Sweet Savage Flame is gearing up for a productive year in 2022, focusing on old-school romance novels.
New Articles & In-Depth Historical Analysis
This new year, we’ll be busy with more reviews, articles, and information about your favorite old-school romance novels. We’ll try to keep up with the incredible momentum of 2021 that brought us here. What’s on the horizon for this year?
One new addition you can look forward to in the upcoming weeks and months includes a dedicated page for romance cover models, both male and female. We’re going beyond Fabio!
Look for more cover artists, publishers, and romance trivia.
Upcoming Book Reviews
In 2022, we will be reviewing some books. Here’s a list of a few that we plan to review in the new year.
Sweet Savage Love by Rosemary Rogers
It’s only proper to review the book we adopted half our name from! This legendary romance helped launch the historical romance craze, along with Kathleen Woodiwiss’ The Flame and the Flower.
Shanna by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
Speaking of Mrs. Woodiwiss, we’re going to be reading and reviewing Shanna.
The Lion’s Lady Julie Garwood
The Lion’s Lady by Julie Garwood has been sitting on our shelves for a long time, waiting to be read.
Fires of Winter by Johanna Lindsey
We’ll be reviewing the books we listed on our list of 15 Old School Romances That Revolutionized The Genre. This is one of our favorites.
Captive Passions by Fern Michaels
This whacktastic bodice ripper is too juicy not to share with the world!
Midnight Angel by Lisa Kleypas
Lisa Kleypas is perhaps the biggest name in historical romance and has been for many years. We’ll be searching for more of her 1990s books to review.
What Would You Like To See in 2022?
Are there any books you’d like us to review in 2022? What articles would you like to see posted?
Let us know in the comments.
Your lineup looks great! I would like to see my two favorite vintage authors, Marsha Canham and Rebecca Brandewyne, have their works reviewed (you’ve done a few Brandewyne reviews but I want them all!). I also think it would be interesting if some of the 80s and 90s paranormal and sci-fi romances were reviewed.
Hello, Mrs. M,
I’ve read and own all of Rebecca Brandwyne’s historicals. She was such an integral author in my early years of reading romance. I want to review her first two books and Upon A Moon-Dark Moor, but I need to reread them to do the reviews justice. So perhaps not this month, but look for them soon!
As for Ms. Canham, I’ll push Bound By the Heart up in my TBR.
More Gothics, paranormals, and scifi romances are also on the agenda. Look for Janet Louise Roberts, Jayne Castle and Rita Clay Estrada reviews, but a also an article on the history of PNRs!
Thanks and cheers,
Jacqueline
Please!! more reviews of the old school harlequins!! I stop whatever I’m doing when I get a notification you’ve done a review on a harlequin.
Hello Anne,
I’m pleased to say that we have dozens of reviews lined up for Romances, Temptations, Presents, and Intrigues for this year. As long as Sweet Savage Flame is around, so will Harley reviews.
Glad to hear that you enjoy them!
Cheers,
Jacqueline