Magazines are having to reinvent themselves like newspaper.  Do you subscribe to any in print? 

 

Here is my life: Smithsonian, Lego, Poets and Writers, Romantic Times, Art in America, Mother Jones, Wired. 

 

Here are some great romances set in the world of magazines. 

 

My lists are in any particular order! Enjoy!

 

1. Love in Play by Zuri Day

 

With her curvaceous full figure and a mega-successful magazine career, Dominique Clark is finally large-and-in-charge of her life. The last thing she needs is romantic drama--especially in the form of her son's football coach, Jake McDonald, a man who's used to calling the shots. Yet when their instant attraction leads to a sizzling all-night sexual marathon, they agree that several rematches are in order just to get each other out of their systems. The loving is good, but their differences of opinion have Dominique's head screaming time out. Her heart, however, wants to stay in the game. . .

 

2. Into the Fire by Leslie Kelly

 

The only thing columnist Lacey Clark dislikes more than fellow columnist Nate Logan is her own boring existence. She wants to be spontaneous, spirited...sexy. So when she meets a gorgeous stranger at a party and falls in lust at first sight, she figures she'll never have a better chance to go for it. How could she guess that her first-class lover would turn out to be her number one enemy?

 

Nate Logan can't believe it! How could he have had the best sex of his life with the woman who's made his job a living hell? And how can he want her again...and again? Worse, their publisher is suddenly insisting Nate and Lacey collaborate on a joint column. 

 

3. After the Kiss by Lauren Layne

 

Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder. But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more.
 
Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.” But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the same time, he’s exactly what she wants.

 

4. A Home for Her Heart by Janet Lee Barton

 

Magazine writer Elizabeth Anderson has sparred with newspaper reporter John Talbot for years. Though they cover similar stories, John thinks Elizabeth's writing is trivial, and she finds him too boastful. So when they must work together to investigate New York City's worst tenement houses, they're surprised by the great team they make. 

 

Despite their professional rivalry, John and Elizabeth begin to trust each other as they grow from competitors, to friends, to something more. But then John makes a startling discovery that would break the story—and Elizabeth's heart—wide-open. John's always been driven by his career—can he give up one dream for another? 

 

5. Completely Irresistible by Sheridon Smythe

 

Before Kasidy Evans' estranged grandmother, Amelia Hancock, died she offered a reward to anyone who could find Kasidy. Kasidy must find the evidence that Amelia had against her father before someone else does, so she disguises herself and heads to the reading of the will to see what information she can get.

Wyatt Love works for an escort service called Mr. Complete. Amelia was one of his clients. Wyatt is shocked to discover that Amelia has left him her estate and her three wild poodles, Larry, Moe, and Curly. At the meeting, Kasidy immediately calms the dogs down. Wyatt is very attracted to Kasidy and he seizes the opportunity to get to know her by offering her a job staying at the estate watching over the dogs. Wyatt thinks he has stepped into one sweet deal. He gets to live in a mansion, and the girl of his dreams will be living with him, but suddenly he has a house full of unwanted guests including his twin brother Dillon. Dillon has big plans for getting Wyatt and Kasidy together.

 

6. Last Kiss Goodbye by Rita Herron

 

Fearful yet determined, Ivy Stanton returns to the small Appalachian town she left fifteen years ago…the night her parents were murdered. But in coming home to Kudzu Hollow, she discovers she is not alone in her search for the truth: Matt Mahoney, the man who saved her life, who haunts her dreams, who was wrongfully accused of the crime, has come back, too, demanding answers — and justice.

 

When Matt looks into Ivy's eyes, he sees a woman whose pain mirrors his own. The feelings she stirs within him promise a life he never thought he'd have. But evil still resides in this sleepy mountain town, as do secrets worth killing for. Now danger stalks them both, and Matt is fighting for more than vengeance…he's fighting for their future.

 

7. Hot Westmoreland Nights by Brenda Jackson

 

He knew better than to lust after the hired help. But Ramsey Westmoreland's new cook was just so delectable…it was enough to make the Denver rancher rethink his rules. When temptation got the best of him, he discovered Chloe Burton was just as hot in the bedroom as she was in the kitchen.

Though their affair was growing steamier by the minute, Ramsey couldn't help but question Chloe's true motives. And when he discovered her ultimate betrayal, he was set to satisfy himself with cold showers. Until he realized his fatal mistake: never underestimate the power of the human heart, especially a Westmoreland's.

 

8. Mayhem by Angela Addams

 

By night, Mayhem howls out monster rock hits to roaring crowds, and lives the rock ’n’ roll dream. But lately he wants more than empty sex marathons with lusting fangirls. When he spies a beautiful redhead at his latest album launch party, his wolf howls only for her.

