Lynne Connolly‘s review of Bought: Damsel In Distress by Lucy King Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 1 Jan 10 A goodie. Even the title, if taken ironically, isn’t too bad. The blurb, however, is pretty dire. 

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Seducing a Stranger by Christine Merrill Historical romance short story ebook released by Harlequin Historical Undone 1 Nov 09 Sometimes all it takes is a shorter format to make me more tolerant of certain storylines.  If Seducing a Stranger had been a full-length Harlequin Historical, it probably would have [...]

As we all know, there are some crazies on teh interwebs. We’ve all heard about them, read them, or even experienced them. If you’re an author, you might also get the bonus of getting some crazy emails. Fan letters, hate letters, the works. Every so often, an author will mention a “speshul” email on twitter. [...]

Dawna’s review of A Highlander’s Destiny (Daughters of the Glen, Book 5) by Melissa Mayhue Time Travel Romance published by Pocket 29 Dec 09 There are good things and bad things about reading one of Melissa Mayhue’s stories.  The good part is I am totally enamored with her Daughters of the Glen series.  The bad [...]

Lynne Connolly‘s review of His Bought Mistress by Emma Darcy Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 1 Jan 05 Mistress – faugh. Doesn’t suit this book, unless it’s meant ironically.  Meant ironically, it works better, because Angie so doesn’t want to be a bought mistress. 

I’ve been thinking about the sudden surge to self-publishing and vanity publishing and the interest I’ve recently seen in various blogs and other places. Being a suspicious soul, I started to think about why this should be. Not all improvements come because the time has come and it’s right for them. Sometimes the situation is [...]

Welcome once again to Duck Chat! What a treat we have for you today, Ciji Ware is with us! Over the next couple of years, Ciji’s books are being re-issued by Sourcebooks, beginning with Island of the Swans this month, followed by several titles through next year.  Wonderful news for long-time fans and a terrific [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Highlander’s Homecoming (Daughters of the Glen, Book 6) by Melissa Mayhue Time Travel Romance published by Pocket 26 Jan 10 Melissa Mayhue’s books are getting better and better, and if you haven’t read her yet, you are missing out on some flat-out great stories. Her Guardian books have been my [...]

Lynne Connolly‘s review of The Italian’s One-Night Love-Child by Cathy Williams Contemporary romance UK release by Mills & Boon 5 Feb 10 DNF’s are unusual for me. I usually plod on until the bitter end, and frequently the book redeems itself. You see, I have a penchant for heroes and heroines who aren’t perfect, who [...]

Liviania’s review of Lured by Lori Devoti Paranormal romance released by Nocturne Bites 1 Jan 10 I enjoyed Lori Devoti’s Unbound series and Amazon Ink, so I happily picked up Lured for more of the same.  Unfortunately, it wasn’t more but less.

Sandy M’s review of Moon Craving (Children of the Moon, Book 2) by Lucy Monroe Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 2 Feb 10 I’ve waited three years for this book.  Long years. The first book in the series, Moon Awakening, was terrific and I wanted more of these characters from that moment on. So much [...]

Lynne Connolly‘s review of Desert Prince, Blackmailed Bride by Kim Lawrence Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Presents 1 Nov 09 Another daft title, but a bit more accurate than some I’ve read recently, where the title seems to have been drawn out of a hat. I enjoyed this one. Like most HMB’s it suffers from [...]

Limecello’s review of Too Hot to Print by Stephanie Bond Contemporary romance released by Harlequin Blaze 1 Jan 10 I have to say, I was somewhat disappointed with this story. I felt that it was more a brief than a novella, and rather mislabeled. I’ll explain more below. However, I do want to point out [...]

Liviania’s review of My Soul to Save (Soul Screamers, Book 2) by Rachel Vincent Young adult urban fantasy released by Harlequin Teen 29 Dec 09 My changing feelings about Rachel Vincent’s novels have been well documented on the internet.  What has been less documented is the fact that sometimes I read other people’s reviews before [...]

Limecello’s review of Laced With Desire by Jaci Burton, Jasmine Haynes, Joey W. Hill, Denise Rossetti Erotic romance anthology released by Berkley Trade 2 Feb 10 I read Unlaced, which is the book before this one, and enjoyed it. I really liked Laced with Desire as well. Admittedly, I thought some of it was a [...]