This is the second year in a row I’ve not been able to decide which of two terrific books should be my No. 1. So I have a tie once again. Last year it was two fantasies that made the top spot. This year one of those authors has maintained her position, but she’s now [...]

Sandy M’s review of The Many Sins of Lord Cameron (Highland Pleasures, Book 3) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance published by Berkley 2 Aug 11 Dear heavens, these Mackenzie boys deserve to find a little happiness after the lives they’ve had. While Cameron didn’t suffer at the hands of his father like his brothers did, [...]

C2’s review of Primal Bonds (Shifters Unbound, book 2) by Jennifer Ashley Paranormal Romance published by Berkley 1 Mar 11 In Primal Bonds, we return to Austin’s Shiftertown and learn more about the inner workings of Shifter clans and the politics involved when Feline, Lupine, and Ursine Shifters live in close quarters. Dogs and cats [...]

Sandy M’s review of Lady Isabella’s Scandalous Marriage (Mackenzie Series, Book 2) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance published by Berkley 6 Jul 10 I think everyone who read last year’s The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie has awaited its sequel. I know I have. I, of course, had no idea what to expect, but I [...]

Sandy M’s review of A Christmas Ball by Jennifer Ashley, Emily Bryan and Alissa Johnson Historical Romance published by Leisure Books 29 Sep 10 If any of you read my reviews over the past holiday season, you’ll know I was on the search for a really feel-good Christmas story. I didn’t find exactly what I [...]

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 [...]

I know you’ve all been saying to yourself, “Self, I have not read any scintillating content from Shannon C. lately. Does she not love us anymore?” To which the answer is, no. I’ve just been behind on reviewing, and I’ve been kind of underwhelmed by a lot of the romances I’ve picked up. Still, I [...]

First, I want to thank Jennifer Ashley for taking the time to Duck Chat with us. She gave us a terrific week here at the Pond.

Ready for another round of Duck Chat? Welcome! Today Jennifer Ashley is here to talk about her newest series, Highland Pleasures, which centers around four Mackenzie brothers.The first book, The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie, is due out next month. This is a very special book, one that will take you through a gamut of [...]

Sandy M’s review of The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie (Highland Pleasures, Book 1) by Jennifer Ashley Historical Romance published by Leisure Books 28 Apr 09 I have to tell you, when reading the first few pages of this book, I was so sure I wasn’t going to like it. Mad Lord Ian buying a [...]

Sandy M’s review of Immortals: The Redeeming (Immortals, Book 5) by Jennifer Ashley Contemporary Paranormal Romance published by Love Spell 26 Aug 08 This book ended up being quite anticlimactic for me. Over the first four books in the series when learning about Tain’s horrible circumstances, learning about how Adrian has searched for 700 years [...]

Well, it’s taken me a week to recuperate and get back into the swing of things since I got home from San Francisco.  Was it all worth it?  Damn straight! I was supposed to be at the RWA National Conference as a writer.  I started writing only a year or so ago, so I was [...]

Sandy M’s review of Immortals: The Gathering (Immortals, Book 4) by Jennifer Ashley Contemporary paranormal romance released by Love Spell 28 Aug 07 I kept my hopes up that this book would bring the series together and be a satisfying pseudo ending for the first four books. I’m happy to say that my hopes were [...]

Sandy M’s review of Highlander Ever After by Jennifer Ashley Historical Paranormal Romance published by Leisure on 1 Apr 08 This is only my second book by Jennifer Ashley and I am fast becoming a fan. So far her heroes are leaders, larger than life, and wonderfully sexy, and her heroines are independent and witty. [...]

Shannon C.’s review of Immortals: The Calling (Book 1) by Jennifer Ashley Contemporary paranormal romance released by Love Spell 1 May 07 I knew about the Immortals multi-author series by Jennifer Ashley, Robin T. Popp and Joy Nash for quite some time, but I’ve been hesitating to read the books for one major reason. I’m [...]