Jockey Richard Dunwoody is about to try to replicate the achievement of Captain Barclay, who set one of the greatest sporting bets of the Regency era. 

Welcome to Duck Chat! Harlequin Intrigue author Dana Marton has made a name for herself by writing gripping, fast-paced international intrigue for her loyal readers. Recently her editor asked her to write a royalty-based romance series for Harlequin, and though she’d never written anything like that before, she found she was more than up to [...]

Sandy M’s review of Saved By the Monarch (Defending the Crown, Book 1) by Dana Marton Contemporary Romantic suspense released by Harlequin Intrigue 12 May 09 I like a good Harlequin Intrigue every now and again.  Dana Marton is an author who is new to me, and she has given me one terrific Intrigue in [...]

Liviania’s review of Night Huntress (Sisters of the Moon, Book 5) by Yasmine Galenorn Paranormal romance released by Berkley 6 Jan 09 This is one series that I’m not in love with, but I do enjoy it well enough.  Part of this is because the narration of the series cycles through the three D’Artigo sisters [...]

Sandy M’s review of Ecstasy (The Shadowdwellers, Book 1) by Jacquelyn Frank Paranormal Romance published by Zebra 1 Jan 09 Well, I figured since I haven’t yet read Ms. Frank’s Nightwalkers series that’s sitting on the TBR shelf, I’d better start this new series right now because I have a copy of Ecstasy in hand. [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Wet by Lauren Hawkeye Erotic romance eBook short story released by Harlequin Spice Briefs 1 Apr 09 I’ll be blunt. Sometimes erotica and romance cannot co-exist peacefully. A story could make a halfway decent erotica story, about a woman “finding herself,” but the moment the author tries to shoehorn [...]

I have the four winners of the ARCs for Kathryne Kennedy’s Enchanting the Beast from Dorchester, but first I want to thank Kathryne for being here with us at the Pond and for being such a gracious guest. You made everything a lot of fun for us, Kathryne!

Sandy M’s review of Kindred Spirits (Nethercott Tales, Book 2) by Jocelyn Kelley Historical Paranormal Romance released by Signet 4 Mar 08 I’ve never really looked at myself as a mood reader. But maybe I am. I picked this book up a number of months ago. I apparently got as far as Chapter 4, laid [...]

Welcome once again to Duck Chat! Today Lisa Renee Jones is here to give us the scoop on her latest releases in her Knights of White series and just to have some fun with y’all!  Lisa’s Silhouette Nocturne series started with The Beast Within back in 2007, followed by Beast of Desire and Beast of [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith Humorous fiction released by Quirk Books 4 Apr 09 It is a truth universally acknowledged that a blogger in possession of an opinion must be in want of a platform to post it in. And after reading Dear Author’s haiku [...]

Sandy M’s Duckies Do Series reviews of the Oldest City Vampire Series by Nancy Haddock Contemporary Paranormal Romance released by Berkley Apr 2008-May 2009 I’ve obviously had La Vida Vampire in the TBR pile, since it’s a year old now. Like a lot of the books I have, I meant to read it right after [...]

More contesty goodness – because I promised you it was coming! Read on, gentle readers, and try your luck! After all, it is an anthology set in Vegas!  

Sandy M’s review of Strong, Silent Type (Rough Riders, Book 6.5) by Lorelei James Contemporary Western Romance short story ebook released by Samhain 5 May 09 It’s going to be a sad day when Ms. James decides to end this series. She has a huge host of die-hard fans for her McKay/West series. Her characters [...]

Limecello’s review of Relentless by Lauren Dane Futuristic erotic romance released by Berkley Trade on 5 May 09 [This is my second time around trying to write/post the review, so I hope I don't forget anything.] I loved this book. I’m really enjoying Lauren Dane’s Federated series. I thought Undercover was good, but Relentless blew [...]

Gwen’s review of Nobody But You (A Grayson Friends Novel) by Francis Ray Contemporary romance released by St. Martin’s 3 Mar 09 I discovered something when I read this novel: there’s a whole sub-genre of romance novels for NASCAR fans.  I know!  Go figure!  Not that there’s anything wrong with that (a la Seinfeld), but [...]