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Cover Reveal: Her Favorite Professor

I’m so EXCITED to share this with you! What do you think?! She desperately needs a distraction from her own bad decisions. And everyone...

Lolita and Modern Dark Romance: Exploring the Ethics of Taboo Relationships in Fiction

Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel about a middle-aged man's obsession with a young girl, is often cited as a classic example...

The Ethics of Dark Romance: Exploring Consent, Power Dynamics, and Other Tough Topics

Dark romance is a subgenre of the romance genre that explores taboo themes such as power dynamics, BDSM, and non-consensual sex. In...

Sex-Positive and Detail-Oriented: The Evolution of Romance Novels in the 21st Century

Over the years, the romance genre has undergone a significant transformation. While it was once a genre that primarily focused on...

The History of Dark Romance: From Gothic Novels to Twilight and Beyond

Today, we're going to take a trip down memory lane and explore the history of dark romance. From the gothic novels of the 18th and 19th...

The Appeal of the Forbidden: Why Readers Love Dark Romance

From Romeo and Juliet to Twilight, stories of forbidden love have captured our imaginations for centuries. But why are we so drawn to...

Guest Post For Ramona Mead: What is a Happily Ever After?

Ramona invited me to write a guest post for her book blog. For the little post, I decided to contemplate the ideas of happily ever afters...

Amazon cancled the preorder for Her Favorite Brother!

The preorder for Her Favorite Brother was canceled by Amazon the day before it was supposed to launch. This means everyone who preordered...