DUCK CHAT: Getting to Know Bronwyn Scott
Welcome to another fun day of Duck Chat!
Harlequin Historical author Bronwyn Scott is joining us today.
Bronwyn’s first book with HH is the one with a really fun cover, Pickpocket Countess. She followed that up with Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady, Libertine Lord, Pickpocket Miss, which is a Harlequin Undone!, and The Viscount Claims His Bride. Harlequin is also releasing a Regency Bundle of her books, exlcuding the Undone!, in January 2010. Her latest book, The Earl’s Forbidden Ward, available in both print and e, is out this month through Mills & Boon.
She also enjoys success writing as Nikki Poppen through Avalon Books. The Romany Heiress, The Heroic Baron, and The Dowager’s Wager are a few of her titles under that name. Bronwyn is married; she and her husband have three kids and live in the Puget Sound area of the U.S. She is an instructor of speech communications at her local community college, loves traveling, and considers Italy her second home. Bronwyn will be talking to us today about all of her books and then some.
Be sure to leave that meaningful comment, ‘cuz Bronwyn’s giving away a book or two! Now let’s chat!
REVIEW: Skin Trade by Laurell K. Hamilton
Liviania’s review of Skin Trade (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Book 17) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Urban fantasy released by Berkley 2 Jun 09
I started Skin Trade with high hopes. The last Merry Gentry book, Swallowing Darkness, was high on plot and low on sex scenes that didn’t advance character development or plot. Skin Trade also started like a redux of Obsidian Butterfly, sending Anita away from her harem to hunt monsters with Edward. While everyone did seem unnaturally preoccupied with Anita’s love life, the first two-thirds or so were surprisingly devoid of any actual sex. – DO NOT READ REVIEW UNLESS YOU WANT TO BE SPOILED – read more…
Terri Brisbin Winners!
We have a couple of lucky winners from our Duck Chat with Terri Brisbin! We’d like to thank Terri for such a fun day here at the Pond.
REVIEW: A Not-So-Perfect Past by Beth Andrews
Holly‘s review of A Not-So-Perfect Past by Beth Andrews
Contemporary Romance released by Harlequin SuperRomance 14 Apr 09
Beth Andrews is a fairly new Harlequin author, this being her second release with them. I liked the blurb so figured I’d give it a try. I think I may have suffered a bit for not reading her debut novel, Not Without Her Family, since I believe it probably offered quite a bit of backstory on the hero that was absent in this one. read more…
Guest Post: You Never Forget Your First Time
If you’ve spent any amount of time swimming around the pond, you’ve undoubtedly noticed that more than a few of us have mad love for Harlequin. We read ’em, we review ’em, we love them with the kind of slavish devotion usually reserved for stalkers. So when we learned that Harlequin editor, Marsha Zinberg was doing a blog tour in honor of Harlequin’s Famous Firsts collection, we jumped at the chance to have her stop by for a visit. OK, in truth we just about fell all over ourselves. But Marsha is made of some stern stuff, and we’re happy to report we didn’t scare her off with our borderline rabid fan girl behavior. So, without further ado – here’s Marsha sharing with us the romance novels that got some of Harlequins “Famous Firsts” on the path to romance super-stardom!
REVIEW: A Holiday Romance by Carrie Alexander
Wendy the Super Librarian‘s review of A Holiday Romance by Carrie Alexander
Contemporary romance released by Harlequin SuperRomance 9 Jun 09
I tend to get a bit bitchy defensive in regards to my Harlequin reading. Oh, I’m used to dealing with the slings and arrows of the non-romance reading set. What I tend to resent is when I have to justify my Harlequin love to other romance readers. Carrie Alexander’s latest SuperRomance is just the kind of book I love to throw out at these non-believers. No babies (secret or otherwise) and no tycoons (Greek or otherwise). Just two healthy adults who fall in love after being thrown together by circumstance. And no, that’s not boring. read more…
REVIEW: Dark Needs at Night’s Edge by Kresley Cole
Sandy M’s review of Dark Needs at Night’s Edge (Immortals After Dark, Book 4) by Kresley Cole
Paranormal Romance released by Pocket 1 Apr 08
This is another series that I’m behind on reading, and I hate being behind on this one because I have loved every single word of it so far. Ms. Cole has a knack for writing the type of heroes that I adore. Alpha. To the core. But with enough sensitivity to savor love when it comes their way. If I had nothing but Kresley Cole books to read, I’d be pretty damn happy all the time. read more…
REVIEW: Ripping the Bodice by Inara Lavey
Lynne C‘s review of Ripping the Bodice by Inara Lavey
Contemporary erotic romance eBook released by Ravenous Romance 7 Feb 09
This is a curate’s egg of a book, and I feel so sorry for the writer, because this book could have been really good, but the lack of proper editing turned it into a bit of a mess.
Lavey has a nice voice, and her turn of phrase is delightful. That’s the good and it really is good. read more…
REVIEW: She’s Got It Bad by Sarah Mayberry
Holly‘s review of She’s Got It Bad by Sarah Mayberry
Contemporary Romance released by Harlequin Blaze 1 Apr 09
I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about Sarah Mayberry, so I decided to check her out. I was really impressed with how unconventional the heroine is, even for a contemporary romance. read more…
REVIEW: A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
Sandy M’s review of A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston
Historical Romance published by Harlequin Historical 1 May 06
Diane Gaston is one of those authors that when I’ve finished one of her books, I ask myself why I haven’t read more. It’s not for a lack of want. It’s the usual too-many-books-not-enough-time business that I’m sure a lot of you suffer from too. But I so enjoy Ms. Gaston’s writing and her characters, and I really liked the storyline in this book too, something I haven’t read before. read more…
