What is Kissing Books?

Kissing Books, as a concept, is pretty self-explanatory — an unapologetic romance reader (that’s me) recommends a handful of the books she’s been reading on a (hopefully) bi-weekly basis, most of which happen to have some level of smooching in them.

Most of the titles I’ll recommend will be categorized as romance novels per their official definition, but every now and then, you’ll get different genres too — thrillers, mysteries, science-fiction and fantasy, even the occasional memoir or biography. I’ll sometimes even toss in a smattering of links to romance-related articles that have piqued my interest that week, just for a little something extra.

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