Francesca @ Under the Covers Book Blog

YouTube video by Under the Covers Book Blog Dark Gothic & Fantasy Fall TBR: 7 Books for Moody Autumn Vibes

New video: The 7 books on my Dark Gothic & Fantasy Fall TBR
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Bright orange background with the silhouette of a singer holding a microphone on stage. In the foreground, a CD case shows Taylor Swift’s upcoming album cover The Life of a Showgirl. Overlay text reads ‘Books Like,’ promoting a list of celebrity romance book recommendations inspired by the album.

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl isn’t even out yet and I’m already building a TBR around it. ✨

📚 Books to read while we wait → underthecoversbookblog.com/books-like-t...

Book cover: Summer Official by USA TODAY bestselling author Rebekah Weatherspoon A plus size brown skinned black girl carrying a skateboard and wearing crop black tshirt that says Queen of Hearts in white lettering and black jeans and black vans, walking hand in hand with a light skinned black girl with blond hair. She is wearing a white tank top, demon shorts, white ankle socks and green converse. She has a blue cast on one arm with doodles all over it. They are walking through an illustrated Venice beach. The Venice over head sign has been replaced with the book title Summer Official.

Plan A: Spend the summer at camp hiding from your influencer mother.

Plan B: Accidentally break your arm and then blackmail your grumpy skater crush into letting you hide at her house all summer.

YOU CAN PREORDER SUMMER OFFICIAL NOW! 🛹🩵🍦
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#booksky #romancebooksky

July was the slowest reading month of the year for me in terms of books read but I found some new favorites that will probably make my fave of the year list! #booksky #romancebooksky #readingwrapup

New releases to read for this week! #booksky

Behind the scenes of how I plan content each week for Under the Covers—balancing big creative tasks, energy, and reading breaks. Book mail from Devney Perry made this week extra sweet. #ShieldOfSparrows #Romantasy #booksky

2000s: Digital Heat, Vampire Lust & Romance’s Social Internet Era When paranormal passion exploded, eBooks changed everything, and the genre got steamier, smarter, and more online than ever.

2000s romance hit different.
Brooding vampires. Erotic imprints. Early fan culture.
Before BookTok, there was Goodreads groups & Yahoo fandoms.

Just dropped a full breakdown of the era, with a time capsule list of 10 iconic books:
www.underthecoverscommunity.com/p/2000s-digi...

#booksky

1990s: When Romance Got Real Tougher Heroines, Wounded Heroes, and New Worlds to Conquer

Broody vampires. Bantering heroines.

The 1990s made romance bigger, braver, and way messier (in the best way).

Come fall back into the decade where love got real:
📖 1990s: When Romance Got Real

www.underthecoverscommunity.com/p/1990s-when...

#booksky

What’s your favorite (or least fave) romance book tropes? Let’s play smash or pass #booksky

I didn’t ghost you. I just got emotionally attached to fictional people again. #booksky

Want to learn more about cowboy romance? I’ve got the full video (with recs) on my YouTube https://youtu.be/-sgyi42_QiY?si=XoVO97pjh48F9QFd #booksky

My toxic trait? Thinking Mercury in retrograde is why I bought 6 more books. #booksky

Miss her books

Foodie farmer romance for #romanceopoly reading challenge #booksky #bookrecommendation

It’s really hard to find one that truly holds up because that time was full of questionable (or no) consent and power dynamics. I would maybe say Ashes in the Wind by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss is maybe a little less controversial.

The 1970s: When Romance Got Messy, Sexy, and Mass-Market Pirates, paperbacks, and the decade that flipped the genre on its head

📚 Kicking off a new romance deep dive:

ONCE UPON A GENRE: THE 1970s
-The decade of Woodiwiss, Rogers & pirates
-Harlequin’s rise to paperback royalty
-So. Much. Fabric.

Bodices were ripped. Category was born.

Romance readers: what’s your fave ’70s title?

#booksky #romancelandia

A cozy home recording setup with a microphone, laptop showing a podcast editing screen, and a hand holding a paper cup of coffee. Soft lighting from ring lights and a tidy, modern white office space in the background.

Posted my March Reading Wrap-Up on Substack yesterday—and yes, I read 15 books.
Grab your coffee and come see what I loved, what flopped, and the quotes I’m still thinking about.
Full wrap-up + podcast now live! #booksky

Berkley romance bookmail is the best day! Add these to your May TBR. #booksky

Feeling down? These Kindle Unlimited romances will pull you out of any slump—featuring forbidden love, a tattooed vampire neighbor, and a slow-burn fantasy of assassin heroine and a vampire warlord. Have you read any of these yet? #booksky

The NIGHT HUNTRESS series is now on Kindle Unlimited! Expect lots of kick-ass action, hot vampire spice (open door!), enemies-to-lovers for Cat, He Falls First for Bones, only one bed, and more. 

These are on KU only for a limited time, so grab them while you can! 

KU link: tinyurl.com/dktyjcw4

Loved this one too

Kindle unlimited romance book reading a spicy historical romcom novella in April

Modern-day Emma would’ve dropped her hot takes in the group chat and minded her business.

Two April 2025 romance book releases with the perfect Aries energy

YouTube video by Under the Covers Book Blog 3 Books to Read if You Like Elsie Silver

Today on the podcast: 3 backlist romance books to read if you love Elsie Silver #booksky

YouTube video by Under the Covers Book Blog 3 Hidden Gem Kindle Unlimited Romance Books You Need to Read!

Kindle Unlimited hidden gems! #booksky
-A historical romance where a widow sets her sights on the rake next door (who has been in love with her forever!)
-A paranormal romance where a girl accidentally binds herself to a demon
-A shifter romance where a frat bro gets yeeted into a romance novel

February 2025 Book Club Live Chat | League of Lusty Ladies YouTube video by Under the Covers Book Blog

I got to join Francesca @utcbookblog.bsky.social for a book chat today!

Watch our live chat here:
www.youtube.com/live/Ks0Z3vg...

#booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookblog

6 Must-Read Regency Historical Mysteries for Fans of Intrigue and Scandal If you love the elegance of Regency romance and the thrill of a good mystery, these historical whodunits will keep you turning pages late into the night.

Looking for historical mysteries with all the drama and intrigue? Think Bridgerton but with murder. ☕️🔪 I rounded up some of the best Regency-era mysteries that bring the scandal, secrets, and sleuthing. #booksky

Check out the list here: www.underthecoverscommunity.com/p/regency-hi...

Chicago area, let’s sell out this midnight release event. As of three hours ago, they had only sold 9 tickets. I just bought one and I want to see you there! Let’s support Black bookstores! www.eventbrite.com/e/1242908495...

YouTube video by Under the Covers Book Blog New Romance Book Releases: Spicy Fairytale Retellings, College & Small-Town (Feb 27 - Mar 2)

Looking for a new book (or 6) to binge? Check out this week's new releases you should add to your TBR #booksky

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