"Trashy Romance Novels"

Book Reviews

Candace Irving: Beneath the Bones
Find under post "The story lies . . . Beneath the Bones".
Candace Irving: In The Name Of
Find under post "Always . . . In The Name Of".
Heather Day Gilbert: Queen of Hearts
Find under post "Reading the . . . Queen of Hearts".
Candace Irving: The Garbage Man
Find under post "Picking up after . . . The Garbage Man".
Jack Carr: Red Sky Mourning
Find under post "In the . . . Red Sky Mourning".
Sara Davison: The Color of Sky and Stone
Find under post "Basking in . . . The Color of Sky and Stone".
Sara Davison: The Color of Sky and Stone
Find under post "Basking in . . . The Color of Sky and Stone".
Charles Martin: A Life Intercepted
Find under post "Incomplete because of . . . A Life Intercepted".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Sidewinder
Find under post "Bit by the . . . Sidewinder".
Dustin Stevens : Deal
Find under post "It's a . . . Deal".
Mark Dawson: Bloodlands
Find under post "Entering the . . . Bloodlands".
Dustin Stevens : Cold Fire
Find under post "Extinguishing that . . . Cold Fire".
Karin Kaufman: A Hint of Murder
Find under post "Leaving just . . . A Hint of Murder".
J.B. Turner: Dark Waters
Find under post "Sinking in . . . Dark Waters".
J.B. Turner: Miami Requiem
Find under post "Not singing a . . . Miami Requiem".
J.B. Turner: Hard Power
Find under post "Experiencing . . . Hard Power".
Vince Flynn: Protect and Defend
Find under post "The man who will . . . Protect and Defend".
Don Bentley: Forgotten War
Find under post "A not so . . . Forgotten War".
Don Bentley: Hostile Intent
Find under post "Definitely with . . . Hostile Intent".
Becky Wade: Rocky Road
Find under post "Both a dangerous and delicious . . . Rocky Road".
Karin Kaufman: A Cold Day for Murder
Find under post "No sleep or rest on . . . A Cold Day for Murder".
Don Bentley: Without Sanction
Find under post "Proceeding . . . Without Sanction".
Charles Martin: The Last Exchange
Find under post "Committing . . . The Last Exchange".
Steve Urszenyi: Perfect Shot
Find under post "Waiting for that . . . Perfect Shot".
Jim Shockey: Call Me Hunter
Find under post "You can . . . Call Me Hunter".
Remi Adeleke: Chameleon
Find under post "Who is this . . . Chameleon".
Barbara Ellen Brink: No Safe Place
Find under post "Finding . . . No Safe Place".
Heather Day Gilbert: Shade Grown
Find under post "Covered like . . . Shade Grown".
J.B. Turner: Hard Exit
Find under post "Not just another . . . Hard Exit".
Karin Kaufman: Murder by Eggnog
Find under post "Was it . . . Murder by Eggnog".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Justice
Find under post "Seeking . . . Romeo's Justice".
Karin Kaufman: Outline for Murder
Find under post "Show me the . . . Outline for Murder".
VinceFlynn/Kyle Mills: Code Red
Find under post "Engineering a . . . Code Red".
D. L. Wood: The Offer
Find under post "Accepting . . . The Offer".
Blake Pierce: When You're Mine
Find under post "Waiting for . . . When You're Mine".
Dustin Stevens : Gone
Find under post "Gone . . . but not forgotten".
James Scott Bell: Can't Stop Me
Find under post "You . . . Can't Stop Me".
Jack Carr: Only the Dead
Find under post "It seems the ones who know are . . . Only the Dead".
Blake Pierce: Absent Pity
Find under post "Cruel and . . . Absent Pity".
Steven James: Broker of Lies
Find under post "Who is the . . . Broker of Lies".
Mark Dawson: The Red Room
Find under post "A view of . . . The Red Room".
Don Bentley: The Outside Man
Find under post "Inside . . . The Outside Man".
Becky Wade: Memory Lane
Find under post "No strolling down . . . Memory Lane".
J. B. Turner : Requiem
Find under post "No singing at this . . . Requiem".
J. B. Turner : Reckoning
Find under post "A partial . . . Reckoning".
J. B. Turner : Hard Fire
Find under post "Can't quench that . . . Hard Fire".
Karin Kaufman: More Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins
Find under post "Taking . . . More Adventures of Geraldine Woolkins".
Heather Day Gilbert: Roast Date
Find under post "A bizarre . . . Roast Date".
Vince Flynn: Consent to Kill
Find under post "A provision for the . . . Consent to Kill".
