EBuzz: Wish List by Sylvia Day

Wish List by Sylvia Day

Wish List was apart of EC's White Hot Holiday quickies. Just in case the title didn't give it away, it is a Christmas story.

summary:

When Nicholas James draws Stephanie Martin's name in their law firm's Secret Santa exchange he knows he's in for a merry Christmas, if he can figure out what to give the woman he's wanted for months. When he works late and finds a crumpled piece of paper listing Steph's personal wish list, he knows he is in luck. Because all Steph wants for Christmas is him, in a number of naughty ways.

And not-so saintly Nick is going to make every one of her carnal wishes come true.

I am going to be completely honest and say, Steph was pretty damn dumb for writing such a thing down - at work - during a meeting - and then throwing it away without tearing it up into lil bitty pieces - or eating the list.

But hey, in this case Santa is very good to her for being dumb. I do have to say I am a touch paranoid as well so, the whole never evah write anything down that has very a 5% chance of ever being found, could just be me.

Then you have the part where, for a lawyer, Nicholas James, is leaving himself open for a HUGE sexual harrasment case. hee but hey it works here... Wish List is a coworker to lovers story, which gives the reader a built in background. Think friends to lover with more of a chance of causing a headache later. But again... hey it works here *g*.

Nicholas is a good boyfriend but a serial one, you know the type that goes for monagomy. Just with different women, frequently, hell he is even still friends with most of his ex's. The issue with Steph is before the word ex's, he would have the word 'many'. Like any good ladies man, Nicholas has found 'the' woman and is ready to settle down into Happy Ever After. The problem is he needs to figure that out, and then convence Steph of it.

And that is our story. Short, sweet, holiday fun... with a bow around the cock and steam on top. Great story! And fun read, no matter the time of year. Nothing like Christmas in April!

ho ho ho If you have read it, do tell us if you enjoyed it. And if you read it, let us know if it worked for you! What are your favorite Christmas E-tales?

stupid things sybil does

or thinks of doing...

I am broker than broke. Really. And I have a ton of books to review and want to do one to three ebook blog reviews for my EBUZZ thing a day (granted I have read a shit load I just haven't blog yet).

So what do I want to do? buy His Wicked Kiss

oy

it was already gone from the AAR list, or wasn't sent to AAR... and I have never emailed with GF... and I have no book fairy from her publisher...

I will be strong! Oh yes I will be. But I still want it. le sigh

Of course I want Parlor Games, Angel in My Bed and a few others as well. I will be strong. Oh yes I will be.

Review: Haunted by Kelley Armstrong

Kelley Armstrong gives us more characters and complexity with every novel. At times it feels like you are biting off more than you can chew, but she always manages to steal you back before you fall over the edge and become overwhelmed. Haunted has a little something for every paranormal reader. But if you are looking for a simple read, this isn't it.

When Eve Levine was bad, she was very, very bad. And when she was good, she was dead and growing bored and more frustrated everyday. Living in the ghost world allowed her to watch over her daughter, Savannah, but watching was all she could do. Eve wanted to be there to protect her baby girl but in her current state she couldn't do anything to effect the living world. Lucky for Eve she wasn't alone in her frustration and had Savannah's father Kristof to keep her company.

The rest of the review can be read here.

Kelley Armstrong has a wicked cool website, go check it out.

Mine, Mine, Mine: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys by Teresa Bodwell, Lorraine Heath and Georgina Gentry

My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys by Teresa Bodwell, Lorraine Heath and Georgina Gentry

Well at least in the mail to be mine! hee
Review soon....

A Few Things Bloggish, bookish and ebookish

1. There seems to be a smartquote issue going on so older posts with ', ..., and other things are showing up funky. I have emailed maili. Hopefully it will be fixed soon, if not I will manually fix it. Sorry!

2. I am going to try to post ebook reviews every day, 1 to 3 (I have quite a few read that just need to be blogged). If you have a new book you want reviewed feel free to email me and if I have it I will add it to the list. If I don't have it and you want to provide a copy, I will add it to the list. But do keep in mind I am putting up good and bad reviews but promise to spell your name correctly *g*. My aim is is Ebuzz.

