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REVIEW: Patience by Lisa Valdez

REVIEW: Patience by Lisa Valdez

Dear Ms. Valdez: It’s here. After five years of wondering and waiting, the much anticipated sequel to Passion is in the bookstores. In the days leading up to my reading of Patience, I recalled with some fondness a few of the more memorable parts of Passion. I’m not certain what astounded me the most: the(…)

Monday Midday Links: Lisa Valdez’s Patience Gets a Firm Release Date

The UK focused publishing site, The Bookseller, had an article that suggests the delay of ebooks could only strengthen Amazon instead of weakening it. UK trade insider warned deferral was dangerous. “It is never a good response to say to a consumer: "We know you want this but we are not going to let you(…)

Thursday Afternoon Haiku Moment:  Passion by Lisa Valdez

Thursday Afternoon Haiku Moment: Passion by Lisa Valdez

First DA Request You guys are killing me here Haiku seppuku Cover made me think That Passion was Spanish gal. Nope. English Redhead. Story starts with bang No really, hero bangs her After public grope Valdez likes words that Make me cringe: quim & cunt. I Titter like schoolgirl Hero talks dirty They have nasty(…)

Swoosh! It’s the Sound of Momentum and Previous Hard Work Going Down the Toilet

Lisa Valdez shocked the romance community with her provocative tale Passion. The book was considered quite controversial for its subject matter. Long, passionate discussions were had on many an email loop and public message board. Readers anxiously awaited the release of Patience. In November, Valdez gave the inside scoop to blogger, Sybil, that her muse(…)