REVIEW: The Captive Heart by Bertrice Small

Gwen's review of The Captive Heart (The Border Chronicles, Book 3) by Bertrice Small
Historical romance released by NAL Trade 7 Oct 08

Those of you who know me know I cut my historical romance teeth on Bertrice Small and Roberta Gellis.  Both authors occupy a special place in the bookcase in my heart.  Now, imagine my frustration and disappointment when I pick up one of their recent books and discover my tastes have completely changed since I first read them!  I felt like wailing, "Say it ain't so, Joe!"  So here is not so much a review of the book as a review of how my tastes as a reader have changed.  Read more

Tags: 2008, Bertrice Small, Grade C, Gwen, Historical Romance, NAL Trade, October 2008, Review, The Border Chronicles series, The Captive Heart

REVIEW: Dangerous Pleasures by Bertrice Small

Gwen's review of Dangerous Pleasures by Bertrice Small
Contemporary erotic fiction released by NAL (New American Library) 5 Aug 08

I'm a gigantic Bertrice Small fangirl. I have daydreamed about being Skye O'Malley more times than I care to admit. I boohooed when Niall died and shivered every time she was taken advantage of by her slimy step-brother. The O'Malley Saga books were the first romances I had read with really hot sex in them. As big a fan as I am, I had never read any of her contemporary erotic fiction until this one. I didn't want to ruin that lovin' feelin', if you know what I mean. Small's writing occupies a very special place in my reader's heart and I was afraid if I read her other genre work, it would mess up the rest for me. I was right, to an extent. Read more

Tags: 2008, August 2008, Bertrice Small, Contemporary, Dangerous Pleasures, Erotic, Erotic Fiction, Grade C, Gwen, NAL, Review

Karen even Knows Bertrice Small Best

Fellow blogger Karen Scott tells us about Small's crowning work (and a favorite of Bev and Gwen), Skye O'Malley.  Read on for her inimitable thoughts and part of Karen's plot summary...

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Skye is the beautiful fiery daughter of Dubhdara O’Malley, chief of Clan O’Malley, born to him in 1540.

From birth, Skye is promised to the odious Dom O’Flaherty (are you still awake?) who is basically an absolute c*nting twat. (erm… that’s my view but Skye didn’t like him either).

Days before her marriage to Dom the Twat, she meets Niall “Hubba Hubba” Burke, with whom she falls instantly in love with.  She begs and pleads with her father to stop the marriage, but The O’Malley (as he’s fondly known in Ireland) refuses to renege on a promise made years before. Read more

Tags: Bertrice Small, Karen isn't in Bev's glue or is she, Karen Knows Best

Duodecimal: Bev’s All-Time Favorite Book Series

We here in Romancelandia are complete series addicts. Once an author writes a well received book, her fans immediately start clamoring for more stories set in the same world. I think it would be correct to state that no two Romancelandians will ever have the exact same entries on their own Favorite Series list.  Read more

Tags: 2007, Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, Audio Book, Bertrice Small, Bev(QB), Duodecimal, Elizabeth Lowell, Ellora's Cave, Karen Marie Moning, Laurell K. Hamilton, Lora Leigh, Merry Gentry series, Samantha Kane, Sean Michael, stephanie laurens