Stacy’s Guest Review of Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
Contemporary romance hard cover released by St. Martin’s 31 Mar 09
Jack Travis leads the uncomplicated life of a millionaire Texas playboy. He makes no commitments, he loves many women, he lives for pleasure. But no one has ever truly touched his heart or soul. Until one [...]

Sandy M’s review of The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures, Book 1) by Jennifer Ashley
Historical Romance published by Leisure Books 28 Apr 09
I have to tell you, when reading the first few pages of this book, I was so sure I wasn’t going to like it. Mad Lord Ian buying a bowl. What? [...]

Liviania’s review of Made to Be Broken (Nadia Stafford, Book 2) by Kelley Armstrong
Thriller released by Bantam 24 Feb 09
For those who don’t know, Kelley Armstrong’s Nadia Stafford books are not paranormal.  No vamps, no werewolves, no nothing.  Instead, they’re thrillers with hitmen as the protagonists.  As I love hitmen I’m totally cool with that, [...]

Besides being the resident Harlequin Historical hos here at The Pond, Sybil and I are massive, colossal, hardcore western romance junkies.  So when Sybil first blogged about Jo Goodman’s upcoming book, Never Love A Lawman, back in January we both immediately thought, “Wow, that sounds like a western.”  We didn’t really have much to go [...]

Sandy M’s review of Cat of a Different Color (Halle Pumas, Book 3) by Dana Marie Bell
Contemporary Paranormal Romance eBook published by Samhain 18 Nov 08
What a fun book this is.  There’s just enough humor interspersed throughout combined with the action to make this a quick read where you’ll laugh out loud quite a bit. [...]

[Gwen Ed.: Due to a miscommunication on our part, this post went live after Lynne asked us not to post it.  So, our apologies to Lynne - even if I said, "Right on, sistah!" after I read it.  May the repercussions be mild.]
I’ve tried not to comment, I really have, but the RITAs have [...]

Gwen’s review of Confessions of a Little Black Gown (The Bachelor Chronicles, Book 4) by Elizabeth Boyle
Historical Romance released by Avon 31 Mar 09
I’ve got a Witch’s Brew for you: mix equal parts of “Mission: Impossible,” Regency romance, “Thelma & Louise” (even with the somewhat tragic end), and a good old fashioned yarn and you’ll [...]

Liviania’s review of Deathwish (Cal Leandros Series, Book 4) by Rob Thurman
Urban fantasy released by ROC 3 Mar 09
The thing about really loving a series is that when the new book comes out you’re either elated, or frustrated when it doesn’t meet the expectations you’ve been building for a year.  There’s no hate like hate [...]

What’s a Duckie to do when the world conspires against her?

First off, a huge round of thanks to Lorelei James for spending the day with us and for such a great Duck Chat interview.  I hope she and all of you had a good time.
And now our winner of a download from Lorelei’s backlist and a Rough Riders T-shirt.  Drumroll, please…

Sandy M’s review of Dragon’s Lair by Denise Lynn
Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Silhouette Nocturne 1 Feb 09
It’s been a while since I’ve read a Nocturne, and when I end up with a good one I always ask myself why I wait so long to read another. Never really get a good answer to that [...]

Liviania’s review of Undying (Clare Point, Book 2) by V.K. Forrest (No author website found)
Paranormal romance released by Kensington 1 Dec 08
I didn’t even read the blurb before starting Undying.  All I knew was that there were vampires.  (This confused me as the first chapter seemed to be through the point-of-view of a werewolf.  Turns [...]

Sandy M’s review of As Luck Would Have It by Alissa Johnson
Historical Romance published by Leisure 30 Sep 08
I reviewed Ms. Johnson’s Tempting Fate a couple of months and she’s become a favorite of mine with just one book. I absolutely love her voice and her characters are quite engaging. Tempting is her second book, [...]

This just in…
Kensington Publishing is making some much needed changes to their Zebra Debut line. Both the look of their books and the price are affected.

Liviania’s Review of When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Book 4) by Colleen Gleason
Historical Paranormal Romance published by Signet 5 Aug 08
Colleen Gleason’s series first caught my eye when The Rest Falls Away won the DA BWAHA award.  I saw it in the library and picked it up for a road trip.  It reminded me [...]