Archive for December, 2010

REVIEW: Prince Voronov’s Virgin by Lynn Raye Harris

Friday, December 31, 2010 1:00 No Comments

LynneC’s review of  Prince Voronov’s Virgin by Lynn Raye Harris Contemporary Romance published by Mills and Boon Modern 1 Dec 10 A Russian hero – goody! I love me an angsty, dark Russian, and this hero didn’t disappoint.

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REVIEW: Sins Of The Flesh by Eve Silver

Thursday, December 30, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

LynneC’s review of  Sins of the Flesh (Sins Series, Book 3) by Eve Silver Paranormal Romance published by HQN 1 Oct 10 I’ve never read Eve Silver’s books before, but I plunged into this one, despite it being part of a series. I had no trouble at all.

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REVIEW: Hot To Touch by Kimberly Kaye Terry

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 13:00 1 Comment

Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of Hot to Touch by Kimberly Kaye Terry Contemporary Romance published by Kimani Romance 16 Nov 10 I have my core group of auto-buy authors, but category romance is the one sub genre where I still gleefully impulse buy.  It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure out how Hot [...]

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REVIEW: Whisper Falls by Toni Blake

Wednesday, December 29, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

C2’s review of Whisper Falls (Destiny Series, Book 3) by Toni Blake Contemporary Romance published by Avon 28 Dec 10 Whisper Falls takes us back to Destiny, Ohio, a small town that sounds a good bit like some towns I’ve visited in Ohio, actually. Small towns always play well in books, I think…they are much [...]

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REVIEW: Wedding of the Season by Laura Lee Gurhke

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 13:00 6 Comments

Sandy M’s review of Wedding of the Season (Abandoned at the Alter, Book 1) by Laura Lee Gurhke Historical Romance published by Avon 28 Dec 10 I had already chosen this book to review when I discovered in scheduling Lynne’s review that she also chose to read it. I’m always fascinated how readers and reviewers [...]

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REVIEW: Wedding of the Season by Laura Lee Guhrke

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 1:00 4 Comments

LynneC’s review of Wedding Of The Season by Laura Lee Guhrke Historical Romance published by Avon 28 Dec 10 I hadn’t read Guhrke for a while, so I thought I’d give the first book in a new series a try. Unfortanatly, it didn’t work for me. But it might well work for you. I kept [...]

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Why writing for Mills and Boon Modern (Harlequin Presents) is so hard.

Monday, December 27, 2010 13:00 8 Comments

Since I’ve started writing romances, I’ve heard no end of times that the category romance is easy to write for. Not from the people writing them, but the people reading them, with the addendum “I’d write one myself, but I don’t have the time. After all, how hard can it be?” So after three attempts [...]

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REVIEW: Ride the Fire by Jo Davis

Monday, December 27, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

Sandy M’s review of Ride the Fire (Firefighters of Station Five, Book 5) by Jo Davis Contemporary Romance published by Signet 7 Dec 10 I’ve only read two books in this series so far, but in each of my reviews I commented that I looked forward to Sean’s story. He’s had a hell of a [...]

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REVIEW: Blood Magic by Eileen Wilks

Sunday, December 26, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

Gwen’s review of Blood Magic (World of the Lupi, Book 6) by Eileen Wilks Urban fantasy released by Berkley 2 Feb 10 This series just keeps getting better and better.  Wilks’s storytelling is also getting better, and it started out excellent.

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REVIEW: The Twelve Nights of Christmas by Sarah Morgan

Saturday, December 25, 2010 1:00 2 Comments

LynneC’s review of The Twelve Nights of Christmas by Sarah Morgan Contemporary Romance published by Harlequin Presents 9 Nov 10 I state upfront that earlier this year I met Sarah at an RNA ‘do, and we had a lovely chat. But I loved her books before and I love them now, and so I’m doing [...]

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REVIEW: Ecstasy in Darkness by Gena Showalter

Friday, December 24, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

Gwen’s review of Ecstasy in Darkness (Alien Huntress, Book 5) by Gena Showalter Sci-fi Romance released by Pocket Star 26 Oct 10 For the first chapter or two (or three) of this book, I was convinced I would hate the hero.  The heroine I loved – great dynamic between her and her BFF, and I [...]

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REVIEW: Tempted by Fate by Kate Perry

Thursday, December 23, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

Sandy M’s review of Tempted by Fate (The Guardians of Destiny, Book 3) by Kate Perry Paranormal Romance published by Forever 1 Dec 10 I really enjoy the concept behind the Guardians in this series, each controlling an element as dictated in ancient Chinese scrolls that have been hidden away for centuries to keep their [...]

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REVIEW: Storming the Castle by Eloisa James

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 13:00 1 Comment

C2’s review of Storming the Castle (Fairy Tales Series, Book 1.5) by Eloisa James Historical Romance published by Harper Collins 1 December 10 In Eloisa James’ A Kiss at Midnight we were introduced to Jonas Berwick, aka Wick, Prince Gabriel’s born-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-blanket brother. Readers were intrigued by Wick – his dry sense of humor, his unflappable [...]

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DUCK FLASH: Great Ebook Deals at Harper Collins

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 4:07 1 Comment

This just in… If you’re in need of something to read through the holidays, Harper Collins has great deals going on by some of today’s best authors, all for you!

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REVIEW: No Place to Run (KGI Series, Book 2) by Maya Banks

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 1:00 1 Comment

Sandy M’s review of No Place to Run (KGI Series, Book 2) by Maya Banks Romantic Suspense published by Berkley 7 Dec 10 No way was I missing this second book in Maya Banks’ KGI series. These Kelly boys have burrowed their way under my skin and into my heart. This time it’s Sam’s turn [...]

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