Jun 19 2013
Janine: When I heard Patricia Gaffney’s Wyckerley trilogy was being electronically reissued, I knew I wanted to review these books in a discussion format. Angela (Lazaraspaste), who used to review for DA, volunteered to join me. We plan to review all three novels and begin today with the first book in the trilogy. Angela: To(…)
Jun 13 2013
The wild heart of a warrior beat in the breast of Alena, daughter to a queen and mother to a king. A Celtic princess, she resolved never to bend to Roman rule. But how could she foresee that the iron fist of Rome would stoke her soul with the velvet glove of passion. Marcus Valerius,(…)
Jun 12 2013
“The thief who stole his heart Sword dancer Li Feng is used to living life on the edge of the law–a woman alone in the dangerous world of the Tang Dynasty has only her whirlwind reflexes to trust. She will discover the truth about her past,even if that means outwitting the most feared thief-catcher(…)
Jun 11 2013
Blurb: His deadliest enemy will become his heart’s desire. Caius doesn’t feel like much of a Christian. He loves his life of learning as a monk in the far-flung stronghold of Fara, but the hot warrior blood of his chieftain father flows in his veins. Heat soothed only in the arms of his sweet-natured friend(…)
Jun 10 2013
Dear Ms. LaMarche, After going on a bit of an older YA/NA reading spree while on vacation, I found myself in the mood for more contemporary fare over my usual SF&F preferences. Your novel, Five Summers, fell right into that category. Add in evolving friendships between girls as they grow up and I was sold.(…)
Jun 10 2013
Dear Ms. Ashley: One of my favorite historical re-reads is The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie and in Tiger Magic I think I see hints of the same character, although not the same romantic arc. This is the fifth book in the Shifters Unbound series which is an alternate reality contemporary that makes a strong(…)
Jun 7 2013
Dear Ms. Crane: I read your romantic suspense novel the day after I (very belatedly) saw Skyfall. For plot and passion, I prefer your novel, Against the Dark. (I’m still not clear on the plot in Skyfall or why a woman who’d been a sex slave wouldn’t freak out when a man she just met(…)
Jun 5 2013
The recommended read review of the long awaited release “Heart of Obsidian”. It will answer many questions and leave you with many more. An intense reading experience.
Jun 4 2013
**NOTE: This review contains mild spoilers for the two previous books, as it’s impossible to talk about the storyline of Entwined with You without referencing earlier events. I’ve tried to remain as vague as possible.** Dear Ms. Day: I think that your Crossfire series qualifies as “extreme romance“. Even though it portrays an incredibly screwed(…)
Jun 4 2013
Blurb: He can find a use for his lover’s hands…except when he needs help the most. Kellen is short on cash—at least until his first novel starts to sell—but he has plenty of friends. None of them, unfortunately, share his love of books. For that he turns to IM chats with Mike from his online(…)
Jun 3 2013
Dear Ms. Archer: Mention of the caper show “Leverage” was a highly effective hook, but when I started reading Sweet Revenge, the comparison worked against the book at first. I kept wanting it to be about the Nemesis team and their interactions, and had to consciously force myself to concentrate on the main romantic leads.(…)
Jun 3 2013
Dear Ms. Grant: Your first two books, A Lady Awakened and A Gentleman Undone were both straight A reads for me, so I was delighted when I saw that A Woman Entangled was available. About a third of the way into the book, I was confused and dismayed by how uninvolving I found the story and characters;(…)
Jun 2 2013
Dear Ms. Blake: I thought I was destined to escape the quaint town of Destiny, Ohio, the setting for for your contemporary romance series. I disliked the last three entries which had lost the flair of the first two, One Reckless Summer and Sugar Creek. I hadn’t planned to read the most recent Destiny novel,(…)
May 30 2013
Blurb: Joel Beckett is blessed. He’s popular with the ladies, a star on the football field, and worshiped by everyone on campus. Including Walker Cain. Only Walker’s worship has crossed the line, driving him to invoke ancient magic that binds them together in an inescapable downward spiral. Now reality is shifting, and with each new(…)
May 29 2013
“I hope this letter gets to you quickly. We are always waiting, aren’t we? Perhaps the greatest gift this war has given us is the anticipation…” It’s January 1943 when Rita Vincenzo receives her first letter from Glory Whitehall. Glory is an effervescent young mother, impulsive and free as a bird. Rita is a sensible(…)
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