 

He can taste her sweetness and innocence hovering just beyond his grasp, but it’ll be a delicate task showing her the side of his life no one ever sees. When the sun rises, and his wolf form takes over.

 

Fledgling rock magazine editor Hannah knows the minute she lays eyes on Mayhem that she won’t fit into his world. But that doesn’t mean she can’t fantasize that she’s the only woman wrapped around his smoking-hot body.

 

One kiss—one perfect kiss—and Mayhem is ready to seal the deal of and fora lifetime. But before he can properly introduce Hannah to both halves of himself, she is gone without a trace. And the rapidly cooling trail smells distinctly of Hunter…

 

9. Dear Prince Charming by Donna Kauffman

 

Too short to be a model, too unartistically inclined to be a designer, Valerie Wagner has finally found her niche in the fashion world she loves as the publicist for Glass Slipper, Inc., and the mastermind behind the launch of their brand-new glossy magazine. She's signed up the perfect cover model - Prince Charming, an advice columnist who's won the hearts of millions of women with his acerbic wit and his on-target romantic insight. Best of all, he's never revealed his real name or shown his face. Until now. And it's Valerie who's about to bring him into the limelight. There's just one problem. America's sweetheart, the sexy and sensitive man who's helped millions of women get their man, is coming out of the closet with a vengeance. 

Valerie's new-found career is teetering on the brink of ruin. She can't crush the hopes of all the buyers of the magazine. She can't get Eric out of his seven-figure contract. And Prince Charming himself is tired of living a lie, and wants to find his own Mr. Right. Looks like there's no way out. Until Eric offers up his childhood best friend Jack, a sportswriter with a devilish smile and a chain of ruined relationships behind him. With Eric as the brains of the operation and Jack as the heartthrob that the media can sink its teeth into, they're an unbeatable team, and no one ever has to know... until Jack notices that behind Valerie's overachiever businesswoman personality is a woman with her very own kind of charm, and he decides to take matters into his own hands... 

 

10. Lone Star Cafe by Lisa Wingate

 

 Virginia-based publishing executive Laura Draper goes to Texas to face-lift a newly acquired magazine. Reeling from the project's endless snags, a sudden breakup with her boyfriend and her widowed dad's depression, Laura is in crisis when a detour leads her to a tiny rural spot called the Crossroads, where two elderly sisters run an old-fashioned caf . She is powerfully drawn to the timeless values the Crossroads represents reminders of her own abandoned dreams and her late mother's wisdom as well as to local Graham Keeton, a former military pilot shadowed by a mysterious grief.

 

 

Did I miss one? Let me know! 

 

Vote for the best of the best on my Goodreads list:  Glossy: Magazines in Romance Novels. 

More of a 2.5. This was...an interesting idea on the surface - three authors write collaborating stories about a given event or whatever. The plot was a bit questionable - 200 strangers plopped in a resort and told to go forth and date. It was like the dating survivor. And then the authors got little details off. How off? Oh, the fact that in two of the stories - when there were lots of people around, everyone had their own personal private cabana. Well, actually the second doesn't really say, but it sounds like that was the case. The third one, when there were 50 whole people, they were having to share cabanas. And only two authors had anyone other than maybe the producers be a constant. You'd think that if a certain contestant was so notorious by the last week, she'd have gotten attention from the v. beginning.

Enough of that; on to the individual tales.

First up is Katie MacAlister's contribution. Ok, so the H is a dingbat, his best friend is a creep, and the h's bestie is pushy and overbearing. The smuggled cat takes up entirely too much page time and what humor was present was more of the eyerolling sort (really? The cat is suicidal over being neutered?)

Second up is Jennifer Archer's contribution. Lousy set-up; h and her fiancé got onto the show to win prize money. Fiance has proceeded to boink everything that moves apparently while ignoring h. Heroine wanders off, goes skinnydipping in the ocean with storm approaching, and has run-in with crew member. Fiance gets all suspicious over her (who at the time hasn't actually done anything). "H" essentially blackmails her into going into a closet with him where he mauls her (she's afraid of discovery so doesn't, oh I dunno, knee him in the balls). Fiance and others find them. Eventually, he gets fired, she breaks up with fiancé, and they become an item. Still, couldn't get past the fact that he was putting the moves on a woman who considered herself to be involved and was pretty much telling him no.

Sheridon Smythe had the last entry. This one was probably the best of the bunch, although the h's mother manipulating her into going onto the show irritated me a lot. And the H's cold-blooded search for what amounted to a temporary wife to regain possession of a teddy bear was off-putting. At least, she reacted well to it - avoided any interaction with him at all after he confessed. Thought the whole "fly to Vegas" ending was a bit much under the circumstances - and unbelievable. I wouldn't trust him.