Archive for July, 2007

Susan Mallery climbs a “To Be Read” mountain

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 16:20 19 Comments

Susan Mallery shares a peek into her TBR mountain… It’s been a great summer of reading. I just finished the last Harry Potter book. It was quite the workout, holding the book, but worth it. Best reads so far… More than Fiends by Maureen Child and Scent of Darkness by Christina Dodd. Both paranormals, which [...]

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Mallery’s Contest

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 13:27 7 Comments

We ducks have a wonderful contest thanks to Susan Mallery! Reply to any of the posts tagged Susan Mallery and win . . .ok, so Sybil had to run and eat and she asked me to post this one, but I don’t know what you’re going to win! We will, however, be picking four random [...]

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Breaking News: Contest Winners!!

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 13:17 2 Comments

So we’re a little behind on these contests, but hey! You’ve won a book, so everyone is happy and the peasants rejoice. Here are the winners for not one, but two contests, one from Liz Carlyle and one from Julia Quinn. Refresher for Contest 1: On Liz Carlyle’s Day the contest was for a signed [...]

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Susan Mallery: Something Sheik, Super and Sweet

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:22 12 Comments

Can you tell us anything about your next projects? I know you have a book coming out in November and another in January. Then it looks like you have a sweet trilogy for us. Info? Please? In November I have a Special Edition–The Sheik and the Christmas Bride. It’s a fun story with miracle Christmas [...]

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Susan Mallery & the meaning of life (err… fiction)

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 10:29 12 Comments

A certain level of insanity is required to be a writer. I wish that weren’t true, but it is and anyone who denies that truth is probably not to be trusted. When you think about it, the whole writing process is really strange. We sit in a room (or on a patio, or in a [...]

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Guest Author: Susan Mallery

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:54 5 Comments

Today’s guest is a particular favorite of mine with a HUGE backlist. Susan Mallery does a lil bit of everything from category to full length novels. She has writen historical novels, which was where she started back in 1992 with Frontier Flame (Written as Susan Macias – and yes I have this book and have [...]

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A lil tempting…

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 8:19 1 Comment

Susan Mallery’s Tempting is out now. And is the final book in her Buchanan series. You can find an excerpt here.

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Review: Twice the Tempation by Suzanne Enoch

Tuesday, July 31, 2007 2:09 No Comments

Twice the Temptation by Suzanne Enoch This novel contains two connected stories about two different Marquis of Rawley. A Diamond or Forever is set in Regency England, and Diamonds are NOT a Girls Best Friend in present-day England and they both have to deal with a cursed diamond necklace called the Nightshade Diamond. The first [...]

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In For a Hunk, In For a Pounding

Monday, July 30, 2007 17:07 9 Comments

This is a completely useless post, but I had to share. So Karen spends time crafting an excellent  So Karen posts a post about toxic people. Did I read it?  No. At least, not for a while.  My eyeballs got stuck on the photo she included in the post (look to the left).  I can be [...]

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Into Thin Air by Cindy Miles **November 2007**

Monday, July 30, 2007 10:51 2 Comments

Into Thin Air by Cindy Miles A twelfth century warrior turned Guardian Knight, Gawan of Conwyk is about to finally become mortal. But then he finds a beautiful woman by the side of the road near Castle Grimm-she is his soulmate, and it’s up to him to save her life. Ellie doesn’t remember who she [...]

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Review: Trouble by Sasha White

Monday, July 30, 2007 5:35 7 Comments

Gwen’s review of Trouble by Sasha White Erotic romance published by Berkley Heat on 7 Aug 07 This book is set in modern-day Vancouver (presumably BC, not WA).  The hero, Valentine, and heroine, Samair, meet in his nightclub and proceed to have a very steamy relationship.  This is a very erotic book, but a very fun one as [...]

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REVIEW: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

Monday, July 30, 2007 2:29 2 Comments

Lawson’s review of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7) by J.K. Rowling YA fantasy fiction hardcover released by Arthur A. Levine Books 21 Jul 07 Alright, I know, I KNOW, this is a romance blog and here I am talking about Harry Potter. What could I be thinking? I felt this book deserves [...]

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Right Here, Right Now by HelenKay Dimon **March 2008**

Monday, July 30, 2007 0:54 9 Comments

IT’S NOT YOU, IT’S ME… For Gabby Pearson, being dumped in public before the dessert course has to be the lowest of the low—especially when it’s the old, “It’s not you, it’s me” speech. Honestly, how about something original: “I have five minutes to live” (very possible); “It’s not you, it’s the voices in my [...]

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Review: Wild Wild West by Charlene Teglia

Sunday, July 29, 2007 15:40 8 Comments

Gwen’s review of Wild Wild West by Charlene Teglia Contemporary erotic romance published 7 Aug 07 by St. Martin’s Griffin This erotic romance is set in modern-day Missoula, Montana.  It tells of how three women fall in love with three cowboys.  Teglia weaves the three stories together, but they’re all told with very different voices.  [...]

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Joey Hill falls to the lure of the blogosphere…

Sunday, July 29, 2007 9:05 No Comments

Joey has discovered the joys of blogging.  Go check it out. I’m hoping she drops more tidbits about her works in progress as she blogs.  And if you haven’t read it yet, I highly recommend The Vampire Queen’s Servant.  It’s a “don’t miss” book (review).     

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