Love, whether it be fleeting, obsessive, platonic or soul-crushing, is in the air this February. It’s shared through a simple glance, a tender moment or an act of devotion. In its many forms, love ...

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Jodi McAlister is the current president of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance. Jayashree Kamble is past President of the International Association for the Study of Popular ...

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Georgia Rose is an investigative journalist who goes undercover on a reality dating show hoping to scoop a big story. Instead, she encounters a past one-night stand, country music star Rhett Auburn ...

“Heated Rivalry” is the number one bestselling romance book in the U.S. after its HBO Max popularity fuels a dramatic spike in LGBTQ+ romance sales nationwide, according to data from Circana shared ...

We’re making our list and checking it twice – our “to be read” roster, that is. It’s that time of year when we stockpile the best books of the year and buy bookish gifts for the well-read people in ...

There’s no time like the present (pun intended) to set yourself up with a cozy holiday romance novel. This time of year might just be the ultimate trope with plenty of sugar, spice and couples ...

A Novel Affair co-owners Julie Pham, left, and Yung Le laugh while sitting for a portrait at the romance bookshop’s pop-up location in downtown Los Altos before its opening. Photo by Seeger Gray.

SUMMERVILLE — Independent bookstores are having a moment in Charleston, with newer stores having niche focuses, whether its on “dark academia,” memoirs from Lowcountry authors or a beer/bar model, ...

Friends become lovers. Enemies become lovers. Former lovers get a second chance together. Arranged marriages generate real feelings. A human falls in love with a high lord of the fae. These are just a ...