Gwen’s review of Dangerous Lover by Lisa Marie Rice Erotic romance published 31 Jul 07 by Avon Red This suspenseful erotic romance is set in modern day Washington state.  The heroine, Caroline, is a beautiful owner/operator of a small bookstore, and the hero, Jack, is a rough-and-ready former soldier.  They knew each other when they were teenagers [...]

Susan Mallery will be joining us on July 31st. I have no clue what we will be doing but I am sure you will wanna be here. If the stars align right I will review these two books this weekend. HEY! It could happen! Either way I liked them both, although Sizzling still holds the [...]

Last Chance, My Love by Lynne Connolly What if you’re in love – but you can’t make love? Book One of the Triple Countess series. Miranda and Daniel, Earl and Countess of Rosington, are in love, but for the past five years their love has been purely platonic. Because if Miranda has another child, she [...]

Gwen’s review of Devil May Cry (Dark-Hunter, Book 11) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Paranormal romance published 7 Aug 07 by St. Martin’s Press This is the latest entry into Kenyon’s long-lived Dark-Hunter series.  The heroine is one of Artemis’s koris, Katra, and the hero is a Sumerian ex-god named Sin.  This book is centered around a [...]

Sybil asked me to post about this contest.  It’s a Best Rant Contest.  I should probably be insulted that she thought I’d be interested in this, but I’m not.  I think it’s hilarious. So go here, read the rules, and rant away.  You can find out more about this author here.  Just in case you’re at [...]

I was having fun doing these Retro reviews and after watching Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan I started thinking. My mother gave me a love of quite a few things, including Capitan Kirk, and so I’ll put up two books that she gave me to read because they meant something to her. Most [...]

In recent days I have become hopelessly addicted to Dexter. I’m really not one for suspense, gore or even glamorizing serial killers. I mean Charles Manson, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam, the Zodiac Killer, the Boston Strangler and Jack the Ripper are/were all crazy guys who needed to be removed from the gene pool. And [...]

Don’t Tempt Me by Sylvia Day Doesn’t come out until April of next year and all Sylvia sez so far is: The story is Simon Quinn’s, who readers met in PASSION FOR THE GAME. He’s seen quite a bit in A PASSION FOR HIM, too

The following folks commented on the appropriate posts and have won a copy of either Edge of Midnight or All About Men. I used a highly scientific method to select winners: my summer vaca-bored 8-year cut the names from a print-out and picked them out of a hat. The project kept the curtain-climber busy for [...]

Surviving Demon Island by Jaci Burton I think that Jaci Burton was so nice to sign this book to me (and of course Sybil getting it for me in the first place) at RWA. And of course I had to read it. Gina Bliss is an action star at the top of her game. And [...]

The Billionaire Next Door is Jessica Bird’s newest Silhouette Special Edition. It is an august release, which means you can order if from eHarlequin right this second in print or ebook. If you weren’t already aware Jessica Bird is the 2007 RITA winner for Best Short Contemporary Romance for her novel From the First. 

Gwen wants to Manga with you. Since I am prolly gonna bury the post in a bit do go talk manga with Gwen if you like it. I do have to thank the ever delightful Julia Quinn for braving the blog yesterday. It was fab to have her on and we will announce a winner [...]

The Courtesan’s Daughter by Claudia Dain Award-winning author Claudia Dain tells a tale of impropriety and independence, and a mother and daughter determined to bend the rules of society in their favor. Young Lady Caroline’s prospects for a suitable match are severely limited by her mother’s infamous past. Before Lady Sophia Dalby entered London society, [...]

I’m a huge fan of Japanese anime and manga.  I mean, my avatar for TGTBTU is Faye Valentine from Cowboy Bebop, after all. My current favorite is “Bleach” (official site).  Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim shows new episodes every Saturday at 11pm (Central) and Mon-Fri at 11:30pm (Central).  I love this show maybe even a little more than I love [...]

“Two men say they’re the Duke of Wyndham. One of them must be wrong.” That sentence, inspired by a line in the Dire Straits song, “Industrial Disease,” was the starting point for the two-book series I’m writing right now. Each book is about one of the men who may or may not be the true [...]