January Romance Book Discussion Club

Please join us for our first Romance Book Discussion Club of 2026!

Location is at my apartment in Dupont. Address and details will be provided to attendees closer to the meeting.

Also, please update your RSVP by 6pm the day before, if you're unable to come. That will allow people on the waitlist to have enough time to consider coming, as well.

Looking forward to discussing romance books with you all and excited to see what the New Year will bring for us all :)

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This month the themes are: Most Batshit/Unhinged Plot and Bodyguard trope. As always, you do not need to read a book that falls into both categories, you're welcome to read whatever you like, but many members find it fun to explore and try new tropes and subgenres. For our "best of the best" the theme is best redemption or grovel of a character. So be thinking of a book you've read at any point that would fall into that category.

A couple of suggestions to get people thinking:

• Aurora Rising by Jessie Mihalik, sci-fi romance with a bodyguard trope.
• White Horse Black Nights by Evie Marceau, fantasy romance with bodyguard/escort via horse through a dangerous forest.

As for unhinged....that's about half the books I read, so that'd be a long list. "Unhinged" can be interpreted as campy, unrealistic/ridiculous, spicy, weird etc. However you interpret the prompt, feel free to include it! I also love a good bodyguard trope, but never read them enough, so I'd love to some recommendations myself! As always, please do sound off in the comments about suggestions for books or authors.