Abbey Laird

You can pry my historical romance novels written by women in the 80s & 90s (and some 2000s)from my cold, dead hands.

Johanna Lindsey, Julie Garwood, Julia Quinn, Lisa Kleypas, and a few others...I love their books. They are my comfort books.

Winds of the Storm by Beverly Jenkins Winds of the Storm by Beverly Jenkins tells the story of New Orleans hotel owner (and spy?) Archer Le Veq and laundress/actual spy Zahra Lafayette, who work together to investigate White supremacis…

I was not impressed with Beverly Jenkins' Winds of the Storm.

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I understand that some people really want to go the traditional publishing route.

But I cannot imagine waiting on some agent or editor to tell me that my story is worthy. I prefer to self publish and let the readers form an opinion.

It makes me sad thinking about the great stories still waiting.

Captured by Beverly Jenkins Captured by Beverly Jenkins tells the story of Black-French ship captain, Dominic LeVeq, who scours the sea to find and sink slave ships, and the enslaved woman, Clare Sullivan. Due to the critical…

This was a rough one. Proceed with caution. Trigger warnings mentioned in the review.

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the cat will discover things in my house that I have never seen in my life

Queen of Lombard Street From New York Times bestselling author Lisa Kleypas—a sweeping, richly layered Victorian novel about a trailblazing female economist who’s determined to bui...

New Lisa Kleypas historical coming this year, I have to wait until OCTOBER, I am UNWELL www.harpercollins.com/products/que...

Seeing no shit men on the internet is my biggest motivation as a romance author. Because I am going to create a man than is ten times better than you and in which my readers will love more than you! 😂😂😂😂

Five years after my indie publisher retired and the rights to my books reverted back to me, I’m starting the self-publication process through KDP. I don’t know why I’m so nervous. I’m the type that would just keep editing forever and forever.

No thoughts, head empty ❌🧠❌

Every time I get on Facebook, I regret getting on Facebook, and yet I can’t stop myself 🫠

Are you a grandma from WV because this is literally what my grandma used to serve us for dinner??? 😋

Fingers crossed for a snow day tomorrow so I can do more writing and lazing about on the couch 🤞

The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan I would like to chalk up the critical nature of my review to the idea that this was probably not the right book for me. From the moment I read that this was a “childhood sweethearts” tr…

This book only filled me with regret after I finished it.

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Indigo by Beverly Jenkins Indigo by Beverly Jenkins is another example of her early works in the genre, consistent with the writing style she maintained through her books published in the 1990s. It is also my favorite of he…

Indigo by Beverly Jenkins is a complicated and important book about Black people falling in love at a time when their very rights were always in question. Check out my review of the book!

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I love that! I, too, have allowed gender to be a more fluid concept, but I will admit right now that my current project is a bit more traditional. It’s so satisfying 🥰

My favorite part of writing romance is where the stubborn hero accepts the inevitable fact that he is, indeed, going to marry the heroine. 💍

#romancelandia #writing #historicalromance

Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne I met Lisa Rayne at a romance novel convention in Toledo, Ohio last year, and in a talk that she gave on writing historical romance novels, she remained adamant that there had almost always been Bl…

Posting a review of Never Cross a Highlander by Lisa Rayne - Please, run, don't walk, to find a copy of this book! Sooooo good.

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Nothing like LOTR: The Two Towers and the Lego Shire set on a snowy night 🧙🏻‍♂️

I haven’t heard of her, but these sound great! Thanks for the rec!

I need book recommendations. I'm seeking:
Historical romance novel with fantastical/magical elements
Racially diverse cast of characters
*Preference for adult content

Thank you in advance, Romancelandia!

#romance #booksky #romancelandia #historicalromance

Night Song by Beverly Jenkins After several years, I’m revisiting Beverly Jenkins’ earliest works, including her 1994 American Reconstruction historical romance novel, Night Song. Night Song is the story of stubborn…

Recently finished Beverly Jenkins' Night Song and wrote up a review. Check it out here: thetimetravelteacher.wordpress.com/2026/01/17/n...

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (18/20)

#booksky #fiction #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge

Currently in the middle of @authorrayne.bsky.social’s Never Cross a Highlander and *oh, my goodness* Kallum is everything I want in a historical romance hero. Will review officially when completed, but 5/5 stars so far.

The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke by Tessa Dare (DNF) The Duchess Deal: Girl Meets Duke (Book 1 of 3) is a historical romance novel about the gruff and curmudgeonly Duke of Ashbury (who insists that his wife call him either Duke or Ashbury) and the qu…

I've been out of reading romance novels for a while because I'm working through grad school. I attempted to get back into it with Tessa Dare's The Duchess Deal (Book 1). DNF, but I wrote a review.

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#romancelandia #romance #historicalromance #dnf

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (17/20)

#booksky #fiction #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. (16/20)

#booksky #fiction #bookchallenge #20daybookchallenge

I am firmly in my aromantic era.

All the romance I have in me goes in my books.

a special shoutout to everyone who "works with computers" and therefore is required to fix the electronics of their entire extended family over the holidays

From @saneman.bsky.social