3. If you have been doing Ebook reviews, post here! I am going to add some links to the side bar on the left. If you are going to start doing Ebook reviews let me know and I shall add you when they start going up. Even if it is just one or so a month... Ebuzz! It is what's for dinner!

4. I plan on starting guest author day soon, you are welcome to request to do it but this is aimed at books 'I' rate highly. BUT I am putting together a Bad Boy Week (Aug) and a Aphrodisia week. Where a different author with the line will have a day. I am thinking about doing a Secrets week but haven't gotten that far. If you are apart of either line with a book out or coming out (at anytime) and are interested, email me and I will let you know what I need from you.

5. I am going to try and line up some interviews with Epublishers. If you are a reader and have a question you would like answered either post it or email me. I can't promise it will be answered or what publishers will agree to an interview but I am gonna try. Hey! EBUZZ.... see cece I listen
That email for any of the above would be:
redwyne at gmail dot com

le sigh... it is such a shame someone decided I have to work for a living, really I would rather play with books

Book Alert: Ask For It by Sylvia Day

Ask For It by Sylvia Day is mine mine mine. WOOT! The ARC has arrived!

hee now to see if the spies work for me

England, 1770. Beneath the silk and lace of London society lies a secret, elite organization of spies. Protecting the Crown from its enemies is hazardous, but for Marcus Ashford, protecting his heart from an unyielding passion is the far greater peril...

A MATTER OF DANGEROUS INTRIGUE...

As an agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford, the Earl of Westfield, has fought numerous sword fights, been shot twice, and dodged more than any man's fair share of cannon fire. And yet nothing excites him more than the primitive hunger his former fiance, Elizabeth, arouses. Years ago, she'd jilted him for the boyishly charming Lord Hawthorne. But now, the elegant widow is his to defend, and he will do so while tending to her other, more carnal needs, showing her the depth of a real man's desire...

...AND UNDENIABLE PLEASURE

Dangerous secrets led to the murder of Lady Hawthorne's husband. Secrets she now holds in a diary many would kill to obtain. But to entrust herself to the protection of the most seductive man she's ever known? Outrageous. Unthinkable. Irresistible. For it was Marcus's strong passions and burning desire that frightened her into abandoning him years ago-and her answering craving has never waned. Now, he means to be at her service, in every sense. And perhaps the only sensible course isn't to resist temptation, but to surrender to it completely...

read the excerpt

Tags: Ask For It, Book Alert, Brava, Spies, Sylvia Day

More from Jordan Summers….

interesting news....

Raelene Gorlinsky of Ellora's Cave announced that the company will be launching a Regency line in the fall. They aren't interested in previously published books, only new submissions. These will NOT be erotic romances. We're talking sweet Regencies. So if you know anyone who writes these books, give them a heads up.

I wonder how that will sell.

Blaze goes Sybil and I don’t mean that in a good way

I mean that in the movie way not me way...

The ever wonderful jordan posts about about romance and romantica and updates us on some finding from the Desert Dreams Conference.

Jordan writes

I'm going to start with Brenda Chin's talk about what Harlequin Blaze has in store over the next year and a half. First let me say that Brenda is extremely patient with confused authors. No, I won't elaborate. *g* Blush. Now to the good stuff. Harlequin plans to add Temptations' Wrong Bed to the Blaze lineup. They are also going to continue 24hrs and add Secret Santa, Valentine's Curse, Under-construction (think Lucky Vanos (sp) in the diet Coke commercial), Forbidden Fantasies, Adrenaline Rush (action/adventures), Desperate Housewives, and a 'Just' series.

As if action/adventures weren't cool enough, starting this year Blaze is going to release Gothics (written in 1st and 3rd person), a series called Perfect Timing (time-travels), Vampires, and a 'Ground Hog Day' (where the day repeats) sort of book. If these books do well, they will continue to buy more.

I'll be honest, I was jazzed after listening to this talk. Brenda said she wants people to stop thinking about Blaze as a category line. She wants stories that read like single titles. The fact they're open to first and third person POV in the same book is fantastic. Did I mention paranormals? Oh yeah.

