“I can fix him? No, darling. I’m here for the grovel.” There was a time when romance readers looked at a complicated fictional man and thought: Maybe love will change him. We’ve evolved. Now I need accountability. You messed up? Excellent. I’ll be over here while you reflect on your choices. Take your time. Maybe…
“May you find the person who makes ordinary life feel worth rereading.” We talk a lot about the big romantic moments. The first kiss. The grand confession. The proposal. The I crossed an entire kingdom because I refuse to live without you level of devotion. And yes. I would like all of that, please. But…
“Everything was under control until the plot started plotting.” Monday was going surprisingly well. Coffee acquired. Responsibilities acknowledged. Life reasonably under control. Then I made one tiny mistake. I opened my book. And apparently chapter twenty-seven had been waiting all weekend to ruin my emotional stability. A secret? Excuse me. A betrayal? Absolutely not. A…
“Protect the softness you fought so hard to keep.” There’s a strange idea that becoming stronger means becoming harder. Less trusting. Less hopeful. Less willing to care. As though surviving difficult chapters should turn us into people who no longer feel them. But I think there’s another kind of strength. Staying soft anyway. Still getting…
“A woman with a book is never entirely alone.” There’s a particular kind of quiet that happens when you’re reading by yourself. You’re alone… but you’re also not. Because there are people in your head having arguments. Someone is falling hopelessly in love. Someone else is keeping a secret they absolutely should have revealed 150…
“One bed. Two idiots. Absolutely no believable sleeping arrangements.” There are moments in romance when I am willing to suspend disbelief. Dragons? Fine. Secret kingdoms? Absolutely. A morally gray man somehow having perfect hair after surviving a battle? I’ll allow it. But nothing tests my commitment to fiction quite like two grown adults walking into…
Three books. Three different journeys. One storyteller with a whole lot of imagination. Dear Romanceaholics, Let’s Go Book Browsing! We’ve shared our thoughts on The Love Operation. We’ve stepped behind the pages and gotten to know the wonderful mind behind the story. And now, darling? It’s time to explore the rest of the bookshelf! Because…
Melissa Collings: Love, Lies, Memories & the Beautiful Mess We Call Romance Featuring THE LOVE OPERATION An exclusive Romanceaholic conversation about complicated hearts, questionable decisions, impossible choices, and why love refuses to follow instructions. Dear Romanceaholics, we have a situation. And apparently, it’s surgical. Imagine being brilliant enough to perform surgery, intelligent enough to understand…
Some women spend their lives breaking barriers. Others spend their lives protecting their hearts. Dr. Cordelia Wren has somehow managed to do both and she’s exhausted herself in the process. There is something wonderfully complicated about a woman who can revolutionize spinal surgery, challenge an entire medical establishment, and fight her way toward the top…
“Some characters leave the page and quietly become part of you.” There are fictional characters I remember. And then there are the ones I miss. Which feels slightly ridiculous when you think about it. They were never actually here. We never sat across from them at dinner. Never heard their laugh. Never received one of…