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REVIEW: Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell

REVIEW: Bad Boyfriend by K.A. Mitchell

Dear Ms. Mitchell. You’ve done it again. While Bad Boyfriend is perhaps not as perfect (to my mind) as No Souvenirs, I much prefer it to Bad Company. The book focuses on two fascinating men and their relationship with each other and with those that surround them. There’s no intrigue, no mystery. There’s just people trying to(…)

REVIEW: Priceless by Lena Matthews

REVIEW: Priceless by Lena Matthews

All she wants for Christmas is him. All he wants is everything…for her. Urban Fairytales, Book 3 As Christmas bears down on Eric Athers’s empty wallet, one question plagues him: What to get the love of his life when he has less than nothing? It doesn’t help that his wife, Nia, who works extra shifts(…)

REVIEW: White Hot Christmas by Serenity Woods

REVIEW: White Hot Christmas by Serenity Woods

Dear Ms. Woods: I’ve developed a deep appreciation for New Zealand/Australian set books and when I saw this in the Samhain ARC listing, I requested it immediately. It is the first story of yours that I read. The Christmas story set in New Zealand immediately caught my attention. Merle Cameron comes to visit her sister(…)

REVIEW: Wight Mischief by J.L. Merrow

REVIEW: Wight Mischief by J.L. Merrow

Dear Ms. Merrow. It’s no secret that I love your very British voice, your brilliant characters, all completely different from each other, and your wonderful stories. So I was excited to see you had another story out. And part of me thinks this one is different from your others, but then, I don’t think you(…)

REVIEW: Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

REVIEW: Rocky Mountain Heat by Vivian Arend

Dear Ms. Arend: This is the first book in Six Pack Ranch series which, given that there are six boys in the Coleman family, means that each book will likely feature one of the Coleman brothers.  The oldest brother is Blake and this story has a friends to lovers theme.  While I liked the concept(…)

REVIEW: Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai

REVIEW: Hot as Hades by Alisha Rai

Dear Ms. Rai, You are a new author to me. I am familiar with your name, as I have seen many good reviews of your work. So when I saw that your next book was the Persephone myth retold as an erotic romance storyline, and because the price was right, I purchased. I’m happy to(…)

REVIEW: Bad Karma by Theresa Weir

REVIEW: Bad Karma by Theresa Weir

Dear Ms. Weir: I have been slowly working my way through your backlist titles, so when I came across the re-released, reasonably-priced digital edition of Bad Karma at the Kindle store, it shot to the top of my TBR list. I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of the “psychic heroine” trope,(…)

REVIEW: A Brand New Me by Meg Benjamin

REVIEW: A Brand New Me by Meg Benjamin

Dear Ms. Benjamin: My blogging partner, Jayne, reviewed a few of your books and I always meant to see read them. When I was perusing the coming soon catalog I spotted the print release of Brand New Me and hopped right over to Amazon to order it. I spent the weekend reading the entire series.(…)

REVIEW: Silent Blade and Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews

REVIEW: Silent Blade and Silver Shark by Ilona Andrews

Dear Ms. Andrews: Thank you for sending me a complimentary copy of this short story. Because it is short, I admit I don’t have much to say about it. When I was told that this book was connected to another short, “Silent Blade”, it made sense to read it and review it together. I had(…)

REVIEW: Make Me Believe by Crystal Jordan

REVIEW: Make Me Believe by Crystal Jordan

“She has two words for love. “Make me.” Then love changes the rules… As far as hairstylist Celia Occam is concerned, she’s struck out at marriage twice, and there will be no “third time’s a charm”. So what if one salon employee and the town gossip seem dead set on fixing her up with Prince(…)

REVIEW: Gridlock by Nathalie Gray

REVIEW: Gridlock by Nathalie Gray

“He finds love on the eve of a war he doesn’t plan on surviving. A Cybershock story. Dante knows the price of rebellion. The Grid created him in its likeness, turning him into a killing machine—tested, modified and enhanced to be a “better citizen”. Years may have passed since he escaped that freak show, but(…)

REVIEW: Muscling Through by J.L. Merrow

REVIEW: Muscling Through by J.L. Merrow

Dear Ms. Merrow. I only read this story because your name was on it. I had a truly horrendous experience once reading a story with a not-smart protagonist (it was a BDSM story and the relationship ended up as true abuse and was awful. I was depressed for days that anyone would consider that “love”),(…)

REVIEW: Out of Focus by L.A. Witt

REVIEW: Out of Focus by L.A. Witt

Dear Ms. Witt. I devoured this book. I had issues with it, sure, but I couldn’t put it down. It’s BDSM, done right! It’s hot m/m/m action. It’s TWO Dominants. It’s people with real lives! Yay! \o/ Ryan and Dante have been together for twelve years or so. They’ve been business partners in a photography(…)

Interview with Heather Osborn, Samhain Editorial Director

Heather Osborn is the current Editorial Director for Samhain. The current romance Samhain publishing schedule is 4 to 6 a week. They don’t anticipate changing this release schedule as more books flooding the market would likely canabalize their existing sales. They will be launching their Retro Romance line in December. A few of the authors(…)

REVIEW: AJ’s Angel by L.A. Witt

REVIEW: AJ’s Angel by L.A. Witt

Dear Ms. Witt, I foresee quite a few reviews of your books over the next few months as I work my way through your backlist. I discovered you through a review copy of a book of yours coming out in August (which will be reviewed on or after the release date), but I liked that(…)