fantasy romance - Felicia Davin

Vertical slices of five book covers: Your Scandalous Ways, Morbidly Yours, The Boy Bride, Dulhaniyaa, The Last Hour Between Worlds

historical romance

Felze

Cabins on gondolas, and, of course, romance novels

two book covers: Demons and Diplomacy by Megan Frampton and A Duke in Shining Armor by Loretta Chase

fantasy romance

Fall all de rall, &c

gewgaws, trifles, flimsy things, songs, and romance novels

a photo of Nancy Wake and four book covers: Wings Once Cursed and Bound, Bet Me, The Duke, The Language of Liars

espionage history

Gazogène

resistance and romance novels

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

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

three book covers: A Lady for All Seasons by TJ Alexander, Duchess by Night by Eloisa James, The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

expressions

Fly off the handle

On the expression "fly off the handle" 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 black and white illustration of an archeological excavation at Nineveh in the 1850s. Many workers are lowering a bull sculpture on ropes.

ancient history

Zero and cipher

Cipher/zero, cuneiform, Gilgamesh, 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.

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

5 fragments of the covers of the books reviewed

writing process

Calques and loanwords

calques, loanwords, and romance novels

French history

And yet they were surprisingly moderate

The Black Jacobins, revolution, romance, and horror

animal words

Big-eared rabbit-eared

a small Australian marsupial, language names, and romance novels