Q&A with Madelynne Ellis, and a *CONTEST*
April 28, 2008
Long before I discovered epubs, I was reading Black Lace novels. Now celebrating their 15th anniversary, this U.K. publisher is known for its intelligent erotic stories for women such as the brilliant Black Lace classics Menage by Emma Holly (now a Virgin Cheek title), Continuum by Portia Da Costa, and one of my favorite books of all time, A Gentleman’s Wager by Madelynne Ellis.
With the recent re-release of A Gentleman’s Wager (read my review) and the upcoming U.S. release of its much anticipated sequel, Phantasmagoria on April 29 (reviewed here), I asked Madelynne to stop by and answer a few questions. And even though I’m pretty sure she thinks I’m a slightly obsessed fangirl, she actually agreed!
Review: Phantasmagoria by Madelynne Ellis *CONTEST*
April 28, 2008
BevQB's review of Phantasmagoria by Madelynne Ellis
Historical erotic romance released by Virgin Black Lace 29 Apr 08
Chosen to kick off the 15th Anniversary celebration of Virgin Black Lace, this surprising sequel to A Gentleman’s Wager (reviewed here) is an emotionally wrenching, dark journey through the death of a relationship. Phantasmagoria isn’t a book that one could say they “liked” or “loved” because those words just would never apply to this haunting story. It’s raw, cruel, complex, often crude, and Madelynne Ellis doesn’t spare us by allowing us to flinch away from all the manifestations of the characters’ pain.
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Review: One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
April 23, 2008
BevQB's review of One Foot in the Grave (Night Huntress, Book 2) by Jeaniene Frost
Paranormal romance/urban fantasy released by Avon Books 29 Apr 08
PHEW! If you thought Book 1 in the Night Huntress series, Halfway to the Grave (reviewed here), was a page turner, wait till you read this one!
Warning: mild spoilers ahead, but not much more than the book summary gives away.
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Review: Fairy Dust by Tielle St. Clare
April 9, 2008
BevQB’s review of Fairy Dust by Tielle St. Clare
Erotic fantasy ebook released by Ellora’s Cave 2 Apr 08
So what happens when a Fairy Godmother wants to give even HAPPIER Ever Afters? When she decides that the story shouldn’t END with a kiss, but rather that a kiss should be just the first step to a Horny Ever After?
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Review: A Gentleman’s Wager by Madelynne Ellis
March 30, 2008
BevQB's review of A Gentleman's Wager by Madelynne Ellis
Erotic historical romance re-released by Virgin Black Lace on 1 Apr 08
First published in the UK in May 2003, A Gentleman's Wager is being re-released with a luscious new cover and a perfect new tag line: Pride and Decadence. Set in North Yorkshire, near Richmond, England, this exquisite, lusty, Georgian period romp is, at its core, a love triangle between Viscount Marlinscar (Lucerne), and Annabella Rushdale (Bella), who finds herself at odds with a rival for his attention… Vaughan, Marquis of Pennerly.
Tags: 2008, A Gentleman's Wager, April 2008, Bev(QB), Erotic, Grade A, Historical, Madelynne Ellis, Review, romance, Virgin Black LaceReview: Raine: The Lords of Satyr (Book 2) by Elizabeth Amber
March 29, 2008
BevQB's review of Raine: The Lords of Satyr (Book 2) by Elizabeth Amber
Fantasy historical erotic romance released by Aphrodisia 1 Mar 08
It wasn’t until a few of you honorary duckies started quacking about how grossed out turned off you were by this book that my interest was piqued. You see, in Nicholas: The Lords of Satyr (Book 1) Raine was a bit of a prig and I wasn’t sure I was going to bother reading this book. What a mistake that would have been!
Review: Challenge Protocol by Dawn Ryder
March 27, 2008
BevQB’s review of Challenge Protocol by Dawn Ryder
Contemporary erotic romance ebook released by Ellora’s Cave 15 Mar 08
Gee, this sequel to the slipshod Outside Protocol (Ellora's Cave, March 2007) did not COMPLETELY suck!
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Review: The Beast in Him (Pride, Book 2) by Shelly Laurenston
March 26, 2008
BevQB’s review of The Beast in Him (Pride, Book 2) by Shelly Laurenston
Paranormal romance released by Kensington Brava on 25 Mar 08
We first met alpha wolf shifter and former Navy SEAL, Bobby Ray Smith (Smitty), in Laurenston’s double novella, The Mane Event. Along with his sister Sissy Mae and other pack members, Smitty broke from his pack in Tennessee and formed a new pack in NYC. While The Beast in Him could probably be read as a standalone, I highly recommend you grab the pleasure to be found in The Mane Event first.
Tags: 2008, Bev(QB), Brava, Contemporary, Grade B, Kensington, March 2008, Paranormal, Review, romance, Shelly Laurenston, The Beast in HimReview: Kiss of the Highlander (Audio Book) by Karen Marie Moning, plus a *CONTEST*
March 17, 2008
BevQB's review of Kiss of the Highlander (The Highlander Series, Book 4) by Karen Marie Moning, narrated by Phil Gigante
Paranormal historical timetravel fantasy romance Audio Book released by Brilliance Audio on 20 Jan 08
Kiss of the Highlander in audio format is the perfect mating of story and storyteller and I can’t imagine merely reading this story from a printed page ever again. Phil Gigante brings every minute of this pure escapist fantasy story to life. Audio books, in fact most Romance books, don’t get any better than this!
Tags: 2008, Audio Book, Bev(QB), Brilliance Audio, Contest, Fantasy, Grade A, Historical, January 2008, Karen Marie Moning, Kiss of the Highlander, Paranormal, Phil Gigante, Review, romance, Time TravelAudio Book Buzz
March 3, 2008
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