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Sandy M’s review of One September Morning by Rosalind Noonan Contemporary Women’s Fiction released by Kensington 1 Jan 09 I’ve not read any books of any sort about 9-11 or anything to do with its aftermath since that cloudless, sky-blue September day in 2001. I never wanted to. I never felt the need to. So [...]

Sandy M’s review of Tantalizing Secrets (The Secrets, Book 3) by Lynne Connolly Historical Romance released by Samhain 24 Feb 09 This series started off well for me, though I somehow missed reading the second book, Alluring Secrets. I did read and review Seductive Secrets, the first book, and really enjoyed it; loved the hero, [...]

Gwen’s review of Highland Scoundrel (The Campbell Trilogy, Book 3) by Monica McCarty Historical romance released by Ballantine Books 24 Mar 09 This was my first reading of a Monica McCarty Highlander book.  There were some things about it that I found interesting and some I wanted to rip out of the book so it [...]

Lynne C‘s review of Stay The Night (The Darkyn, Book 7) by Lynn Viehl Contemporary paranormal romance released by Onyx 6 Jan 09 I’ve been a long-time fan of the Kyn books, after discovering the first one in a hospital shelf. It almost made it worth going in! Now Stay The Night is the last [...]

Lynne C‘s review of The French Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 1 Apr 09 I’m not putting the official blurb up because it doesn’t really have much to do with the book. [Gwen Ed.: I added the blurb only because it amuses me how wrong they can be [...]

Gwen’s review of The Bride Price by Anne Mallory Historical romance released by Avon 28 Oct 08 I read romances for the whole relationship.  I find it fascinating to read about how two people manage to come together, find something about the other that they like, and then I love to read about how they [...]

Sandy M’s review of Love Without Blood by Raz Steel Paranormal Romance published by Love Spell 30 Dec 08 I was browsing my local Target and, of course, couldn’t stay away from the book aisle. I picked this book up, thought the blurb sounded good, so decided to try it. One of those impulse buys [...]

Gwen’s review of Witch Heart (Elemental Witches, Book 3) by Anya Bast Contemporary paranormal romance released byBerkley 6 Jan 09 There is one thing I have come to depend on with these Elemental Witches novels from Bast: I will always be entertained.  There is always something unique, something that is more than meets the eye, [...]

Thank you first to Mary Balogh for the terrific Duck Chat we had with her!  As a thank you to all of you for participating in that chat, we’ve drawn a name to receive a copy of Mary’s First Comes Marriage.  And the winner is….

Sandy M’s review of Flirting in Traffic by Beth Kery Contemporary Romance published by Cerridwen Press 5 Mar 09 What a sweet, lovely story this is. I’ve been a fan of Ms. Kery’s for a while now, and while I enjoy her paranormals and erotic books, her contemps are my favorites, and Flirting just went [...]

Mo‘s guest review of Storm Born (Dark Swan, Book 1) by Richelle Mead Urban fantasy released by Zebra 1 Aug 08 Eugenie, shaman and demon slayer, has always hated the Gentry (fairies). She was taught from a young age by her stepfather how to kill the Gentry, and she’s killed a lot of them by [...]

Sandy M’s review of Heart of the Wolf by Terry Spear Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Sourcebooks 1 Apr 08 I just happened upon this book, and because I’m a shapeshifter fan, I found I couldn’t resist.  So I picked it up and jumped right in.  I’ve not read Ms. Spear before. I enjoyed most [...]

Disclaimer- I write for what are generally considered the “top three” epublishers – Ellora’s Cave, Loose-Id and Samhain Publishing. Having said that, on with the motley! This is a quick whizz around the current state of the ebook world and is a personal view, so don’t take it as a definitive statement, or a comprehensive [...]

Sandy M’s Duckies Do Series review of The House of Cards Trilogy by Barbara Metzger Historical Romances released by Signet Sep 2005 – Jun 2006 I have not read Barbara Metzger before, and when I came across her trilogy, it was the perfect opportunity for me to try her books. I have to say I [...]