I can see how that is nifty for a writer but as a reader... well I don't think it is so nifty.

And I haven't completely wrapped my arms around why yet. I agree the category seems to be in trouble. But isn't Blaze a line that is doing well? Or isn't it? To my readerself, when I pick up a Blaze I want a hot, a fast paced read and one heavy on character. Why do away with the Temptation line to try and push it into a Blaze format? Why do Blaze Chick-lit when there are other lines this fits into.

It is just me? Do other readers want a potluck Blaze? Will there be a different logo for each Blaze category? Will the line be a category within a category?

speaking of new Harlequins....

I want

I still want

I want as well

I also need

And in cool news

So what happens? Somehow I get signed up for Harlequins reader service, still not sure WHICH one and what free books do I get sent? Leaving Normal and You've Got Male yeah, I need to send these back cuz fuckital if I am gonna be on the reader service it needs to be HH, Spice or Blaze (depending on what happens with this).

EBUZZ: The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed

The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed was recommend to me by the oh so fab karens and it really is a good read.

summary from site:

Imagine a world where a woman's every pleasure, every wish and wildest fantasy is granted by the man of her dreams. Such is Avalon, an elite, private club in Washington, D.C., that caters solely to female desires. There, magazine reporter Billie Cort meets Adrian, the club's most infamous companion, with the intent to interview him for an article on high-dollar male escorts. Billie can't foresee, however, how quickly Adrian will strip her defenses and expose her true desiresÂ…and in the process, fulfill his own yearning for love.

Yes this goes back to my curiosity with sex workers and my love of the novel Fallen from Grace by Laura Leone.

Billie and Adrian both read like real people, with what could be real lives, while trying to make the best of the cards they were dealt. I don't think this has the emotional punch of FfG and there are quite a few points that are the same in both books but there are enough differences that I didn't start to compare the two until after I was finished reading TFF.

Reed has an great voice and handles a difficult and oddish romance plot well. This is a great introduction to her and I look forward to reading more of her work.

read the excerpt

Next Shelby Reed: Holiday Inn

EBUZZ: Lonesome Bride by Megan Hart

Did not finish... beware spoilers ahead

Lonesome Bride is more of a historical novel than erotic romance. And it so didn't work for me, in fact I couldn't finish it. And that was too bad because the story had a great setup.

Mail-order bride Caitleen O'Â’Neal assumes the man who arrives at the train station to pick her up is the man she'Â’s agreed to marry. After all, he introduces himself as Jed Peters, the name on the papers the preacher gave her to sign. When a night of unexpected lovemaking turns Jed surly instead of sappy, Caite can'Â’t understand why. Only when they finally reach the ranch in Lonesome, Montana, does Caite discover the reason for her lover's cold shoulder. He'Â’s Jed Peters, all right. Jed Junior, and the white-haired man standing next to the woman he'Â’s just wed is Jed's father...the man Caite has come all the way from Pennsylvania to marry...

It is annoying that Jed is pissy with Caitleen for fucking him, when he could have NOT screwed her. But hey typical alphaasshat to be redeemed later hero.

But Caitleen is why the term TSTL was created. I tried to keep going and push on after each stupid move she made. But the kicker was when she decided to become a school teacher, arrived in town with Jed, shared a room with him, followed him into a SALOON, played poker with him and 'the boys', got falling down drunk, loudly went back to that one room with him, screwed him and THEN was surprised that the whole town knew and the head school teacher treated her like the slut she was behaving like. I don't care she was a virgin and only gave herself to Jeb. This is the old west, woman did not play poker in saloons and get fucking drunk unless they were whores in the saloon to turn a trick or two. This isn't news. The fact she did it wasn't the biggest eyeroll moment as was her shock women were cutting her.

And to keep moaning and whining afterward about her rep and STILL turn down Jeb's marriage offer was too much. As was the whole, climb out the window, be stupid and ride a horse out of town ALONE. I just couldn't make myself care anymore at that point.

Did not finish... do tell if you did and what you thought of it. Although I can't see it getting better.

Next Megan Hart: Pot of Gold and Emerald Isle

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