Liviania’s review of Magic to the Bone by Devon Monk Urban fantasy released by ROC 4 Nov 08 I love all sorts of urban fantasy, but I definitely have a soft-spot for the currently ubiquitous female solving crimes.  Due to that ubiquity I’m constantly afraid when I start reading one of those books because there’s [...]

Limecello’s review of This Is What I Want by Megan Hart Erotic fiction short story published by Harlequin Spice Brief on 1 Dec 07 I really enjoy Megan Hart’s writing, and I thought it’d be nice to complete/work on my collection of all her Spice books. Accordingly, I bought this Spice Brief. I ended up [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Hard Man to Love by Kathleen Lawless Contemporary Romance released by Pocket 1 Aug 06 I’ve once again done that “pick up a book from anywhere around the house and see what happens” thing.  This time worked out a little better than the last couple, but I still had a [...]

Gwen’s review of Primal Needs (Primes, Book 7) by Susan Sizemore Contemporary paranormal romance released by Pocket Star 30 Dec 08 I’ve read several of the Primes books – not all, but several.  I’m always entertained by them.  The characters are interesting, and the world they inhabit is unique.  Not too many vampire novels are [...]

2009 looks to be a good one for Harlequin (and for Harlequin readers).  Lots of interesting upcoming releases, and free goodies too!  We begin with a 60th Anniversary Update: Rich, powerful heroes… Scandalous family sagas… Powerful and provocative storylines…

Sandy M’s review of Prognosis by T.D. McKinney Contemporary Inspirational Romance eBook released by Devine Destines 15 Jan 09 This is my second review of a T.D. McKinney book, and I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed what I’ve read so far.  Though there is always a tragedy of some kind to overcome [...]

No, that’s not a typo. I’m unique. And the rogue duckie – so instead of making my own “Best of 2008″ list… I’m going for the new year. These are the 10 books I’m most looking forward to in 2009. (You’ll notice some books don’t even have cover art yet.) 

(At least to me…) 

Gwen’s review of Where There’s Fire by Maureen McKade Contemporary romantic suspense released by Berkley 7 Oct 08 I have enjoyed McKade’s historical romances, but I had never read her contemporaries.  I’ve been a little overrun lately with the paranormal (you’ll see those reviews eventually), so it was nice to have a change of pace.  [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Retreat by Mari Carr Erotic romantic suspense eBook released by Ellora’s Cave 27 Nov 08 With smaller turnaround times between proposals and release dates, it’s possible for an e-published author to get a very good idea of what readers are buying and write books specifically to that market, whether that’s a [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of The Rake’s Intimate Encounter by Ann Lethbridge Historical Regency romance eBook released by Harlequin Historical Undone 1 Jan 09 Ann Lethbridge’s story for Harlequin Historical Undone isn’t likely to change a reader’s mind if they’re already dead set against short stories. Essentially this is a tasty morsel, meant to [...]

Gwen’s review of Immortal Warrior (Immortal Brotherhood, Book 1) by Lisa Hendrix Historical paranormal romance released by Berkley 4 Nov 08 This was an interesting book for me.  It’s a historical (medieval) paranormal romance – something I don’t read very often (not sure why that is).  And it’s an author I’ve never read before.  The [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Secrets of a Summer Night (The Wallflowers, Book 1) by Lisa Kleypas Historical romance released by Avon 26 Oct 04 This year I decided I would try and do a mini reading challenge that I like to call the “Year of the Kleypas.” The idea, of course, is to read 12 [...]

Devon’s review of Zen and the Art of Vampires (Dark Ones, Book 6) by Katie MacAlister Contemporary paranormal Romance released by Signet 2 Dec 08 Katie MacAlister’s Dark Ones series started out as quite enjoyable, but soon began to lose steam. I took a pass on the last couple of books, but when this one [...]

I haven’t done this in a while (and have been grumpy etc – don’t worry, some rants are coming your way) – so… here’s my newest/current list of “Things That Make Me Happy.” (And yes, yes I did write it on a bad day. Oh well.) 1. Rième. I’ve talked about this before, but I’m [...]