Sandy M’s review of Devil of the Highlands by Lynsay Sands
Historical Romance published by Avon 27 Jan 09
What a breath of fresh air this book is. I love a romance that has the hero and heroine actually together, even married, for the majority of the read, solving problems, issues, conflicts together. No big misunderstandings, no [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of The Man Most Likely by Cindi Myers
Contemporary Romance released by Harlequin American 12 May 2009
I’m certainly not alone in my desire to see more full-figured romance heroines. Unfortunately when such a book does come along it’s either false advertising (note to authors: a 5′10″ heroine who wears [...]

Limecello’s review of Caught In the Act (Loving on the Edge Trilogy, Book 1) by Saskia Walker
Erotic Romance released by Harlequin Spice 1 Sep 08
Spice Briefs tend to be hit or miss (at least for me) – but I’m happy to say, Caught in the Act was a good purchase, and I enjoyed it [...]

Sandy M’s review of Touch of Darkness (Darkness Chosen, Book 2) by Christina Dodd
Contemporary Paranormal Romance published by Signet 7 Aug 07
This is another series I got behind in reading, but thank goodness there’s only four books in the series. It won’t be that hard to catch up with it. With this second book [...]

Lawson’s review of A Bride for His Convenience by Edith Layton
Historical romance released by Avon 25 Nov 08
Having a marriage of convenience story is a tried and true plot device and one I’ve seen plenty of. I tend to enjoy them, as they can give some unexpected results from time to time. There’s [...]

Have some fun with the Duck Sauce Theater in the lower left of our main window…
Feel free to comment here if you have a vid you’d like to see posted some day in our Theater.   We’re not picky – we’ll post just about anything, including book-related vids. 

Come on in and have a seat for another Duck Chat!
Harlequin Historical month continues today with Jillian Hart.
Jillian grew up on her family’s homestead on Washington state, near Carnation, Washington, where she raised cattle to pay for her college tuition, rode horses through the pristine foothills of the Cascade Mountain range and scribbled stories in [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Little Light Magic by Joy Nash
Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Leisure 26 May 09
What a wonderful book this is! I enjoyed every last word of it. It’s that perfect book to sit on the beach, on the patio, under a huge shade tree and just lose yourself in. New love, [...]

Tonight is a huge night in football, and when I say football, I mean the game played with the round ball, not the funny-shaped one.  Football is the biggest sport in the world – bar none. Every nation in the world – except the United States – watches it with a passion. In most of [...]

C2’s review of The Secret Wedding by Jo Beverley
Historical Romance released by Signet 7 Apr 09

Ah, faithful reader, you know that old saying “No good deed goes unpunished”? Well, Christian Hill, Viscount Grandiston learned that lesson early. At the tender age of 15 (!!), just as his regiment was getting ready to sail [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian’s review of The Diamonds of Welbourne Manor by Diane Gaston, Deb Marlowe & Amanda McCabe
Historical romance anthology released by Harlequin Historical 1 May 09
Anthologies can be great fun, and provide great reading, when they are well executed. Such is the case with The Diamonds Of Welbourne Manor, a connected [...]

Ok, so some of these are old announcements, but some of these are new. Still, thank you for your patience! A lot has been going on, but never fear, contests DO end at the Pond, and prizes ARE always awarded.
Winners, you have one week to contact me about your prize.

Before we get to the winners, I want to thank Dana Marton for spending the day with us for our Duck Chat. And, of course, a thank you to our readers for dropping by and adding to all the fun we had. You guys are the best!

As posted earlier, Lynne Connolly discussed the nature of class in the Historical Romance. What does that mean for the audience? Why are there more earls, marquis and dukes than anything else? How accurate is the social history that’s being written in historicals? These are all valid questions and Lynne, being [...]

Gwen’s review of Ashes of Midnight (The Midnight Breed, Book 6) by Lara Adrian
Contemporary paranormal romance released by Dell 26 May 09
For some reason, Lara Adrian’s books continue to surprise me with how much I enjoy them.  I suppose this is the product of the inevitable comparison with other novels about another warrior vampire group, [...]