Apr 13 2007
New York Times Bestselling Novelist Allison Brennan made her first sale in 2004 and quickly became one of the genres top selling romantic suspense writers. Since then she has gone on to publish 5 additional romantic suspense books and is contracted by Ballantine to write six more. Fear No Evil was released in March and [...]
Apr 12 2007
The cute cover and good word of mouth encouraged me to pick up this book. This is my first Ann Christopher novel, and while not perfect, it won’t be my last. The main characters were appealing: the hero with his cluelessness about women and the heroine who struggles with her mother’s relationships influencing her own. [...]
Apr 12 2007
Leanne Banks continues her appearance on the bestseller list due to her wagon being tied to the tail of Evanovich’s star. Rhonda Byrne’s unshakeable book, The Secret, remains at the number 1 spot. There were few debut titles on the list despite April 3 being a big release date. Possibly some of those April releases [...]
Apr 12 2007
Today is Drop Everything and Read Day. Set on the birthday of Beverly Clearly, D.E.A.R., this day is designed to remind families of the importance of reading together on a daily basis. According to some studies, children who read are less likely to do drugs, end up in prison or drop out of school. Some [...]
Apr 12 2007
Acclaimed author Kurt Vonnegut died last night. He was 84. Vonnegut had suffered a fall several weeks previous and could never recover from the ensuing brain trauma. His seminal work is probably Slaughter-House Five published in 1969. It was science fiction novel which explored the effects of bombing during war. Via New York Times.
Apr 12 2007
Dear Ms. Markham, I had seen a review of your book at another site which whet my appetite to read it. Imagine my surprise and delight when Jane sent me the copy we received from your publisher. I do wonder why the cover depicts a blue eyed blonde when the heroine is a green eyed [...]
Apr 11 2007
Dear Ms Cassidy, Finally, I finished reading this series. Though it’s not your fault, the final grade for this one ends up being affected by the fact that at this point, I’m tired of the same old same old in the paranormals I’ve been reading lately. I won’t list specifics to avoid spoilers for this [...]
Apr 11 2007
Sharon Shinn, author of such fabulously romantic fantasy novels as Archangel and Dark Moon Defender, has launched a website at http://sharonshinn.net. Shinn’s many fans will be pleased to learn that her new site includes the author’s news, biography, links and interviews, FAQs, contact information, and even behind-the-scenes details about her books for both adults and [...]
Apr 11 2007
When Steve Jobs announced the IPhone earlier this year, I was mesmerized. It looked cool and revolutionary even if it really wasn’t. I’m not alone in my IPhone lust. Piper Jaffray released a survey that showed 84% of teens are aware of the Apple Iphone and 1 in 4 are willing to lay out the [...]
Apr 11 2007
Dear Ms. Howard: When it was announced that you would be contributing to the new Silhouette Nocturne line, I could not wait for this book. Some of my favorite Howard romances were categories from MacKenzie’s Mountain to A Game of Chance and the great Kell Sabin series. Sadly, this book was a shadow of a [...]
Apr 10 2007
Enter your nominations in the comments section. It must be a book released in April or May of 2007 but can be anything from non fiction to fiction to romance to fantasy. We love new authors and we love midlist authors. After a week, we’ll take a look at the nominations and pick a few [...]
Apr 10 2007
Dear Ms. Balogh, I’ve been slowly reading my way through your backlist, and several of your older regencies have found a permanent place on my bookshelf. Among them are Dark Angel, Dancing with Clara, A Christmas Promise and others. Unfortunately, A Certain Magic won’t be joining these books. A Certain Magic begins when Alice Penhallow, [...]
Apr 10 2007
Paradise Kiss, by Ai Yazawa. Published by TokyoPop. 5/5 volumes released. Retail: $9.99. Rated OT 16+ (sex scenes, but only showing what you’d see on network TV.) “The basement store was removed from the main road by a maze of side streets. To reach it, one had to go down a flight of stairs [...]
Apr 10 2007
While BookExpo America has a great number of luminaries scheduled for speaking such as Alan Greenspan and Stephen Colbert. The highlight of Saturday evening was to be a concert featuring Jon Bon Jovi and Amy Grant. The concert was to benefit the Book Industry Foundation. Flying Dolphin Press was the main sponsor and informed BEA [...]
Apr 10 2007
There are two competing threads that took place last week amongst the romance circles. The first discussion arose out of a post by Daniela A, a reader blogger, who wrote that she did not like books featuring adultery. Some readers felt it was written in stone that infidelity could not occur. Others felt that in [...]
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