Dustin Stevens: Catching Fire
Find under post "Set up for . . . Catching Fire".
L.T. Ryan and Gregory Scott: Uncharted
Find under post "Finding the . . . Uncharted".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Tsunami
Find under post "Hit by the . . . Tsunami".
Blake Pierce: Left to Ruin
Find under post "When there's nothing . . . Left to Ruin".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Rage
Find under post "Confronting . . . Romeo's Rage".
Karin Kaufman: Grim Death
Find under post "Not expecting the . . . Grim Death".
Matt Doyle: Night Tremors
Find under post "Suffering through those . . . Night Tremors".
Mark Dawson: The Sandman
Find under post "You don't wake up to . . . The Sandman".
Matt Doyle: Yesterday's Echo
Find under post "The constant noise of . . . Yesterday's Echo".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Oath of Loyalty
Find under post "Not agreeing to that fake . . . Oath of Loyalty".
LT Ryan and Gregory Scott: Unleashed
Find under post "When you're . . . Unleashed".
James Scott Bell: No More Lies
Find under post "Stop . . . No More Lies".
Mark Greaney: Armored
Find under post "Fully . . . Armored".
Kerry Nietz: Lost Bits
Find under post "Find those . . . Lost Bits".
Mark Greaney: The Gray Man
Find under post "Who can find . . . The Gray Man".
Charles Martin: The Record Keeper
Find under post "Knowing . . . The Record Keeper".
Blake Pierce: Left to Harm
Find under post "Seeking vengeance and . . . Left to Harm".
Brad Thor: Rising Tiger
Find under post "Razing the . . . Rising Tiger".
Normandie Fischer: Shoal Waters
Find under post "Veering into those . . . Shoal Waters".
Blake Pierce: Left to Loathe
Find under post "Thinking of what she's . . . Left to Loathe".
Jack Carr: In the Blood
Find under post "It's . . . In the Blood".
Becky Wade: Turn to Me
Find under post "Will you . . . Turn to Me".
Charles Martin: Thunder and Rain
Find under post "Finding both the . . . Thunder and Rain".
Charles Martin: The Letter Keeper
Find under post "Nearing an end to . . . The Letter Keeper".
Charles Martin: The Water Keeper
Find under post "In the boat with . . . The Water Keeper".
Heather Day Gilbert: Belinda Blake and the Birds of a Feather
Find under post "Who's next to die in . . . Belinda Blake and the Birds of a Feather".
Charles Martin: Send Down the Rain
Find under post "In hope . . . Send Down the Rain".
Heather Day Gilbert: False Pretense
Find under post "Operating under a . . . False Pretense".
Francine Rivers: The Lady's Mine
Find under post "Fighting it big time but . . . The Lady's Mine".
Jack Carr : The Devil's Hand
Find under post "Seeing the work of . . . The Devil's Hand".
Jack Carr: Savage Son
Find under post "Neutralizing the . . . Savage Son".
Jack Carr: True Believer
Find under post "Who is the . . . True Believer".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Whirlwind
Find under post "Caught in another . . . Whirlwind".
J. B. Turner : Gone Bad
Find under post "When it's all . . . Gone Bad".
Brenda S. Anderson with Sarah S. Anderson: Broken Together
Find under post "What happens when we're . . . Broken Together".
J. B. Turner: No Way Back
Find under post "When you know there's . . . No Way Back".
Blake Pierce: Left to Lure
Find under post "The torture of when he's . . . Left to Lure".
Jack Carr: The Terminal List
Find under post "Waiting on . . . The Terminal List".
Becky Wade: Her One and Only
Find under post "Only he could be . . . Her One and Only".
Becky Wade: You and Me
Find under post "It's always been . . . You and Me".
Blake Pierce: Left to Prey
Find under post "When he's . . . left to Prey".
Heather Day Gilbert: Trouble Brewing
Find under post "Looks like there's . . . Trouble Brewing".
Mark Dawson: Bulletproof
Find under post "No one is . . . Bulletproof".
Melinda Leigh: Right Behind Her
Find under post "Following . . . Right Behind Her".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Enemy at the Gates
Find under post "You are now watching the . . . Enemy at the Gates".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Town
Find under post "Living and fighting in . . . Romeo's Town".
James Tarr: Splashback; Splits and Decisions
Find under post "Getting hit with the . . . Splashback and Making quick . . . Splits and Decisions".
Mark Dawson: Tarantula
Find under post "The dangerous . . . Tarantula".
Blake Pierce: Left to Fear
Find under post "Still much . . . Left to Fear".
James Tarr: Failure Drill
Find under post "Practicing the . . . Failure Drill".
