It’s that time of year, faithful reader – and let me pause to say how much I appreciate you…even if no one else reads my silliness, I take comfort in the fact that the two of us do – time to list my favorite reads of 2011. These are books I read and that were [...]

Gwen’s review of Shadowfever (Fever Series, Book 5) by Karen Marie Moning Urban fantasy hardcover released by Delacorte Press 18 Jan 2011 Well, well, well.  Here we are.  Finally at the end of this innovative and addictive series.  I started reading it because I love Moning’s historical/time-traveling romances.  I thought I’d see how one of [...]

Are you tired of top ten lists, faithful reader? I hope not because here’s mine.

The Slump Report – Part Deux Yes, faithful reader, sadly I remain mired in The Land of Slump.  I haven’t read an historical romance since November – I can’t even re-read old faves.  :*(  I have so many highly anticipated historicals waiting for me in Mt. TBR!  And I have tried to read them…I’ve picked [...]

This just in… If you’ve yet to read Karen Marie Moning’s Fever series, now’s your chance to find out what it’s all about. Get the first book, Darkfever, in e-format free!

This just in… Karen Marie Moning fans in and around the Atlanta area are in for a treat! She is inviting fans to participate in a recording session on a track for the next CD in her Fever Series. So read on and plan to be there if you’re in the right place at the [...]

Gwen’s review of Faefever (Fever, Book 3) by Karen Marie Moning Urban Fantasy hardcover released by Delacorte Press 16 Sep 08 When I first started reading it, I thought this series was kind of YA.  I mean, the heroine rarely cussed (“petunia” is “ass” in her personal vocabulary), there was no sexxoring, and it was [...]

Welcome to our very first Duck Chat! I’ve been wanting to do author interviews for a while now, but for one reason or another life never wanted to let me get started working on the idea.  I’m happy to say things have changed and you’ll be chatting with some terrific authors every now and then [...]

LauraD’s review of Faefever (Fever Series, Book 3) by Karen Marie Moning Urban fantasy hardcover released by Delacorte Press 16 Sep 08 I confess to having never been a big fan of Karen Marie Moning’s paranormal romance novels. Thanks to a great heroine and an enigmatic hero(?), however, I am all on board with her Fever [...]

Gwen’s review of Bloodfever (Fever Series, Book 2) by Karen Marie Moning Contemporary paranormal fiction mass market paperback released by Dell 26 Aug 08 (Delacorte released hardcover 16 Oct 07) Moning has started a different kind of series with the Fever books. They’re part urban fantasy, a (very) little bit young adult (so far), some [...]

DUCK FLASH YAY! FREE (audio)BOOK!  Starting today, you can get Karen Marie Moning‘s Darkfever (Fever series, Book 1) in podcasts for FREE!  Read on for details… 

From Karen Marie Moning’s Newsletter: The Fever series has been optioned by Twentieth Century Fox/New Regency Productions for film development as a possible franchaise!

Sandy M. and Teddypig (aka the West Coast side of The Pond) have compiled a list of upcoming books that we here in The Pond cannot wait to read!! Some of the biggest names in the industry are taking risks and releasing work far outside of their usual comfort zones. WOOT! Bring ‘em on! Joey [...]

So which lucky duck will be enjoying Phil Gigante’s aural pleasures?

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 [...]