since Vday is coming up, this post is an official announcement that you have my permission to send me horrible, inappropriate, and outright hilarious tumblr valentines
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Greetings romancelandia friends! Today, Feb. 13, is “Galentine’s Day”, and while I know we could all list so many books to recommend for Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to recommend some romance novels featuring positive female friendships.
The four heroines of these novels not only have beautiful love stories with their respective heroes, but more importantly I feel, show wonderful friendship and support for one another throughout each book.
Another series I would highly recommend are theChance Sisters series by Anne Gracie:
Again, four wonderful friendships, all supportive and loving, with the added bonus of a snarky old dowager countess who will defend these girls to the death.
WHAT ARE YOU FAVORITE “Galentine” ROMANCES? What recommendations do you have, in the spirit of women supporting one another? ADD YOUR RECS TO THE LIST!
I feel like the majority of romances I read these days includes strong female friendships, but there are definitely some that stand out…
Wilde in Love by Eloisa James. Willa and Lavinia have such a wonderful friendship. It (and Lavinia’s “I swear I hate you” sexual tension with Parth) made Wilde in Love a delight to read.
Victoria Dahl has two contemporary series set in Jackson, Wyoming. The first one (Jackson) has solid friendships, but its spinoff, Girls Night Out, does even better. The first book is Looking for Trouble.
I find the friendship between the Valkyries and the witches in the Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole to be hilarious. If I had friends who would come to the house of my boyfriend who pissed me off and start throwing luxury cars at the roof, I’d be pretty happy.
Jennifer Crusie always has great friends in her books. Also, dogs.
Sorcery and Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot by Patricia Wrede and Caroline Stevermer is an epistolary novel with letters between lifelong friends Kate and Cecelia. It’s YA and lovely. I waited way too long to read that book.
Does anyone notice that contemporaries have the best female friendships? Historicals have a lot more family relationships that double as friendships and then heroines in romantic suspense tend to be more isolated, which I guess makes sense for plot purposes.
Thank you for all the recommendations! AND HAPPY GALENTINE’S DAY TO ALL OF YOU BEAUTIFUL, TALENTED, BRILLIANT, POWERFUL MUSK OXES
Musings of a Yankee Countess 