Author Archives: Ruthie Knox

About Ruthie Knox

Ruthie Knox writes witty, sexy romance novels for grownups. Read more >

Afterwonk: A Guest Post by Jill Sorenson

Please welcome to Wonkomance author Jill Sorenson, who writes kick-ass romantic suspense and is known for dropping the word “vagina” into Twitter conversation on a more-than-regular basis. Jill’s visiting to talk about her latest release, Aftershock. She’s not sure if it’s wonky, … Continue reading

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On Escapism in Historical Romance

I recently read Carrie Lofty’s His Very Own Girl, and it has thrown me into a mental tizzy regarding historical romance and escapism and what on earth it is I want from the historical subgenre. Such a tizzy, in fact, that I kind of … Continue reading

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Jondalar: Father of All Alphaholes

I always tell people that the first romance novel I ever read was a Loveswept — Joan Pickart’s Warm Fuzzies, which has a hero named Acer Mullaney who talks to a six-foot-tall teddy bear created by the heroine, Lux Sherwood. And … Continue reading

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