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Francesca @ Under the Covers Book Blog

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✨ Blogging about romance, fantasy and thrillers at underthecoversbookblog.com and mysterylandia.com πŸ“š Host of the #romanceopoly reading challenge, Reading Under the Covers podcast Find me on Youtube and Substack too!

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Dark Gothic & Fantasy Fall TBR: 7 Books for Moody Autumn Vibes
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
youtu.be/s_UD-l_YaBY

21.10.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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 β€˜Books Like,’ promoting a list of celebrity romance book recommendations inspired by the album.

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 β€˜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. ✨

πŸ“š Books to read while we wait β†’ underthecoversbookblog.com/books-like-t...

24.08.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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! πŸ›ΉπŸ©΅πŸ¦
rebekahweatherspoon....
#booksky #romancebooksky

15.08.2025 22:01 β€” πŸ‘ 57    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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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

16.08.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New releases to read for this week! #booksky

29.05.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behind the scenes of how I plan content each week for Under the Coversβ€”balancing big creative tasks, energy, and reading breaks. Book mail from Devney Perry made this week extra sweet. #ShieldOfSparrows #Romantasy #booksky

05.05.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

04.05.2025 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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:
πŸ“– 1990s: When Romance Got Real

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

#booksky

26.04.2025 23:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What’s your favorite (or least fave) romance book tropes? Let’s play smash or pass #booksky

21.04.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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

20.04.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

20.04.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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

19.04.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Miss her books

15.04.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Foodie farmer romance for #romanceopoly reading challenge #booksky #bookrecommendation

15.04.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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.

12.04.2025 00:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The 1970s: When Romance Got Messy, Sexy, and Mass-Market Pirates, paperbacks, and the decade that flipped the genre on its head

πŸ“š 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

11.04.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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 yesterdayβ€”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

10.04.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berkley romance bookmail is the best day! Add these to your May TBR. #booksky

10.04.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feeling down? These Kindle Unlimited romances will pull you out of any slumpβ€”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

08.04.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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.Β 

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

KU link:Β tinyurl.com/dktyjcw4

04.04.2025 02:47 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Loved this one too

04.04.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kindle unlimited romance book reading a spicy historical romcom novella in April

04.04.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Modern-day Emma would’ve dropped her hot takes in the group chat and minded her business.

04.04.2025 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Two April 2025 romance book releases with the perfect Aries energy

02.04.2025 23:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 Books to Read if You Like Elsie Silver
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

13.03.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
3 Hidden Gem Kindle Unlimited Romance Books You Need to Read!
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

11.03.2025 02:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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

09.03.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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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. β˜•οΈπŸ”ͺ 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...

28.02.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

28.02.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
New Romance Book Releases: Spicy Fairytale Retellings, College & Small-Town (Feb 27 - Mar 2)
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

youtu.be/oHyOifchgFY

27.02.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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