Brad Thor: Black Ice
Find under post "Searching for the . . . Black Ice".
Mark Dawson: Tempest
Find under post "In the middle of the . . . Tempest".
Mark Dawson: The Dragon and The Ghost
Find under post "Finding and being . . . The Dragon and The Ghost".
LT Ryan and Brian Shea: After Shock
Find under post "Enduring the . . . After Shock".
Mark Dawson : Never Let Me Down Again
Find under post "The intention to . . . Never Let Me Down Again".
L.T. Ryan and Brian Shea: White Water
Find under post "The rush of . . . White Water".
L.T. Ryan: Ripple Effect; Blowback
Find under post "Watching the . . . Ripple Effect creating . . . Blowback".
Dustin Stevens: Rules
Find under post "Never playing by the . . . Rules".
Becky Wade: Let It Be Me
Find under post "Please . . . Let It Be Me".
Heather Day Gilbert: Spilled Milk
Find under post "No time to cry over . . . Spilled Milk".
Mark Dawson: Scorpion
Find under post "The mark of . . . Scorpion".
Mark Dawson: A Place to Bury Strangers
Find under post "Going to . . . A Place to Bury Strangers".
Melinda Leigh: Drown Her Sorrows
Find under post "Intending to . . . Drown Her Sorrows".
D.L. Wood: Liar Like Her
Find under post "Trusting a . . . Liar Like Her".
Matthew Iden: Chasing The Pain
Find under post "On the hunt and . . . Chasing The Pain".
Matthew Iden: The Bitter Fields
Find under post "Harvesting . . . The Bitter Fields".
Matthew Iden: Once Was Lost
Find under post "Now am found but . . . Once Was Lost".
Matthew Iden: The Wicked Flee
Find under post "When . . . The Wicked Flee".
Matthew Iden: The Spike
Find under post "Ramming . . . The Spike".
Matthew Iden : One Right Thing
Find under post "Doing the . . . One Right Thing".
Blake Pierce: Left to Lapse
Find under post "No time . . . Left to Lapse".
Matthew Iden: Blue Blood
Find under post "Honoring and dishonoring the . . . Blue Blood".
Matthew Iden: A Reason to Live
Find under post "Finally finding . . . A Reason to Live".
Blake Pierce: Left to Hide; Left to Kill
Find under post "Covered and . . . Left to Hide" and "How many . . . Left to Kill".
Blake Pierce: Left to Die; Left to Run
Find under post "Deserted and . . . Left to Die and No time . . . Left to Run.
Blake Pierce: Girl, Alone
Find under post "When you're the . . . Girl, Alone".
J. B. Turner: Hard Vengeance
Find under post "Pursuing . . . Hard Vengeance".
J. C. Fields: The Last Insurgent
Find under post "Searching for . . . The Last Insurgent".
Barbara Ellen Brink: A Man Can Die but Once
Find under post "How . . . A Man Can Die but Once".
Shelley M. Headley: Gypsy
Find under post "The one and only . . . Gypsy".
Creston Mapes: Fear Has A Name
Find under post "Finding out that . . . Fear Has A Name".
Melody Carlson: Christmas at Harrington's
Find under post "An unexpected . . . Christmas at Harrington's".
L.T. Ryan & Brian Shea: Firewalk
Find under post "The overheated . . . Firewalk".
Mark Dawson: Ronin
Find under post "Not unlike a . . . Ronin".
J. B. Turner: Hard Target
Find under post "Hitting the . . . Hard Target".
J. B. Turner: Hard Shot
Find under post "Completing the . . . Hard Shot".
J. B. Turner: Hard Fall; Hard Hit
Find under post "Watching the . . . Hard Fall and a cruel Hard Hit".
Karin Kaufman: Chasing Angels
Find under post "Finding the fallen but . . . Chasing Angels".
J. B. Turner: Hard Wired; Hard Way
Find under post "He's . . . Hard Wired and will do it the . . . Hard Way".
J. B. Turner: Hard Road; Hard Kill
Find under post "It's a . . . Hard Road and a . . . Hard Kill".
Heather Day Gilbert: Fair Trade
Find under post "Not a . . . Fair Trade".
L. T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Smoke Signal
Find under post "Reading the . . . Smoke Signal".
Melinda Leigh: See Her Die
Find under post "Did she . . . See Her Die".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Total Power
Find under post "Consumed with . . . Total Power".
Lisa Phillips: Expired Refuge
Find under post "Arriving at an . . . Expired Refuge".
Toni Shiloh: The Truth About Fame
Find under post "Learning . . . The Truth About Fame".
