Kini Allen (Smexy Books) and Andrea discuss Time Served, a steamy second chance contemporary by Julianna Keyes: a lawyer who made it out of her rough neighborhood reconnects with her ex-con ex. We cover “unlikeable” heroines, social class/Otherness, steamy revenge sex, and why it’s ok to like books in which characters do problematic things.

CW: Boundary-pushing, consensual intimate encounters are discussed.

• Guest Host: Kini Allen (Smexy Books)
• Instagram: @1KiniLei
• Twitter: @kinilei1
• You can find Kini at the Maryland Romance Writers tent at the Baltimore Book Festival, which is coming up November 1-3, 2019.

• Time Served by Julianna Keyes
• Julianna Keyes' website

From Instagram: B.andherbooks, Now_Booking, Boobiespodcast, AddictedtoRomance, Amanda_Baller

From Twitter: Ainsley Wynter of Tarth, Lisa Donaldson, Booked and Busy

• The Mary Sue article by Jessica Mason: What you Ship Doesn't Make You a Bad Person...Or A Good One
• Kini mentioned Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn, which isn't out until 2020 but has a beautiful soft-touch finish on the print copy - Pre-order now!

• Back To You by Priscilla Glenn (M/F Contemporary)
• Every Last Breath by Juno Rushdan (M/F Contemporary / Romantic Suspense)
• The Ones Who Got Away by Roni Loren (M/F Contemporary / CW: School shooting)
• Not Quite a Husband by Sherry Thomas (M/F Historical)

Booked and Busy - Twitter

• Before We Were Strangers by Renee Carlino (M/F Contemporary)
• Famous by Jenny Holiday (M/F Contemporary)
• Kini adds: 
  Infamous by Jenny Holiday (M/M Contemporary)
• Honorable Mention is Undeclared by Julianna Keyes (M/F Contemporary)
• The Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev (M/F Contemporary)

Ainsley Wynter of Tarth

• Winterblaze by Kristen Callihan (M/F Paranormal)

Lisa Donaldson

• Falling Again for Her Island Fling by Ellie Darkins (M/F Contemporary)

Featured Romance Book Club:

• Location/Host organization: One More Page Books
• When: First Thursday of the Month at 7:00 pm
   

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