needs. Dylan is everything Mandie is not – tough, strong, and totally unafraid to speak her mind. Unfortunately, she also looks set to win, as she soon becomes the clear favourite of the Romeo, who also happens to share the same name. It’s annoying, really, just how perfect the Dylans seem for each other... Mandie’s jealous. But it’s not because she wants to win the show. It’s because in her effort to get over her ex, she’s gone and fallen right back in love… with the wrong Dylan."

Makenzie M.
>>143109310

oh messsss. D'Vaughn and Kris really let me down re: dating show romances, maybe this could save the entire subgenre for me

Kai

Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel by Sara Farizan I read this back in 2018, it was one of the first two books (the other being Autoboyography by Christina Lauren) I bought from the gay bookstore in Liverpool as a newly out queer so I have very very very fond memories of it. It's one of the funniest books I've ever read, on my old phone I had a list of my favourite quotes from it because it made me laugh out loud so many damn times. It's a quick read; I read it in one night and quickly regretted that since I had like a 9am lecture. Also, at no point did it feel like an after-school special (I think that's the term?) despite the main character Leila being an Iranian-American lesbian in a book that came out in 2014. It definitely does read for a younger audience than the books I gravitate towards as a 24-year-old. I just have a lot of nostalgia for it honestly. I don't think I'm selling it well sjxksk. I like reading books without reading the synopses but I know that's a weird thing to do so the synopsis on goodreads (is that a good place to look at books?) reads: "High-school junior Leila has made it most of the way through Armstead Academy without having a crush on anyone, which is something of a relief. Her Persian heritage already makes her different from her classmates; if word got out that she liked girls, life would be twice as hard. But when a sophisticated, beautiful new girl, Saskia, shows up, Leila starts to take risks she never thought she would, especially when it looks as if the attraction between them is mutual. Struggling to sort out her growing feelings and Saskia's confusing signals, Leila confides in her old friend Lisa, and grows closer to her fellow drama tech-crew members, especially Tomas, whose comments about his own sexuality are frank, funny, wise, and sometimes painful. Gradually, Leila begins to see that almost all her classmates are more complicated than they first appear to be, and many are keeping fascinating secrets of their own."

Kai

Butcher and Blackbird by Brynne Weaver I'm mostly nominating it because I just got reminded of its existence today. It's a dark romantic comedy starring two serial killers called Sloane and Rowan who are both knock off Dexters. There's also a lobotomised manservant Rowan hires as a dishwasher.

Peyton Palmour

As a noted Taylor Swift...commentator, maybe Six Ways to Write a Love Letter by Jackson Pearce. It is explicitly about Taylor Swift (though obviously a serial numbered name, and also more "her persona and relationship with the media" instead of "RPF Smut")

Makenzie M.
>>143699788

oh boy this one looks BRUTAL. and it's STRAIGHT Taylor rpf, even. I don't know why I'm surprised that such a thing exists but somehow I am.

Elizabeth M Hyde

Seduced by Virginia Henley. It's an oldie (published 1994) but oh my god, it is HILARIOUS. Just the epitome of a "classic" bodice ripper. There's a beloved dead dad and an awful living mom, an implausible twin swap, crossdressing, inheritance issues, murder plots, a masquerade ball in Venice, "progressive" colonialism (yiiiikes) and the hero is a "nabob" named ADAM SAVAGE. The heroine is Antonia "Tony" Lamb! I cannot adequately express to you how wild this book is.

Makenzie M.
>>143709149

man I know 1994 was bad but this feels too bad to be 1994. insane. and thank you, this is exactly the kind of deep cut weirdness I was hoping for

Evelyn Canny

I would like to nominate Sweet as Honey by Jennifer Beckstrand for the dubious honor of being the first Amish romance submitted. It features many of the genre's specific tropes and weird undertones while still being a decent romance novel. The heroine gets into a love triangle with a former classmate who was an asshole when they were young but turns out to just be dumb as hell and her long term partner who she wanted to marry but is very obviously the actual worst from the beginning of the book. Gets bonus points for the cool aunt who raised her sister's kids Amish per her wishes but refuses to give up temporary tattoos and naming cats after rock stars.

Rachele

Wait, I DO have a recommendation. If not for this month’s romance novel, then just for folks to check out: Staying the Distance, by Franci McMahon. “Grown-up lesbians finally have a novel about girls and horses they can call their own. This literate, lovable western is by Franci McMahon. This first novel is a thoroughly escapist adventure and romance on horseback. Sort of a twist on Thelma and Louise set in the high prairies of Montana, it is a guiltless, pleasurable, albeit incredible story about one renegade, Rachel, who all too suddenly trusts another one, a veterinarian from "out east" named Margaret. Abandoning years and years of denial, Rachel becomes intimately involved with Margaret. Though her transformation comes about too quickly, it doesn't get in the way of the book's spirit and adventure. There is lots of drama as Rachel tests her mettle in the long-distance Tevis Cup race. McMahon writes the love scenes convincingly and sensitively, and she beautifully describes the Montana landscape. Despite her tendency to write overly long, awkward sentences, the author has lots of talent. An enjoyable book, particularly for horse enthusiasts, that belongs in public libraries.” It does not remind me of Thelma and Louise and you can Definitely tell it’s a debut novel imo. But I enjoyed the premise, the lesbians, and the author’s obvious horse knowledge in tackling a book with horses centrally featured. I wish it had been longer, or maybe had a sequel. I first read one of Franci McMahon’s books, #2 in a series she wrote, when I found it alone (no book siblings) in a queer bookstore. That was years ago, but I remember enjoying it. I’d actually thought Staying the Distance was #1 in the series, which is why I bought it. I need to check out her other books sometime.

Mira Gutoff

I would love to see you react to For My Lady's Heart by Laura Kinsale, a very weird story with my favorite romance heroine.