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News

Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy for an episode we’re recording on March 13 and which will be live on March 17. Send us your thoughts!

Find the Lisa Kleypas Historical Hero Showdown on Instagram through @romancingthedata.

Check out the Black Romance Has a History podcast AND the article Jess mentioned.

Jess was on the Book Riot pod - check it out!

Books Discussed

A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera

The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall

Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgens Clark

Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao

I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming

A Man for Mrs. Claus or Rafe (or anything) by Rebekah Weatherspoon

It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian

Hungry Heart by Jem Milton

The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller

Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas

Role Playing by Cathy Yardley

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

When I Think of You by Myah Ariel

Just Right by Shon

Luca by Grey Huffington

Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann

Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address ([email protected]). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading).

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