Nov 1 2011
Dear Ms. Showalter, After reading Lord of the Vampires, I was encouraged to try another one of your books. Your voice can be light and funny and the sexual tension is fun, but that book fell flat for me. I noticed The Darkest Surrender in your Lords of the Underworld series had a lot of [...]
Oct 12 2011
It’s been an odd month for me, reading-wise. I’ve started many things and struggled to finish almost all of them. Here’s a quick grocery-list of what is currently on my Kindle. Lord of the Vampires – Gena Showalter I thought the premise of this miniseries was intriguing, if a bit muddled. I truly wanted to [...]
Oct 11 2011
Dear Ms. Showalter, You’re one of those authors I feel I should love. Your story ideas are creative and inventive. You’re prolific – one of my favorite traits in an author. Your online personality is sweet and easygoing. And yet for some reason, your books and I never seem to quite connect. Every time you [...]
Aug 17 2011
Intervamption by Kristin Miller. This book is the first in the Vampires of Crimson Bay series and it’s a hot mess that I am going to expand upon in a longer review. Dylan runs ReVamp which is both a clinic and supply center for the Crimson Bay vampires and she’s dedicated her life to figuring out [...]
Feb 5 2010
You can get a discount on some of the recommended reads at Books on Board. Archangel’s Kiss by Nalini Singh recommended by Jane (but Janine didn’t like it as much) Ecstasy Unveiled by Larissa Ione recommended by Jane Eyton by Lynne Connolly recommended by Jayne Twice as Hot by Gena Showalter (100% micropay rebate at [...]
Jan 27 2010
Dear Ms. Showalter, I read Playing With Fire when it came out in 2006 and enjoyed it, enough to hope that there would be a sequel. I realize that the book was subtitled Tales of an Extraordinary Girl, and wasn’t sure how much mileage you’d get out of a single character romance. I also didn’t [...]
Sep 4 2009
Interview with Louisa Edwards, author of Can’t Stand the Heat.
Aug 29 2009
Author Talk features nudity and PC and Kristin Cast. Roxanne St. Claire is at the Borders True Romance blog talking about her latest book (a recommended read by Robin) and giving away three free copies of Hunt Her Down. Huffington Post writes about the efforts of DirecTV to put cable stations TNT and TBS online. [...]
Aug 14 2009
Carolyn Jewel, one of my fave new historical romance authors, interviewed by the Author Talk women/ladies/girls, Gena Showalter and Jill Monroe. (Gena is the camera hog for those unfamiliar with this series)
Jul 31 2009
Feb 13 2009
Stephenie Meyer sold 8 million copies of her books in December. DECEMBER. 28 million copies have been sold overall. Since Meyer doesn’t plan on writing more Sparkly Vampires and Doormat Girls anytime soon, there will be a vacuum. Who is going to fill it? Harlequin is giving away another ebook. It’s a collection of heartwarming [...]
Aug 15 2008
Hilarious, as always (Note to self: no food/drink while watching authortalk videos). See Nora perform some of the skills she picked up researching Tribute, her July release. Authortalk.tv
Jul 18 2008
Gena Showalter is not just another pretty face. She is the author of thirteen books, has made the New York Times Bestseller list a number of times, along with the USA Today bestselling list with another eleven more books in the hopper. Her range includes paranormal, contemporary, urban fantasy and young adult novels. And of [...]
Jun 10 2008
Dear Ms. Showalter, Even though the prequel and first book of your Lords of the Underworld series failed to impress me, I wasn’t ready to give up on such a great premise. I hoped one of the later installments would work better for me. With this second book in the series, I have to say [...]
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