HPL Podcast: Choose Love, Read Romance

Love is in the air and on the shelves! In this Valentine’s Day episode, Kacie chats with booksellers from two of Connecticut’s romance-only bookstores to rave about all things romance novels. From breaking down stereotypes to sharing can’t-miss love stories, we’re making the case that romance is for everyone.

Big thanks to Sarah and Elizabeth from Montgomery & Taggert and Jenna from Blush Book Lounge for chatting with us this month!  

For more romance novel suggestions, stop in and browse the February book display on the first floor of Miller Library. <3

Books/Authors Mentioned in this Episode: 

• Sarah Dessen 

• Johanna Lindsey (the Malorys series) 

• Kresley Cole  

• Heated Rivalry/Gamechangers series by Rachel Reid 

• Bridgerton series by Julia Quinn 

• People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry 

• Sarah MacLean 

• Krystal Marquis 

• Vanessa Riley  

• Ali Hazelwood (The Love Hypothesis) 

• These Summer Storms by Sarah MacLean  

• Classics (Jane Austen, Brontë, etc) 

• Heart the Lover by Lily King  

• Ice Planet Barbarians series by Ruby Dixon 

• A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) by Sarah J Maas 

• Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas 

• Quicksilver and Brimstone by Callie Hart 

• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 

• The Invisible Life of Addie Larue by VE Schwab 

• Julie Garwood 

• H.D. Carlton 

Lightning Round (if you like that, try this) 

• Mystery/thriller: Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown, Brynne Weaver, Navessa Allen (Lights Out), Sherry Thomas (Lady Sherlock series), Catherine Cowles 

• Fantasy/sci-fi: Kimberly Lemming, Rachel Gillig, Sarah J Maas, Sarah Durst 

• Literary Fiction: Lily King (Heart the Lover), Virginia Evans (The Correspondent) , Emily Henry, Ali Hazelwood, Nora Roberts, Kennedy Ryan, Taylor Jenkins Reid, Tia Williams (Seven Days in June) 

• Nonfiction: Taylor Jenkins Reid, India Holton (historical), Gillian Anderson (Want) 

• Men: Julie Garwood, Brynne Weaver, Navessa Allen, Lyssa Kay Adams (Bromance Book Club series)