bisexual romance - Felicia Davin

slices of four book covers: Be Not Afraid by Alyssa Cole; Agnes Moor's Wild Knight by Alyssa Cole; Cinder House by Freya Marske; Notes from a Regicide by Isaac Fellman

sci fi or fantasy

Propagating the faith

propaganda and romance novels

seven slices of different images: savory in bloom, a donkey, a black and white photo of Frédéric Mistral, and four book covers

animal words

Donkey pepper

donkeys, herbs, romance novels

slivers of four book covers: A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell, Star Shipped by Cat Sebastian, The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope, and Bottle Blondes by Rhiannon Swanson

historical romance

The Perpetrator

on obscure word origins, by which I mean where my child learns the things he knows, and, of course, romance novels

four book covers: The Anonymous Letters of C Forestier by Felicia Davin, Cross-Country Love by Erin McLellan, Bodies of Water by Alex Pendragon, Isn't It Obvious? by Rachel Runya Katz

writing process

Pipes and other hollow dreams

my writing process—and also, happily, other people's romance novels

three book covers: Rears & Vices by E. M. Caro, Bailey Bangs Her Brother's Best Friend by Liz Alden, and Dirt-Stained Hands, Thorn-Pierced Skin by Tabitha O'Connell

historical romance

Seamen

pirate civil unions and, of course, romance novels

A black and white photo of a tablet covered with lines of carved Rongorongo script

ancient history

Ox turning

Writing forward and backward and upside down, in letters and telegrams and meows, and, of course, romance novels

a collage of narrow slices of all the covers of the books mentioned in the text below

historical romance

200

a few of the previous 200 (!) issues of Word Suitcase, and, as always, romance novels

Illuminated manuscript illustration of Tristan and Isolde playing chess on a boat. Tristan is drinking from a goblet. The painting is surrounded by delicately drawn flowering vines.

French literature

Gotelef

honeysuckle, Tristan and Isolde, and romance novels

Four book covers: David Brin's The Uplift War, Emma Barry's Bad Reputation, Diana Quincy's The Earl that Got Away, Juniper Butterworth's The Dragon Under the Hill

sci fi or fantasy

Rarities

learning new words from an old sci-fi novel, and, as usual, romance novels

Partial view of vertical slivers of five book covers: Zomromcom, Old Time Religion, Troth, Baker Thief, and The Brides of High Hill

fantasy romance

Crepid

"Creep" and romance novels

Four book covers: Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava, Method Acting by Adele Buck, Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy, and The Lord of Stariel by AJ Lancaster

contemporary romance

Hensci

"Hello" in Mvskoke/Muscogee and four recent romance reads

three book covers: A Novel Arrangement by Arden Powell, Femme Like Her by Fiona Zedde, and The Spy and The Traitor by Ben Macintyre

food words

Literal and figurative toasts

a toast to romance novels and one of my favorite spies

animal words

Butterfly ties

Butterflies and romance novels

French history

the devil's hot-bed

spies, romance, and hot beds

sci fi or fantasy

No word, just books

No word this time, just three excellent books.

A sculpture of a Megalosaurus in a park in London. The dinosaur is walking on four feet.

English literature

It would not be wonderful

Dickens, reading comprehension, and romance novels

expressions

Ratatam

nursery rhymes, a romance novel, some fantasy novels, and Graham Greene again

Book covers for Ursula K. Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness, Sherry Thomas's Ravishing the Heiress, and Darcy Liao's Make Room for Love

sci fi or fantasy

Answerable

on The Left Hand of Darkness, Ravishing the Heiress, and Make Room for Love

food words

A costly dish

in which I’m perilously out of my depth re: food words (but perfectly at home re: romance novels)

$graphic showing fractions of the covers of the romance novels reviewed$

historical romance

Absolute skulduggery

sneaking around and romance novels

black and white photograph described in caption

fashion

Kamarband

a little fashion history and some romance novels

a sloped cobblestone alley with red brick buildings

US history

Corcas

etymological mysteries and romance novels

an oil painting of a man wearing a cravat

fashion

On cravats

Croatia, must-have historical romance accessories, and romance novels

contemporary romance

Fish, cheese, war

various mongers, and, of course, romance novels

French history

And yet they were surprisingly moderate

The Black Jacobins, revolution, romance, and horror