You exercised your nostalgia bone and we picked two winners! You told us what you remember reading most as a child.  It sounded like there were a lot of Fans of Anne (living in the house with the green trim) and Nancy “Nosy Pants” Drew.   From those commenters, we picked two winners of a signed [...]

As I have said, I am newbie in the area of Julia Quinn Romance Novels. Miranda was my first and The Duke and I was my second. Now they say you always remember your first. And I have to . . . This post was started by Sybil awhile ago, and I hijacked it because [...]

Looks like Phury’s book Lover Enshrined, is being pushed back. It will hit the shelves on June 3, 2008 now (it was April 2008). I am not sure if this is because of the reaction to LOVER UNBOUND, the new series J.R. Ward is starting, or the current SSE series she is doing (which rocks) [...]

We would have to make it our mascot bookstore *g* The University of Oregon Bookstore in Eugene is changing its name to the Duck Store, adapting to the name of its satellite stores–Duck Shops–and using the name of the school’s mascot, the Oregon Daily Emerald reported. The mascot is Donald Duck himself, which the school [...]

The Heir and the Spare by Maya Rodale Things for Emilia Highhart are going well at her first London ball, for though she trips and nearly falls, she’s caught by a devilishly handsome man and falls in love at first sight. She is later alone with him that night, due to a slightly negligent chaperone, [...]

Here’s an excerpt from Kathryn Smith’s new Brotherhood of the Blood book 3, Taken by the Night, coming from Avon 1 Nov 07.  We’ll likely have a Kathryn Smith contest as we get closer to the release date, so stay tuned. Meanwhile, on to the excerpt… “He dismissed me as though I was a child.” [...]

Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts JR Ward will not be able to do her guest author day today. I am sure you are as disappointed as we are but we do have contest to award. And even better more contests and excerpts to post! Lover Unbound did release yesterday and if you haven’t already you [...]

Gwen’s review of Lover Unbound (Black Dagger Brotherhood, Book 5) by J.R. Ward Paranormal romance published by Signet 25 Sep 07 This is the fifth book in the Brotherhood series.  It’s based on a group of warrior vampires who protect their species, a species who is (we believe) secret from humans.  Who are these warriors [...]

My Immortal by Erin McCarthy In the late 18th century, a spoiled, selfish plantation owner struck an unholy bargain with a fallen angel: an eternity of servitude for the gift of immortality. For over two hundred years, Damien du Bourg has held up his end of the bargain—by inspiring lust in everyone around him… Stumbling [...]

A Western Winter Wonderland by Cheryl St. John, Jenna Kernan, Pam Crooks The final story in A Western Winter Wonderland is from Pam Crooks and the following is the first chapter and a great start to the story. When you finish you can go reread Cheryl St.John’s and Jenna Kerna’s excerpts or just order the [...]

Our Guest Author, Beth Williamson, shares a peek into her TBR pile… 

I admit it, I LOVE series books. Nothing gets me going faster to Borders than hearing a book is part of a series. Oh, baby, ya can’t hold me back. I didn’t know my Malloy family series would turn into seven books (no jokes about J.K. now), but I think it was just the right [...]

Beth Williamson, our guest author today, answers “why is there sex in there” and other questions from readers… Part of being an author is being asked questions, whether in a blog interview, by a reader, or a friend. I’ve been asked all sorts of interesting questions. Here are the five top preguntas from readers. Where [...]

 Our guest author, Beth Williamson, shares her views on writing and history.  Read on… My new series with Samhain, Devils on Horseback, kicks off today with book one, Nate. This series is not only brand new (the Malloys are all epubbed now), but it was a departure for me in terms of writing. If you’ve [...]

Ride a Cowboy Beth Williamson will be joining us on blog today to celebrate the e release of Devils on Horseback: Nate!! Beth is a personal fave of mine and is currently writing for Samhain. And if you haven’t noticed…. she writes westerns. WoOT! Ok fine, she has some contemporary novels out there too. But [...]