Remember that news headline about the three women who discovered they were dating the same guy, ditched him, and then proceeded to go on a road trip together? It almost sounds like a plotline lifted straight out of a romance novel - and, it turns out, Rochon wrote it before reality unexpectedly imitated art. Can April let down her guard to let herself have the love and commitment she hasn’t even known she’s been craving all along? But when she strikes up a conversation with Dennis Martin at her local kink club and they end up spending one incredible night together, keeping it casual might not necessarily be in the cards anymore. April French starts off as a character who is relationship-avoidant, and most of the time she’s just the last fling for someone else right before they meet the One. It’s effortlessly inclusive and insightful, accessible for those who may not be very familiar with the kink lifestyle, illustrates an emotionally mature relationship between two people who have realistic and relatable struggles, and ultimately reminds us of what the romance genre is capable of - which, actually, is just about anything. (This list will be updated on a monthly basis.)įor the Love of April French is a romance that seems like a dichotomy at first glance how can a book about BDSM and kink manage to also be one of the sweetest stories ever written? But that’s what makes Aimes’s work so perfect here. In a world of uncertainty, readers have clung to books that will give them the promise of their basic premise, and this year featured so many that served as a light in the darkness. The essential tenets of the genre - a central love story and an emotionally satisfying resolution (typically referred to in shorthand as a HEA, for Happily Ever After, or HFN, for Happy For Now) - are grounded in hope and happiness. In some ways, it shouldn’t be surprising that the romance genre still found a way to thrive during the coronavirus pandemic and its lingering effects on our world. Of course the publishing industry, like so many others, was negatively impacted in 2020, but one of the few genres that continued to carve out a path forward (like it always has) was romance. Photo-Illustration: Vulture Photos by Publishersįor many of us, 2021 feels like a year dedicated to recovery mode, the aftermath of something life-changing and unpredictable where we now have the opportunity to start to pick up the pieces from the year before.
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