The lettering on romance covers dances with bouncy baselines, flirts with right alignment, and tantalizes with enjambment-style line breaks; all faux pas under the academic standards of design, but powerful at eliciting an emotional response. Type is often large-scale and boldly colored, calling out to be touched. But this emphasis on typography shouldn’t be a […]
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“Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen
Love this passage from Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. ‘Tis timeless.
“Hidden Legacy” series by Ilona Andrews
I’ve just discovered urban fantasy romance with The Hidden Legacy series by Ilona Andrews and I am obsessed – obsessed. There’s magic, action, amazing chemistry, and strong female leads. But this line from Rogan from White Hot made me melt. I am currently reading Diamond Fire.
Beach Read
Finally read Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen. What was I waiting for?! It was such a fun read and to finally be able to read Jane Austen’s progression in her craft from this to Persuasion is amazing. I’m even more of a Jane Austen fangirl now.
Storytelling Magic
Truth – 95% of the books I read.
“Persuasion” by Jane Austen (the Annotated Version)
This popped up on my Tiktok and I was, like, what?!?!?! Such annotated books exist?! My copy arrived and I absolutely love it!
Before Mr. Darcy…
it was Gilbert Blythe. As in “Pride and Prejudice,” things begin badly between our heroes. Gilbert admires Anne (Megan Follows) when she arrives at their one-room schoolhouse; she registers his handsomeness but ignores him, in part because of his cockiness; he calls her Carrots; she smashes a slate over his head. The “Carrots” slate-smash is […]