Mark Dawson: The Angel; The Asset; The Agent; The Assassin
Find under post "Finding . . . The Angel; Developing. . . The Asset; Becoming . . . The Agent; Regenerating . . . The Assassin".
Mark Dawson: Killa City
Find under post "Staying alive in . . . Killa City".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Split Sense
Find under post "Designing a . . . Split Sense".
Brad Thor: Near Dark
Find under post "Walking in . . . Near Dark".
Mark Dawson: In Cold Blood; Blood Moon Rising; Blood and Roses
Find under post "Without a doubt . . . In Cold Blood".
Mark Dawson: The Man Who Never Was
Find under post "Inventing . . . The Man Who Never Was".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Relative Silence
Find under post "Living in . . . Relative Silence".
Mark Dawson: Bright Lights
Find under post "Amidst all the . . . Bright Lights".
Mark Dawson: Twelve Days
Find under post "A journey of . . . Twelve Days".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Stand
Find under post "Taking and making . . . Romeo's Stand".
Mark Dawson: Sleepers
Find under "Snoozing on the . . . Sleepers".
L. T. Ryan and Brian Shea: Drift
Find under post "Seemingly A . . . Drift
Johnnie Alexander: The Mischief Thief
Find under post "Rescuing . . . The Mischief Thief".
John Milton: The Alamo; Redeemer
Find under post "Wrapping it up at . . . The Alamo and Waiting to find the . . . Redeemer".
Mark Dawson: Blackout
Find under post "Caught in another . . . Blackout".
Heather Day Gilbert: No Filter
Find under post "Acting with . . . No Filter".
Mark Dawson: The Jungle
Find under post "Separation in . . . The Jungle".
Mark Dawson: Headhunters, The Ninth Step
Find under post "Battling and bashing of the . . . Headhunters and "Impossible to take . . . The Ninth Step".
Mark Dawson: The Sword of God, Salvation Row
Find under post "Raising . . . The Sword of God and Saving . . . Salvation Row".
Mark Dawson: The Cleaner, Saint Death, The Driver
Find under post "Facing . . . The Cleaner, Saint Death, and The Driver".
Nancy Mehl: Dead End
Find under post "Nearing a . . . Dead End".
Becky Wade: Stay with Me
Find under post "I need you to . . . Stay with Me".
Lisa Harris: The Traitor's Pawn
Find under post "Who is . . . The Traitor's Pawn".
Mark Dawson: The House in the Woods
Find under post "Murderous oppression at . . . The House in the Woods".
Dustin Stevens: The Debt
Find under post "Paying off . . . The Debt".
Sara Davison: Lost Down Deep
Find under post "Finding herself . . . Lost Down Deep".
D. L. Wood: Secrets She Knew
Find under post "Never telling . . . Secrets She Knew".
Christy Barritt: The Lantern Beach Blackout Series 2 - 4
Find under post "The Lantern Beach Blackout Series 2 - 4".
Christy Barritt: Dark Water
Find under post "Dangerous . . . Dark Water".
Sara Davison: Guarded
Find under post "Always . . . Guarded".
Tom Threadgill: Collision of Lies
Find under post "Head-on . . . Collision of Lies".
Karin Kaufman: Still as Death
Find under post "Discovering him . . . Still as Death".
Sara Davison: Vigilant
Find under post "Ever . . . Vigilant".
Luana Ehrlich: One Day Gone
Find under post "Just like that . . . One Day Gone".
Ginny L. Yttrup: Flames
Find under post "Up in . . . Flames".
Heather Day Gilbert: Belinda Blake and the Snake in the Grass; Belinda Blake and the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
Find under post "Belinda Blake: Exotic Pet Sitter (Books 1 and 2)
Melinda Leigh: Save Your Breath
Find under post "It's too hard to . . . Save Your Breath".
Greg Iles: Mississippi Blood
Find under post "You got . . . Mississippi Blood".
Lynette Eason: Collateral Damage
Find under post "More than . . . Collateral Damage".
Kristen Heitzmann: Told You Twice
Find under post "I already . . . Told You Twice".
Nancy Mehl: Fire Storm
Find under post "Not expecting the . . . Fire Storm".
Nancy Mehl: Mind Games
Find under post "Playing those deadly . . . Mind Games".
Brenda S. Anderson: A Beautiful Mess
Find under post "Ending up . . . A Beautiful Mess".
Dustin Stevens: Wild Fire
Find under post "Setting a . . . Wild Fire".
Natalie Walters: Deadly Deceit
Find under post "Uncovering the . . . Deadly Deceit".
