REVIEW: Her Mr. Right? by Karen Rose Smith
May 31, 2008
Sandy M's review of Her Mr. Right (The Wilder Family Miniseries) by Karen Rose Smith
Contemporary Romance released by Silhouette Special Edition 1 May 08
I like a story whose characters stick by their convictions, right or wrong. Either way, sometimes you still end up with heartache. If you're right, hopefully everything will eventually fall into place and your heart will mend. If you're wrong, you can look inside yourself to change that conviction so you end up in a much better place. Read more
Tags: 2008, Contemporary, Harlequin, Her Mr. Right?, Karen Rose Smith, May 2008, Review, Romance, Sandy M, Silhouette Special Edition, Wilder Family seriesREVIEW: To Taste Temptation by Elizabeth Hoyt
May 31, 2008
Sandy M's review of To Taste Temptation (The Legend of Four Soldiers, Book 1) by Elizabeth Hoyt
Historical romance released by Forever 1 May 08
I'm still trying to figure out why I didn't just totally love this book. I'm known in these parts for loving practically everything I read. So while love is not the right word for me this time, I did like this book very much. I like the storyline, the characters, the romance, the mystery. But for some reason it stopped just short of me closing the book after reading the last page and having stars in my eyes while thinking, "Wow!" Read more
Tags: 2008, Elizabeth Hoyt, Forever, Grade B, Historical, Legend of the Four Soldiers series, May 2008, Review, Romance, Sandy M, To Taste TemptationPondering Contest Quacks
May 31, 2008
I was thinking today (scary, I know) about contests. You have to admit they're fun. Is there a better feeling than getting something for free? But really, it's not always fun for the person running the contest. Sadly, there are some who would ruin it for the rest.
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Contest Whores Contest Whores will enter a contest regardless of what the prize is. There's a prize, that's all that matters. It's pretty shiny and they want... so they enter. All too often Contest Whores also feel the need to brag about all the prizes they've won by entering contests, or to rub in the fact that won."Oh, I already read this book. I won it over at *insert random place here*" or even worse, IMO, are the ones who don't even cop to where they got it. "Oh, I have this book already. And this one. And that one." |
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eBay Bitches These are the asshats who enter to win so they can immediately turn around and sell the prizes on eBay. You'll find these ones mostly surrounding contests for ARCs, because there's big money to be made selling ARCs on ebay. Bastards. |
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Sad Tales These are the big babies who have a sob story for why they should win. "My husband left me." "My dog just died." "My life is horrible and awful and this would be the only bright spot in my otherwise wretched existence." |
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Sybil's Socks These are Syb's favorite! *g* These are the sad, sorry fucks who have no life and make up pretend names/email addresses so they can enter a contest more than once. I've personally never understood the point. But then, I don't really enter contests, so I might not be the person to ask. |
TGTBTU does contests because we are a reader site for readers. And we love the idea of helping readers find their next MUST READ author. Especially if they happen to be MUST READ authors for us. Tis fun to share, no? But sometimes I wonder if it's worth it to give away ARCs, to hold contests, to share the wealth. But then it's not really fair if one person ruins it for everyone, is it?
Tags: Contest, Holly is being a pain again, Ponderings, socks, The Book BingeREVIEW: Her Every Pleasure by Gaelen Foley
May 31, 2008
Lawson's review of Her Every Pleasure by Gaelen Foley
Historical romance released by Ballantine 25 Mar 08
I have to admit that maybe I should have learned my lesson after the first two books in the Spice Trilogy, Her Only Desire and Her Secret Fantasy. When Sybil gave me this one, though, I couldn't say no. I've loved Foley's Knight Miscellany series and even though the first two didn't work for me, I had hopes that Gabriel Knight's story could help redeem things. With intrigue, a small measure of scandal and a enough chemistry to start a few explosions things may be looking up. Read more
Tags: 2008, Ballantine, Gaelen Foley, Grade C, Her Every Pleasure, Historical, Lawson, March 2008, Review, Romance, Spice TrilogyREVIEW: Icefire by Lynne Connolly
May 30, 2008
Shannon C.'s review of Icefire (Pure Wildfire, Book 2) by Lynne Connolly
Paranormal romance published by Ellora's Cave 30 May 2008
One of the best surprises I've had this past month has been Lynne Connolly's paranormal books. With the second book in her Pure Wildfire series, Ms. Connolly continues her winning streak. Pure Wildfire is a rock band, consisting of firebird shapeshifters, and given that I love me some musicians, this is absolutely one of my favorite premises for a series.
Tags: 2008, Ellora's Cave, Grade B, ICEFIRE, Lynne Connolly, Paranormal, Pure Wildfire series, Review, Romance, ShannonCREVIEW: Immortals: The Awakening by Joy Nash
May 30, 2008
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Sandy M's review of Immortals: The Awakening (Immortals, Book 3) by Joy Nash Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Love Spell 31 Jul 07Three books down in this series, one to go before we get all new stories about these sexy Immortals. The first book, Immortals: The Redeeming, of the new installments will be out in September and I have a feeling it's the one you've been waiting for just like I have, and I'm on pace to bring you reviews right up to the new release dates. But let's talk about Awakening first. |
REVIEW: The Woman in Blue by Janice Kay Johnson
May 30, 2008
Shannon C.'s review of The Woman in Blue (Patton's Daughters, Book 1) by Janice Kay Johnson
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Super Romance 1 Jul 99
I really appreciate that we've been doing these Harlequin Spotlight series over here on the blog, because otherwise I'm not sure I'd have ever picked up, well, much of anything they publish on my own. But there's a lot that I like about the idea of Harlequin super romances--the slightly longer word count, the contemporary settings, the everyday Joes and Janes finding love, and, my God, if they're all as emotionally wrenching as the book I just read, please to be signing me up for more of these books, k? Thx. In fact, I am sad that this book is out of print, because it means you're going to have to hunt it down before you can join me in squeeing about it, too.
Tags: 2008, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Grade A, Harlequin SuperRomance, Janice Kay Johnson, July 1999, Patton's Daughters series, Review, Romance, ShannonC, The Woman in BlueEXCERPT Part II: The Art of Desire by Cherie Feather **3 June 2008**
May 30, 2008
We continue with excerpts from The Art of Desire by Cherie Feather, a new erotic romance from Berkley Heat. Keep reading for the book's summary and part II of four excerpts. This is a seriously steamy series of excerpts, so read on only if you dare!
EXCERPT Part I: The Art of Desire by Cherie Feather **3 June 2008**
May 30, 2008
The Art of Desire by Cherie Feather, a new erotic romance from Berkley Heat, comes at us this week! (so to speak)
Keep reading for the book's summary and part I of a four part excerpt extravaganza. This is a seriously steamy series of excerpts, so read on only if you dare!
Tags: Berkley Heat, Cherie Feather, Erotic, Excerpt, June 2008, Romance, The Art of DesireREVIEW: The Man Behind the Cop by Janice Kay Johnson
May 30, 2008
Sandy M's review of The Man Behind the Cop by Janice Kay Johnson
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin SuperRomance 13 May 08
Wow, it's been a great month for me rediscovering Harlequin authors and books, and the SuperRomances I've read have all been terrific and made a new and improved fan out of me. I won't be giving them up very easily like I did before. This book is the perfect one to end my month-long love affair with HSR. Read more
Tags: 2008, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Grade A, Harlequin, Harlequin SuperRomance, Janice Kay Johnson, May 2008, Review, Romance, Sandy M, SuperRomance, The Man Behind the Cop
