071. Personal Favorite Romances from 2020 with The Swoonies

The Swoon Awards organizers drop in to share their exciting new romance award for readers. Ari, Amber, Lynell, and Nick were the perfect crew to join me to talk about favorite romances of the year and along the way we explain our own personal criteria for deciding what made the cut.

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Ari: Goodreads ; Twitter | Amber: Blog ; Twitter | Lynell: Blog ; Twitter | Nick: Blog ; Twitter

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Top Five Reads for 2020:

Ari's Top 5

• See Me After Class by Meghan Quinn
• Call Me Maybe by Cara Bastone
• The Roommate by Rosie Danan
• The Lineup by Meghan Quinn
• The Tip-Off by Rebecca Jenshak

Amber's Top 5

• The Roommate by Rosie Danan
• You Should See Me in My Crown by Leah Johnson
• Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
• Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert (episode with Talia Hibbert)
• Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

Lynell's Top 5

• Office Hours by Katrina Jackson (Katrina Jackson is on Shelf Love's editorial advisory board and a frequent guest)
• Blind Date with a Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden (episode about this book!)
• Ties that Tether by Jane Igharo
• Dirty Hearts by Kenya Wright
• How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole

Nick's Top 5

• The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
• Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron
• Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
• The Hidden Moon by Jeannie Lin (episode that talks about how love was different in the Tang dynasty)
• The Psy-Changeling Series by Nalini Singh

Andrea's Top 5

• The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
• How to Catch a Queen by Alyssa Cole (episode with Alyssa Cole)
• Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon (episode about Harbor and my favorite episode with Rebekah)
• The Rakess by Scarlett Peckham (episode about The Rakess, episode where Scarlett was a guest)
• White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter (episode about White Whiskey Bargain, episode where Jodie was a guest)

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