Liviania’s review of Freudian Slip by Erica Orloff Contemporary paranormal romance released by HQN 1 June 09 I decided to read Freudian Slip because it looked fun, little more than a cute title and pair of legs on the cover.  I now need to get to my local secondhand bookstore in order to search out [...]

Limecello’s review of Surrender of a Siren by Tessa Dare Historic romance releaseded by Ballantine on 25 Aug 09 I’ve enjoyed Tessa Dare’s previous stories, both Goddess of the Hunt, and Legend of the Werestag. Unfortunately, I did not like Surrender of a Siren as much. Initially I wasn’t sure what to expect from this [...]

Gwen’s review of Holding Out For A Hero by HelenKay Dimon Contemporary romance released by Brava 29 Sep 09 Hero is set in the world of Dimon’s loosely related books set in Kauai.  You don’t need to read the others to enjoy each book, but they’re so much fun that there’s no reason not to [...]

Ever wonder how writers get their writing done, muse on strike, kids to take care of, and a multitude of other issues that come up in a normal day? Jami Alden is about to give you a look at that and how she handles — and sometimes doesn’t handle! — those pesky issues that play [...]

Liviania’s Quick-Quack Review of Queene of Light (Lightworld/Darkworld, Book 1) by Jennifer Armintrout Paranormal romance released by MIRA 29 Sep 09 Jennifer Armintrout wrote a popular series about vampires, and now she’s moving onto that other familiar supernatural creature, faeries.  I enjoyed her premise, since posits the opposite of many supernatural “coming-outs.”  The humans remain [...]

Sandy M’s review of Beyond the Rain by Jess Granger Futuristic Romance published by Berkley Trade 4 Aug 09 I’ve never been one to read a lot of futuristic romance. The biggest reason I don’t care to is really a lame one. I hate all the weird, unpronounceable names that authors come up with for [...]

Former Texan, creator of Sebastian, Lord St. Vincent and one of those people you would swear is just too nice to be real – Lisa Kleypas – will be dropping by the pond today.  She is VERY close to deadline… soon to be shaking hands with her drop dead date.  The way I look at [...]

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Texas Wedding For Their Baby’s Sake by Kathryn Albright Historical romance released by Harlequin Historical 1 Sep 09 As readers, oftentimes when we read a book we love, we immediately hope for a sequel.  Sometimes those sequels are just as good, and sometimes it’s a case of be careful [...]

Sandy M’s review of Seductive Persuasion by Frances Stockton Paranormal Historical Romance published by Cerridwen Press 30 Apr 09 I so wanted to like this book. A few parts of it I did. Other parts were so-so. Even other parts, however, didn’t work at all, which really disappointed me because I love shifter stories. But [...]

Gwen’s review of Demons Not Included (Night Trackers, Book 1) by Cheyenne McCray Urban fantasy released by St. Martin’s 2 Jun 09 This is the first of a new series for McCray.  It’s an urban fantasy using a lot of familiar paranormal elements overlayed on a modern day New York City.  But what’s nice is [...]

Gwen’s review of Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega, Book 2) by Patricia Briggs Paranormal romantic suspense released by Ace 29 Aug 09 I love Briggs’ storytelling.  Her books are always these lovely tales that are full of interesting, unique, and oddly believable paranormal elements.  You sincerely feel as if her world could exist and she’s [...]

Five years later… it is like crossing the great divide you are AWED and AMAZED you made it to the otherside Or we can say it is in honor of KristieJ’s nifty guest post up at Sue Grimshaw’s TrueRomance Blog. Regardless… Cheryl St.John is just happy she can stop asking me where the winners are…

Holly‘s review of Inherited: One Child by Day Leclaire Contemporary romance released by Silhouette Desire 14 Jul 09 I’m always looking for new authors to try when I browse eHarlequin.com and the blurb for this one caught my eye. I’m glad I picked it up, because it turned out to be a good read. This [...]

I can’t find a lot about this book, but this author is one of only a very few authors that it doesn’t matter if I know anything about the book or get to read an excerpt because I’m going to pick up this book anyway. I picked up Murder in the Hamptons at a used [...]

The pond was a happenin’ place when Alexis Morgan joined us for her Duck Chat not too long ago! Thank you, Alexis, for being with us.