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A woman in a blue dress and a tiara, carrying a purse marked E II R with a crown above it, looks over her sunglasses andholds a camera in one hand. At her feet are a pair of Corgis; cover of S.J. Bennett's The Queen Who Came In from the Cold

A woman in a blue dress and a tiara, carrying a purse marked E II R with a crown above it, looks over her sunglasses andholds a camera in one hand. At her feet are a pair of Corgis; cover of S.J. Bennett's The Queen Who Came In from the Cold

Books We Loved, Dec. 2025

Books We Love at Five Directions Press in December 2025, by S.J. Bennett, Uzma Jalaludin, and Emily Stone

Five Directions Press

Dec 17, 20255 min read

A dark mansion, lit from within against a blue backdrop ringed by leaves and purple flowers; cover of Chrystal Schleyer, A Rather Peculiar Poisoning

A dark mansion, lit from within against a blue backdrop ringed by leaves and purple flowers; cover of Chrystal Schleyer, A Rather Peculiar Poisoning

Books We Loved, Sep. 2025

Books We Loved in September 2025, by Liana de la Rosa, Katie Kitamura, and Chrystal Schleyer

Five Directions Press

Sep 17, 20255 min read

Two women in Regency dress, one wearing a top hat and red jacket and smiling at the other; both positioned against a pond, a house visible in the distance and a spade and chest of gold behind them; cover of Joanna Lowell's A Rare Find

Two women in Regency dress, one wearing a top hat and red jacket and smiling at the other; both positioned against a pond, a house visible in the distance and a spade and chest of gold behind them; cover of Joanna Lowell's A Rare Find

Spotlight Interview with Joanna Lowell

Spotlight on Joanna Lowell, whose latest historical romance, A Rare Find, came out earlier this year from Berkley Publishing

C. P. Lesley

Jul 30, 20258 min read

Two women of color in Victorian-style hoop skirts and a biracial man in a suit against a backdrop of multicolored flowers; cover of S. Isabelle's YA romance The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick

Two women of color in Victorian-style hoop skirts and a biracial man in a suit against a backdrop of multicolored flowers; cover of S. Isabelle's YA romance The Great Misfortune of Stella Sedgwick

Books We Loved, July 2025

Books We Loved in July 2025, by S. Isabelle, Ali Rosen, and Sarah Winman

Five Directions Press

Jul 16, 20255 min read

Against a backdrop of sea and clouds, a brown-haired woman in a long blue cape follows a man in a top hat and knee-length coat; cover of Andrea Pickens, The Banished Bride

Against a backdrop of sea and clouds, a brown-haired woman in a long blue cape follows a man in a top hat and knee-length coat; cover of Andrea Pickens, The Banished Bride

Spotlight Interview with Andrea Pickens

Spotlight Interview with historical romance writer Andrea Pickens, who also publishes mysteries as Andrea Penrose

C. P. Lesley

Mar 31, 20255 min read

Books We Loved, Feb. 2025

Books We Loved, Feb. 2025

Books We Loved, Feb. 2025

Books We Loved in February 2025, by Ryan Graudin, Heather McBreen, and Andrea Pickens

Five Directions Press

Feb 14, 20254 min read

Books We Loved, Dec. 2024

Books We Loved, Dec. 2024

Books We Loved, Dec. 2024

Books We Loved in December 2024, by Diana R. Chambers, Claudia H. Long, and Breanne Randall

Five Directions Press

Dec 16, 20243 min read

Books We Loved, June 2024

Books We Loved, June 2024

Books We Loved, June 2024

Books We Loved in June, by Audrey Burges, Lauren Kate, and Amor Towles

Five Directions Press

Jun 14, 20244 min read

Books We Loved, May 2024

Books We Loved, May 2024

Books We Loved, May 2024

Books We Loved in May, by Cara Devlin, Rachel Joyce, and Curtis Sittenfeld

Five Directions Press

May 15, 20244 min read

Books We Loved, Feb. 2024

Books We Loved, Feb. 2024

Books We Loved, Feb. 2024

Books We Loved in February 2024 by Teresa H. Janssen, Jodi Picoult, and Sarah Ready

Five Directions Press

Feb 15, 20245 min read

Books We Loved, Nov. 2023

Books We Loved, Nov. 2023

Books We Loved, Nov. 2023

Books We Loved in November 2023, by Louise Clark, Melanie Jacobson, and Joan Schweighardt—plus a new release

Five Directions Press

Nov 15, 20234 min read

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