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Brighter Than the Sun by Julia Quinn So this whole idea of retro reviews started because of this book. Sybil is talking to Julia Quinn this week (I don’t remember which day) and she suggested I review this book. I think it was something along the lines of “You should talk about that one book [...]

As I have mentioned once or twice JuliaQ has an awesome website with a great FAQ. Do check it out if you haven’t already. 1. When you wrote your first Bridgerton Novel, The Duke and I, did you plan to write 8 books? 6 years seems like an amazingly long time to be writing about [...]

Many readers are aware that The Secret Diaries of Miss Miranda Cheever was originally written in 1994. Sort of. In 1994 I wrote a book called All Along which for a number of different reasons (both mine and Avon’s) never made it onto the publishing schedule. I always thought it was the best of my [...]

Julia Quinn is one of the many authors I met at RWA but one of the few I met with. She was delightful, considering it was way too early in the day and everyone wanted to stop and talk to her. Or she was just putting off being left alone with one of those bloggers. [...]

Gwen’s review of Hidden Moon (A Nightcreature Novel, Book 7) by Lori Handeland Paranormal romance published 31 Jul 07 by St. Martin’s Press This paranormal series is actually several romances loosely related to each other (some more than others).  The Nightcreatures in question are werewolves and the men/women who love them, monster hunters, and all kinds of other fun creatures.   The [...]

Touch of Texas by Tracy Garrett Shelter From The Storm… A blizzard blows Texas Ranger Jake McCain to Rachel Hudson’s cabin and trouble is right behind him. He’s badly wounded. Taking care of him is the right thing to do, but she knows the local gossips won’t see it that way. Suddenly, everything Rachel’s fought [...]

Kiss of Fire by Deborah Cooke For millennia, the shape-shifting dragon warriors known as the Pyr have lived peacefully as commanders of the four elements and guardians of the earth’s treasures. But now the final reckoning between the Pyr, who count humans among the earth’s treasures, and the Slayers, who would eradicate both humans and [...]

A Passion for Him by Sylvia Day Miss Amelia Benbridge is ready to leave behind a past filled with heartbreak for a sensible marriage. Until temptation itself comes calling, with an invitation to seduction… SHE LOVED AND LOST HIM ONCE… Amelia Benbridge and the Earl of Ware are the most anticipated match of the Season. [...]

Gwen’s review of Embraced By Darkness (Riley Jensen, Guardian, Book 5) by Keri Arthur Urban Fantasy released by Dell 31 Jul 07 This series is difficult to pigeon-hole.  It’s fantasy, paranormal, futuristic, suspense, mystery, and romance all rolled in one.  The heroine is Riley Jensen – a werewolf/vampire half-breed.  The heroes are as numerous as the [...]

Or an A- will do…. I heard from HeleKay yesterday. Then ssssssqqquueeeeee’ed like you wouldn’t believe and frantically called Jane and Meljean because I couldn’t believe THEY WOULD know such AWESOME news and not tell me. I am a brat like that. Hell I told anyone and everyone yesterday people I know wouldn’t even a [...]

Coming 1 August 2007!! Dangerous Lover by Lisa Marie Rice Contemporary erotic romance, trade paperback published 1 Aug 07 by Avon Red Here’s the book blurb: “I don’t want to be alone tonight.” Caroline Lake can hardly believe she would ever say these words to someone she’d never met before. When a tall, dark stranger [...]

Guest Author Shannon McKenna I wanted to ask about your heroines, some of their actions have been described as TSTL (too stupid to live) or that they seem weak. I was wondering how you felt about that and how you saw your heroines? You know, it’s an interesting question, and a lot of people have [...]

Two things I said over and over to authors at RWA regarding Guest Author Days are I only invite authors to guest for a book I would recommend. And this is a reader blog it is possible you could get asked questions you don’t like, are hard or uncomfy for some to answer. As long [...]

Demon Moon (The Guardians, Book 4) by Meljean Brook Paranormal romance released Berkley Sensation 5 Jun 07 Demon Moon is a new novel in Brook’s Guardian series. Colin Ames-Beaumont, a secondary character from Demon Angel and the story in the anthology Hot Spell gets his own story.