{"id":1520,"date":"2018-11-28T19:05:27","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=1520"},"modified":"2018-11-28T19:05:27","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T00:05:27","slug":"cuddle-up-with-some-romantic-fantasy-and-fantasy-romance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/?p=1520","title":{"rendered":"Cuddle up with some romantic fantasy and fantasy romance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The nights are so long at this time of year&#8230;which means more time for reading! So I pulled together my favorite books since I last regaled you with recommendations. They start out closer to urban fantasy and get more romantic as you delve deeper into the post. Without further ado &#8212; good books!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8kJiG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1522\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/writteninred-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Written in Red\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/writteninred-199x300.jpg 199w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/writteninred.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anne Bishop&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8kJiG\">Written in Red<\/a> is one of those books that make me wonder &#8220;how in the world did I skip over reading this for so long?&#8221;. In my own defense, the cover is terribly off genre and does the interior no justice. There are werewolves that push all the right buttons while still managing to be different and fresh, a sci-fi first-contact feel, an innocent yet strong heroine, and a vivid, snowy world that could have been one of the characters (and kinda was). Read it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TOzbjz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1527\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minimumwagemagic-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Minimum Wage Magic\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minimumwagemagic-188x300.jpg 188w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/minimumwagemagic.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TOzbjz\">Minimum Wage Magic<\/a> is my new favorite Rachel Aaron book, with strong shades of Ilona Andrews. I was hooked from page one, loved the slowly doled out backstory and world-building, and am very intrigued by the love interest. Currently FREE with Kindle Unlimited!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2r7SPtC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1521 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warprize-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"Warprize\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warprize-186x300.jpg 186w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/warprize.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2r7SPtC\">Warprize<\/a> by Elizabeth Vaughan is pure fantasy romance with a healer as the heroine and an alpha-male lead who (spoiler!) turns out to be less cave mannish than he initially appears. If you enjoyed Amanda Bouchet&#8217;s A Promise of Fire, this book has a very similar feel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8RnAH\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1523\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/servantofthecrown-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Servant of the Crown\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/servantofthecrown-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/servantofthecrown.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Melissa McShane&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8RnAH\">Servant of the Crown<\/a> was such an unexpected treat!\u00a0At its heart,\u00a0the novel\u00a0is a historicalish fantasy romance in the vein of Court Duel. Add in old books plus a heroine who loves them and I was entirely hooked.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8oaps\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1524\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/riveted-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Riveted\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/riveted-200x300.jpg 200w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/riveted.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Meljean Brook&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2P8oaps\">Riveted<\/a>\u00a0is\u00a0full of of steampunk awesomeness that requires no knowledge of what came during previous books in the series. This installment, in particular, was that perfect blend of action and romance, with a wounded but strong hero, a heroine on a mission, and a setting in Iceland that made me feel like I&#8217;d really been there. Highly recommended!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TULjiQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1526\" src=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sinchocolate-188x300.jpg\" alt=\"Sin &amp; Chocolate\" width=\"188\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sinchocolate-188x300.jpg 188w, http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/sinchocolate.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">K.F. Breene&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TULjiQ\">Sin &amp; Chocolate<\/a>\u00a0slid down my gullet like a smooth gulp of dark, hot chocolate. The heroine raising down-on-their-luck street kids, the intriguing magic, and the tantalizing love interest keep me turning pages way too late. My only issue is that I *needed* book two immediately and it isn&#8217;t out yet&#8230;. (Currently FREE with Kindle Unlimited!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I hope that gives you a few new authors to try out to keep you busy during long winter nights!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The nights are so long at this time of year&#8230;which means more time for reading! So I pulled together my favorite books since I last regaled you with recommendations. They start out closer to urban fantasy and get more romantic as you delve deeper into the post. Without further ado &#8212; good books! &nbsp; Anne [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[24,14,140,7,27,23,8],"class_list":["post-1520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-urban-fantasy-paranormal-romance-fantasy-romance-reviews","tag-kindle-unlimited","tag-paranormal-books","tag-romance-books","tag-shifter-books","tag-urban-fantasy-books","tag-urban-paranormal-romantic-fantasy","tag-werewolf-books","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1520"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1528,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1520\/revisions\/1528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/aimeeeasterling.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}