Comments on: REVIEW: Big Bad Wolf by Christine Warren

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By: REVIEW: Born to Be Wild by Christine Warren | Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:53:24 +0000

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By: Mireya

Mireya — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:41:22 +0000

@Annie: I never read my ebooks on my pc or even a netbook. I use a handheld device that I can bring with me everywhere. It is a misconception and misperception that to read ebooks you have to read them using your PC. That is only true if you are not able to afford a handheld. In that case, I’d say, go for the print version always. To me ebooks offer convenience, ease of use, and instant gratification. I still read print books too. Not all the books I want are available in eformats. I have to check the book you recommend, don’t think I ever read it :) Have you tried Shelly Laurenston’s stories?

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:49:09 +0000

I enjoyed the book and read it in one go…like reading about all the characters that have appeared in the series and look forward to the new ones due to ocme out..I’m glad the ebooks are revisited and sold in book form…hate to say it but nothing beats holding the book…sitting reading a story on the pc isn’t the same or as comfortable!

and i love the ‘shifter’ stories, one of my old faaovurites form years ago was The Wolf’s Hour …still my favourite

By: Christine M.

Christine M. — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:29:38 +0000

@Randi:

Men of the Otherworld/Tales of the Otherworld proceeds go to World Leteracy canada (http://www.worldlit.ca/). And as it is, most of her free fiction is still available on her website. Personally, I’m quite glad to have some of these stories in book form, with new shorts as an extra and proceeds going to a good cause.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:19:28 +0000

Randi

Kelley Armstrong “regifted” those previously free stories to a charity – the proceeds from Men of the Otherworld that would ordinarily go to the author are going to a literacy charity (which one I don’t know). Apparently the number one question she was getting on her website was “where can I get these stories in print”.

Kelley Armstrong has an explanation of what happened to the previously free stories at her website.

By: AQ

AQ — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:41:50 +0000

Randi, these books might have been subsidiary rights purchases by SMP so the author wouldn't have had any control over them. I don't know if that is the case with these works, but it is possible.

By: Randi

Randi — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:28:04 +0000

I’ve been really annoyed with Warren the past two books. They’re just longer versions of short stories she had previously written. For me, that’s just money grabbing. Armstrong’s Men of the Otherworld was the same deal, except all those stories were free on her website. She just complied them and sold them. To me, that’s just cheating.

By: AQ

AQ — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:25:22 +0000

Jane, I think that’s the original cover. Seems to me that the EC cover changed throughout the years. I wouldn’t purchase it unless you really want to read the original version. Four or five years ago, it was very enjoyable, fun and quick. Quite sexy (I’d just discovered EC and really had never read anything like it. It was quite the sexual fantasy story that hit the spot at the time.) Now having read offerings from EC, Loose-ID, Samhain, and the NY publishers it seems like it would be rather passe. I should find the original and re-read but it’s on my old Windows 98 machine and well…I’m too lazy to set it up.

I’ll third Mireya and Lil, Warren used to be an auto-buy for me because I had so much fun with her initial stories at EC. Her St. Martin’s books don’t seem to have the same “something” but I’ll still buy her on occassion just because I like to support my former favorites and I keep hoping that the spark I originally loved will be there once more. It really could just be me and have nothing to do with Warren’s writing. Tastes do evolve. Right now I want a lot more plot mixed in with the sexiness and the fun.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:09:14 +0000

@AQ So you are saying I should go buy it right now? It has the most hideous cover.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:08:14 +0000

@Mireya Fascinating. I'm tempted to buy the ebook to see what the differences are.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:07:26 +0000

@Susan/DC I didn't remember it, but someone pointed out to me that it was that she stood so close to her friends that their perfumes overwhelmed her scent and now she was sweaty and scared, her personal scent was stronger. I'd have to look at the book which I don't have here.

By: Susan/DC

Susan/DC — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:12:36 +0000

Does the author explain how Graham could ignore Missy at one point then be completely captured by her smell? Did her smell change for some reason or did Graham change? Just wondered.

By: lil

lil — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:11:31 +0000

I have to agree with Mireya – I read and enjoyed all of Warren’s EC books but have been underwhelmed by her St. Martin’s offerings. They aren’t terrible – just kinda blah.
There are actually a few ebook authors who were autobuys for me but once they made the jump to print, their books seemed to become less interesting, blander. Warren is in that category for me.

By: Mireya

Mireya — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:55:54 +0000

I discovered Christine Warren about 6 years ago, when she first got published at Ellora’s Cave. “Fur Factor” was the first of her stories I ever read. I actually re-read it several time. I found it very sexy and an extremely fun read. This allegedly expanded and improved version I couldn’t even finish reading. I had to put it aside. Let’s see if I find the motivation to finish it sometime in the future. One thing I can say, however, is that I haven’t enjoyed her St. Martin’s books as much as I enjoyed the EC ones, so she’s scratched off my autobuy list.

By: AQ

AQ — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:33:53 +0000

Originally a Ellora’s Cave story which was rewritten and expanded. I remember reading this when it first came out and enjoying it because it was a short, fun read and I hadn’t read anything like it at the time. And it was very sexy. I wonder how this version would stand up years later. Might have to run out and get it for old time’s sake.

The original was called Fur Factor in case anyone wants to know.

Edited to add: Ugh. Sorry, Jane, I repeated what you already had in your after note. I tend to ignore those now since they’re usually about the FTC regulations.

I am surprised that Fictionwise is still able to sell the original. I suspect that’s a mistake since EC isn’t selling this work anymore.