Bookstore Romance Day

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Today is the first annual Bookstore Romance Day!

Bookstores across the nation are hosting romance author events at their store!

Romance books are THE biggest books in the publishing world. It's a Billion dollar industry. Especially now when the world is a trash fire and we all need a little happiness to hold on to.

Is your local indie hosting an event? Check the website to find out!

Two local bookstores near me are hosting events. Sadly, I'm a Saturday Librarian today and won't be able to attend either event, but I'm there in spirit. And I'm so happy they're hosting events.

There are bookstores who turn their noses up at the genre of romance. And they're silly.

If you don't have a local indie bookstore - head for your library and ask them for their romance book suggestions.

What's the last romance book you read?

I spent yesterday reading this gem.

Romance in my TBR List (2)

Just a few adult romances I can't wait to read the second half of this year:

And Christmas/Holidays Ones (my jam!)

Happy Read a Romance Book Day

I talk about Romance Books A LOT

Because I love them. 

There's something to be said about knowing the book will end happily.

I used to feel like they were a guilty pleasure. And then I read something where someone (I wish I remembered who) said guilty pleasures shouldn't make you feel guilty. And I realized reading romances simply made me happy.

I stopped hiding the romances I read from public eyes.

I started reading them in public.

I started telling people who might frown upon romances why I read them.

I started ordering books from the library knowing I might get judged by my reading habits.

I stopped caring what other people thought. Because romances made me happy.

And that's really all that mattered.

Now years later, I have read hundreds if not a thousand romance books. And I have hundreds more that I can't wait to read.

I read them because:

1. They end happily.

2. They're written by smart women

3. The banter between the heroine and the hero

4. The friendships (I read a lot of series and the friends all get books too)

5. The small town charm  - if contemporary

6. Historical fun - I've read about women doctors, women game makers, and women who run orphanages - they're all interesting and they speak to the historical moment of the times.

7. Strong women characters

8. Reading about first love

9. Anticipation of the first kiss

10. Broken Heroes

I'm always reading at least one romance.

Here are a few upcoming romances I can't wait to read.

Here are a few favorite couples and some favorite authors.

Romances in my TBR

Just a few adult romances I can't wait to read this year: