mate bond

REVIEW: Broods of Fenrir by Coral Moore

REVIEW: Broods of Fenrir by Coral Moore

Dear Ms. Moore Thank you for sending me your book for review. I was sold when you told me that this werewolf story was based on the Norse mythology and involved a lot of discussion of pack dynamics.  While I appreciated the fresh take on the werewolf myth and the focus on the pack, I(…)

Is Courtship Passe in Romance?

Is Courtship Passe in Romance?

Courtship is traditionally defined as the period of dating before marriage. One of the things I love about romance books is the courtship. The meet cute (or just the meet), the stirrings of new feelings, and prolonged tension between a couple as their desire for each other mounts are all elements that I love to(…)

REVIEW: Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan

REVIEW: Shadowflame by Dianne Sylvan

Dear Ms. Sylvan: I recommended your first book, “Queen of Shadows”, to the DA readership but now I regret it. The core readership here is romance and I thought QofS had a great romantic subplot in the overall urban fantasy setting. In fact, it easily could have been marketed and sold as a paranormal romance.(…)

REVIEW: Burning Skies by Caris Roane

REVIEW: Burning Skies by Caris Roane

Dear Ms. Roane: I read and totally enjoyed the first book in this series, Ascension, but I admit I did it with a lot of guilt. There were so many themes and tropes in the book that echoed previous paranormal romance series that “fresh and new” just wasn’t a description I could give. But compelling(…)