Gwen’s review of The Lost by J.D. Robb, Patricia Gaffney, Mary Blayney, and Ruth Ryan Langan Anthology released by Jove 24 Nov 09 This anthology came to me by way of Sybil and her bottomless bag o’  books.  It’s an interesting mix of all sorts of stories, some romance, some not. A nice way to […]

Gwen’s review of Pride Mates (Shifters Unbound, Book 1) by Jennifer Ashley Paranormal romance released by Dorchester/ Leisure 26 Jan 10 This is the first of  a new paranormal romance series from the ever-busy Jennifer Ashley. We are given a new world where Shifters are “out”, learning to live in a world where humans know what […]

Gwen’s review of Flirt (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter, Book 18) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Berkley 2 Feb 10 Fans of Hamilton’s Anita Blake novels will love this short side entry.  This is a novel-length short story in the very sexy, very violent world of Anita Blake.  If you’re following this series and are […]

Gwen’s review of Archangel’s Kiss (Guild Hunters, Book 2) by Nalini Singh Paranormal/fantasy romance released by Berkley 2 Feb 10 This is the second book in the Guild Hunters saga and the third story.  (Singh released a standalone novella in the Must Love Hellhounds anthology.) This entry deals with Elena’s new condition, her relationship with the archangel, […]

I’ve been incognito of late.  I haven’t talked to you good folks in a while so I crawled out of my hole to have a whine and whinge, and to see how many of you are in the same situation. It’s the start of a new year - a year I know will have a […]

Gwen’s review of Bound to Shadows (Riley Jensen, Book 8 ) by Keri Arthur Urban Fantasy released by Dell 27 Oct 09 It’s been a while since I read and reviewed one of the Riley Jensen books.  Have I told you lately how much I love this series?  Well, I love this series.  Of all the […]

Gwen’s review of Never Romance a Rake (Neville Family Trilogy, Book 3) by Liz Carlyle Historical romance released by Pocket 22 Jul 08 I enjoy breaking up my urban fantasy and contemporary reading with a nice, refreshing historical.  I tend to the “heavier” historicals and try to avoid “teh funny” as much as possible.  This book […]

Gwen’s review of Divine Misdemeanors (Meredith Gentry, Book 8 ) by Laurell K. Hamilton Urban fantasy hardcover released by Ballantine 8 Dec 09 Laurell K. Hamilton’s Merry Gentry novels typically revolve around the politics of the Unseelie Court.  A couple of the early books were more about Merry’s Men and her day job working for a […]

Gwen’s review of Vampire Sunrise (Delilah Street, Book 3) by Carole Nelson Douglas Urban fantasy released by Pocket 24 Nov 09 I’m a huge fan of urban fantasy.  I love it when authors cut loose and create a whole new reality that’s only loosely based on the “real” reality.  It’s an opportunity to really explore the […]

Gwen’s review of Born of Night (The League, Book 1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon Sci-fi romance released by St. Martin’s 29 Sep 09 This is one of the first books written by Kenyon, early in her career and pre-Dark Hunters.  You can see quite a bit of her later books in this one, except this one is […]

Gwen’s review of Blaze of Memory (Psy-Changeling Series, Book 7) by Nalini Singh Futuristic paranormal romance released by Berkley 3 Nov 09 At this point, I’ll sound like a broken record I’ve said this so much.  Nevertheless, I’ll say it again.  Singh is one of the best storytellers out there today, and the best paranormal romance […]

So here’s the deal with all this review blog stuff.  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has decided that blogs and other similar opinion websites should disclose when a reviewed item has been supplied by the manufacturer/vendor/seller/etc., or when a manufacturer/vendor/etc. has paid for said review.  A “full disclosure” kind of thing. 

Gwen’s review of Deep Kiss of Winter by Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter Paranormal romance duology hardcover released by Pocket 13 Oct 09 Two of my favorite paranormal authors in ONE BOOK?  Dang.  How could I NOT read this?!  This book has one long story set in Cole’s Immortals After Dark world and another set in […]

It should come as no surprise to any of you that I am a fan of science-fiction.  I love it in all mediums - books, movies, television, manga, graphic novels, and good ol’ comic books.  It’s all good to me. Love Heinlein, Bradbury, LeGuin, Asimov, Herbert, Zelazny, etc.  And lately, I am finding sci-fi romances […]

Gwen’s review of The Warlord’s Daughter (The Borderlands, Book 2) by Susan Grant Sci-fi romance released by HQN 1 Feb 09 I really love a good sci-fi romance.  The last couple of months I’ve been lucky enough to read a couple of really good ones.  This is definitely one of them, so much so I’m going […]