Romtastic Bookclub

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OKAY BUT HOLY-WOW!!!!

I started The Lass Wore Black by Karen Ranney last night and I IS HAVING A BOOK HAPPY!!!!!!

I’m only 48 pages in but there is SO much to fangirl over already! I can’t wait to chat about this puppy with yall!!!!!!

(Friendly reminder that our Romtastic Bookclub’s Group Google Hangout is on October 7th at 6pm CST. Anyone can come join, and if you’d like to come voice chat and/or text chat with us, just message me your Google email and I’ll add ya to the group!)

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October’s Book Club Pick:

THE SHORT DESCRIPTION: Reverse Beauty & The Beast with an initially unlikable heroine who gets scarred & a beta hero doctor who nurses her back to health.

THE LONG DESCRIPTION: Catriona Cameron was once famed for her seductive beauty and charm. Now she saw no one, hiding from the world...and no one dared break through her self-imposed exile.

No one, that is, until Mark Thorburn burst into her home, and Catriona's darkened world began to have color again. Thorburn, secretly the heir to an Earldom, claimed he was a footman. But Catriona didn't care about the scandal their passion could cause...for this very touch sparked her back to a life of sensuality, one she thought she'd never have again. Little does she know that Mark is part of a masquerade. One that will end when they become the target of a madman set on revenge. Mark realizes he will have to do more than win her love...he will have to save her life as well.

THE DEETS: Our Google Hangout chat will be on October 7th at 6 pm Central Standard Time.

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DOWN & DIRTY QUICKIE REVIEW!

(Soooooo...BELOW ARE MY THOUGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER'S PICK! What’d yall think? Like? Love? Ambivalent?)

One Sentence Summary:

Mr Scarred Virgin Billionaire Recluse hires a sassy, no filter, sex-confident gal, who he wants to be friends with, as his live in writer.

Name That Trope:

Beauty & The Beast, Beta Hero, Roommates, Disfigured Hero

What part made you fangirl squeal:

When dude sent her a bouquet of all the roses she casually touched while in his garden??? HEEEEELP! THE D’AWWWWS!

Favorite Character:

Gretchen snatched my heart! Gal is a true Heroine-In-Pursuit as she sets out to seduce Hunter and yasssss queeeeeeen!

How smexy was the smex?

A GAZILLION FLAMING PANTIES! When Gretchen -caught- Hunter? As in...caught him?! It was so erotically-heartbreakingly sweet! When Hunter “came early to the party?!” When he didn’t tap out & asked her what she wanted, HOW she wanted it? THERE WAS SO MUCH HOT IT MADE FIRE LOOK COLD!

Whose Line Is It Anyway:

“Lulabelle, you little Victorian sexpot, you.” - Gretchen  

“Is it too early in the day to throw you down on the floor and fuck you?” - Hunter

Gretchen’s friend: That cat gets more attention than your last boyfriend. Gretchen: This cat is better to cuddle with than my last boyfriend.

Got any bitching to do?

The 3rd act was a bit forced, the hero should’ve had his conflicts resolved by therapy NOT just love, sometimes the dialogue fell flat, and our OTP never do much intimate talking to get to know one another. It’s either flirting, fighting, or fucking.

Visually Depict Yo Book Feels:

Famous last words:

es the book has issues. Several, actually. BUT! The hero is so achingly well written, the heroine is so outspoken, and their chemistry is PANTS-POPPING! The plot focuses exclusively on our couple and it’s simply sweet. Sure I got complaints but I’m 97.7% here for this novel dammit!

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WHOOOOT!

Just a reminder that tonight at 6pm Central Standard Time we’re going to having our first book club Google Hangout chat for Beauty And The Billionaire by Jessica Clare! 

You’ll be getting an invite to join the chat probably a bit before 6pm CST, but no worries! If you can’t join or aren’t free, don’t stress! Life happens and I understand.

Keep your expectations low cause I’ve never done this, am half-ass nervous that I’ll probably screw something up, BUT EITHER WAY WE GONNA HAVE FUN! :)

If you haven’t done so & still wish to participate, please message me with your Google account email!

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August’s Book for the Romtastic Bookclub!

Alrighty peeps, our first book for the club is Beauty And The Billionaire by Jessica Claire.

THE SHORT DESCRIPTION: Virgin recluse hero smitten w/ playful heroine from afar, workplace employer/employee dynamic.

