Archive for June, 2008
Review: Reckless (Red Hot Summer) by Maya Banks
Monday, June 30, 2008 22:00 2 CommentsLauraJ’s review of Reckless (Red Hot Summer) by Maya Banks. Contemporary Erotic Romance short story eBook released by Samhain Publishing 3 Jun 08 Maya Banks is a new author to me, but one I have wanted to try for some time. So when this book became available, I thought it would be a good one [...]
Review: The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
Monday, June 30, 2008 16:00 2 CommentsShannon C.’s review of The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler Young adult fiction released by Candlewick Press 1 Jun 05 You know those stereotypes about bloggers being nerds who have nothing better to do than sit there and make fun of people on the Internets instead of, y’know, getting [...]
Sex, Lies and Secret Lives by Thea Devine **DEC 9, 2008**
Monday, June 30, 2008 14:00 2 CommentsLooks like a lot of Simon & Schuster romance novels (and then some) have been pushed back. Thea Devine‘s next novels has been not only pushed but renamed.
Review: The Dangerous Mr. Ryder by Louise Allen
Monday, June 30, 2008 13:00 1 CommentDevon’s review of The Dangerous Mr. Ryder by Louise Allen Historical Romance released 1 July 2008 by Harlequin Historical The Dangerous Mr. Ryder, the first book in Louise Allen’s Those Scandalous Ravenhursts series, features that most popular of Regency heroes, the gentleman adventurer-spy. Jack Ryder, aka Lord Sebastian Ravenhurst, has been charged to bring Eva, [...]
Guidelines for Harlequin Historical
Monday, June 30, 2008 8:00 9 CommentsWe will have some of the Harlequin Historical Editors dropping in today. If you have questions for them, ask away. I am not sure about the timezone thing (it always confuses me) so it is possible they take questions later. But to start us out and just in case you haven’t read them before… Writing [...]
REVIEW: Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra
Monday, June 30, 2008 1:00 3 CommentsLimecello’s review of Sea Witch by Virginia Kantra Paranormal Romance released by Berkley Sensation on 1 Jul 08 (Isn’t that cover eye catching?) I first discovered Virginia Kantra when I read the anthology Shifter, and was very intrigued by her novella Sea Crossing and the idea of selkies. Ms Kantra puts an entirely new spin [...]
Book Alert: 24 Hours as a Sex Vixen by Lisa Cach **Dec 2008**
Sunday, June 29, 2008 23:00 No CommentsI had a post on 24 Hours as a Sex Vixen in draft forever. I couldn’t find a summary for the life of me. And finally in a fit of ‘omg there is too much crap in draft’ I deleted it. And then heard she was having a case of writers block. Or at least [...]
Review: To Tempt a Wolf by Colette Denee
Sunday, June 29, 2008 22:00 No CommentsSandy M’s review of To Tempt a Wolf by Colette Denee Contemporary Paranormal Romance ebook published by Samhain 28 Feb 08 I have been incredibly lucky lately, reading some great shifter stories, one of my very favorite reads. So far my luck is holding out and I’ve come across another author who has written a [...]
Book Alert: Talk of the Town by Karen Hawkins **Nov 08**
Sunday, June 29, 2008 20:40 1 CommentTalk of the Town by Karen Hawkins will be hitting the stores on November 18, 2008. And there is a delightful story that goes along with how this book came about – one I forgot to get permission to tell. Really it will be MUCH better coming from Karen herself. So I will have to [...]
Review: Sleeping with Ward Cleaver by Jenny Gardiner
Sunday, June 29, 2008 16:00 9 CommentsLauraD review of Sleeping with Ward Cleaver by Jenny Gardiner Contemporary Romance released 01 Feb 08 from Dorchester “Sleeping with Ward Cleaver” won the American Title-III Award. I’m really sure what that is, but hey, a win’s a win. The cover is a pink-haired cartoon girl on a bed, it’s labeled contemporary romance, and the [...]
Forever Karen Forever…
Sunday, June 29, 2008 13:02 No CommentsFor When You Care Enough to Only Obsess Over The Best…
Review: How to Propose to a Prince by Kathryn Caskie
Sunday, June 29, 2008 13:00 No CommentsFinn’s review of How to Propose to a Prince (Royle Sisters Trilogy, Book 3) by Kathryn Caskie Historical romance released by Avon 26 Feb 08 How to Propose to a Prince, I think that is advice every gal needs! I was interested to learn how a woman goes about proposing to a man, much less [...]
Review: Red-Hot and Royal by Susanna Carr
Sunday, June 29, 2008 1:00 No CommentsLawson’s review of Red-Hot and Royal by Susanna Carr Contemporary romance released by NAL Trade 3 Jun 08 I don’t know what it is, but I have a thing for prince stories. Maybe it’s my own unwise crush on Prince William or love of happily ever after fairy tales, but a prince story can usually [...]
Review: Lovers at Last by Shelley Munro
Saturday, June 28, 2008 22:00 No CommentsLauraJ’s review of Lovers At Last by Shelley Munro Contemporary Erotic short story eBook released by Ellora’s Cave 4 Jun 08. I’m kind of on a short story kick. It’s great reading while I’m waiting for one of my kids to finish up at one of their activities. I can usually finish up one story [...]
Review: The Bride by Carolyn Davidson
Saturday, June 28, 2008 16:00 No CommentsSandy M’s review of The Bride by Carolyn Davidson Historical Romance published by HQN Books 1 Feb 08 I just could not get into this book. The characters are very stiff and dry. The dialogue is the same. The storyline is fine, but with such dryness it never really picks up and you never get [...]

