The Sleeping Beauty: fairy tale re-creations in times of conflict

In the fairy tale of the sleeping beauty, a castle re-awakens after a long curse.…

Book Review: ASAP by Axie Oh

Nothing brings me as much giddy joy as a fun, escapist, well-crafted romance novel and,…

Charlotte Stein: Setting The Romance Bar

The thing I love most about Romance is how high it sets the bar for…

Marissa Meyer on creating romances that will stay in readers’ memories for a long time

Romance is always front and center for me when I start writing any new book,…

Book Review: Fangirl Down by Tessa Bailey

We love a good romance novel all year round, but there’s nothing quite like cosying…

Read an extract from The Sleeping Beauties by Lucy Ashe

May 1945 and at long last, Rosamund Caradon is feeling optimistic. As she returns the…

Book Review: Miss Austen Investigates by Jessica Bull

Classic authors have long been the inspiration for many a modern-day writer, but sometimes that…

Book Review: Queen Bee by Amalie Howard

Featuring an entirely diverse cast, Amalie Howard’s Queen Bee is a self-professed anti-historical YA novel.…

Kate Storey: Why I love uplifting books about books

January can be gloomy, can’t it? Like many others at this time of year, I…

Read an extract from Blood Flowers by Jay McGuiness

Seventeen-year-old Bear lives in the walled town of Calleston – a place of stark divide…

Fiction Preview: Books To Look Forward To Reading In 2024

The world feels like an increasingly uncertain place but the one thing we can be…

Book Review: Damaged Goods by L. J. Shen

Damaged Goods is not your typical romance story. Anyone who’s read any of L. J.…