Greg Iles: Natchez Burning
Find under post "The hellfire of . . . Natchez Burning".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Lethal Agent
Find under post "The dual threat of a . . . Lethal Agent".
Greg Iles: The Bone Tree
Find under post "Finding death at . . . The Bone Tree".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Fragments of Fear
Find under post "A collection of . . . Fragments of Fear".
Harlan Coben: Don't Let Go
Find under post "Never, ever . . . Don't Let Go".
Stacy Monson: When Mountains Sing
Find under post "Listening to . . . When Mountains Sing".
Therese Heckenkamp: The Butterfly Recluse
Find under post "Engaging . . . The Butterfly Recluse".
George Collord : Hear The Wind Blow
Find under post "Can you . . . Hear The Wind Blow".
Dustin Stevens : Home Fire
Find under post "Too close to . . . Home Fire".
Dustin Stevens: Ham; Even
Find under post "Not ham and eggs but . . . Ham and Even."
Tosca Lee: The Line Between
Find under post "The distance in . . . The Line Between".
Dustin Stevens: Hellfire
Find under post "Preparing for . . . Hellfire".
Brad Thor: Backlash
Find under post "Extreme . . . Backlash".
Dustin Stevens: Fire and Ice
Find under post "Surviving . . . Fire and Ice".
Natalie Walters: Living Lies
Find under post "In the midst of . . . Living Lies".
Dustin Stevens: Cover Fire
Find under post "Providing . . . Cover Fire".
Marian Lanouette: All the Deadly Lies; All the Hidden Sins; All the Pretty Brides; All the Dirty Secrets
Find under post "A new (to me) series . . ."
Becky Wade: Sweet on You
Find under post "Always have been . . . Sweet on You".
Steven Konkoly: The Rescue
Find under post "Failing to get . . . The Rescue".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Alias Raven Black
Find under post "Who is . . . Alias Raven Black".
Melinda Leigh: Secrets Never Die
Find under post "Never forget . . . Secrets Never Die".
D. L. Wood: Unintended Witness
Find under post "Finding that . . . Unintended Witness".
Brenda S. Anderson: Home another Way
Find under post "Need to find . . . Home another Way".
Matthew Fitzsimmons: Cold Harbor
Find under post "Frozen in a . . . Cold Harbor".
Sibella Giorello: The Wind Will Howl
Find under post "And oh how . . . The Wind Will Howl".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Fight
Find under post "It's always . . . Romeo's Fight".
Joseph Courtemanche: Nicholas of Haiti
Find under post "Papa Noel is . . . Nicholas of Haiti".
Tim Moynihan: Prodigal Avenger
Find under post "A mission of . . . Prodigal Avenger".
Becky Wade: Falling for You
Find under post "Trying hard not to be . . . Falling for You".
Charles Martin: Long Way Gone
Find under post "Coming back from a . . . Long Way Gone".
Normandie Fischer: The Sea Prayers
Find under post "Offering up . . . The Sea Prayers".
Elizabeth Dyer: Fearless
Find under post "Working toward . . . Fearless".
Robin Patchen: Convenient Lies
Find under post "Too many of those . . . Convenient Lies".
Sally Bradley: Kept
Find under post "Becoming un - . . . Kept".
Karin Kaufman : Death of a Professor
Find under post "The cunning . . . Death of a Professor".
Brenda S. Anderson: Place Called Home
Find under post "Trying to find that . . . Place Called Home".
Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: Red War
Find under post "An instigated . . . Red War".
Francine Rivers: The Masterpiece
Find under post "Looking at . . . The Masterpiece".
Melinda Leigh: What I've Done
Find under post "Not knowing . . . What I've Done".
Steven James: Every Wicked Man
Find under post "Finding . . . Every Wicked Man".
Ronie Kendig: Thirst of Steel
Find under post "Dying for that . . . Thirst of Steel".
James Scott Bell: Don't Leave Me
Find under post "Please . . . Don't Leave Me".
Irene Hannon: Tangled Webs
Find under post "Those deceiving . . . Tangled Webs".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Formula of Deception
Find under post "Creating a . . . Formula of Deception".
Karin Kaufman: Garden of Death
Find under post "Planted in the . . . Garden of Death".
Brenda S. Anderson: Long Way Home
Find under post "Taking the . . . Long Way Home".
Charles Martin: Send Down The Rain
Find under post "A time to . . . Send Down The Rain".
Brad Thor: Spymaster
Find under post "Who is the . . . Spymaster".
Irene Hannon: Thin Ice
Find under post "Treading on . . . Thin Ice".
Irene Hannon: Buried Secrets
Find under post "Digging up . . . Buried Secrets".
