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Jen Belcher (Travel & Books)'s avatar

Thank you so much for asking me to do this! I had such a great time pairing books with locations, and revisiting my travel journeys from over the years!

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The Literary Assistant's avatar

It was so fun to see these recommendations thru a new lens of travel. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together! Looking forward to more recs and you travel to new destinations.

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Olivia Wickstrom's avatar

Oh I am soooo ready for these 😍 Thanks for sharing Jen!

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Stephen Bondar's avatar

I'm just going to say that I agree that while many are probably just commercial fiction, I agree in advance that romance that romance does not have to be fluff. I t depends on the story setting, and the obstacles the characters face, some maybe in their own heads, never mind family, money, cultural norms, etc. Or being set in a warzone. And as far as place is concerned, Melissa already knows that, although it is far from romance, I love Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch books, and I know that a good part of that is because of the way he weaves the City of Los Angeles into the stories as a character.

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Stacey's avatar

What Happens in Amsterdam is such a love letter to the city! Great list!

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