Limecello’s review of He’s Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo Self-help released by Simon Spotlight Entertainment 7 Sep 04 (Re-released in paperback on 6 Jan 09) This book was written and published in the hey day of the hit show “Sex in the City” [...]

Sunday Afternoon at the B&N Café Almost every Sunday afternoon I flee my house of chaos for the Barnes & Noble Café. It’s a long drive for me, so usually I go to a local coffee shop to get a little uninterrupted writing time. However, I prefer the B&N Café because you have to pay [...]

Sandy M’s review of Her One Desire by Kimberly Killion Historical Romance released by Zebra 1 Jul 08 I enjoyed this book.  The main characters are both have their crosses to bear, they do what they think should be done, right or wrong, and fall in love along the way.  I liked the storyline enough [...]

Limecello’s review of Seven-Year Seduction by Heidi Betts Contemporary romance released by Silhouette Desire on 14 Feb 06 So, we all know you can get Harlequin books early from their website – but what a perfect release date, right? I have to admit – thus far, my favorite books by Heidi Betts are from ’05-’06, [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Highlander of Her Own (Daughters of the Glen, Book 4) by Melissa Mayhue Time Travel Romance published by Pocket 27 Jan 09 I became an instant fan of Melissa Mayhue’s with her first Highlander book.  Loved everything about it.  Then she only got better with her Guardians in the next [...]

Kiss of a Demon King Kissed Number ONE on the New York Times list…

C2 (C-Squared)‘s review of Dark of Night (Troubleshooters, Book 14) by Suzanne Brockmann Romantic suspense hardcover released by Ballantine 27 Jan 09 Anyone who has ever visited my personal blog knows I’m a Suzanne Brockmann fan. I’m not a crazy stalker fan grrl or anything – *innocent look* – I’m just enthusiastic. I like all [...]

On a writer’s list recently, the discussion came up again – do we care if our heroes don condoms, or are we going to buy into the fantasy and not bother with them? Contemporary romances, obviously. Well, for me as a reader, if a man doesn’t use a condom that indicates that he sees the [...]

While you are waiting for March 3 to hit so you can get your Elite Ops fix and pick up Maverick (which I really enjoyed) head over to St Martins site for a free down load of Nighthawk.

Shannon C.‘s review of Becoming Miss Becky by Shannon Stacey Western romance eBook released by Samhain 23 Sep 08 I know I overthink things. I did even before I started reviewing, and it’s just gotten worse. Time was I could read a book like this one, smile in places, and shrug it off when I [...]

Welcome again to Duck Chat! It’s here. The day all of you Connie Brockway fans have been waiting for! So Enchanting hit the shelves yesterday.  I was lucky enough to win one of the first copies off the press back in December and just finished reading it.  So I thought what better way to celebrate [...]

Sandy M’s review of So Enchanting by Connie Brockway Historical Romance released by Onyx 3 Feb 09 I’m a relatively new Connie Brockway fan. In the last couple of years I’ve read her McClairen’s Isle and The Rose Hunter trilogies and enjoyed all those books immensely. Now, I’ve not yet read her contemporaries, so this [...]

Limecello’s review of Simply Unforgettable (The Simply Quartet, Book 1) by Mary Balogh Historical romance published by Dell on 25 Jul 06 Simply Unforgettable is the first novel in a quartet of books about teachers at a girls’ school finding love, and a happy ending. I’ve been meaning to read this book ever since I [...]

This just in… For months now I have been anxiously awaiting Heidi Betts’ new book, Tangled Up in Love, a contemporary romantic comedy from St. Martin’s Press, to hit shelves. Well, finally today is the day.

This just in… Susan Elizabeth Phillips is gearing up for a launch party on February 7 for the release of What I Did for Love.  Even if you don’t live in or near Chicago, you can still participate!