James Scott Bell: Your Son Is Alive
Find under post "The taunting of . . . Your Son Is Alive".
Rachel Dylan: Lone Witness
Find under post "The attorney is the . . . Lone Witness".
Karin Kaufman : Death Knell
Find under post "Hearing the . . . Death Knell".
Becky Wade: Meant to Be Mine
Find under post "Always . . . Meant to Be Mine".
Nancy Mehl: Blind Betrayal
Find under post "Hidden in a . . . Blind Betrayal".
Melinda Leigh: Her Last Goodbye
Find under post "Not ready for . . . Her Last Goodbye".
Melinda Leigh: Say You're Sorry
Find under post "A twisted way to . . . Say You're Sorry".
L. T. Ryan: End Game
Find under post "Trying to find the . . . End Game".
Lisa Harris: Dangerous Passage
Find under post "Buying into a . . . Dangerous Passage".
Karin Kaufman : Death Trap
Find under post "Setting the . . . Death Trap".
James Scott Bell: Force of Habit, Then There Were Nuns, Nun the Wiser, The Nun Also Rises
Find under post "Strengthening this . . . Force of Habit".
Jame Scott Bell: Framed
Find under post "A crooked picture . . . Framed".
Hillary Manton Lodge: Together at the Table
Find under post "Eating and loving . . . Together at the Table".
Susan Sleeman: Fatal Mistake
Find under post "Trying not to make that . . . Fatal Mistake".
Karin Kaufman : Cheating Death
Find under post "Oh that . . . Cheating Death".
Kristen Smeltzer: Who Do You Say I Am?
Find under post "After it all . . . Who Do You Say I Am?"
Barbara Ellen Brink: Midsummer Madness
Find under post "Immersed in . . . Midsummer Madness".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Much Ado about Murder
Find under post "Creating . . . Much Ado about Murder".
Barbara Ellen Brink: Roadkill
Find under post "Just so much . . . Roadkill".
Carrie Stuart Parks: Portrait of Vengeance
Find under post "Arriving at a . . . Portrait of Vengeance".
Heather Day Gilbert: Guilt by Association
Find under post "Assuming . . . Guilt by Association".
Bill Myer, Frank Peretti, Angela Hunt, Alton Gansky: Probing
Find under post "Who's . . . Probing".
Heather Day Gilbert: Undercut
Find under post "Undercut".
Brad Thor: Hidden Order
Find under post "Disguised in the . . . Hidden Order".
Karin Kaufman : Scared to Death
Find under post "Nearly . . . Scared to Death".
Dani Pettrey: Blind Spot
Find under post "That hindering . . . Blind Spot".
Brandilyn Collins: Plummet
Find under post "Trying not to . . . Plummet".
Winter Austin: Liar, Liar
Find under post "Who's the . . . Liar, Liar".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Santa
Find under post "Who arranged the . . . Death of A Santa".
Kyle Mills/Vince Flynn: Enemy of the State
Find under post "Making him the . . . Enemy of the State".
Ronie Kendig: Crown of Souls
Find under post "The hidden . . . Crown of Souls".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Hammer
Find under post "Nailing it with . . . Romeo's Hammer".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Way
Find under post "It's . . . Romeo's Way . . . or the highway".
James Scott Bell: Romeo's Rules
Find under post "Making sure of . . . Romeo's Rules".
Karin Kaufman : At Death's Door
Find under post "The stairs . . . At Death's Door".
Brad Thor: Use of Force
Find under post "Needing the . . . Use of Force".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Scavenger
Find under post "The not surprising . . . Death of A Scavenger".
Steven James: Every Deadly Kiss
Find under post "And with . . . Every Deadly Kiss".
Victoria Bylin: The Two of Us
Find under post "Making it . . . The Two of Us".
Brad Thor: Black List
Find under post "On the . . . Black List".
Brad Thor: Full Black
Find under post "Going . . . Full Black".
Mike Maden: Point of Contact
Find under post "Making that . . . Point of Contact".
Brad Thor: The Apostle
Find under post "Deemed . . . The Apostle".
Brad Thor: The Last Patriot
Find under post "Who is . . . The Last Patriot".
Karin Kaufman : Death of A Dead Man
Find under post "The unusual . . . Death of A Dead Man".
Brad Thor: The First Commandment
Find under post "What is . . . The First Commandment".
Sibella Giorello: The Moon Stands Still
Find under post "Watch to see . . . The Moon Stands Still".
Shannon Taylor Vannatter: Winning Over the Cowboy
Find under post "Not so close to . . . Winning Over the Cowboy".
Dani Pettrey: Still Life
Find under post "Taking a . . . Still Life".
