November 26, 2013

REVIEW: Crash Into You by Katie McGarry

JiaB Reviewscars / Harlequin Teen / Young-Adult7 Comments

Dear Ms. McGarry, I was first introduced to your work by Jane, who sang the praises of Pushing the Limits. I read it many months later, curious about this upper YA/new adult thing that was just beginning to take flight. Although dubious, I enjoyed it and read Dare You To ... more >

November 25, 2013

REVIEW: Palace of Spies by Sarah Zettel

JayneB Reviews18th-century / Agent/Spies/Undercover / Georgian / Historical / Young-Adult2 Comments

A warning to all young ladies of delicate breeding who wish to embark upon lives of adventure: Don’t. Sixteen-year-old Peggy is a well-bred orphan who is coerced into posing as a lady in waiting at the palace of King George I. Life is grand, until Peggy starts to suspect that ... more >

November 25, 2013

REVIEW: All In With the Duke by Ava March

WillafulC+ ReviewsEngland / Long Regency / m/m / prostitute16 Comments

Dear Ms. March: One of the reasons I enjoy historical m/m — other than the Reese’s peanut butter cup of two favorite genres put together — is that there’s potential for great angst when the stakes are so high. The prologue of this novel, in which a duke is blackmailed ... more >

November 24, 2013

REVIEW: Homestead by Radclyffe

JayneB- ReviewsBold Stroke Books / Contemporary / f/f romance / Farmer / LGBTQ / second chance at love6 Comments

Tess Rogers grew up in the midst of chaos and uncertainty, but she always knew one thing to be true—one day six hundred acres of prime farmland would be hers. Then she discovers not even that truth can be counted on. Tess’s stepfather has kept important secrets, and Tess’s dream ... more >

November 23, 2013

REVIEW: Kindling the Moon by Jenn Bennett

Guest ReviewerB ReviewsDebut / Urban-Fantasy10 Comments

Dear Ms. Bennett: The first book in the Arcadia Bell series has been sitting on my shelf for months now, waiting for me to turn around and find myself in just the right head space to pick it up. It comes highly recommended across the board, but it was the ... more >

November 22, 2013

REVIEW: The Fifth Favor by Shelby Reed

KaetrinB- ReviewsContemporary / Erotic-Romance / male escort / reissue17 Comments

Dear Ms. Reed, Originally published by Ellora’s Cave in January 2004, this book was reissued by Berkley Trade on 5 November this year. When I read the synopsis I was all over it – it is, after all, a manwhore book.  And I do have a weakness for manwhore books. ... more >