THE LONG DESCRIPTION: Real-estate tycoon Hunter Buchanan has a dark past that’s left him scarred and living as a recluse on his family’s palatial estate. Hunter is ready to give up on love—until he spots an enigmatic red-haired beauty and comes up with an elaborate scheme to meet her.

Gretchen Petty is in need of a paycheck—and a change. So when a job opportunity in an upstate New York mansion pops up, she accepts. And while she can overlook the oddities of her new job, she can’t ignore her new boss’s delectable body—or his barely leashed temper.

Hunter’s afraid his plan might be unraveling before it’s truly begun, but Gretchen is about to show him that life can be full of surprises.

THE BOOK CLUB CHAT: On September 2nd at 6 pm Central Standard Time you’ll get a Google Hangout invite. Please message me with your Google account email if you want to participate.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Up to 10 people can video chat at a time in Google Hangouts. Each month I’ll rotate the 9 other video chatters, so everyone will have a chance to video if they want. Everybody else can chat along in the Hangout’s text chat. If you don’t want to video chat that month, or only want to participate via the text chat, that is totally okay. Just let me know.

For anyone who hasn’t received an invite to be a contributor on the Romtastic Book Club PLEASE LET ME KNOW! Or be sure to follow the blog so you don’t miss updates and posts from other club members about that month’s book.

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THE ROMTASTIC BOOKCLUB IS A THANG!!!

Alrighty, peeps. This bookclub is TOTES GONNA EXIST!

I’ve had enough people express interest that they’re down for a video/text romance bookclub, so here’s the deets!

1. GROUP BLOG I’ve just created our Romtastic Bookclub group blog and you should be getting an invite to join soon. If I’ve overlooked your name, or you’d like to join, please message me so I can add ya to the fun! This is our landing spot where we can post thoughts, quotes, reactions, etc. while we read the month’s pick. No one is obligated to post, it’s just for us peeps who wanna chat throughout the month before the club meets.)

2. CLUB MEETING: WHEN The Romtastic Bookclub will meet on the first Saturday of the month at 6 pm Central time...? This is negotiable and open to discussion because we all have different schedules. I’d like to pick a time and date that works well for most of us, so PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK! :)

3. CLUB MEETING: WHERE The Romtastic Bookclub is going to be a Google Hangout. Up to 10 people can video chat at a time and so far we have 33 people who are interested. Each month I’ll rotate the 9 other video chatters, so everyone will have a chance to video if they want. Everybody else can chat along in the Hangout’s text chat. If you don’t want to video chat that month, or only want to participate via the text chat, that is totally ok. Just let me know.

4. CLUB MEETING: HOW You will need a Google account in order to participate in the Hangout. As a result I will need your Google name or email attached to your account so I can add you to the Hangout conversation. Please message me with this information either on my @diehard-fangirl​ blog or on the group blog. (Also hug yourself every time I said “Google,” “Hangout,” or “blog,” lol.)

5. CLUB MEETING: WHAT Every month I’d like to rotate through different subgenres. For simplicity’s sake, I’ll choose our first Romtastic Bookclub pick. I do want to open this up for voting so everyone in the club can have a voice in what we read. I just gotta figure out the best way to do this. DECISIONS WILL BE MADE SOON!

6. NO PRESSURE! Being a member of the Romtastic Bookclub in NO WAY obligates you to participate every month. If you can’t make it to the Hangout or you’re not interested in that month’s book pick, or life gets too busy, NO WORRIES! This is just supposed to be fun, so no stress!

7. I’M A NEWBIE IDIOT! I have NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE OH MY GERD!! Hosting a bookclub, doing a Google Hangout- this is all new for me, so I’m nervous am probably gonna screw up. Please be patient with me as I fake my way through our first few months of the club. I suck, but yall don’t, so IMMA GET THROUGH DIS WITH YA!

8. Das it.

I’ve tried to think of everything that anyone could ask, but I suck. If I left out anything or you have any questions, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO MESSAGE ME! You can also post questions on the group blog. I’ll be posting this on both my diehard-fangirl & on Romtastic Bookclub.

Here’s a cute puppy GIF for reading through this wall of text!

Tagged peeps:

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For some reason I can’t tag @thebabeontheback @tess-etc @Honeybeeshepherd @princessnerf-herder @unfriendly-black-hijabi so I’m going to tag them specifically in the tags. 

ETA: I’ve tagged everyone within the actual Tags of this post to hopefully make sure everyone sees it.