True Life: Our High School Friend is a Romance Cover Model

February 13, 2015 by Ladies On The Shelf

     We’ve known Brian Watson a long time. We’ve known him since his fluffy-haired high school days, when we used to make inside jokes about Homestar Runner and pass notes in between classes. My, how long ago those days seem! Imagine our surprise when our old poofy blonde friend turned up in the most unexpected place: on the cover of a romance novel! Turns out it was a surprise to Brian as well – having had free head shots taken […]

Categories: Featured • Tags: boys, Brian Watson, Cover models, romance novels

So Our Prediction Wasn’t Spot-On – Divergent Movie Review

March 24, 2014 by Ladies On The Shelf

Maybe it was because we were hopeful that the movie would breathe some life into a flat first person narrative, or seeing the action on the big screen would somehow make this weird ill-conceived dystopian government finally make sense, but the Divergent film didn’t provide respite from the faults we found in the book. (Pssst… Generic spoiler alert!) Let’s talk about some overall reactions – was there any improvement over the book? Caitlin: Theo James’ lips. Erin: Theo James is YUMMY. […]

Categories: Adaptations • Tags: "The book is better than the movie", adaptations, boys, divergent, romance, YA

Jessi’s Top 5 Literary Crushes

February 13, 2014 by Jessi

Jessi weighs in on her bookish fancies – but with a twist! For our final Valentine’s crush list, she offers some boys off the beaten path. First, a note to my fellow ladies on the shelf: Because my fellow authors’ lists are absolute perfection (Erin’s and Caitlin’s), I’ve decided to adopt theirs as my own. (It’s done. Deal with it.) Wait, Jessi, does this mean you’re not going to make your own list? How utterly devastating! Of course, I’m going […]

Categories: Best Of • Tags: boys, romance, top 5, Valentine's Day

Caitlin’s Top Five Literary Crushes

February 12, 2014 by Caitlin

For our next Valentine’s Day installment, Caitlin confesses that she’s in love with a pirate. The Pirate. There’s something utterly fanciful about a man in print. What’s better than a man you create your mental image of? No matter how close casting comes for the movie version, they never seem to match my mental feelings juuuust right. (Note that some of my favorites do have movie versions – Princess Bride aside, The Time Traveler’s Wife movie utterly lacked passion and […]

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Erin’s Top 5 Literary Crushes

February 12, 2014 by Erin

As it’s Valentine’s week, we’re celebrating the fictional boyfriends we love. Stay tuned for our other authors’ installments! I’ve been crushing on fictional characters since Steve started raiding the Tanners’ refrigerator on Full House, but the fictional guys in print are really the most fun to swoon over. The following list reflects, in this order, nostalgia for one of my very first literary crushes, a slightly embarrassing attraction to hot vampires and romance novel-style cads, and an appreciation for fascinating […]

Categories: Best Of • Tags: boys, romance, top 5, Valentine's Day