May 2 2013
Dear Ms. Raby: I love a good enemies-to-lovers story. What also helped pique my interest in this book was the gorgeous cover of a strong woman NOT in a bizarre contorted supposed-to-be sexy pose. On its face, this is the story of a super-assassin who falls in love with her target. Vitala Salonius is trained(…)
May 1 2013
Dear Ms. McMaster: Your first gaslight fantasy/steampunk novel took my pleasantly by surprise and I was excited to read the follow up, Heart of Iron, which paired Lena and Will. Will is a wuthvern in Britian where shapeshifting is outlawed. The English wiped out the Scottlish clans in the battle of Culloden and what’s left(…)
Apr 5 2013
Housekeeping: Based on comments, and Twitter, and everything wah, I’ve compiled the Big List of Awesome, which is – to the best of my ability – all the recommendations, suggestions and ideas that have been thrown my way. The order is largely arbitrary. I tried to prioritise things that accumulated multiple recs, or particularly strong(…)
Mar 29 2013
If you haven’t read this post yet, please do so. The following is a guest review. No, sorry, discursive thought summary on The Flame and The Flower by our new guest reviewer, AJH. Kickin’ It Old School: The Flame and the Flower I thought I knew where I was with F&F from the final sentence(…)
Mar 11 2013
Dear Ms. Pacat, I thought about reviewing the two volumes of Captive Prince separately, but came to the conclusion that since they are two parts of the same story and absolutely must be read in order, this made no sense. I understand that there will be a third volume out in 2014, and I will(…)
Feb 27 2013
Dear Ms. Carlyle: The first four chapters appeared to address a number of events that took place in previous books. I barely remember these events and felt frustrated and lost. It seems like no book these days, be it historical or paranormal, can be read without having first powered through the previous four titles in(…)
Jan 29 2013
Dear Kimberly Lang: This was originally published under the Harlequin Mills & Boon Modern line and before the creation of Harlequin Kiss would probably be sold through the Harlequin Presents line and marked as an extra. I’m not certain what to think of the Kiss line but it appears to be a North American version(…)
Jan 11 2013
Dear Ms. Florand: I have been eagerly awaiting the next installment in your Chocolate series, and I’m delighted to say that it was worth the wait. You are writing my favorite type of series: all the books are set in the same world, but while the characters from past books make an appearance, they don’t(…)
Dec 7 2012
Dear Ms. Banks: I read this book on recommendation from a friend of mine whose description of it brought me back to my early days of reading romances when Julie Garwood and Amanda Quick were my staples. I gulped the book down in one evening. It’s totally sudsy fun. These are not historically accurate masterpieces(…)
Dec 5 2012
When looking around at the holiday offerings this year, I saw this anthology from Carina Press. It was a complete stab in the dark for me as I knew nothing about any of the authors and SF/futuristic usually isn’t my thing. Perhaps having no expectations allowed me to just read in the moment but I(…)
Nov 2 2012
Dear Ms. Robinson: I haven’t read such an adorable hero in a long time. I was just sad he was matched up with Evie. There was an inequality to the characters that set me on edge and I never quite felt balanced in the end. Evie Ramsay took over a printer’s shop that her father(…)
Oct 18 2012
Dear Ms. Lane, I rarely believe in insta-love and, in general, holiday stories leave me cranky. I didn’t think I’d like this book—even the title made me smirk (although the guy on the cover is seriously hot). But Hunk for the Holidays entertained me. It wasn’t perfect, but it was a good time. The beginning(…)
Sep 21 2012
Dear Ms. Mayberry, Why am I reading this older book of yours? There’s a story behind this and I’m going to tell it to you. You see, Jane usually gets all the printed arcs submitted to DA and then she divvies them up and mails them out to us. Sometimes she needs to pad the(…)
Sep 20 2012
Dear Ms. Jewel, I was excited to read Not Proper Enough because two of your earlier books are on my list of favorite historical novels—my Ballin’ Bodice Rippers compilation—Lord Ruin (reviewed here by Jane) and Scandal (reviewed here by Janine.) I haven’t read the first book in your Reforming the Scoundrels series, Not Wicked Enough (reviewed(…)
Sep 20 2012
Dear Ms. Smith, I read this book years ago based on reviews and posts at the regency listserv and I loved it. I will say, however, that it’s not going to be for everyone. To begin with, you made it first person and secondly, it’s fairly realistic in it’s portrayal of the fact that even(…)
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