Oct 5 2011
I’ve been reading a lot of ARCs so most of my reading list are for titles not published until November, December and January. I hope that is okay with the readers. Contemporary: Holiday Kisses, an anthology by Shannon Stacey, HelenKay Dimon, Jaci Burton, and Alison Kent. I liked all the stories in this contemporary Christmas [...]
Aug 31 2011
Dear Ms. Banks, Your erotic romances don’t really work for me. I’m not a fan of the one wife for four brothers scenario, and I tried a few others and they fell flat. When I heard you were coming out with a Highlander trilogy that was going to be a different kind of ‘Banks’ story, [...]
Aug 10 2011
First up is this trailer of Maya Banks’ Highlander series. Men in Kilts. It’s must watch YouTube. (It is also part of the auction that Maya Banks won in support of our blogger friend, Fatin, when she lost her husband in a senseless shooting. Tessa Dare put it together and it features, amongst other things, [...]
Jul 10 2011
Prefatory Matter: Maya Banks sat on a panel at RWA regarding digital publishing. She came because others requested her to speak and Maya agreed to be frank about her numbers. No one asked any questions. On Twitter, Maya suggested that she would still be willing to field questions and I said I would host it. [...]
Jul 7 2011
I can hardly believe it is already Thursday. The holiday shortened week (for the US readers) and last week’s RWA conference has me all mixed up. Hopefully I will get caught up by Sunday. Item number one today is the news that we are going to host a Q&A with Maya Banks. Why Maya Banks? [...]
Jun 27 2011
Berkley and NAL are currently looking to acquire works that are 55,000 words of original fiction to be published digitally. These works will be published in print on a case by case basis either in a collection or individually later at some undetermined time. Shorter works are considered to be part of their existing “especial” [...]
Mar 21 2011
I asked Maya Banks if she would write a post about why, after years of success writing erotic romance, she decided to write romantic suspense. The Kelly brother series is about a military family who run a paramilitary search and rescue organization. Her third book in this series, Hidden Away, was released this month. ~~~~~~ [...]
Oct 12 2010
Note: Even though I really liked Maya Banks’ contribution to Four Play, I couldn’t recommend the entire book because I didn’t really like the Black story. This is an occasion in which I wish publishers would sell digital copies of anthology contributions separately. Dear Ms. Banks: Your last foursome, Be With Me, was not on [...]
Aug 24 2010
The follower were our winners for The Darkest Hour giveaway. We asked them to share with us their last best read. All winners have been contacted. Thanks for entering folks! ShellBell: Maya Banks is one of my favourite authors, but guaranteed that this will be yet another eBook that I won’t be able to purchase [...]
Aug 18 2010
There is a lot of emotion in this story and while the suspense is present, I thought the real story was the relationship between Ethan and Rachel. Ethan is desperate for a second chance. Rachel is haunted by fleeting memories and struggling to cope with being with Ethan again. There is tension between them that belies his whispers of love and devotion. They both have to deal with the problems of what caused their marriage to fail the first go around. Ethan, in particular, is in a pickle because no one in his family knew how bad his marriage to Rachel had become.
Apr 30 2010
Today’s list comes from author Maya Banks whose latest release, Sweet Temptation, is in stores now. If you have a favorite top ten list, please send it to jane at dearauthor.com ***** Honor's Splendour by Julie Garwood Saving Grace by Julie Garwood To the Ends of the Earth by Elizabeth Lowell The Seduction of his [...]
Jun 5 2009
Here is our recommended read list for June. It’s light so feel free to make a recommendation in the comments: How to Score by Robin Wells. This contemporary romance book is recommended by Jane. It’s a fun, sexy read with mistaken identities, a bit of deceit, and a crazy dog. (Warner Forever) The Wild West [...]
Jun 4 2009
Dear Ms. Banks: This is one of those books that are well written and evocative but made me feel personally uncomfortable. Despite my issues, though, I recognize that it is a good story. Serena is in the business of fulfilling fantasies for other people, whether it is preparing an elaborate princess party for a young [...]
Jan 17 2009
Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress by Maya Banks. I laughed a little when I finished this book because it had virtually all the common HP/SD tropes smushed into one small category. We have the secret baby, amnesia, asshole boyfriend with trust issues, evil other woman, and an abduction for added spice (plus the requisite travel to an [...]
Oct 15 2008
Dear Ms. Banks: Thank you for sending me, Into the Lair, the second in the Falcon Mercenary series. It might surprise you want I liked and didn’t like about this story. Into the Lair takes up where Into the Mist left off by following shapeshifting brothers Ian and Braden as they hunt down the sister [...]
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