Sweet on the Vine, Sick of the Hype or ::heart:: the books

The ever delightful avid reader, Keishon, has had some tres interesting posts up lately. I am sure you already do but if you don't... go check her out! I started to respond to her post on the Amazon Vine Program and in my normal fashion wrote a rambly book.

So I decided to bring it on home...

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Tags: Chelsea Cain, Hardcover, Heartsick, Keishon, September 2008, St. Martin's Minotaur, Sweetheart

Review: Rogue by Danielle Steel

Sybil's review of Rogue by Danielle Steel
Fiction hardcover release from Delacourt Press 24 Jun 08

Rogue is not a romance novel but one has to give kudos to whoever it was that made that poll because no way would it or this book have gotten as much attention from the romance blogland without pulling our strings and watching us get puffy. The joke is Danielle Steel is a 'guilty pleasure' read or a 'beach read' or whatever stupid sayings they dust off every June. I have loved me some trashy fiction and more smutty reads than I can remember, sadly this isn't even that. I would say it was something close to Reality TV only it isn't that deep. Read more

Tags: 2008, Danielle Steel, Delacorte Press, Fiction, Grade D, Hardcover, July 2008, Review, Rogue, Sybil

REVIEW: Mercy Street by Mariah Stewart

Connie's Review Mercy Street (Mercy Street Foundation, Book 1) by Mariah Stewart
Romantic Suspense released from Ballantine (Hardcover) 13 May 08

When a scandal forces Mallory Russo to quit the police department, she decides to write a true crime book. However, her heart lies in investigating the crime and she agrees to help a grandmother find her grandson who is suspected of murder and has been missing since the incident.

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Tags: 2008, Ballantine, Connie, Grade B, Hardcover, Mariah Stewart, May 2008, Mercy Street, Mercy Street Foundation series, Review, Romantic Suspense

REVIEW: The Angel by Carla Neggers

Connie's review of The Angel by Carla Neggers
Romantic Suspense released by Mira Books (Hardcover edition) 29 Apr 08

While in Ireland, searching for a mythic stone angel, Keira becomes trapped in a ruin. Keira's uncle is a Boston homicide detective and is worried, so he asks Simon Cahill, who does search and rescue work, to find her. Since he's recently been working on the take down of a major criminal network, Simon figures now would be a good time to get away for a while, and agrees to help. Read more

Tags: 2008, April 2008, Carla Neggers, Connie, Grade D, Hardcover, Harlequin, Mira, Review, Romantic Suspense, The Angel

A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas **Oct 14, 2008**

A Wallflower Christmas is the story of Rafe Bowman, an American businessman who comes to London to marry an English bride. All the original wallflowers appear in the novel, and at Sybil's request I'm sharing a clip of a scene between Evie and Sebastian

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Tags: A Wallflower Christmas, Evie and Sebastian, Excerpt, Hardcover, Historical, Lisa Kleypas, Lord St. Vincent, Novella, October 2008, Special Release, St Martin, Wallflower series

REVIEW: Guilty by Karen Robards

LauraD's review of Guilty by Karen Robards
Romantic Suspense released by Putnam 1 Apr 08

I've got more than one Karen Robards title on my keeper shelf, but Guilty got tossed into the UBS box so hard and fast it scared my cat. I'm guessing others will disagree with me, but I just can't identify with a hypocritical heroine. (Possible slight spoilers in review)
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Tags: 2008, April 2008, Grade F, Guilty, Hardcover, Karen Robards, LauraD, Putnam, Review, Romantic Suspense

The Opposite of the Author…

This is great.

I read The Opposite of Love back in January and can still clearly see the scenes Julie talks about here in her podcast. Read more

Tags: Fiction, Hardcover, January 2008, Julie Buxbaum, The Dial Press Hardcover, The Opposite of Love

Review: Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel) by Kay Hooper

Connie's review of Blood Dreams (Bishop/Special Crimes Unit Novel) by Kay Hooper
Romantic suspense hardcover released 31 Dec 07 by Bantam Books

Blood Dreams is the latest Bishop/Special Crimes Unit novel. I have been a long time reader of the series. I like Noah Bishop, as well as the other people in his unit. Their talents shine in every character and each tale brings them together to create a successful team. Read more

Tags: 2008, Bantam, Bishop/Special Crimes Unit series, Blood Dreams, Connie, Grade B, Hardcover, January 2008, Kay Hooper, Review, Suspense

Review: The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum

Sybil's review of The Opposite of Love by Julie Buxbaum
Fiction published Jan 08 from The Dial Press Hardcover

Contemporary, mainstream fiction, first person pov, hardcover novel that arrived with a nifty press release telling me of all the nifty reasons, highly contested auction debut novel, The Opposite of Love needs to be read. People it is "...heartbreakingly poignant, funny, and undeniably moving..."

My first thought was "Has Gwen done anything to annoy me lately..." What? You read the summary Read more

Tags: Fiction, Hardcover, January 2008, Julie Buxbaum, ROB Review, Sybil, The Dial Press Hardcover, The Opposite of Love