Lawson’s review of The Renegade Hunter (Argeneau Vampires, Book 12) by Lynsay Sands
Paranormal Romance published by Avon 29 Sep 09

Here is another installment in the Immortals series by Lynsay Sands. Sure, they’re called vampires since they drink blood and have fangs, but blood-sucking fiends they’re not. At least that’s what they’ll say. There are times when these vampires go rogue, eat “off the hoof” and break the few rules laid down by the Council. This book starts where the Immortal Hunter ends, though it’s back with the Willians, from The Rogue Hunter.

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Liviania’s review of The Smuggler and the Society Bride (Regency Silk and Scandal, Book 3) by Julia Justiss
Historical romance released by Harlequin Historical 1 August 2010

Sometimes, reading historical romances, it seems like getting caught in a compromising position is just how people proposed two hundred years ago in England.  Therefore I found the premise of The Smuggler and the Society Bride intriguing because Lady Honoria Carlow did not marry the man who was caught compromising her.  They weren’t already in love or fell in love after their quick marriage.  They were just two people caught up in someone else’s revenge.  No, she was thoroughly ruined and fled to her aunt’s home in Cornwall.

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Holly’s review of If He’s Wild (Wherlocke 3) by Hannah Howell
Historical Paranormal Romance released by Zebra 25 May 2010

It’s no secret that I’m a total Hannah Howell fangirl. I own every book she’s ever written - and multiple copies of my favorites. I stopped reading the Murray series awhile back because I felt it was becoming very repetitive, but that hasn’t stopped me from buying them. Read the rest of this entry »

Limecello’s review of CEO’s Expectant Secretary by Leanne Banks
Contemporary romance released by Silhouette Desire 8 Jun 10

This book is the last of the Kings of the Boardroom series. I enjoyed the series very much, and have said time and again that Leanna Banks is one of my favorite category authors. It was a great finish and I liked the book even more than I expected to. Why? Because I really dislike the revenge type plots, or trying to sabotage someone, but here, it worked. Nobody was truly a villain, and I liked all the characters.
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Holly’s review of If He’s Sinful by Hannah Howell
Historical Paranormal Romance released by Zebra 01 Dec 2009

I’m really glad to see Howell moving away from her Murray series and into new territory. Though I am concerned that she’s planning to exchange one large, eccentric family for another. Read the rest of this entry »

Liviania’s review of Inhuman Resources (OSI, Book 3) by Jes Battis
Urban fantasy released by Ace 25 May 2010

I’ve seen the OSI (Occult Special Investigator) novels on shelves and on blogs, but Inhuman Resources is the first book in the series I’ve actually read.  For people who like CSI and its ilk, Inhuman Resources is a good urban fantasy version of the forensic genre.  And for all the detecting urban fantasy heroines do, it’s fun to read about one who actually is a member of the magical law enforcement.

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Ash’s review of As Lie the Dead (Dreg City Series Book 2) by Kelly Meding
Urban Fantasy released by Dell 27 JUL 2010

Kelly Meding continues to make me a happy reader, and once again I couldn’t put her book down until I finished it. Read the rest of this entry »

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Don’t miss this great deal for Patricia Ryan’s entire backlist at 26% off the regular price!

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C2’s review of A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
Historical romance, released  by Avon 27 July 2010

The story of Cinderella is the jumping-off point for Eloisa James’ latest book, A Kiss at Midnight.  All the elements are there, if slightly altered.  We have a girl whose circumstances were drastically changed by her stepmother after the death of her father, a handsome prince in a castle, a godmother, a ball, glass slippers and even some rats…although not the rodent kind. Read the rest of this entry »

A new take on Sherlock Holmes? I have to admit I didn’t go to see the new film with Downey. I love Downey and most of his films, but his take on Sherlock Holmes left me cold, and I did see all that I could online before deciding not to go. I’m a believer in the canon, an early convert. I discovered Holmes at the age of 9 or 10 and loved them unconditionally, and I’ve loved them ever since. Holmes for me is a man with a receding hairline, a noble forehead, large nose, a big man, not just tall, but powerfully built, but also capable of extreme emaciation, as he puts his body through the worst of torture. He’s not an addict, but he uses cocaine to stop being bored. Downey didn’t look like Holmes and in the clips I saw, didn’t behave like him, either. My ideal Holmes was Jeremy Brett, who filmed the whole of the stories for ITV in the 1980’s. Perfect.

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Ash’s review of The Bodyguard by Cherry Adair, Gena Showalter, and Lorie O’Clare
Romantic Suspense released by St. Martin’s Paperbacks 29 Jun 10

It’s great to read an anthology and like every story in it. Sadly, that didn’t happen to me with this one, but I did like and love two out of the three. Read the rest of this entry »

LynneC’s review of The Panther’s Lair by Esmerelda Bishop
eBook novella released by Carina Press 28 June 10

The Panther’s Lair is a pleasant read rather than innovative and exciting, and you know how hard it is to write those kind of reviews.

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Ash’s review of Three Days to Dead (Dreg City Series Book 1) by Kelly Meding
Urban Fantasy released by Dell 24 NOV 2009

I read Three Days to Dead in about four hours because it was just that good. I’m almost glad I waited to read it, only because now I can read the next book without having to wait.

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C2’s review of Sugar Creek (Destiny Series, Book 2) by Toni Blake.
Contemporary romance published by Avon 25 May 10

Rachel Farris had the life she always dreamed of - she was an account director at a Chicago advertising company with an awesome apartment and was living the big city life.  She had left her small town upbringing far behind and had no desire to revisit it.  Then when she found out it was her turn to help her grandmother with the harvest at the family apple orchard, Rachel dutifully requested a leave of absence.

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Sandy M’s review of Untamed Rogue, Scandalous Mistress by Bronywn Scott
Historical Romance published by Harlequin Historical 1 Jul 10

I so love a story that has a hero and heroine working together to overcome conflict instead of having that conflict break them up, keep them apart, and make them snarl and snip at one another. Bronwyn Scott does that beautifully in this book, all the while giving us strong characters and a very interesting backdrop with steeplechase racing.

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