When you grow up with cats and dogs, you fall in love at an early age, and you
laugh at an early age.
Allow me to explain.
Cats are just funny -- and, please, I mean this with great affection for
felines, but is there anything funnier than a cat falling off a windowsill, a
couch, a shelf? Thatβs comedy gold, my friends.
As for dogs, well, quite simply, they teach you how to love.
As an aficionado of pets from an early age, I was clearly destined to love
romantic comedy. I love watching rom-coms, I love reading rom-coms, and I sure
as heck adore writing them. Usually with a dog by my side.
Some of my favorite romantic comedies released this year, and some are
tried-and-trued favorites. Here are five rom-coms I love.
ANNA AND THE FRENCH
KISS by Stephanie Perkins -- This is the swooniest, sweetest, most romantic
book about two seventeen-year-olds falling in love in Paris. Itβs pretty much
romance perfection and is bursting with witty moments too, alongside the
heartfelt ones.
CAN YOU KEEP A
SECRET? By Sophie Kinsella -- I laughed out loud, for days it seemed, when
heroine Emma Corrigan rattled off all her most intimate secrets to a stranger on
a plane, including that she thinks her boyfriend looks like Ken. Sophieβs work
is truly foundational for any great rom-com today.
APPEALED by Emma
Chase -- Gah. I was torn on whether to include Sustained or Appealed as my Emma
Chase entrant. I adore both for different reasons, but since this list is for
rom-coms, Appealed wins by a hair because of Brentβs wonderful sense of humor.
The sex is hot too. I mean, cβmon. Itβs an Emma Chase novel.
FLOORED by Melanie
Harlow -- One hot cop, one witty heroine, many misadventures. Erin is strong and
hilarious. Charlie is sexy and sarcastic. This book earns an A+ in laughing and
swooning. Plus, handcuffs.
MAGNIFICENT BASTARD by
Lili Valente -- A clever, inventive twist on a fairytale, and the notion of
Prince Charming, Magnificent Bastard is a dirty, witty riot.
Giveaway
What are your favorite rom-coms -- tell me below and two readers will win
paperback copies of BIG
ROCK!
Just call me Mister O. Because YOUR pleasure is my super power.
Making a woman feel 'oh-god-that's-good' is the name of the game, and if a man
can't get the job done, he should get the hell out of the bedroom. I'm talking
toe-curling, mind-blowing, sheet-grabbing ecstasy. Like I provide every time.
I suppose that makes me a superhero of pleasure, and my mission is to always
deliver.
But then I'm thrown for a loop when a certain woman asks me to teach her
everything about how to win a man. The only problem? She's my best friend's
sister, but she's far too tempting to resist--especially when I learn that
sweet, sexy Harper has a dirty mind too and wants to put it to good use. What
could possibly go wrong as I give the woman I've secretly wanted some
no-strings-attached lessons in seduction?
No one will know, even if we send a few dirty sexts. Okay, a few hundred. Or if
the zipper on her dress gets stuck. Not on that! Or if she gives me those
f*&k-me-eyes on the train in front of her whole family.
The trouble is the more nights I spend with her in bed, the more days I want to
spend with her out of bed. And for the first time ever, I'm not only thinking
about how to make a woman cry out in pleasure --I'm thinking about how to keep
her in my arms for a long time to come.
Looks like the real Adventures of Mister Orgasm have only just begun....
**MISTER O is a standalone romantic comedy and it follows supporting
characters first introduced in BIG ROCK**
Since self-publishing her debut romance novel CAUGHT UP IN US three years
ago, Lauren Blakely has sold more than 1 million books. She is known for her
sexy contemporary romance style thatβs full of heat, heart and humor. A devout
fan of cake and canines, Lauren has plotted entire novels while walking her
four-legged friends. She lives in California with her family. With nine New York
Times bestsellers,her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and
Wall Street Journal Bestseller List more than three dozen times. Her bestselling
series include Sinful Nights, Seductive Nights, No Regrets, Caught Up in Love
and Fighting Fire. She recently released BIG ROCK, a sexy standalone romantic
comedy that became an instant New York Times Bestseller. In the late spring,
sheβll release MISTER O, another standalone romantic comedy.
I've read only one of the above listed but have made note of the others! I truly want to read The Big O! Jill Shalvis, Meghan Quinn, some of Kristen Ashley-depending on the series , Susan Mallory are among my favorite authors for romantic comedy! (Kathleen Bylsma 6:27pm May 11, 2016)
I like Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, Simply Irresistible by Jill Shalvis, & The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella. (Kv H 8:27am May 12, 2016)
I love Janet Evanovichs books...they are so funny! Also Debbie Mason's The Trouble with Christmas was so darn funny. I had to get the whole series! (Bonnie Capuano 9:24am May 12, 2016)
Love books that make me laugh and smile... enjoyed books by Ginny Baird and others... (Colleen Conklin 12:54pm May 12, 2016)
Joan Smith's Escapade and Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie (G. Bisbjerg 2:57pm May 12, 2016)
Oh, I forgot about Jennifer Crusie! For shame. Although not considered romantic comedy, Dayrnda Jones series is o hoot, too. (Kathleen Bylsma 7:04pm May 12, 2016)
can't think of a favorite rom com movie. someone just hollered 50 first dates. (Angela Parrish 3:48pm May 13, 2016)
I just read Sweet Filthy Boy and really liked that one. I absolutely love the Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones. I can not go more that a couple pages without laughing. (Tanya Guthrie 4:02pm May 13, 2016)
catherine coulter the end game (Ann Unger 4:20pm May 13, 2016)
Did I mention Kristina Higgins? So funny. And Lori Wilde. (Kathleen Bylsma 5:29pm May 13, 2016)
And of course, Kimberly Kincaid and Kate Meader. :) (Kathleen Bylsma 4:52pm May 14, 2016)
Romantic comedies are my favorite romance sub-genre. I absolutely love Penny Reid's books. I also enjoy Jennifer Crusie, Mariana Zapata, Alice Clayton, R.S. Grey, A. Wilding Wells, Eliza Gordon, and Elle Casey. (Terrill Rosado 4:22am May 15, 2016)
I love romantic comedies and they don't have to have a lot of sex details in them . Some books have too much sex details and cursing in them for me . I will read them but sorta hate to pass them on to my friends to read . (Joan Thrasher 9:40am May 15, 2016)
I love romantic comedies and have read Floored and loved it too! Thanks for the great giveaway!! (Bonnie Capuano 11:23am May 16, 2016)
Hmm, Romantic Comedy Novel? I'm sorry you have me stumped. However, "He's just not that into you" "Kate & Leopold" "The Wedding Singer" " 50 First Dates" "Blended" "Grumpy/Grumpier Old Men", and of course there are many more... (Holly Loch 2:25pm May 16, 2016)
I really hope to be selected as a winner this time...I love romantic comedy....both print and movies... (Kathleen Bylsma 2:55pm May 16, 2016)
Movie-Accepted and books by Sandra Hill-here author notes about her sons love lives are funny too (Laura Gullickson 11:08pm May 16, 2016)
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