Romance Archives

We love reading romance, so nothing gives us more pleasure than to share the finalists for the 2014 Australian Romance Readers Awards with you. The awards will be announced at The Australian Romance Readers Convention in Canberra, of which we’re one of the major sponsors! Told you, we love it! Have you read all the books on this list? No? Why not acquaint yourself with an acclaimed romanc... Read more

We’ve all heard the news and now we are SO excited! Aren’t we? Well, if you haven’t already heard there may be an Absolutely Fabulous film released this year! I have loved this show for so long, I can’t even remember when I started watching it. My mother always hated it but my grandfather adored it, he saw things my way. I think what we both loved about Absolutely Fabulo... Read more

Susan Elizabeth Phillips couldn’t have more accurately pin-pointed why I can’t stop reading romances than in her new book aptly named Heroes Are My Weakness. You have Annie Hewitt, a down-on-her-luck actress, who finds herself living on an island with a man who tried to kill her in her youth. Or so she thinks. Yes, you might find it odd that Theo, the man in the story, is basically ... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Trish Morey author of Stone Castles, Fiancee for One Night, The Heir from Nowhere and many more… Ten Terrifying Questions ____________ 1. To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and grew up in Elizabeth, a so-called satellite city about 20 miles nort... Read more

Behold the second coming. The erotic juggernaut Fifty Shades of Grey has received the film tie-in treatment ahead of the movie’s release in February 2015. We love it. Against the wall make out sessions always trump silk ties. Fifty Shades of Grey by E L James The multi-million copy bestseller soon to be a major movie starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks  Jennifer St George author of Tempted by the Billionaire Tycoon Nine Naughty Questions ———————————- 1. I wonder, is a romance writer born or made? Please tell us a little about your life before publication. I suppose they could be both, but I was certainly a romance writer that was made. Before taking... Read more

The Booktopia Book Guru asks Alissa Callen author of Beneath Outback Skies Nine Naughty Questions ———————————- 1. I wonder, is a romance writer born or made? Please tell us a little about your life before publication. A lifetime ago I was a counselor and saw firsthand life doesn’t always deliver a happy ending. So I was drawn to ... Read more

Looking for an historical book to read, where the actions and emotions of the characters involved are realistic? Where passion is always high, and the atmosphere is so sensual it’s bordering on primal? Then look no further than The Highland Guard series by Monica McCarty, and more recently her new novel, The Raider. Think of The Highland Guard, after which this gripping series is named, as the ... Read more

The Booktopia Guru asks Nicola Moriarty author of Captivation and Paper Chains Ten Terrifying Questions _____________ 1.    To begin with why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself – where were you born? Raised? Schooled? I was born, raised and schooled in Sydney – but as that sounds a bit boring, I’ll be a little more specific. Let’s see, I was born in Hornsby, raised in Kellyvill... Read more

There is only one more week of voting left to decide who is Australia’s Favourite Novelist! This is the longlist as voted by you, congratulations to all the novelists for making it onto this extraordinary list. But the job isn’t finished. We need your final vote to decide the order of the top 50. Vote for all your favourite authors, and spread the word, tell your friends and family ... Read more