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Hey, there's a post at ye olde blog!

(Heed thee the content bewares)

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/10/08/its-the-fascism-boss/

35.- I read _The Twelve Loves of Christmas_ short stories collection; most didn't quite work for me, but there are some gems.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #OliviaDade #AlexisDaria #MAWardell @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/10/03/the-twelve-loves-of-christmas-an-advent-romance-collection/

Just because, a retro blog post: Behold, a Victorian corset entirely sewn by hand (it's also in 1:5 scale)

#Sewing #Miniatures #RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/behold-a-victorian-corset-entirely-handsewn/

Over at @SuperWendy's blog, there's a great review of _Murder at the End of the World_--a locked room mystery!

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https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/09/review-murder-at-worlds-end.html

I watched "Ride or Die" (2026), and had stuff to say about it.

#RomBkBlog #RideOrDiePrime

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/30/ride-or-die-2026/

Squeaking in during the final days of September and this month's crop of Unusual Historicals is up for your browsing pleasure at the Bat Cave. 16 titles this month https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/09/back-to-school-unusual-historicals-for.html #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

34.- I read Frederick Smith's _Love is a Contact Sport_, a contemporary m/m Black romance. Alas, it really didn't work for me.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #FrederickSmith
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/26/love-is-a-contact-sport-by-frederick-smith/

33.- I read Rachel Reid's _The Long Game_, the direct sequel to _Heated Rivalry_ and originally the end of the Game Changers book series. And it's my favorite (so far)

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #RachelReid #GameChangers @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/the-long-game-by-rachel-reid/

32.- I read Olivia Waite's _Nobody's Baby_, the second entry in her wonderful Dorothy Gentleman cozy mysteries---in space!

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #OliviaWaite #DorothyGentleman
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/21/nobodys-baby-by-olivia-waite/

It's been a year, and shit is just getting worse: Musings on Disability, a year later.

#Disability #ChronicIllness #Vaccines #PublicHealth #RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/19/musings-on-disability-a-year-later/

31.- I read Robert Thorogood's _The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts_ (5th in the Marlow Murder Club), and it was wonderful.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge #NetGalleyARC #RobertThorogood #MarlowMurderClub @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/the-mysterious-affair-of-judith-potts-by-robert-thorogood/

30.- I read Jax Calder's "It Started With A Text", the second story in her *Queer Ways to Fall in Love* contemporary romance duology. It's even better than the first.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #JaxCalder
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/14/it-started-with-a-text-by-jax-calter/

Via @SuperWendy: reminder that this month's #TBRChallenge day is September 16.

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https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/09/reminder-tbrchallenge-day-is-september.html

29.- I read Jax Calder's "Moderating Love", first in the *Queer Ways to Fall in Love* series of contemporary romance. It was lovely.

#2026REading #RomBkBlog #JaxCaler
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/11/moderating-love-by-jax-calder/

28.- I read Annick Trent' s Mont Blanc trilogy; I wish I had liked them more.

#2026REading #RomBkBlog #AnnickTrent @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/09/mont-blanc-trilogy-by-annick-trent/

I watched "Off Campus". (New Adult is so not for me.)

#RomBkBlog #OffCampus #Romancelandia @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/07/off-campus-2026-season-1/

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Not quite an update.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/once-more-with-feeling-still-here/

The weather outside if frightful (hot, so hot...) so why not stay in with a cool historical romance? Unusual Historicals for August 2026 are now live over at the blog. Head on over a check' em out https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/08/dog-days-unusual-historicals-for-august.html #RomBkBlog

Hope you've done some stretches, maybe have that second cup of coffee, because July's Unusual Historicals features 22 (!) titles. You can read all about them over at the Bat Cave https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/07/summer-picnic-basket-unusual.html #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

Coming up for air and praying that I might have some work/life balance on the horizon. Guess what y'all? The next #TBRChallenge is set for July 15. This month's optional theme is FREEDOM! https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/07/reminder-tbrchallenge-day-is-july-15.html #RomBkBlog #Romancelandia

27.- I read Courtney Milan's "Mrs Martin's Incomparable Adventure", a Sapphic Victorian genre romance novella. Technically part of the Worth Saga, stands alone quite well.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge #CourtneyMilan
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/mrs-martins-incomparable-adventure-by-courtney-milan/

26.- I read Olivia Waite's "Hen Fever", a lovely sapphic Victorian romance.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #OliviaWaite @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/hen-fever-by-olivia-waite/

Your gentle reminder, via @SuperWendy, that the #TBRChallenge for June is next Wednesday:

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https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/06/reminder-tbrchallenge-day-is-june-17.html

25.- I read 'Nathan Burgoine's "Faux Ho Ho", a queer story, part of his larger Little Village stories, and it's lovely.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NathanBurgoine #LittleVillage
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/10/faux-ho-ho-by-nathan-burgoine/

24.- I read Collen Gleason's _Lady Darling Inquires After a Killer_, first in the Lady Darling series of historical cozy mysteries, set in late Victorian London.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #ColleenGleason #LadyDarling
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/08/lady-darling-inquires-after-a-killer-by-colleen-gleason/

I watched "God's Own Country" (2017), a lovely, intimate queer film with a happy ending.

