Sandy M’s review of The Book of Scandal (Scandal Series, Book 1) by Julia London
Historical Romance released by Pocket 19 Aug 08
I’m finally on the beginning end of a series instead of in the middle or near the end. I have to say I like it. This is my first book by Julia London. Yes, [...]

Liviania’s Review of When Twilight Burns (Gardella Vampire Chronicles, Book 4) by Colleen Gleason
Historical Paranormal Romance published by Signet 5 Aug 08
Colleen Gleason’s series first caught my eye when The Rest Falls Away won the DA BWAHA award.  I saw it in the library and picked it up for a road trip.  It reminded me [...]

Mo’s guest review of Storm Born (Dark Swan, Book 1) by Richelle Mead
Urban fantasy released by Zebra 1 Aug 08
Eugenie, shaman and demon slayer, has always hated the Gentry (fairies). She was taught from a young age by her stepfather how to kill the Gentry, and she’s killed a lot of them by this point. [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Burning Spiral by Edita A. Petrick
Paranormal romantic suspense eBook released by Cerridwen Press 7 Aug 08
I like science fiction, and I like paranormal stories. Anyone who has read even a few of my reviews knows this. I also like it when an author successfully mixes genres. That being said, [...]

Sandy M’s review of Untouchable (Emperor’s Brides, Book 1) by Linda Winstead Jones
Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 5 Aug 08
I rather enjoyed this book. Twin brothers, one dark and doing everything in his power to keep that darkness secreted from others, an interesting blue woman who was created only for a man’s pleasure, and everything’s [...]

Liviania’s review of Loose and Easy (Steele Street, Book 9) by Tara Janzen
Contemporary romantic suspense released by Dell 26 Aug 08
I started Loose and Easy unaware it was the ninth in a series. By the time I finished I knew there had to be more books although I did not suspect there were so many. [...]

Liviania’s review of Tempt Me with Darkness (Doomsday Brethren, Book 1) by Shayla Black
Paranormal romance released by Pocket 26 Aug 08
Dorm rooms come with tiny shelves. Textbooks and course packets claim about half of that space. It makes it even more common for people to borrow “fun” books. Two of my friends read Tempt Me [...]

Liviania’s review of Cycler by Lauren McLaughlin
Young adult released by Random House 26 Aug 08
Lauren McLaughlin’s debut ambitiously approaches the concept of gender with a main character who cycles between female and male. It sounded somewhat weird but still cool to me, so I decided to give it a shot. In a double [...]

Gwen’s review of Into the Flame (Darkness Chosen, Book 4) by Christina Dodd
Contemporary paranormal romance released by Signet 5 Aug 08
This is the culmination of the Darkness Chosen series, of which I’ve only read one other book.  I liked the premise of the series – cursed men with supernatural powers who find their mates and [...]

Liviania’s review of Private Places by Robin Schone, Claudia Dain, Allyson James, and Shiloh Walker
Historical Erotic Romance Anthology released by Berkley Trade 5 Aug 08
Private Places gathers together four talents in erotic romance for a strong anthology. Each has a different style and theme, but all but one fit together well. Walker’s is a nice [...]

Gwen’s review of Hot Property by Susan Johnson
Contemporary erotic romantic suspense released by Berkley Sensation 5 Aug 08
I had not read Susan Johnson before.  I understand she writes both historicals and contemps and that her sensuality is always very steamy.  I enjoyed this book but had a couple of small things I was not a [...]

Devon’s review of First Blood by Susan Sizemore, Erin McCarthy, Chris Marie Green, and Meljean Brook
Paranormal Anthology released by Berkley 05 August 2008
I’m pretty well-read in the Vampire Romance subgenre. That’s what got me reading romance again after a long hiatus. Blog title referenced it and all. It was kind of funny to find myself [...]

Gwen’s review of First Blood by Susan Sizemore, Erin McCarthy, Chris Marie Green, and Meljean Brook
Contemporary paranormal romance anthology released by Berkley 5 Aug 08
This anthology was very entertaining and the stories were a great way to pass some quick time.  Each story had a vampire in it – some used the character type more [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Healer’s Touch by Kirsten Saell
Fantasy erotic romance released by Samhain 19 Aug 08
When I read Crossing Swords, I knew that Kirsten Saell was going to become one of my favorite authors. It also helps that she’s good people, too. And yet, I didn’t pick up this book from my TBR [...]

Lil Sister’s review of Moonstone by Marilee Brothers
Young Adult Paranormal from Bell Bridge Books released 1 Aug 08
Note from Sybil:  When BelleBooks contacted me about their new young adult line, I was pretty sure they would be right up my lil’ sis’s alley. I was right. Read on for her 14 year old opinion [...]