Lynette Eason: Moving Target
Find under post "Focused on a . . . Moving Target".
Becky Wade: True to You
Find under post "Determined to be . . . True to You".
Chris Fabry: The Promise of Jesse Woods
Find under post "Waiting for . . . The Promise of Jesse Woods".
Victoria Bylin: Together With You
Find under post "Finding the way to be . . . Together With You".
Kellie Coates Gilbert: A Woman of Fortune
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Ruth Logan Herne: Back in the Saddle
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Karin Kaufman : Bitter Roots
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David Baldacci: No Man's Land
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Becky Wade: Then Came You
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James Patterson: Merry Christmas, Alex Cross
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Ronie Kendig: Conspiracy of Silence
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Winter Austin: Sins of the Father
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Nike Chillemi: Blood Speaks
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Patricia Bradley: Shadows of the Past
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Anne Patrick: Out of the Darkness
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Kyle Mills/Vince Flynn: Order to Kill
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James Hayman: The Girl in the Glass
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Sibella Giorello: The Waves Break Gray
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James Hayman: Darkness First
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James Hayman: The Chill of Night
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Travis Thrasher: Forty
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James Hayman: The Cutting
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Brenda S. Anderson: Risking Love
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Erin Healy: Afloat
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Brad Thor: Foreign Agent
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Brad Thor: Takedown
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Joseph Courtemanche: Assault on St. Agnes
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Michelle Massaro: Grace in the Flames
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Winter Austin: Born to Die
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Sibella Giorello: Stone and Snow
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Sibella Giorello: Stone and Sand
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Kristen Heitzmann: Told You So
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Steven James: Every Crooked Path
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Carrie Stuart Parks: The Bones Will Speak
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Vince Flynn/Kyle Mills: The Survivor
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Brenda S. Anderson: Hungry for Home
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Casey Hill: Inferno
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Carrie Stuart Parks: A Cry from the Dust
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Catherine Coulter: Bomb Shell
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M.K. Gilroy: Cold As Ice
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Brad Thor: Code of Conduct
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Harper Lee: Go Set A Watchman
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Randall Wood: Closure
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Casey Hill: Taboo
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Debra Clopton: Betting on Hope
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Diane/David Munson: Redeeming Liberty
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Bradley Nickell: Repeat Offender
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Sandra Orchard: Deadly Devotion
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Heather Day Gilbert: Trial by Twelve
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Robin Patchen: Finding Amanda
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Diane/David Munson: Confirming Justice
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Camy Tang: A Dangerous Stage
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Daphne Du Maurier: Rebecca
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Becky Wade: A Love Like Ours
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Brenda S. Anderson: Memory Box Secrets
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Mel Odom: Blood Evidence
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Winter Austin: Atonement
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L. T. Ryan: The Depth of Darkness
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Brenda S. Anderson: Pieces of Granite
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Steven James: Checkmate
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Dan Walsh: When Night Comes
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Brad Thor: Path of the Assassin
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Karin Kaufman : The Sacrifice
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Heidi McCahan: Unraveled
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L. T. Ryan: Never Go Home
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Gina Holmes: Driftwood Tides
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T. E. George: The Source
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L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions (Season Three)
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Brad Thor: Act of War
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Creston Mapes: Sky Zone
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Charles Martin: Unwritten
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L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions (Season Two)
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L. T. Ryan: Noble Intentions - Season One
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L. T. Ryan: Thin Line
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Chris Fabry: Every Waking Moment
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L. T. Ryan: A Deadly Distance
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L. T. Ryan: Noble Beginnings
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Nike Chillemi: Harmful Intent
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Toni Anderson: Dangerous Waters
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Heather Day Gilbert: Miranda Warning
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J. R. Rain: Silent Echo
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J. A. Jance: Skeleton Canyon
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Brandilyn Collins: Double Blind
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Katie Ganshert: A Broken Kind of Beautiful
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Victoria Bylin: Until I Found You
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Linda Leigh Hargrove: The Making of Isaac Hunt
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Francine Rivers: Bridge to Haven
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Winter Austin: Reckoning
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Brandilyn Collins: Sidetracked
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Brenda S. Anderson: Chain of Mercy
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Harry Kraus: Lip Reading
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Charles Martin: Wrapped in Rain
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Lisa Samson: The Sky Beneath My Feet
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Sibella Giorello: Stone and Spark
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Jessica E. Thomas: This Quiet Tyranny
