I Avoided Romance Novels for Years and Now I’m Hooked

Don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it!

[image description: an open book on a dark table next to a bouquet of pink flowers.]

My tagline for my book blog, Off the Beaten Shelf, is “for readers who like a literary sampler plate,” which I chose because I truly believe every genre has merit and that it’s valuable to read widely and diversely.

However, a while back I noticed there was a glaring gap in my books coverage on this blog and in…