Mar 3 2012
Dear Ms. Swan: I had not planned to read this book. I kind of recoil from the blend of paranormal mysticism and romantic suspense. For some reason these blends don’t appeal to me even though I have read and enjoyed them in the past (Dream Man and Now You See Her by Linda Howard, for [...]
Feb 14 2012
Dear Ms. Burton: Charlotte Wellington remade herself from itinerant carnival fortune teller to high powered and extremely successful criminal defense lawyer. Her past is one she doesn’t talk about but the circus’ return to town and deaths stalking women related to the occult make it difficult for Charlotte to keep her secret. Her sometime [...]
Dec 15 2011
Annie Lou Riddle had a plan: Move to New York City. Break into the fashion industry. Work her way to the top. Nowhere in that scenario did she expect to accidentally sell her soul in exchange for a job at Hot! Magazine. Oops. Demons, it seems, aren’t big on letting mortals off the hook. Now [...]
Dec 1 2011
Dear Ms. Goodman: I am a huge fan of your work and there is rarely a book in your bibliography I haven’t responded favorably to. I’ve even lamented about the fact that your work doesn’t seem to be getting the proper attention. I am also a fan of the langourous fashion in which some of [...]
Oct 24 2011
Dear Ms. Ashley. I have no idea where to start with this review. My reactions to this book ranged from glee to boredom. The heroine is a personality-free wimp. The hero is an ass. The story brings nothing new to the table and reads like fanfiction. And yet every time I told myself I would [...]
Oct 20 2011
Dear Ms. Romain: You received a glowing endorsement from Courtney Milan and I had to try this book out. While I am not sorry I read it, perhaps heightened expectations left me with a disappointed feeling during the book. I think, too, the book was a bit too lighthearted for me. I seem to be [...]
Jul 4 2011
UPDATED: The winners are: 1) Jambrea 2) BookFiend 3) Tara 4) Na 5) Allie Did you know Kensington has a teen series? It does and one of its debut paranormal titles is Unnatural by Michael Giffo, a gay YA paranormal. To celebrate these new teen paranormal books, we are hosting a Kteen giveaway. Kensington will [...]
Jun 28 2011
Megan Records is an Associate Editor at Kensington. She is the editor for the RITA nominated Rebel by Zoe Archer. She also edits Mary Jo Putney and Cynthia Eden among others. Zoe Archer’s new series is called the Hellraisers. The main characters have literally sold their soul to the devil in exchange for various powers. [...]
Jun 27 2011
Alicia Condon, is the editorial director of Kensington, but has been in publishing and romance publishing specifically for almost 30 years. One of the first authors Alicia bought was Jayne Ann Krentz for a tiny magazine called Romantique. They bought possibly JAK’s very first book and Diana Palmer’s first book. In those days, there was [...]
May 20 2011
Dear Ms. Laurenston: It had been quite a while since I read one of your Pride or Pack books, so when Jane sent me Big Bad Beast to review, I was very excited to check in with a series I’ve really enjoyed. The good news is that I now really want to read Blayne and [...]
May 7 2011
UPDATE: WINNERS 1) Evangeline Holland 2) Pam P 3) Andra 4) Pat L. 5) brooklynshoebabe 6) Sarah W 7) MarieC 8) Linda S I am gathering the publishing lists of houses for 2011. I know, 2011 is nearly half way over, but better late than never. This list is from Kensington. To celebrate the [...]
Jul 1 2009
Buy 2 or more Harlequin eBooks from Sony Store on Wednesdays & you’ll receive a code for a free ebook. Orbit’s $1.00 title is Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson The following are Forever $1.99 titles from Grand Central. Grand Central makes these deals available to all etailers who carry the Forever ebooks but not [...]
May 7 2009
Dear Ms. Kennedy: Your book came to my attention due to mentions by author Courtney Milan on Twitter. As Ms. Milan had recommended a previous book to me that I enjoyed quite a bit, I thought I would give your story a try. It helped, too, that SuperLibrarian blogged favorably about the book as well. [...]
Apr 2 2009
Dear Ms. Eden: Thank you for sending me an ARC of your book. You had sent me the first one Hotter After Midnight but I didn’t get around to reading it so I appreciate your persistence in following up with me. I’ve written recently that I’ve been suffering paranormal malaise of some kind. While Immortal Danger isn’t [...]
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