#Pride #MovieReview #Movie #QueerFilm #RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/06/gods-own-country-2017-sort-of-a-movie-review/

23.- I read Rachel Reid's _Role Model_, the fifth in her Game Changers series of contemporary ice hockey m/m romances.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #RachelReid #GameChangers
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/role-model-by-rachel-reid/

22.- I read April Hattori's _10-Minute Chair Yoga Exercises for Seniors.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/02/10-minute-chair-yoga-exercises-for-seniors-by-april-hattori/

21.- I read T. E. Kinsey's _An Assassination on the Agenda_, the 11th book in the Lady Hardcastle series of historical cozy mysteries.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #LadyHardcastle
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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/06/01/an-assassination-on-the-agenda-by-t-e-kinsey/

Good morning, #Romancelandia; I had occasion to write about historical accuracy and 'modern sensibilities'.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/23/on-historical-accuracy-a-short-rant/

20.- I read Tara Kingston's _A Rogue to Watch Over Me_, the first in a historical romance trilogy set in Victorian London.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge #NetGalleyARC #TaraKingston @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/22/a-rogue-to-watch-over-me-by-tara-kingston/

Back from some time off and back to the grind - and that includes the latest Unusual Historicals post going live over at the blog. 15 titles this month! Look at all those shiny new Harlequin Historicals 😍 https://wendythesuperlibrarian.blogspot.com/2026/05/may-days-unusual-historicals-for-may.html #RomBkBlog

19.- I read Kelley Armstrong's _An Ordinary Sort of Evil_, the fifth book in the A Rip in Time series of historical mysteries set in 1870 Edinburgh. Love this book; for my money, the series just keeps getting better.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #KelleyArmstrong @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/18/an-ordinary-sort-of-evil-by-kelley-armstrong/

"Harris's superb series continues with this latest, 21st!! volume. A not to be missed series for the history and mystery lover."--Kay, of Miss Bates Reads Romance

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https://missbatesreadsromance.com/2026/05/17/review-c-s-harris-when-the-wolves-are-silent/

18.- I read Mike Ripley's _Buried Above Ground_, a standalone contemporary cozy murder mystery set in the world of publishig.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #MikeRipley @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/15/buried-above-ground-by-mike-ripley/

17.- I read Allison Montclair's _Fire Must Burn_, eight in the Sparks and Bainbridge series of historical cozy mysteries; it's excellent, mind the bewares.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #AllisonMontclair #SparksAndBainbridge @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/09/fire-must-burn-by-allison-montclair/

16.- I read Rachel Reid's _Common Goal_, the forth in her Game Changers series of contemporary hockey romance.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #RachelReid #GameChangers @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/04/common-goal-by-rachel-reid/

15.- I read Robert Thorogood's _Murder on the Marlow Belle_, the fourth book in the Marlow Murder Club Contemporary Cozy Mystery series, which just keeps getting better and better.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #RobertThorogood @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/05/02/murder-on-the-marlow-belle-by-robert-thorogood/

14.- I read K.J. Charles' _How to Fake It in Society_, a lovely Historical Romance.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC #KJCharles @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/04/28/how-to-fake-it-in-society-by-k-j-charles/

13.- I read Kellye Garrett's _Hollywood Homicide_, the first in her Detective by Day trilogy of cozy mysteries.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge #NetGalleyARC #KellyeGarrett @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/04/27/hollywood-homicide-by-kellye-garrett/

12.- I read Camille Pagán's _Dog Person_, a standalone contemporary romance (set in 2003). I have thoughts and feelings.

#2026Reading #RomBkBlog #NetGalleyARC @bookstodon

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/dog-person-by-camille-pagan/

Random book recommendation: A.J. Demas' _Honey & Pepper_ is such a delight, with a lovely cinnamon roll hero.

My review: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2022/03/25/honey-pepper-by-a-j-demas/

If you want your own copy, it's available through the author's own store:
Digital https://sextonscottage.com/products/honey-pepper
Print https://sextonscottage.com/products/honey-pepper-paperback

#RomBkBlog #QueerRomance @bookstodon