It's Contemporary Week here at TBQ's Book Palace as part of my 4 year blogoversary celebration!

This post kicks off the rest of the week's events. Plus, did I mention there's a giveaway involved? :) Read on!

Oh, and for all my international readers--check out this post for your chance to win during my blogoversary. :)

I'll admit--for the longest time, I wasn't a huge fan of contemporary romances. I didn't really see the appeal--why would I want to read about love stories set in much the same time and place as I already live? Historicals allow me to visit another time, fantasy allows me to visit another place. But contemporary...?

Ah, summer love....

Looking back, I wish I had braved this genre earlier! :)

When I first started reading romance novels (of any kind), Nora Roberts was one of the first authors I was introduced to, and she remains one of my favorite. There are very few of her books that I HAVEN'T read, and even fewer that I didn't love. I don't care what others may say or think about her, I think she's a great author, and whether we are talking about her straight contemporary romances or the few she wrote that had magic elements in it, you can't go wrong with one of her books!

Other than Nora's books, I didn't read many contemporaries for, well, years, as I've already said. I never got into the Harlequin line of books; perhaps its the (no offense!) horrible covers and titles? Remember, I'm a cover whore, after all. :)

But now, after reading a few good contemporaries, and hearing rave reviews and recommendations for hundreds of others, I'm DYING to really dive into this genre. The only thing holding me back from going contemp. crazy is lack of funds, lack of time, and lack of space for more books. But this will only hold me back for so long. As soon as I get the great TBR mountain down, I'm going to do a contemporary binge to try and catch up! :)

One of the few contemporary romances I remember reading, years ago, and loving is a book by Luanne Rice.

My copy of Summer Light is almost falling apart from all the times I've read it over the years. I simply love it; there is something about it that keeps drawing me back, again and again, even years after it was released. I think this was one of the first books where I cried like a babe towards the end of it. And I'm not one to cry during books, really, so that's saying a lot!

If you haven't read this book, I highly suggest you do--it's more than just a romance story, it's a book with an actual story to it, one that is beautifully done, and the characters are great!

Did I mention the hero's a hockey player, who, because of various injuries over the years, eventually goes blind? Yeah, this helped to make me cry, and I loved Martin! Watching him with May, as well as with his young daughter, was simply magically--and no real magic was ever used! :)








 



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Until Next Time,

*TBQ's Book Palace is a member of both the Amazon and Barnes and Nobles affiliates program. By using the links provided to buy products from either website, I receive a very small percentage of the order. To read my full disclosure on the matter, please see this post!


Enjoy!


Until Next Time,
*TBQ's Book Palace is a member of both the Amazon and Barnes and Nobles affiliates program. By using the links provided to buy products from either website, I receive a very small percentage of the order. To read my full disclosure on the matter, please see this post!