Browse all our articles, featuring books that contain an element of romance, whether that be simmering romantic tension or a full blown love affair — heartwarming, heart breaking or heart racing!
Recent standout reads for us in the romance genre are The Ornithologist’s Field Guide to Love by India Holton, Ashley Poston’s The Seven Year Slip, Pip Williams’ The Bookbinder and Mhairi McFarlane’s Last Night. And, it would be hard to go wrong with some of our all time top romance reads such as the iconic One Day, The Flatshare and The Time Traveller’s Wife, the quirky under-appreciated gem Resistance Is Futile and the uplifting Major Pettigrew’s Last Stand.
Finally, if you too think romance and humour make the perfect match, then we recommend checking out our most popular Book List: 30 Top Romantic Comedy Novels.
In celebration of the upcoming UK release of The Wild Girl on 29 July, today I welcome author Kate Forsyth to share with us a behind-the-scenes look at her writing process for this novel. I was lucky enough to read…
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller Synopsis : You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You like it. But alas there is a printer’s error in your copy. You take it…
The Englishman and the Butterfly Synopsis Oxford fellow and John Milton expert, Professor Henry Fell suffers from panic attacks and a gnawing fear that what he doubtfully refers to as his existence is much more out of his control than he realizes. Newly…
Mimi by Lucy Ellmann is filled with laugh-out-loud moments where political correctness flies out the window and then gets hit by a bus. Mimi Synopsis It’s Christmas Eve in Manhattan. Harrison Hanafan, noted plastic surgeon, falls on his ass. ‘Ya…
Poet’s Cottage Synopsis Poets had always lived there, the locals claimed. It was as if the house called to its own… When Sadie inherits Poet’s Cottage in the Tasmanian fishing town of Pencubitt, she sets out to discover all she…
Wolf Hall Synopsis England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry VIII wants to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry…
Levels of Life Synopsis: ‘You put together two things that have not been put together before. And the world is changed…’ Julian Barnes’s new book is about ballooning, photography, love and grief; about putting two things, and two people, together,…
Robin Sloan’s Mr Penumbra’s 24 Hour Bookstore is like a cult movie classic combo, Hackers meets The Goonies with a helping of Gen Y style. Read our full review.
The Art of Leaving Synopsis Leaving has always come naturally to Eva Elliott. The daughter of a pilot, she spent her childhood leaving schools and cities. Now an adult, she enjoys the thrill of saying goodbye much more than the butterflies…
Seduction by MJ Rose is a haunting novel about a grieving woman who discovers the lost journal of novelist Victor Hugo, awakening a mystery that spans centuries. Seduction Synopsis In 1843, novelist Victor Hugo’s beloved nineteen-year-old daughter drowned. Ten years later,…
The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth is a captivating historical drama and romance oozing with literary beauty and nuance. Read my review.
♦ This title is an Aussie Author Challenge 2015 Recommended Read ♦ _________ The Darkest Little Room Synopsis : Patrick’s Holland’s haunting new novel arises from his experiences in Indochina. An atmospheric literary thriller, it tells the story of Joseph,…
Today Booklover Book Reviews is hosting Nicole Wolverton’s virtual book tour celebrating the release of her debut novel The Trajectory of Dreams. The Trajectory of Dreams Synopsis For Lela White, a Houston sleep lab technician, sleep doesn’t come easy – there’s a…
Watering Heaven Synopsis: What would you do if you found out your girlfriend laid an egg every time she had sex? Who would you be if you were invited to a party in Beijing but had to make up a…
The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes features a cast of inspiring characters in a compelling story of courage and conviction. Read on for our full review and favourite quotes. The Girl You Left Behind Book Synopsis What happened to the…
As The Lightning Comes Synopsis This fast paced adventure is like The Bible Code meets The Chariots of the Gods. It weaves together the fascinating themes of ancient astronauts, angel visitations, hidden Bible codes and end time prophecies, with an…
