If you're a little bit sad that the games are over, or find yourself suddenly pining over social media darlings like Adam Rippon and counting the days til the next figure skating competition, you're in good company. The world has Olympic Fever right now, and it's not going away just because the games are over. So here are my top four gay romance recommendations for taking the Olympic-blues edge off right now.

Ready for some sexy and saucy new romance book recommendations? Of course you are! I teamed up with fellow reviewer, blogger, and podcaster Tamara Ford of Shelf Addiction to bring you our top romance book picks for this Valentine's Day. Of course, romance is evergreen, so these sweet and sexy stories will keep you warm alllll year round. *wink* Tamara and I chatted about our top picks across two podcast episodes—Part 1 on Shelf Addiction and Part 2 on GraveTells. Each episode features TEN romance books (5 from each of us) that cover a generous spectrum of romance genres. From kinky to young adult, there's something here for every reader.

In this first article in a fun new series, I chat about My Favorite Things, and today it's all about PIRATES! Not the scary modern kind, the swashbuckling high seas rogues from your favorite historicals. I've featured the four items that inspired this article: a tea, a port, a ren faire costume piece, and a recent pirate romance read. AND I'm giving away a paperback historical book in a series that also features pirates! Click through to check out My Favorite Pirate Things, then leave a comment to enter to win a book!