If you read my romance novel post earlier this month, you'll already know that I decided to include a new monthly feature on the blog where I'll be spotlighting one of my favourite romance authors each month.
This month I've chosen to spotlight R.L. Mathewson because two years ago I stumbled across a book on Amazon called Playing for Keeps (book one in the Neighbour from Hell series) and I fell in love with it. This book was my doorway into romance novels and I haven't looked back since. R.L. Mathewson is a New York Times best-selling author. She has written 25 books to date. 6 of these are novella spin-offs and 1 is a non-fiction guide to writing and self-publishing. I've read all of them. She has written books in the following romance sub-genres; paranormal romance, contemporary romance, historical romance, and romantic comedy. R.L Mathewson is one of my favourite romance authors because of her characters. They are fun, relatable, and likeable. Her women are not supermodels, they are quirky, geeky, curvy, they are independent and strong. I love that each one has a different profession/calling; teacher, mother, constructor, librarian, writer, bakery owner, paramedic, hacker etc. The men are usually vulnerable, they have a weakness that the women help them to overcome and once they fall in love their devotion is unbreakable. This is never more true than with the Bradfords from the Neighbour from Hell series. This contemporary series centres around a family of lovable men who often start out as arrogant a-holes but are the source of great comedy moments and who prove themselves in the end. Almost every book in this series can be read as a standalone, but they do also tie-in together if you choose to read the entire series. I started this series with book 1, Playing for Keeps which I loved and which initially got me hooked on both the series and the genre, but my favourites are easily Perfection (book 2), Checkmate (book 3), and Truce (book 4), which is a historical romance novel that ties into the rest of the series. Each of these books features an enemies to lovers style trope, which I love. The women are strong, independent and grow from strength to strength throughout the books. The entire series consists of light, fun reads that are perfect for destroying any bad mood. R.L Mathewson has also written the following series':
I can't recommend R.L. Mathewson's books enough. I think there's something for everyone here, whether you like vampires and lots of action, sweet, laid-back comedy, or laugh out loud humour, these books just don't disappoint. Have you read any of R.L. Mathewson's books? What do you think? Do you have any favourites? Feel free to share your comments below :) Comments are closed.
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