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Creston Mapes: Poison Town
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Davis Bunn: Strait of Hormuz
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Steven James: Singularity
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Winter Austin: Revenge
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Brandilyn Collins: Dark Justice
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Chris Kyle: American Sniper
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Cathleen Armstrong: Welcome to Last Chance
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Captain Jeff Struecker/Alton Gansky: Certain Jeopardy
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James Scott Bell: Blind Justice
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F. Scott Fitzgerald: Tender Is the Night
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Steven James: The King
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K. T. Kaufman: All Souls
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C. J. Darlington: Ties That Bind
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Creston Mapes: Fear Has A Name
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Harry Kraus: An Open Heart
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Winter Austin: Retribution
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Robert Liparulo: The Judgment Stone
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Normandie Fischer: Becalmed
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Becky Wade: Undeniably Yours
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Alton Gansky: Wounds
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Tosca Lee: Iscariot, A Novel of Judas
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Aleshia Robinson: Alcatraz, The Lost Pearl
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Chris Fabry: Borders of the Heart
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Gina Holmes: Wings of Glass
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Karin Kaufman: Sparrow House
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Winter Austin: Relentless
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Ward Tanneberg: Redeeming Grace
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Laura Gallier: The Delusion
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Athol Dickson: January Justice
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Travis Thrasher: Hurt
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Vince Flynn: The Last Man
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Kristen Heitzmann: The Breath of Dawn
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Steven James: Placebo
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Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer: No Easy Day
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Dee Henderson: Full Disclosure
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Susan Meissner: The Girl in the Glass
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Steven James: Opening Moves
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Jordyn Redwood: Proof
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Cynthia Ruchti: They Almost Always Come Home
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Jonathan Cahn: The Harbinger
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Lorena McCourtney: Dying to Read
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Sibella Giorello: the stars shine bright
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Chris Fabry: Not in the Heart
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Kirk Outerbridge: The Tenth Crusader
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Todd M. Johnson: The Deposit Slip
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Davis Bunn: Rare Earth
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J. Mark Bertrand: Nothing to Hide
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Janice Thompson: The Director's Cut
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Charles Martin: Chasing Fireflies
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Joy Jordan-Lake: Blue Hole Back Home
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Becky Wade: My Stubborn Heart
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Dani Pettrey: Submerged
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Dineen Miller: The Soul Saver
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Ann Tatlock: Travelers Rest
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Sue Duffy: The Sound of Red Returning
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Frank Peretti: Illusion
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Robert Liparulo: The Thirteenth Tribe
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Bonnie S. Calhoun: Cooking the Books
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DiAnn Mills: The Chase
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Mark Young: Off the Grid
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Vince Flynn: Kill Shot
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Karin Kaufman: The Witch Tree
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Lisa Wingate: Blue Moon Bay
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Kristen Heitzmann: Indelible
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Tim Downs: Nick of Time
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Kim Schaumburg: Her Last Race
Find under post "Finishing . . . Her Last Race".

June 28, 2016

"Trashy Romance Novels"

So many assume romance novels are trashy, shallow reads. Let's face it: some are. However, I have to wince when the romance novel takes the hit by this description. It's a sweeping generalization based on a specific form of the genre written to appeal to the baser escapist inclinations of certain readers - of which there must be plenty because "trashy romance novels" sell well.

But, romance novels can also be squeaky clean, scrubbed bare of any sexual references or admitted attractions. Or they can be more realistic without graphic instances of sexual encounters and portray spiritual upright storytelling. Those who don't read the genre often assume the worst from them because of the prevalent and infamous covers of those labeled "trashy".

I like to think - and say - I write love stories. The technical aspects of this clarification simply mean they tend to be longer than the typical romance novel with a less rigid formula. This designation isn't a rap against romance novels, it simply implies the lengthier development of characters beginning, pursuing, or involved in love and the relationships that follow. My stories always investigate the spiritual dimensions of characters without judgment and intentionally attempt to make each type of character authentic.

There's a segment of us Christian authors who do not write "squeaky clean" because our task is to bring a different focus to the relationships without bringing "the trash". We occasionally take criticism from the "clean and chaste" crowd for our work, and I'm sure if the readers who prefer the more risqué novels read them, they would criticize them from the other end of the spectrum.

Defending the romance novel doesn't gain a lot of traction, but a good romance novel will give readers a slice of life where love is featured through complex circumstances of human attractions and behaviors. Nothing wrong with exploring relationships in story form. Good romance novels demonstrate the vulnerabilities and emotional responses people feel and face when developing a meaningful relationship.

Unless of course it's a trashy romance novel . . .

Father, you're the author of romance, the definer of love, the administrator of relationship. Help us to dive deep into understanding what you have designed for each of us. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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